Hockey headlines for March 11, 2024

Monday, March 11, 2024

Islanders drop Ducks to move into playoff spot with sixth straight win (New York Post)
Hurricanes use big second period to cruise to 7-2 win over Calgary Flames (Raleigh News & Observer)
Calvin Pickard makes 41 saves as Edmonton Oilers shut out Penguins 4-0 (Edmonton Sun)
Colin Blackwell’s 1st career hat trick lifts Chicago Blackhawks to 7-4 win over Arizona Coyotes (Chicago Inquirer)
Blackhawks sign forward prospect Landon Slaggert to two-year contract (Chicago Sun-Times)
Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor to have season-ending hip surgery (Denver Post)
Flyers coach John Tortorella is suspended two games and fined $50,000 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Armstrong hopes to see more Blues joy, progress during final stretch (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Knights ready for stretch run with new players: ‘It’s time to go now’ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Following deadline deals, San Jose Sharks have a new MVP (San Jose Mercury News)
Wild gamble pays off as Boldy’s OT goal beats Nashville (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Coyotes' defense struggles in loss to last-place Blackhawks (Arizona Republic)
Flames get crushed by Hurricanes, wrap up disastrous weekend (Calgary Sun)
John Hynes pulls off bold coaching move to help Minnesota Wild beat Nashville Predators (The Tennessean)
Rare rest for Ilya Sorokin allows Semyon Varlamov to earn first win since December (New York Post)
Palmieri, back in Anaheim, scores 20th goal, will skate in 800th NHL game (New York Newsday)
Flames need immediate bounceback after very bad weekend (Calgary Sun)
Varlamov, secure in his backup role, returns to Isles' net (New York Newsday)
The race to the finish line is on (Winnipeg Free Press)
Red Wings dangerously close to wrong side of playoff line (MLive.com)
Resetting the Flyers farm system and trade cupboard after the trade deadline (Philadelphia Inquirer)
With extension in hand, is a Kraken captaincy next for Jordan Eberle? (Seattle Times)
Penguins shut out by Oilers as slide continues (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Penguins shut out by Oilers in 3rd straight loss, 6th in last 7 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
John Ludvig's 17 penalty minutes vs. Oilers the most by individual Penguins player this year (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Westerner Bobby Mac on track for valued role in Leafs future (Toronto Sun)