Hockey headlines for March 20, 2021

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Alex Ovechkin puts Capitals on his back late, scores twice to beat Rangers, 2-1 (Washington Post)
Golden Knights win 5th straight, end 1st half in 1st place (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blues end skid with 2-1 shootout win over Sharks (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Next two Bruins games are postponed after four more players enter COVID protocol (Boston Globe)
Sabres' game Saturday postponed as 4 more Bruins enter Covid-19 protocols (Buffalo News)
With Evgeni Malkin out 'week-to-week,' Jared McCann takes center ice (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Tom Wilson set to return for the Capitals on Saturday after seven-game suspension (Washington Post)
Sources: Sabres on the verge of trading goalie Jonas Johansson (Buffalo News)
‘I have been given a gift and extra time’: Flames assistant GM Chris Snow battles with ALS (Globe & Mail)
Will Patrick Marleau break Gordie Howe’s games played record with the Sharks? (San Jose Mercury News)
What do the Hurricanes want — or need — as the NHL trade deadline approaches? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Not all about the goalie for once (Vancouver Province)
Kings again struggle to solve one of division’s top teams (Los Angeles Daily News)
Maple Leafs find no break from their losing ways, have dropped six of seven games (Toronto Star)
Canadiens can't break overtime curse, losing 3-2 at home to Canucks (Montreal Gazette)
San Jose Sharks blow third period lead, lose to St. Louis Blues in a shootout (San Jose Mercury News)
Caps beat Rangers on two late goals from Ovechkin (New York Newsday)
William Karlsson in lineup after false positive test (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Same Rangers lineup brought very different result this time (New York Post)
How the Florida Panthers improved their defense to become an unlikely Cup contender (Miami Herald)
Oil Spills: Barrie's getting into gear with Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Frustrated by wasted opportunities, Stars must quickly find a solution ahead of tough stretch (Dallas Morning News)
Flames stars adjusting to new identity under Sutter (Calgary Sun)
Isles looking for the voice to replace captain Lee (New York Newsday)
Strome's return should help backsliding Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
Penguins forward Jason Zucker skating again, as he rehabs from injury (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Canucks' Tanner Pearson out for four weeks (Vancouver Province)
Days or weeks on Jonathan Bernier? Red Wings aren't sure (Detroit Free Press)
Wild defenseman Matt Dumba sidelined with lower-body injury (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Ducks’ Ryan Miller reflects after milestone victory (Orange County Register)
Flyers hope Oskar Lindblom’s breakout game is a sign of things to come. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Jared McCann wants to be 'a difference' at center for the Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Durable, versatile Adrian Kempe invaluable to Kings (Los Angeles Daily News)
Brett Howden's offensive jolt spurred by surprise Rangers scratch (New York Post)
Lightning rookie Ross Colton capitalizes on playing opportunities (Tampa Bay Times)
Dennis Cholowski ready to show Red Wings he’s ‘harder to push around’ (MLive.com)
Blackhawks’ Pius Suter learning to adapt to differences between European and NHL hockey (Chicago Sun-Times)
Charlie Mendola is latest departure from Sabres' hockey operations department (Buffalo News)