Hockey headlines for October 21, 2019

Monday, October 21, 2019

Defence rules as Jets beat Oilers in a shootout (Winnipeg Sun)
Actions speak louder than words for Wild in victory over Montreal (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Capitals pull ahead early, late to start five-game road trip with a win in Chicago (Washington Post)
Kirby Dach’s NHL debut spoiled as Blackhawks fall to Capitals (Chicago Sun-Times)
Flames' Milan Lucic closing in on 900 NHL games (Calgary Herald)
Rocky road to redemption in rare MSG victory (Vancouver Province)
Backed by strong goaltending, Flames respond with win in Anaheim (Calgary Herald)
Ducks fail to capitalize on third-period chances, fall to Calgary Flames (Orange County Register)
Rangers' juggling act can't prevent fourth loss in a row (New York Newsday)
Little makes his return to lineup as Jets welcome high-powered Oilers (Winnipeg Sun)
David Quinn: Kaapo Kakko has a lot to learn (New York Post)
How Devils started seeing different results in past 2 wins (NJ.com)
Blues know what they need to do; problem has been doing it (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
History is against them, but the Stars have some players who have overcome a nightmare start before (Dallas Morning News)
Blue Jackets need to finish (Columbus Dispatch)
Too many slumping forwards dragging down Red Wings’ offense (MLive.com)
Canadiens nearly squeak out a win against Wild (Montreal Gazette)
In the face of adversity, the Penguins forged an identity. But can it continue when the injured players return? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Stars not yet aligned for Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Lightning go hard at practice after getting rolled by Avalanche (Tampa Bay Times)
Andrew Ladd progressing toward Isles return (New York Newsday)
David Pastrnak could be at the start of something big (Boston Herald)
Don't believe Jonathan Drouin's ice-time numbers, Canadiens coach says (Montreal Gazette)
Flyer recall Joel Farabee, Mikhail Vorobyev from Phantoms as offense hits a snag (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sabres assign goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to Rochester (Buffalo News)
Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield off to a hot start at Wisconsin (Montreal Gazette)