Hockey headlines for March 23, 2024

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Nathan MacKinnon, Valeri Nichushkin set new career highs as Avalanche blasts Blue Jackets (Denver Post)
Stars see glimpse of Jamie Benn’s ‘Bennaissance’ in two-goal night to defeat Pittsburgh (Dallas Morning News)
Capitals’ Tom Wilson suspended six games for high-sticking (Washington Post)
How Danny Brière and the Flyers’ new front office are rebuilding trust with an aching fan base (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Arizona Coyotes show grit with two late goals in overtime win vs. Seattle Kraken (Arizona Republic)
Capitals win a wild one, outlast Hurricanes in a shootout (Washington Post)
Ryker Evans scores first career goal, but Kraken falter late and lose to Coyotes in OT (Seattle Times)
Rantanen scores twice as Colorado Avalanche beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6-1 (Columbus Dispatch)
Tristan Jarry chased again, Penguins' playoff hopes take another hit in loss to Stars (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Rangers rolling again with playoff-style hockey: ‘Helps build an identity’ (New York Post)
The pain of losing: With playoff possibility gone, Ottawa Senators look for positives in finishing stretch (Ottawa Sun)
Benched Maple Leafs D-man Brodie needs to 'clear his head' Keefe says (Toronto Sun)
Bruins’ Pat Maroon takes a major step forward in his recovery from back surgery (Boston Globe)
Stars defenseman Jani Hakanpää unavailable for near future due to lower-body injury (Dallas Morning News)
Perfetti works hard, remains positive while waiting to return to action (Winnipeg Free Press)
Wild get good news on injured stars Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonas Brodin (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Devils brothers Jack, Luke Hughes heating up amid playoff push (NJ.com)
That’s the way he has to play': Jordan Kyrou's big night brings optimism from Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Ekholm's offensive output an added plus to his strong play this season (Edmonton Sun)
Canadiens' Joel Armia has overcome challenging start to the season (Montreal Gazette)
William Carrier’s return felt throughout Knights’ lineup at key time (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Signs for sure are positive’: Burakovsky scoring a rare recent bright spot for Kraken (Seattle Times)
After one game as a healthy scratch, Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist expected back vs. Wild (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Is prospect Jonathan Lekkerimaki on his way to the NHL? (Vancouver Province)
Flyers defensive prospect Hunter McDonald to turn pro with Phantoms (Philadelphia Inquirer)
How Nashville Predators, Juuse Saros help Wags and Walks save dogs from euthanasia (The Tennessean)
Celine Dion adds star power to Bruins game (Boston Herald)