Hockey headlines for October 21, 2023

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Devils (finally) start strong, beat Islanders 5-4 in OT (NJ.com)
Flames fall to Blue Jackets in Columbus (Calgary Sun)
Kris Letang and Noel Acciari back at practice; Radim Zohorna replaces Jansen Harkins on Penguins' roster (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Red Wings’ Robby Fabbri out another month; Jonatan Berggren recalled (MLive.com)
Nashville Predators center Cody Glass out 7-10 days with lower-body injury (The Tennessean)
Zach Parise skating again with Islanders decision brewing (New York Post)
The Maple Leafs showing cracks after smooth start to the season (Globe & Mail)
Ottawa Senators' fans have every right to boo Alex DeBrincat Saturday (Ottawa Sun)
Johnny Gaudreau departure remains front of mind for Calgary Flames (Calgary Sun)
Knights’ perfect start puts them in company with ‘The Great One’ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
No excuses: The league is showing the Blackhawks where they need to improve (Chicago Daily-Herald)
Edmonton Oilers disappointed in stumbling start to the season (Edmonton Sun)
Rangers’ defensive lapses causing some early-season growing pains (New York Post)
Are the Wild destined to be just an average team this season? (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Plenty to like from Jets so far, but the bad is costing them (Winnipeg Sun)
The numbers don't tell the full story yet, but consider these ones (Vancouver Province)
The San Jose Sharks’ problems are plentiful. One issue looms larger than others (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins' bottom 6 searching for more scoring punch (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Jakub Vrana keys success of Blues' third line with Kevin Hayes, Sammy Blais (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blues coach Craig Berube says he doesn't 'see a change yet' coming to defensive pairs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sergei Bobrovsky continues to ‘savor the moment’ as he moves up in Panthers record book (Miami Herald)
Kings captain Anze Kopitar on the cusp of franchise history (Los Angeles Daily News)
Flyers’ Owen Tippett is getting into a groove after move to left wing (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Domi taking patient route as he works to get game into form with Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Why does Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson keep getting into so many fights? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Rookie Will Cuylle continues to impress Rangers on both ends of ice (New York Post)
Caps, seeking to stabilize their defense, call up Hardy Haman Aktell (Washington Post)
Maple Leafs recall reliable Holmberg from the Marlies (Toronto Sun)
Penguins recall forward Radim Zohorna from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
How NHL rarity Matt Nieto made it from Long Beach to the Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)