Hockey headlines for April 8, 2018

Sunday, April 8, 2018

Flyers clinch playoff berth behind Giroux's hat trick to beat Rangers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bruins top Senators, need win Sunday for top seed (Boston Globe)
Avalanche goes from worst to first playoff berth in four seasons (Denver Post)
It's over: Blues' season ends with loss to Avs (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Jets down Blackhawks, pay tribute to Broncos (Winnipeg Free Press)
Rangers fire coach Alain Vigneault (New York Post)
Holland gets Ilitch's 'confidence, support' with 2-year extension (Detroit News)
Flyers will meet hated Penguins in playoffs; can they contain Sidney Crosby? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Capitals will face Columbus Blue Jackets in first round of Stanley Cup playoffs (Washington Post)
Preds to play Avalanche in first round (The Tennessean)
Kings fall to Stars, will play Vegas in first round (Los Angeles Daily News)
Colorado Avalanche to face Nashville Predators in the NHL playoffs first round (Denver Post)
Penguins to face rival Flyers in 1st round of playoffs (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Maple Leafs still waiting for playoff opponent (Toronto Star)
Nearly 2 years after NHL debut, Miles Wood and Pavel Zacha push Devils into playoffs (NJ.com)
After elimination in the afternoon, Panthers beat Sabres in home finale (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Capitals close regular season with two Ovechkin goals, a win over Devils (Washington Times)
Maple Leafs sweep Canadiens on record-breaking night (Toronto Star)
Sharks lose to Minnesota Wild, will start NHL playoffs on road (San Jose Mercury News)
Filip Forsberg's hat trick leads Predators to final victory of historic regular season (The Tennessean)
Bruce Boudreau cracks 100-point mark again as Wild rough up Sharks (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
For Wild, tragic bus crash involving Canadian junior hockey team hits close to home (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Ducks close regular season with victory, await playoff series with Sharks (Orange County Register)
Lee nets 40th, Tavares scores OT winner for Isles (New York Newsday)
Hurricanes end season with 3-2 overtime win over Lightning (Raleigh News & Observer)
Jamie Benn nets hat trick in Stars' season finale, but win doesn't bring solace (Dallas Morning News)
Oilers close out the season on an emotional note (Edmonton Journal)
Flames dominate Knights on final night of season (Calgary Sun)
Maroon has breakout game in Devils' loss to Caps (NorthJersey.com)
Lightning OT loss means Bruins control race for division, East titles (Tampa Bay Times)
Jackets lose, will get Capitals in playoffs (Columbus Dispatch)
Knights drop finale 7-1, to open NHL playoffs against Kings (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kings back into first-round playoff matchup with 4-2 in season finale (Los Angeles Times)
Rangers end a dreadful season with one final disgrace (New York Post)
Red Wings wrap up season with another 1-goal loss (Detroit News)
Coyotes shut out by Ducks in season finale (Arizona Republic)
Blackhawks’ first losing season in 11 years ends with a whimper in Winnipeg (Chicago Sun-Times)
Senators' season ends with a whimper in Boston (Ottawa Sun)
Kings defenseman Daniel Brickley savors first point in debut (Los Angeles Daily News)
Senators rookie Colin White thrilled about getting a chance to play at TD Garden (Ottawa Sun)
Reilly Smith returns to Knights’ lineup after missing 15 games (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Berglund flourished down the stretch (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
In last game with Sabres, emotional Gorges ponders end of NHL career (Buffalo News)
Joonas Korpisalo’s appearance likely last for season (Columbus Dispatch)
Playoffs finally assured, Giroux allows himself a smile (Philadelphia Daily News)
Leafs' Dermott had fingers crossed that 'stupid little accident' would not deny him playoffs (Toronto Sun)
As the off-season begins, there's lots of work ahead for the Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Red Wings focusing on draft, youth movement (Detroit Free Press)
Jets react to horror of Humboldt crash (Winnipeg Free Press)
Rangers, Islanders reflect on tragic bus crash (New York Newsday)
Blackhawks mourn victims of tragic bus crash involving Canadian junior hockey team (Chicago Tribune)
Leafs reeling a day after Humboldt Broncos bus crash leaves 15 dead (Toronto Sun)
'Absolutely awful': Flames rocked by Humboldt Broncos tragedy (Calgary Sun)
Oilers players stunned by news of Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy (Edmonton Journal)
Coyotes among those shook by Humboldt crash (Arizona Republic)
Humboldt tragedy hits home with Red Wings (Detroit News)
Ducks' thoughts are with victims of junior hockey bus crash in Humboldt, Canada (Los Angeles Times)
Senators coach Guy Boucher shaken by Saskatchewan team's tragedy (Ottawa Sun)
Housley on Humboldt: 'My heart goes out to those people' (Buffalo News)
Humboldt tragedy hits Edmonton Oilers head coach Todd McLellan hard (Edmonton Journal)
Fatal bus crash hits close to home for Wild assistant Bob Woods (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jets broadcaster Brian Munz grieving for hometown of Humboldt (Winnipeg Sun)