Hockey headlines for October 31, 2025

Friday, October 31, 2025

Jets top line feasts on Blackhawks in 6-3 win (Winnipeg Free Press)
J.T. Miller’s overtime goal delivers Rangers thrilling comeback win over Oilers (New York Post)
Marco Kasper connects twice and Detroit Red Wings get 4-3 (SO) win over Los Angeles Kings (Detroit Free Press)
Bruins beat Sabres, 4-3, in OT (Boston Herald)
Avalanche signs Martin Necas to eight-year contract extension (Denver Post)
Brad Marchand took temporary leave from Panthers to help friend after daughter’s death (Miami Herald)
How do you become a 500-goal scorer in the NHL? For John Tavares, it starts with the little things (Toronto Star)
Lightning find yet another way to win in overtime victory over Stars (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins tame Wild as rookie forward Ben Kindel scores in 10th game (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kings rally late before falling to Red Wings in shootout (Los Angeles Daily News)
Ottawa Senators extinguish the Calgary Flames with 4-3 shootout win (Ottawa Sun)
Sean Couturier goes down, but the Flyers battle to send Nashville out and win third straight (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Hurricanes’ Andrei Svechnikov is finding his offensive game, and just in time (Raleigh News & Observer)
San Jose Sharks, behind Celebrini, gaining confidence after tough start (San Jose Mercury News)
Isles remain winless on road trip after blowout loss to Hurricanes (New York Newsday)
More Bouchard, more drama as Edmonton Oilers fold for New York Rangers (Edmonton Sun)
Early lead slips away as Wild’s October woes deepen (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Nashville Predators drop third straight, fall 4-1 to Philadelphia Flyers (The Tennessean)
Blues fall to Canucks in shootout as winless streak extends to six games (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Matthew Wood scores first NHL goal for Nashville Predators vs Philadelphia Flyers (The Tennessean)
Bruins center Elias Lindholm leaves game after suffering lower-body injury against Sabres (Boston Globe)
Isles' Barzal benched for disciplinary reasons (New York Newsday)
Lightning honor Nikita Kucherov for reaching 1,000-point milestone (Tampa Bay Times)
Jonathan Toews reflects on time in Chicago — ‘definitely a dream’ — before facing Blackhawks for 1st time (Chicago Inquirer)
Jonathan Toews takes his first face-off against the Chicago Blackhawks (Winnipeg Sun)
'It’s been a mixed bag' for New York Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere, says coach Mike Sullivan (Edmonton Sun)
Hurricanes’ Mike Reilly gets early revenge after not being re-signed by Islanders (New York Post)
Following a brief Wild stint, Justin Brazeau’s breakout not surprising (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Utah Mammoth among NHL’s surprise early leaders (Salt Lake Tribune)
Maple Leafs’ Halloween horror: Another slow start raising big concerns (Toronto Sun)
Why do the Oilers have to be up against a wall before they turn it up? (Edmonton Sun)
Bruins defenseman Jordan Harris has ankle surgery, expected to miss a couple of months (Boston Herald)
Rangers' Fox off to strong start (New York Newsday)
Canadiens prospect David Reinbacher rejoins Laval Rocket (Montreal Gazette)
Maple Leafs' first-round pick Ben Danford changes OHL address (Toronto Sun)
Dallas Stars acquire forward Samu Tuomaala from Philadelphia Flyers (Dallas Morning News)
Penguins defensive prospect Peyton Kettles traded in Western Hockey League (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
'Shaken' witness recounts fan's harrowing fall at PPG Paints Arena as new details emerge (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)