Hockey headlines for October 24, 2025

Friday, October 24, 2025

Islanders extend winning streak to four as they demolish Red Wings in best effort of season (New York Post)
Sidney Crosby scores twice as Penguins beat Panthers, extend winning streak to 4 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Bruins losing streak stretches to six with 7-5 loss to Ducks (Boston Herald)
San Jose Sharks earn first win behind Smith’s OT goal, Celebrini’s big game (San Jose Mercury News)
Referees turn the tide as Edmonton Oilers upset Montreal Canadiens (Edmonton Sun)
It’s official: This qualifies as the worst start in Lightning history (Tampa Bay Times)
Maple Leafs place defenceman Chris Tanev on injured reserve (Toronto Star)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to return to Sabres after brief conditioning stint with AHL's Rochester (Buffalo News)
Scotty Bowman's impact with the Penguins was brief, but monumental (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Why Kiefer Sherwood's 'scrappy' consistency is key to contract extension (Vancouver Province)
Blackhawks' victory over Lightning shows growing will to win: 'That's something we've built' (Chicago Sun-Times)
Daccord outduels Hellebuyck, Kraken win with shutout over Winnipeg (Seattle Times)
Cole Smith's third-period goal lifts Nashville Predators over Vancouver Canucks 2-1 (The Tennessean)
Valeri Nichushkin, Trent Miner help rally Avalanche for a point in shootout loss to Hurricanes (Denver Post)
Stars’ signs of improvement not enough to stop 4-game skid, Dallas falls to LA in overtime (Dallas Morning News)
Florida Panthers fall flat against Pittsburgh Penguins to begin four-game homestand (Miami Herald)
Another poor start costs Blues in 7-4 loss to Mammoth (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Rangers fall to lowly Sharks in overtime to remain winless at Garden (New York Post)
Flyers get off to a fast start but drop road matchup against Ottawa Senators, 2-1 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Stingy Kraken stymie Jets 3-0 (Winnipeg Free Press)
Ryan Reaves makes presence felt in San Jose Sharks’ first win of season (San Jose Mercury News)
Rangers’ Matt Rempe exits with injury after heavyweight bout Sharks’ Ryan Reaves (New York Post)
Matthew Wood recalled by Nashville Predators, will play vs Vancouver Canucks (The Tennessean)
Kings’ Adrian Kempe appears to flash ‘Horns Down’ sign after scoring OT winner vs. Stars (Dallas Morning News)
Ex-Blackhawks prospect Dominic James explains decision to reject contract, sign with Lightning instead (Chicago Sun-Times)
Wild’s five-game road trip had one beauty and four clunkers (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
From Nick Schmaltz’s grandfather to Dylan Guenther’s barber, the Utah Mammoth keep finding good luck (Salt Lake Tribune)
Berube pairs Matthews, Nylander as struggling Maple Leafs look to right the ship (Toronto Sun)
Islanders put Alexander Romanov on injured reserve and call up two players (New York Post)
Columbus Blue Jackets' Miles Wood returns to practice 'happy that I have two eyes still' (Columbus Dispatch)
Blue Jays fan Josh Morrissey sets career assists mark for Jets defenceman (Winnipeg Sun)
Marcus Foligno leading Wild with mix of fists and fun (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Lightning’s Brandon Hagel refocuses following star-crossed start (Tampa Bay Times)
‘The production will come’: Flames rookie Zayne Parekh focused on building bit by bit (Calgary Sun)
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro battling to regain 2024-25 form (Columbus Dispatch)
‘He has great hands’: Meet Flames prospect Ethan Wyttenbach, off to hot start as NCAA freshman (Calgary Sun)
'My time will come,' rugged Laval Rocket centre Florian Xhekaj says (Montreal Gazette)
Devils forward takes responsibility for missing training camp, early part of season (NJ.com)
Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube recalls hilarious mix-up with John Tavares’ groceries (Toronto Sun)
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk’s prank on Claude Giroux didn't go as planned (Ottawa Sun)