Hockey headlines for October 19, 2026

Monday, October 19, 2026

Kirill Kaprizov makes Wild history with winning goal against Blue Jackets (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Brady Tkachuk's return to face Senators recalls some of the NHL's most hostile homecomings (Ottawa Sun)
ESPN's John Buccigross: Red Wings will trade Dylan Larkin this week (Detroit Free Press)
How the NHL's proliferation of no-trade clauses affects the Blackhawks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Sharks’ Ivar Stenberg reflects on NHL draft: ‘I didn’t have good meetings with Toronto’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Columbus Blue Jackets stumble in 2-1 loss to Minnesota Wild (Columbus Dispatch)
Scoring has become an early concern for Columbus Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
Urgency, yes, but shouldn't the struggling Maple Leafs know that by now? (Toronto Sun)
Filip Gustavsson’s return to Wild net still “quite a ways” away (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Jack Eichel, Mark Stone off to blistering start for Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Red Wings hope Lucas Raymond's shootout goal will jumpstart his season (Detroit News)
Ondrej Palat shows he’s got plenty to give Islanders — even without scoring (New York Post)
Rangers seeing hints of brilliance from 18-year-old Alberts Smits — even if scoring hasn’t followed (New York Post)
Penguins assign defenseman Ryan Johnson to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Penguins recall defenseman Ilya Solovyov from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Fully healthy, Penguins prospect Tanner Howe takes aim at reaching the NHL (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
As early voting nears, Plano voters question tax election for Stars arena funds (Dallas Morning News)