Hockey headlines for March 28, 2019

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Avalanche defeats Vegas, inches closer to playoff berth (Denver Post)
Flyers beat Maple Leafs in shootout, 5-4, and stay alive in playoff race (Philly.com)
Familiar scene interrupts Stars' win in Calgary as Ben Bishop departs early with another injury (Dallas Morning News)
Blackhawks sign defenseman Carl Dahlstrom to 2-year extension (Chicago Sun-Times)
Ovechkin eyes another 50-goal season (Washington Post)
Bruins president Cam Neely no fan of outdated NHL playoff format (Boston Herald)
Six games left. Will the Canes make it to the playoffs? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Wild seems to always go to the wire with playoff pushes (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Another ‘do or die’ game looms for Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
Elimination lurks, but Blackhawks still dream of playoffs (Chicago Sun-Times)
Maple Leafs' Tyler Ennis nominated for Bill Masterton Trophy (Toronto Sun)
Cory Schneider is the Devils’ 2019 Masterton Trophy nominee (NJ.com)
Matt Cullen is Penguins' nominee for 2019 Masterton Trophy (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kulikov selected as Jets' Masterton award nominee (Winnipeg Free Press)
While Phil Housley, management take analytics 'seriously,' some Sabres remain skeptical (Buffalo News)
David Pastrnak’s hat trick sparks Bruins past Rangers (Boston Globe)
Maple Leafs fall in shootout to Flyers (Toronto Sun)
Injury scare to Lindholm, listless offence both issues for Flames in loss to Stars (Calgary Sun)
Rangers self-destruct with penalties, allow four power-play goals in loss to Bruins (New York Newsday)
Samuel Morin finally cracks Flyers’ lineup, plays well in 5-4 shootout win over Leafs (Philly.com)
Blues not resting on their laurels, eye long playoff run (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Red Wings confident strong finish will carry over into next season (Detroit News)
Byfuglien on road to recovery: Jets defenceman inching closer to return (Winnipeg Sun)
Wild winger Joel Eriksson Ek could return this weekend. Is he too late? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
'Rusty' Gunnarsson glad to return from wrist injury (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Stars forward Mats Zuccarello fine after collision with Joel L'Esperance during morning skate in Calgary (Dallas Morning News)
Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith happy to do grunt work behind the scenes (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Dustin Brown has been delivering the big hits longer than any other player in Kings history (Los Angeles Times)
Leafs’ Hyman works hard for the twenty (Toronto Star)
Blue Jackets glad to get captain Nick Foligno back (Columbus Dispatch)
Isles' Beauvillier stays upbeat despite drought (New York Newsday)
There is some Tom Wilson in Edmonton Oilers winger Zack Kassian (Edmonton Journal)
Lightning’s Anthony Cirelli adds a scoring touch to his defensive focus (Tampa Bay Times)
With Michal Kempny down, Capitals look to Nick Jensen to step up (Washington Post)
Matt Benning bruised and battered but barely missed any shifts (Edmonton Journal)
Detroit Red Wings' Taro Hirose continues to draw high praise (Detroit Free Press)
Predators' Dante Fabbro impresses on ice after signing entry-level contract (The Tennessean)
Golden Knights prospect Slava Demin eager for NCAA Tournament (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tkachuk's pint-sized flossing partner still dancing with delight in Calgary (Ottawa Citizen)