Hockey headlines for March 19, 2021

Friday, March 19, 2021

Bruins take care of business in Buffalo (Boston Herald)
Avalanche pounds Minnesota, 5-1, to reach midpoint of season (Denver Post)
Oilers get two from McDavid and move into tie for top spot in North Division (Edmonton Journal)
Lightning defeat Blackhawks, extend Vasilevskiy win streak (Tampa Bay Times)
Oskar Lindblom returns to lineup, helps Flyers rebound from nightmare loss and stun Islanders, 4-3 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Evgeni Malkin placed on IR, still being evaluated (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Knoblauch enjoys more of a 'regular coaching day' with Rangers (New York Newsday)
Welcome back to the never-ending drama of the Ottawa Senators goaltending situation (Ottawa Citizen)
Golden Knights unlikely to make trades before deadline (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sadness, guilt among Taylor Hall's emotions after firing of Ralph Krueger (Buffalo News)
New Canuck Jimmy Vesey buoyed by sudden opportunity, familiar roster faces (Vancouver Province)
Ducks rookies Jamie Drysdale, Trevor Zegras spark OT win over Coyotes (Orange County Register)
Wings get hat trick from Fabbri in 3-2 win over Stars, but lose Bernier (Detroit Free Press)
Jones, Korpisalo help Blue Jackets weather Hurricanes in OT (Columbus Dispatch)
Devils continue to show improvement in win over Penguins (NorthJersey.com)
Panthers pile up 41 shots, but only score once as 4-game winning streak ends vs. Predators (Miami Herald)
Banged-up Penguins sleepwalk through loss to Devils (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Arizona Coyotes' losing streak reaches five after overtime loss to Anaheim Ducks (Arizona Republic)
Dylan Strome impresses in return, but Blackhawks lose to Lightning (Chicago Sun-Times)
Detroit’s penalty kill has been porous, but the Stars couldn’t take advantage in Thursday’s loss (Dallas Morning News)
Wild overwhelmed in 5-1 loss at Colorado; win streak snapped at five (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blue Jackets turn back Hurricanes in overtime on Seth Jones’ goal (Raleigh News & Observer)
Isles come back from three-goal deficit to tie, fall to Flyers (New York Newsday)
Jets' top guns fire blanks in loss to Oilers (Winnipeg Sun)
Isles' Dal Colle, Aho score after long droughts (New York Newsday)
Cale Makar, Bo Byram return from injuries as Avalanche begins two-game set against Minnesota (Denver Post)
Wild content to rotate goalies Cam Talbot and Kaapo Kahkonen (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Ducks coach Dallas Eakins sticks with status quo after Denver debacle (Orange County Register)
Bucs’ Shaquil Barrett, Lombardi Trophy stop by Lightning game (Tampa Bay Times)
Kings have reasons to be positive halfway through the season (Los Angeles Daily News)
Now or never? As trade deadline looms, San Jose Sharks need to start playoff push (San Jose Mercury News)
Sutter won't pull his goalies ... ever (Calgary Sun)
Struggling Leafs power play should get a boost with the return of Wayne Simmonds (Toronto Star)
Dylan Strome’s return could cause a lineup dilemma for the Chicago Blackhawks — and the same goes for when Kirby Dach recovers from an injury (Chicago Tribune)
Refreshed Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen ready to roll again (Toronto Sun)
Igor Shesterkin’s return to Rangers looks imminent (New York Post)
As season shrinks, Wings continue to wait, hope on Bertuzzi's return to health (Detroit News)
Parayko begins skating in first steps back from injury (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flyers’ Robert Hagg to miss 2-4 weeks with injury; Alain Vigneault seeks more consistency from team (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins recall forward Radim Zohorna from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Hard-working Flames prospect Pettersen draws comparisons with Mangiapane (Calgary Sun)
Fingers crossed: Senators remain hopeful fans will be back next season (Ottawa Sun)