Hockey headlines for April 22, 2021

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Golden Knights clinch playoff berth with win over Sharks (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Canadiens' offence comes to life; team survives late scare in 4-3 win (Montreal Gazette)
Avalanche resumes practice after five-day shutdown, prepared to play Thursday at St. Louis (Denver Post)
Nick Foligno should make his Leafs debut on Thursday, and just in time (Toronto Star)
Jonathan Toews trending toward returning to Blackhawks next season, per report (Chicago Sun-Times)
Robin Lehner says NHL, NHLPA lied to players (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wild star Matt Dumba hopes Derek Chauvin verdict generates change (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blackhawks stun Predators with stirring rally, lending credibility to playoff hopes (Chicago Sun-Times)
Outshot but not outmatched, Talbot saves Wild in 4-1 victory over Arizona (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Coyotes drop another one to Wild; playoff chances take hit (Arizona Republic)
Nashville Predators blow 3-goal lead, lose to Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 in overtime (The Tennessean)
Montreal Canadiens hold off late rally to beat Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
Let the NHL playoff jockeying begin for Isles, Caps (New York Newsday)
For the Hurricanes, the playoff push is as easy as winning — and staying healthy (Raleigh News & Observer)
String of series splits has Lightning stuck in neutral (Tampa Bay Times)
With 10 games left, Capitals know the division is ‘100% in our hands.’ But the competition is steep. (Washington Times)
Goaltending cloud follows Maple Leafs during 0-5 slide (Toronto Sun)
Though Stars control their own playoff destiny, Dallas must be wary of tiebreaker scenarios (Dallas Morning News)
Rangers not letting loss to Islanders deter playoff push (New York Post)
Aggressiveness is the name of the game for the Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Second-period woes continue for Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
Mike Sullivan addresses Tuesday’s collapse with Penguins but vows team has moved on (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flyers’ Carter Hart will miss at least two more games with knee injury, but Alain Vigneault isn’t concerned (Philadelphia Inquirer)
As Kasperi Kapanen nears a return, the speedy winger is hoping to pick up where he left off (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on cusp of Sabres' most anticipated goalie debut since Ryan Miller (Buffalo News)
Blackhawks hope Patrick Kane’s lagging scoring rate takes off over final 10 games (Chicago Sun-Times)
Struggling Tarasenko believes he and Blues will find a way out of their problems (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Hughes clears COVID-19 hurdle, starts to strut offensive stuff (Vancouver Province)
Patience should be afforded to Jets' Dubois, despite inconsistent start in Winnipeg (Winnipeg Sun)
While still ‘a work in progress,’ Jeff Carter fitting in well with Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk making up for lost time (Boston Herald)
Rangers rookie Zac Jones could fill in for injured Jacob Trouba (New York Post)
Thanks to his parents and Oskar Lindblom, Flyers center Kevin Hayes puts rough season in perspective (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Shouldn't be too much longer for Blackhawks to welcome fans (Chicago Daily Herald)
Goring, Islanders backing Earth Day initiative of Long Island chemist (New York Newsday)