Hockey headlines for March 13, 2024

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Igor Shesterkin carries Rangers past rival Hurricanes with second straight shutout (New York Post)
Nathan MacKinnon sets career high, Mikko Rantanen nets four points as Avalanche crush Flames (Denver Post)
Boom! Bedard explodes for 5-point night as Blackhawks blast Ducks (Chicago Daily-Herald)
Panthers score three goals in final 3:29 to beat Stars, extend dominance on the road (Miami Herald)
Rangers’ Matt Rempe suspended four games for elbow to Devils player’s head (New York Post)
Sabres to open 2024-25 season in Czechia with two games against Devils (Buffalo News)
Flames renounce rights to Topi Ronni after forward prospect found guilty of rape (Calgary Sun)
How the Stars landed their first overseas game in Finland: ‘Finally, it’s our time’ (Dallas Morning News)
Panthers to play in Aleksander Barkov’s hometown for the first time next season (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Devils to open 2024-25 season overseas (NJ.com)
How the Philadelphia Flyers could save the Nashville Predators nearly $3 million (The Tennessean)
Owen Tippett scores winning goal as Flyers escape trap game with 3-2 victory over Sharks (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kaprizov scores twice as Wild skate past Coyotes 4-1 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Michael Bunting scores 1st goal with Penguins in overtime loss to Senators (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kraken allow tying goal late, fall to Golden Knights in OT in crushing blow to playoff hopes (Seattle Times)
Thinned-out Sharks make key third period mistake in loss to Philadelphia (San Jose Mercury News)
Detroit Red Wings slammed with seven goals by Buffalo to finish winless road trip (Detroit Free Press)
Flames' post-trade deadline defensive woes deepen in ugly loss to Avalanche (Calgary Sun)
Marcus Johansson returns as Wild urgently chasing points (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Kraken lavish praise on winger Jordan Eberle before 1000th NHL game (Seattle Times)
New guys not the problem as Flames suffer third straight lopsided loss (Calgary Sun)
Flames' Martin Pospisil looks to move on from suspension with lesson learned (Calgary Sun)
Oilers better off settling for second or pushing pedal to the metal? (Edmonton Sun)
Identifying the four Maple Leafs' areas of focus as regular season winds down (Toronto Sun)
Flyers believe previous adversity will aid their playoff push: ‘What stands in the way becomes the way’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Islanders found winning formula but maintaining it is the challenge (New York Post)
The Caps, focused on staying in the moment, try to avoid playoff math (Washington Post)
The Maple Leafs' toughness comes from the bottom half of the roster. Can they can compete with the top-down toughness of Florida and Boston? (Toronto Star)
Rick Tocchet confident in Casey DeSmith, Arturs Silovs tandem after Thatcher Demko injury (Vancouver Province)
Bryan Little making big contribution to Jets current success (Winnipeg Free Press)
The Lightning’s Conor Sheary finds his way out of a goal drought (Tampa Bay Times)
Landon Slaggert joins Blackhawks ready for late-season dose of NHL experience (Chicago Sun-Times)
No warmup for Wild’s Marat Khustnutdinov until it’s the real thing (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Penguins recall defenseman Ryan Shea, assign forward Jonathan Gruden (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Here's what Philip Tomasino is feeling in AHL, and potential return to Nashville Predators (The Tennessean)
Nils Hoglander on growing up in a tiny village, why he stays on the ice after practice and his 'hidden talent' (Vancouver Province)
The secret is out: An early Ottawa chapter was nearly added to Sidney Crosby's career (Ottawa Sun)