Hockey headlines for March 28, 2021

Sunday, March 28, 2021

Golden Knights back in first after OT win over Avalanche (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Craig Smith’s late goal helps Bruins extend Sabres’ losing streak to 17 games (Boston Globe)
Matthews caps comeback as Maple Leafs beat Oilers in overtime (Toronto Sun)
Carolina Hurricanes fight past Tampa Bay Lightning in Central Division battle (Raleigh News & Observer)
Penguins blow out the NHL's stingiest team -- before the game was half over (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Two years between victories for Wings goalie? Pickard makes it so in 3-1 win (Detroit Free Press)
Kings acquire Brendan Lemieux from Rangers (Los Angeles Daily News)
Penguins forwards Mark Jankowski, Branton Tanev placed on NHL's covid-19 protocol list (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kessel's hat trick, Hill's shutout help Coyotes roll to win over Sharks (Arizona Republic)
Nashville Predators' offense caught up with defense and now they're in the playoff hunt (The Tennessean)
Flyers outlast Rangers, 2-1, on Samuel Morin’s first NHL goal (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Aaron Ekblad scores game-winner in OT — twice! — and Panthers snap 3-game losing streak (Miami Herald)
Kirby Dach makes his season debut, but the Chicago Blackhawks stumble to a 3-1 home loss to the Nashville Predators (Chicago Tribune)
Maple Leafs come back to haunt the Edmonton Oilers again (Edmonton Sun)
Avalanche extends points streak but loses in overtime to Vegas Golden Knights (Denver Post)
Sharks’ offense goes dormant, again, as Arizona Coyotes complete sweep (San Jose Mercury News)
Stars’ inability to win consecutive games has Dallas hovering in mediocrity after OT loss to Panthers (Dallas Morning News)
Blue Jackets' start key road trip with a thud in Detroit (Columbus Dispatch)
Rangers' domination of rival comes to end (New York Post)
Penalty-riddled Lightning drop second straight (Tampa Bay Times)
Sorokin pulled as Isles' three-game win streak ends (New York Newsday)
Flames get Sutter’s message, take advantage of Brossoit’s off night to beat Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
Flyers’ Nolan Patrick contributes key goal and says he is getting ‘closer and closer’ to regaining form (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Red Wings' Pickard gets rewarded for dedication with victory in first start (Detroit News)
Golden Knights fourth line makes impact in victory (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
With Dal Colle injured, Bellows back in lineup (New York Newsday)
NHL fines Coyotes’ Nick Schmaltz for hit on Radim Simek: “That’s a dangerous play” (San Jose Mercury News)
It’s back to the drawing board for the Vancouver Canucks (Vancouver Province)
Blues scoring struggles have hit everyone (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Ducks treating season as a character-building exercise (Orange County Register)
Campbell the man in Leafs net as Oilers set starts, Andersen's return 'not imminent' (Toronto Sun)
Wild goaltender Cam Talbot reminding everyone who he is (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
LaBarbera impressed with Wolf's red-hot WHL start (Calgary Sun)
Blackhawks hope to get some fans in United Center soon (Chicago Daily Herald)