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Saturday, April 18, 2026

Canucks' Patrik Allvin out as GM (Vancouver Province)
Jesper Wallstedt gets the Wild call in goal for Game 1 (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen expected to play in Game 1 vs. Wild (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Draisaitl looks ready as Oilers get set for Round 1 of playoffs (Edmonton Sun)
Injured Knights center continues rehab, out for start of Utah series (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Hellebuyck fires shots at club following Jets season exit (Winnipeg Free Press)
Toews mum on hanging up blades (Winnipeg Free Press)
Vincent Trocheck reveals terrifying Rangers health scare: ‘Thought I was dying’ (New York Post)
Stars sign defenseman Nils Lundkvist to two-year contract extension (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Blues assistants Mike Weber, Claude Julien will not return next season (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Maple Leafs reportedly talking to Mats Sundin about a front-office position (Toronto Star)
Chris Pronger dishes on NHL playoffs, Canada’s Stanley Cup drought and paying the price (Globe & Mail)
Consistent messaging, honesty, and emotion have led to Marco Sturm’s success in first year behind Bruins bench (Boston Globe)
Done with missing the playoffs, Macklin Celebrini sets expectations for next season’s Sharks (San Jose Mercury News) (San Jose Mercury News)
In unlikely return to playoffs, Penguins' Big Three stave off swan song (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Lightning aim to make home ice nice again in NHL playoffs (Tampa Bay Times)
Can the Ottawa Senators pull off an upset against the Carolina Hurricanes? (Ottawa Sun)
Edmonton Oilers catch a break drawing Anaheim Ducks in the first round (Edmonton Sun)
Ottawa Senators turning up playoff heat on Carolina Hurricanes (Ottawa Sun)
Better days are here again. For the Sabres (and Buffalo), this was a long time coming (Buffalo News)
How a players-only meeting saved the Wild’s season (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Golden Knights blue line taking charge offensively under Tortorella (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Linus Ullmark faces defining test with Senators’ season on the line (Ottawa Sun)
As Jeremy Swayman goes, so go Bruins (Boston Herald)
Canadiens confident their rookie goalies can get job done against Lightning (Montreal Gazette)
Penguins goaltenders Arturs Silovs, Stuart Skinner vow to be ready no matter who starts (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Matt Savoie ready to elevate his game even more for Edmonton Oilers playoff run (Edmonton Sun)
Penguins terminate contract of defenseman Matt Dumba after clearing waivers (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kraken players reflect after ‘a failure of a year’ (Seattle Times)
Future looks brighter than ever as Flames focus on doing 'the right thing for the next 10 years' (Calgary Sun)
'Our high-end production leaves a little bit to be desired': Flames address goal shortage in exit interviews (Calgary Sun)
Soul-searching Jets rue ‘wasted season’ (Winnipeg Sun)
'Embarrassed' Red Wings head home for summer smarting from flat finish (Detroit News)
Why Thatcher Demko believes hip surgery solved his injury puzzle (Vancouver Province)
Dylan Larkin down but determined: 'Need to get Red Wings back in playoffs' (Detroit Free-Press)
Kings captain Anže Kopitar earns 2 team awards in final season (Los Angeles Daily News)
Matt Rempe’s injury-filled Rangers season was a real learning experience (New York Post)
Mark Scheifele selected to join Canada in Switzerland (Winnipeg Sun)
Maple Leafs’ William Nylander earns two top honours in NHLPA player poll (Toronto Sun)
Bruins’ David Pastrnak has NHL’s best nickname according to NHLPA poll (Boston Globe)
Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki becomes a father ahead of playoff series (Montreal Gazette)
Why two Bruins teammates spent the last few nights in same hospital (Boston Globe)
'Curse of Ville Leino' hangs over Sabres' last trip to playoffs, the 2011 loss to Flyers (Buffalo News)