Hockey headlines for March 27, 2022

Sunday, March 27, 2022

Kaprizov scores twice, Spurgeon nets OT winner as Wild rallies vs. Columbus in Fleury's debut (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
On milestone night, Nicklas Backstrom likes them apples (Washington Post)
Hurricanes pummel Blues, 7-2, as Andrei Svechnikov scores twice on his birthday (Raleigh News & Observer)
Edmonton Oilers don't bother with defence in 9-5 drubbing by Flames (Edmonton Journal)
The Giroux effect: In 2nd game for Panthers, forward makes huge plays to cap comeback win (Miami Herald)
Timo Meier’s hat-trick leads Sharks past Anaheim Ducks (San Jose Mercury News)
Canadiens sign defenceman Jordan Harris to NHL entry-level contract (Montreal Gazette)
Maple Leafs sign Harvard star Nick Abruzzese, with Matt Knies perhaps next from college ranks (Toronto Sun)
Canadiens' Luke Richardson enters NHL COVID-19 protocol (Montreal Gazette)
New Lightning forward Brandon Hagel has found believers with hard work, patience (Tampa Bay Times)
Tyler Motte adjusting to more than time zone after trade to Rangers (New York Post)
Canadiens out of playoffs, but beating Leafs at home always feels good (Montreal Gazette)
Big win bolsters playoff chase (Vancouver Province)
Bruins swamp Islanders for fourth straight win (Boston Herald)
Jordan Spence, Sean Durzi send Kings past Seattle (Los Angeles Daily News)
Maple Leafs hold edge in play but lose to Canadiens on a couple of late goals (Toronto Sun)
Once again, Kraken can’t extend their win streak as they fall to Kings (Seattle Times)
Stars fail to capitalize both on critical power play, and on chance to put away Canucks in loss (Dallas Morning News)
Panthers claw way back against Sens, despite Forsberg's dazzling night (Ottawa Sun)
Ducks fail to provide offense support for Lukas Dostal in loss to Sharks (Los Angeles Daily News)
Blackhawks collapse in third period, lose to desperate Golden Knights (Chicago Sun-Times)
Playoff-bound Bruins too much for Islanders (New York Newsday)
Red Wings zapped on special teams by Lightning again in 2-1 OT loss (Detroit Free Press)
Canucks' Matt Highmore out with 'upper-body' injury (Vancouver Province)
Lightning’s Ryan McDonagh out indefinitely with upper-body injury (Tampa Bay Times)
Nelson finally reaches 30 goals, with 40 in sight (New York Newsday)
Flames rearguard Hanifin completes rapid climb to 500-game milestone (Calgary Sun)
Patrice Bergeron becomes third Bruins player to play 1,200 career games (Boston Globe)
Calgary Flames want playoff series just as badly as Edmonton Oilers do (Edmonton Sun)
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin recovering from illness (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen nearing return, possibly as soon as Tuesday at Anaheim (Dallas Morning News)
Jason Zucker, nearing a return, hopes to finally deliver for the Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Alec Martinez speaks up after long road to recovery (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wild's Eriksson Ek believes in himself amid high-scoring season (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers' Miller continues his steady improvement (New York Newsday)
Owen Tippett seizing chance for fresh start (Philadelphia Inquirer)
With support from afar, Dylan Cozens learning patience in Year 2 with Sabres (Buffalo News)