Hockey headlines for March 26, 2022

Saturday, March 26, 2022

Cale Makar sets Avalanche franchise record for defenseman goals in victory over Flyers (Denver Post)
Rangers completely overwhelm Penguins in playoff-like atmosphere (New York Post)
Alex Ovechkin rescues the Capitals with a shootout winner (Washington Post)
Marc-Andre Fleury’s busy week leading up to his Wild debut (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Canucks need to be ready for all opponents, Rutherford says (Vancouver Province)
St. Louis 'thinks the game differently,' Habs assistant Letowski says (Montreal Gazette)
The Leafs’ Auston Matthews is having fun as he flirts with 50 goals (Toronto Star)
Laine's chapter in Winnipeg should have been a book (Winnipeg Free Press)
Laine returns with a hat trick of one-liners (Winnipeg Free Press)
It’s family that matters as Leafs defenceman Mark Giordano returns to Toronto (Toronto Star)
One newcomer’s first thoughts on Panthers? ‘Swagger’ and ‘most skilled team I’ve been on’ (Miami Herald)
Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf unsure whether he’ll play in short or long terms (Orange County Register)
With deadline passed, Blackhawks’ Dylan Strome can relax and await clarity on future (Chicago Sun-Times)
Cale Makar and the Colorado Avalanche defeat the Flyers, 6-3, while racking up 51 shots on goal (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blue Jackets fall in OT after Bjorkstrand ties it late (Columbus Dispatch)
Minus Evgeni Malkin, Penguins thumped by Rangers (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Gallant moves Lafreniere back to his natural left wing (New York Newsday)
Evgeni Malkin a late scratch in New York due to non-COVID illness (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Struggling Flames centre Monahan scratched vs. Coyotes in 'reset' (Calgary Herald)
Rangers-Penguins games important for playoffs (New York Newsday)
Blues looking for way to put some order in an erratic season (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Red Wings’ young players eye more prime roles as season winds down (MLive.com)
Golden Knights receive positive news on Brett Howden’s injury (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kevin Hayes worried he’d never get back to 100 percent, finally feeling true progress (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Brock Nelson nears next goal-scoring goal (New York Newsday)
Blackhawks turn to Reese Johnson to fill Ryan Carpenter’s shoes (Chicago Sun-Times)
Canucks calling up speedy winger Will Lockwood from AHL Abbotsford (Vancouver Province)
Canadiens could have a pair of prospects en route after NCAA exit (Montreal Gazette)