Hockey headlines for November 8, 2023

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Blackwood shines, Eklund yells and the San Jose Sharks’ nightmare ends (San Jose Mercury News)
Carolina Hurricanes work overtime magic again in 3-2 win over visiting Buffalo Sabres (Raleigh News & Observer)
Mikko Rantanen, penalty killers help Avalanche fend off the Devils after wild, violent second period (Denver Post)
Rangers answer Peter Laviolette’s five-on-five challenge in win over Red Wings (New York Post)
Ducks’ 6-game winning streak ends with shutout loss to Penguins (Orange County Register)
Jack Campbell sent to AHL as Oilers try to right a sinking ship (Edmonton Sun)
Ottawa Senators veteran Claude Giroux says 'we want to play for' D.J. Smith (Ottawa Sun)
San Jose Sharks’ struggles: What are owner Plattner’s thoughts on the rebuild? (San Jose Mercury News)
Connor Bedard’s shifts are long, but is that good or bad for the Blackhawks? (Chicago Sun-Times)
AZ Coyotes, Clayton Keller rally in third period to force 4-3 shootout win over Kraken (Arizona Republic)
Jets top line combines for 10 points in 5-2 victory over Blues (Winnipeg Free Press)
Goaltender Matt Tomkins earns first NHL win as Lightning top Canadiens (Tampa Bay Times)
Wild outshine Islanders 4-2 for season's first consecutive victories (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Tristan Jarry injured, Magnus Hellberg rolls in relief as the Penguins get revenge on the Ducks (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kraken fall to Coyotes for 6th consecutive shootout loss (Seattle Times)
Nashville Predators blow two-goal lead in loss against Calgary Flames (The Tennessean)
Missed chances critical as Blues lose to Jets, 5-2 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Poor start sends Red Wings reeling in 5-3 loss against Rangers (Detroit News)
Another poor third period dooms Isles in loss to Wild (New York Newsday)
Four first-period goals too much for the Canadiens to overcome in loss to Lightning (Montreal Gazette)
Islanders’ Mathew Barzal getting more comfortable on the wing (New York Post)
Kraken move offseason addition Kailer Yamamoto into top-line role against Coyotes (Seattle Times)
Sean Couturier returns, Morgan Frost scratched again for Flyers vs. Sharks (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin sits out for second consecutive game (New York Post)
Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald rips team’s defensive play — which looked awful again vs. Avalanche (NJ.com)
Early injury woes can’t keep Knights from piling up wins (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
How the Canucks finally fixed their neutral-zone defence (Vancouver Province)
Inconsistent Maple Leafs taking their time in establishing the right identity (Toronto Sun)
Max Pacioretty, finally skating, says he has ‘so much more hockey in the tank’ (Washington Post)
Varlamov has taken backup role in stride (New York Newsday)
Lowry excelling as Jets captain (Winnipeg Free Press)
Kakko on demotion: 'I'm just trying to find my game' (New York Newsday)
Torey Krug leans on defensive improvement without offensive production (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Logan O’Connor continues NHL come-up by emerging as pillar for Avs early in season: “He’s probably been our best player” (Denver Post)
For Sabres winger JJ Peterka, the goals are coming and so is the maturity in his game (Buffalo News)
Breaking the ice was twice as nice for Bruins rookies Mason Lohrei and Johnny Beecher (Boston Globe)
Buffalo Next: Sabres snag helmet sponsor in health care staffing firm (Buffalo News)
Son of Bruins player suspended from NHL for betting returns to Boston to thank fans (Boston Herald)