Hockey headlines for March 17, 2024

Sunday, March 17, 2024

In T.J. Oshie’s 1,000th game, Capitals raise their level and beat the Canucks (Washington Post)
Avalanche escapes Edmonton with OT victory on Artturi Lehkonen’s last-second game-winner (Denver Post)
Red Wings dump Sabres behind 'complete game,' halt 7-game losing skid (Detroit News)
Bruins survive late Flyer rally and win, 6-5 (Boston Herald)
Rangers’ offense, power play come to life in victory over Penguins (New York Post)
Blues notch critical win over Wild in shootout, move within four points of playoff spot (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Stars unveil Mike Modano statue, honor all-time leading scorer with signature jersey flap (Dallas Morning News)
NHL's points race heating up in long-awaited McDavid-MacKinnon matchup (Edmonton Sun)
Anthony Duclair’s dream of a more inclusive game is becoming reality (Tampa Bay Times)
Nashville Predators extend point streak to 14 games, beat Seattle Kraken 4-1 (The Tennessean)
How Lightning escaped Sunrise taking 2 huge points from the Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Daniil Tarasov, top line push Columbus Blue Jackets past San Jose Sharks (Columbus Dispatch)
Arizona Coyotes start out hot, top New Jersey Devils in home Saturday matinee (Arizona Republic)
Ottawa Senators play spoilers' role against New York Islanders (Ottawa Sun)
Backlund, Wolf lead Flames to victory over Canadien (Calgary Sun)
Avalanche remain a mountain the Edmonton Oilers can't quite climb (Edmonton Sun)
‘The result sucks.’ The green Leafs had the Hurricanes down for the count — or so they thought (Toronto Star)
Penguins play with fire against first-place Rangers, get burned in another lopsided home loss (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Isles' skid hits three with OT loss to Senators (New York Newsday)
Panthers wait too late to start their comeback in a 5-3 loss to Lightning (Miami Herald)
Flyers lose to Bruins, 6-5, after teams combine for seven goals in wild third period (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kraken can’t jumpstart offense against streaking Predators, suffer 4th straight loss (Seattle Times)
Inconsistent Devils’ playoff hopes on life support after loss to Coyotes (NJ.com)
‘Unacceptable’ start dooms Sharks in loss to Columbus Blue Jackets (San Jose Mercury News)
Shootout loss gets Wild a point closer to playoffs (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Quinn Hughes sets another record for Canucks defencemen (Vancouver Province)
It wasn't pretty, but Fischer goal ignites Wings past Sabres (Detroit News)
Islanders' Horvat upset with penalty called on him in OT (New York Newsday)
Mike Sullivan encouraged by nature of Penguins' Valtteri Puustinen's goal vs. Rangers (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
John Tortorella is back from suspension. His focus? The Flyers ‘moving forward’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Lanny’s back! Flames legend receives stirring ovation after health scare (Calgary Sun)
Jets' backup Laurent Brossoit needs seven more games for Jennings trophy recognition (Winnipeg Sun)
'This is why I wanted to come here': Connor Clifton enjoying Sabres' resurgence (Buffalo News)
Chad Ruhwedel still waiting to make Rangers debut after Penguins trade (New York Post)
Lukas Reichel returns to Blackhawks refreshed and reunited with Andreas Athanasiou (Chicago Sun-Times)
Sabres recall Devon Levi for help with back-to-back set on Western road trip (Buffalo News)
Rangers recall Edstrom as Rempe's suspension continues (New York Newsday)
Penguins assign defenseman Jack St. Ivany to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
From Los Gatos to the NHL: New Sharks goalie returns home in full circle moment (San Jose Mercury News)