Hockey headlines for March 21, 2024

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Auston Matthews has a five-point night as the Maple Leafs find a replacement for Mitch Marner (Toronto Star)
Anze Kopitar reaches 1,200-point milestone as Kings thrash Wild (Los Angeles Daily News)
In Tyler Seguin’s return from injury, Dallas Stars get a win over the Arizona Coyotes (Dallas Morning News)
Blues sign Swedish defenseman Theo Lindstein to entry-level contract (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Stars sign forward Justin Hryckowian to a two-year entry-level deal (Dallas Morning News)
Bruins sign goalie Michael DiPietro to extension (Boston Herald)
'GENTLE GIANT': Chris Simon's family says ex-67 committed suicide, believes CTE played role (Ottawa Sun)
New Bills and Sabres COO Pete Guelli has plenty on his to-do list (Buffalo News)
The black skate jersey absolutely must be the playoff look (Vancouver Province)
Rangers’ Matt Rempe calls suspension for hit on Devil a learning experience (New York Post)
Rangers’ Matt Rempe finally speaks about dirty hit on Devils defenseman (NJ.com)
Sharks’ AHL team adds racism whistleblower Aliu on PTO; Smith a Hobey Baker candidate (San Jose Mercury News)
Wild fall flat on their face in blowout loss to Kings (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Wild defenseman Brodin undergoes MRI, misses Kings game (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
The Flyers are keeping close tabs on their playoff rivals as they hit the home stretch (Philadelphia Inquirer)
For Blackhawks’ young players, building strength, tenacity is top priority moving forward (Chicago Sun-Times)
'They have a chemistry': In season of change, Calgary Flames leaning on one line's consistency (Calgary Sun)
Arniel has stellar record guiding Jets in Bowness’s absence (Winnipeg Free Press)
Canadiens' Joshua Roy out indefinitely with injury (Montreal Gazette)
With a big heart and his nose for the net, Bryan Rust is a rare bright spot in a bleak Penguins season (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Devils putting trust in Alexander Holtz, Timo Meier. It’s paying off. (NJ.com)
Bouchard catches Coffey at 50 assists by an Edmonton Oilers defenceman (Edmonton Sun)
Justin Brazeau put himself at the front of things on the Bruins’ power play (Boston Globe)
Tye Kartye has shown Kraken his versatility. They hope to show him a consistent role. (Seattle Times)
New Penguins forward prospect Vasily Ponomarev is sharp on and off the ice (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
A big decision awaits, but Avalanche draft pick Sean Behrens has “two feet in” chasing another title with the Pioneers (Denver Post)
Aryna Sabalenka was no longer dating ex-NHLer Konstantin Koltsov at time of ‘unthinkable’ suicide (New York Post)
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will have a new role: Daddy (Ottawa Sun)