Hockey headlines for March 24, 2021

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Lightning outlast Stars, Andrei Vasilevskiy sets team record (Tampa Bay Times)
Avalanche’s winning streak ends with shootout loss to Coyotes (Denver Post)
NHL looking into ref’s remark on hot mic during Red Wings game (MLive.com)
Canadiens games postponed through Sunday because of COVID-19 protocols (Montreal Gazette)
4 Ducks enter COVID-19 protocol, game vs. Minnesota Wild in jeopardy (Orange County Register)
Cancelled Montreal series has Edmonton Oilers rolling with the pandemic punches (Edmonton Sun)
NHL slaps Sharks’ Kurtis Gabriel with fine for pregame altercation vs. Kings (San Jose Mercury News)
NHL draft lottery changes might help Red Wings (MLive.com)
As trade deadline approaches, Sabres' Eric Staal focusing on 'what I can control' (Buffalo News)
Could the Bruins pursue the Predators’ Mattias Ekholm at the trade deadline? Maybe, but it’s not that simple (Boston Globe)
Blackhawks’ Calvin de Haan accepts possible expansion draft fate: ‘One team is going to want you, hopefully’ (Chicago Sun-Times)
Chicago Blackhawks return to the United Center and snap a 4-game losing streak with a 3-2 win against the Florida Panthers (Chicago Tribune)
Coyotes rally to force overtime, win in shootout over Avalanche (Arizona Republic)
Devils beat struggling Flyers, continue road success (NorthJersey.com)
Roope Hintz’s injury scare in loss to Lightning shows how fragile the Stars’ season really is (Dallas Morning News)
Defense-challenged Flyers continue March swoon, fall to New Jersey Devils, 4-3 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Panthers lose Barkov to injury and the game to the Blackhawks (Miami Herald)
Red Wings' offense remains cold, shut out by Predators, 2-0 (Detroit Free Press)
Stars forward Joel Kiviranta to be ‘out for a while’ with lower-body injury (Dallas Morning News)
Lightning’s Ryan McDonagh out for Tuesday’s game against Stars (Tampa Bay Times)
Former Blackhawks coach Quenneville feels fortunate to see another ceremony for Kane (Chicago Daily Herald)
Islanders get a much-needed day of rest (New York Newsday)
Flames need wins as season approaches critical point (Calgary Sun)
Shesterkin close to returning to Rangers' net (New York Newsday)
Canucks’ Bo Horvat escapes serious injury, but there’s still a riddle in middle (Vancouver Province)
With big line stifled, Wild looks for scoring support (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jackets' new fourth line proving to be effective (Columbus Dispatch)
Chabot and sharing the ice time load on defence: How much is too much and how little is too little? (Ottawa Citizen)
With Blues' season hitting critical stage, Tarasenko works to knock the rust off (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
What Zach Parise finding his groove again could mean for Wild (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Just two games with Leafs, but Galchenyuk going well (Toronto Sun)
Nic Hague stands tall on Golden Knights’ blue line (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Samuel Morin making strides as he tries to work his way back to Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Skilled Rangers prospect joins team (New York Post)
Vancouver Canucks' farm team still in COVID-19 crisis (Vancouver Province)
How Ben Roethlisberger's personal trainer helped Zach Aston-Reese level up (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)