Hockey headlines for March 18, 2022

Friday, March 18, 2022

The Flyers honor Claude Giroux with 5-4 win over Predators (Philadelphia Inquirer)
‘It was like a playoff game.’ Erik Källgren and the Leafs answer the call against the Hurricanes (Toronto Star)
Isles' Sorokin wins Round 2 of budding rivalry with Rangers' Shesterkin (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights snap losing skid; Jack Eichel leaves with injury (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Alex Ovechkin: ‘It sucks’ family was stuck in Russia for milestone goal (Washington Times)
Hockey ops president Jim Rutherford placed in COVID-19 protocol (Vancouver Province)
GM Kent Hughes thinks Ben Chiarot trade helps Canadiens and Panthers (Montreal Gazette)
After adding defenseman, Panthers still looking at trades for ‘anything and everything’ (Miami Herald)
Wild GM Bill Guerin isn’t try to fix anything: ‘You can’t trade your way out of problems’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
After locking up Tomas Hertl, Sharks management’s job is just getting started (San Jose Mercury News)
Anton Forsberg has settled in with the Ottawa Senators and he'd like to stay (Ottawa Sun)
Sabres' Craig Anderson would be 'ecstatic' to stay, but he knows a trade might occur (Buffalo News)
Copp, Stastny deal with uncertainty (Winnipeg Free Press)
Parise would 'love' to stay with Islanders (New York Newsday)
Taro Hirose hopes his playmaking earns extended stay with Red Wings (MLive.com)
Ducks’ Max Comtois not sweating Monday’s trade deadline (Orange County Register)
Gallant happy to have Vatrano join the Rangers (New York Newsday)
Lindholm, Markstrom anxious to welcome Jarnkrok to Flames locker room (Calgary Sun)
Smith solid in net as Edmonton Oilers slice and dice Sabres (Edmonton Journal)
Wings get first win since March 1 behind shutout from Nedeljkovic (Detroit Free Press)
John Klingberg’s OT goal exemplifies how he’s stepped up for the Stars when needed the most (Dallas Morning News)
Anthony Mantha, Vitek Vanecek power red-hot Capitals to a rout in Columbus (Washington Post)
Penguins find balance in shootout win against Blues (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blues battle back to get a point but lost in shootout to Penguins 3-2 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Kings finally solve Sharks as Alex Edler returns (Los Angeles Daily News)
Panthers rally in Las Vegas, but late turnovers end Florida’s seven-game point streak (Miami Herald)
Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin outduels vaunted Rangers counterpart (New York Post)
Canadiens drop a heartbreaker in overtime to the Stars (Montreal Gazette)
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 behind rookie goalie Erik Kallgren (Raleigh News & Observer)
A very harmful loss (Vancouver Province)
Blue Jackets lose 7-2 to Washington Capitals in 'weird' game (Columbus Dispatch)
Penalties doom Sharks’ chance to sweep season series with L.A. Kings (San Jose Mercury News)
Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin outduels vaunted Rangers counterpart (New York Post)
Claude Giroux plays 1,000th NHL game with the Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson returns to lineup (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Claude Giroux on leaving: ‘I actually didn’t realize how tough it is.’ Flyers rally to beat Predators in his likely finale (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Frank Vatrano thrust into pivotal Rangers role after trade (New York Post)
Red Wings scratch Nick Leddy, indicating trade could be near (MLive.com)
Ex-Canucks blueliner Troy Stecher learning to Wing it the hard way in Motown (Vancouver Province)
Will Lightning be better off following uneven road trip? (Tampa Bay Times)
Copp shaken, but dodged concussion this time (Winnipeg Sun)
Prospect Alex Vlasic, a 6-foot-6 Wilmette native, is ready for a bigger challenge with the Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago Tribune)