Hockey headlines for March 23, 2021

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Avalanche extends winning streak to seven games with 5-1 victory at Arizona (Denver Post)
Wild overcomes lack of energy to beat Ducks, set franchise record (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Martin Jones shines as Sharks top Kings, end four-game skid (San Jose Mercury News)
Canucks claim Travis Boyd off waivers from Maple Leafs as trade deadline nears (Vancouver Province)
Rielly not thrilled with being idle ... Keefe gives up his feeling on NHL stats ... Nice to meet you, Alex (Toronto Sun)
Canadiens game postponed after Kotkaniemi, Armia placed on COVID protocol list (Montreal Gazette)
GM Don Sweeney hopeful Bruins can resume season Thursday, but roster is in flux (Boston Globe)
NHL Hopes to Extend Its Reach to Latino Audiences (New York Times)
'Your mother is watching': Six Sutter brothers look back on their head-to-head matchups (Calgary Sun)
Canadiens have had COVID-19 concerns all season (Montreal Gazette)
Avalanche react to Boulder shooting until after late win in Arizona: “It’s tragic” (Denver Post)
Sharks’ Boughner says Marleau will be one to “control what happens” at NHL trade deadline (San Jose Mercury News)
Bowman needs to address undersized roster if Chicago Blackhawks are to rise to top again (Chicago Daily Herald)
Jackets' Savard staying focused on playoff push (Columbus Dispatch)
Kings’ Doughty, Sharks’ Karlsson see words draw different reactions (Los Angeles Daily News)
Ilya Sorokin, Anthony Beauvillier lead Islanders past Flyers in OT (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights pull away in 3rd period to defeat Blues (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Hurricanes end three-game slide with 3-0 victory over Blue Jackets (Raleigh News & Observer)
Rangers break out in third period to top Sabres at MSG (New York Newsday)
Jets shut out Canucks 4-0 (Winnipeg Sun)
Momentum eludes Kings again with loss to Sharks (Los Angeles Daily News)
Ducks’ woes continue with loss to Wild, their 6th in their past 7 games (Orange County Register)
'It hurts': Flames outplay Senators, but give up late winner to last-place club (Calgary Sun)
Coyotes fall to Avalanche in first home game in 16 days (Arizona Republic)
Vegas pounds the Blues again with another 5-1 win (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blue Jackets can't get untracked in 3-0 loss to Carolina (Columbus Dispatch)
Flyers’ tough luck continues, lose to Isles in OT as goalie Ilya Sorokin stands tall (Philadelphia Inquirer)
More mistakes, more injuries, more angst (Vancouver Province)
Sabres' goalie crisis deepens as Carter Hutton limps off after collision in crease (Buffalo News)
Golden Knights get much-needed offense from 4th line (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kaapo Kakko takes advantage of big Rangers chance (New York Post)
Wild winger Marcus Johansson thrilled to get back on the ice (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Shayne Gostisbehere returns to Flyers’ top defensive pair after three-game benching (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Arizona Coyotes' Alex Goligoski set for career game No. 900 on Monday night (Arizona Republic)
Vanecek, Samsonov were risks, but gamble has paid off (Washington Times)
Frederik Andersen’s lingering injury clouds Maple Leafs’ game plan in net (Toronto Star)
Dach a full participant at Blackhawks practice (Chicago Daily Herald)
Frederick Gaudreau is enjoying his moment with the Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Calmer Cholowski eager to prove worth to Wings (Detroit Free Press)
Ducks rookie Jamie Drysdale making a ‘great, great’ first impression (Orange County Register)
Vitali Kravtsov on verge of highly anticipated Rangers returnTop Rangers prospect on verge of highly anticipated return (New York Post)
Penguins assign forward Sam Miletic to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)