Hockey headlines for April 17, 2021

Saturday, April 17, 2021

Bruins grind out another win over the Islanders (Boston Herald)
Tyler Toffoli, Jake Allen propel Canadiens to big win over the Flames (Montreal Gazette)
Avalanche games postponed through Tuesday after Joonas Donskoi tests positive for COVID-19 (Denver Post)
Player power drove change in schedule (Vancouver Province)
Kings’ next two games postponed because of COVID issues with Avalanche (Los Angeles Times)
COVID throws another curve into the Blues season (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Lightning expect Steven Stamkos to return before regular season ends (Tampa Bay Times)
Loving his fit with the Jets, Lowry signs on for five more years (Winnipeg Sun)
Maple Leafs land in Vancouver, hoping COVID-19 doesn’t spoil the show (Globe & Mail)
Canucks’ newest schedule still has them playing full 56-game season (Vancouver Province)
Big Ben bides his quarantine time waiting to help the Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Golden Knights blow out Ducks in series opener, win 5th straight (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
From the bottom up: Wild's fourth line flexes again in win over Sharks (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Flames fall short against Habs despite strong effort (Calgary Sun)
Isles again come up empty in Boston with shutout loss to Bruins (New York Newsday)
Ducks fans get up-close view of a lopsided loss to Golden Knights (Orange County Register)
Second period lapse costs Sharks as losing streak continues (San Jose Mercury News)
Flames captain Giordano swipes franchise record from legendary blast-from-past (Calgary Sun)
Dal Colle, Komarov back into Isles' lineup with others hurt (New York Newsday)
Canadiens' Ben Chiarot returns to lineup and is still willing to fight (Montreal Gazette)
Wild winger Zach Parise hopes his recent play creates difficult decisions (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Sabres starting goalie Linus Ullmark 'week to week' with a lower-body injury (Buffalo News)
Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen returns to practice. Will he play soon? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Speedy, skilled star Nikolaj Ehlers is using his powers for good (Winnipeg Free Press)
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin enjoying an offensive surge (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blackhawks’ Nikita Zadorov experiment has reached a critical moment (Chicago Sun-Times)
Sabres' Cozens wants to help more offensively in final weeks of rookie season (Buffalo News)
Blue Jackets' Josh Dunne quietly impressive in NHL debut (Columbus Dispatch)
NCAA championship win helped Zac Jones make his Rangers decision (New York Post)
Red Wings' Joe Veleno confident time in Sweden will help his NHL career (Detroit News)
Canucks call up touted prospect Jack Rathbone from AHL Utica (Vancouver Province)
Red Wings sign top 2020 pick Lucas Raymond to entry-level deal (MLive.com)
Dylan Holloway signs with Oilers, but farm hand not yet ready (Edmonton Journal)
'The first time I ever saw Sully smile on the bench': Penguins equipment manager looks back at assist on Sidney Crosby's goal (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)