Hockey headlines for April 9, 2022

Saturday, April 9, 2022

'There's a lot of excitement and there should be' as Sabres sign No. 1 draft pick Owen Power (Buffalo News)
No doubting Thomas: Blues rally to beat Wild in OT (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Jets drop fourth straight in 5-4 OT loss to Avs (Winnipeg Free Press)
Charlie Coyle nails OT winner and Linus Ullmark makes 28 saves in Bruins’ victory over the Lightning (Boston Globe)
Another night, another comeback for Panthers, but concern is mounting as playoffs near (Miami Herald)
Tyler Motte out with ‘significant’ injury as Kaapo Kakko nears Rangers return (New York Post)
Canucks re-sign Spencer Martin to be new backup goalie (Vancouver Province)
Blue Jackets ink top prospect, Johnson, plus his Michigan teammate (Columbus Dispatch)
As Russia bombs Ukraine, a former Canadian diplomat to Moscow probes lessons of the 1972 Summit Series in new book (Globe & Mail)
Auston Matthews making Maple Leafs history, and he’s nowhere near done yet (Globe & Mail)
NHL lacrosse goals spark debate, but Hurricanes coach, players see creativity, skill (Raleigh News & Observer)
Who fits as the Sharks’ next GM? Here are some potential candidates (San Jose Mercury News)
Ryan Getzlaf has a few thoughts about the Ducks’ next captain (Orange County Register)
Palmieri's goal with 14.1 seconds left lifts Isles over Carolina (New York Newsday)
Blues beat Wild in overtime, tie Minnesota in playoff race (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Wild final minute ends in Hurricanes loss to Islanders on a Kyle Palmieri goal (Raleigh News & Observer)
Lightning lose to Bruins in overtime, but find much to build on (Tampa Bay Times)
Isles aim to win and evaluate the rest of the season (New York Newsday)
Rangers on verge of clinching playoff berth after five seasons (New York Post)
Edmonton Oilers getting stronger by the win as playoffs approach (Edmonton Sun)
As the grind of the Stars’ season hits home stretch, the battle against fatigue becomes priority (Dallas Morning News)
Progress? Young Flyers starting to string together more consistent performances (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Golden Knights could get key forward back against Coyotes (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lightning’s Ryan McDonagh could return from injury this weekend (Tampa Bay Times)
Caps’ Conor Sheary misses practice with non-covid illness as lineup questions linger (Washington Post)
Sergei Bobrovsky or Spencer Knight? Panthers say the answer is clear, but should it be? (Miami Herald)
Markstrom chose skates over soccer — and Flames are sure glad he did (Calgary Sun)
Maple Leafs' Michael Bunting challenged to match pace of Matthews, Marner (Toronto Sun)
Kraken hope adding Matty Beniers will be just the start of some much-needed offensive infusion (Seattle Times)
Mitchell Stephens returns, looking to provide energy to Red Wings (MLive.com)
Samberg relishes second opportunity with Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
Sabres prospect Devon Levi reflects on 'tough decision' to return to Northeastern (Buffalo News)
Jackson native, Red Wings draft pick Carter Mazur gets shot at national title with Denver (MLive.com)
The Blackhawks announce a ticket-price reduction: next up: hell freezes over. (Chicago Sun-Times)