Hockey headlines for March 29, 2024

Friday, March 29, 2024

Logan Cooley's hat trick ends Preds point streak (The Tennessean)
Carolina Hurricanes clinch NHL playoff berth as top line explodes in win over Red Wings (Raleigh News & Observer)
Despite being idle, Bruins clinch eighth consecutive playoff berth (Boston Globe)
Panthers clinch playoff berth, but sixth loss in past seven games more of a concern (Miami Herald)
Surging Rangers snare shootout win over Avalanche (New York Post)
Joel Eriksson Ek joins Wild’s 30-goals club in victory over San Jose (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blues notch 7th win in 9 games as they top Flames, 5-3 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram fined $5,000 for blindside hit (Buffalo News)
Alex Ovechkin has his swagger back, and Wayne Gretzky's record seems within reach again (Toronto Star)
New GM Daniel Brière loves the challenge of rebuilding Flyers (Montreal Gazette)
Devils’ Martin Brodeur on modern goaltending trends: ‘I think we baby our goalies’ (NJ.com)
Evgeni Malkin’s ‘vintage’ performance pushes the Penguins to a win over the Blue Jackets (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Edmonton Oilers leaving no doubt about playoff readiness (Edmonton Sun)
Kraken overcome power-play blunders, beat Ducks for 2nd time in 3 days (Seattle Times)
Isles open road trip with crucial win over Panthers (New York Newsday)
Mark Giordano, TJ Brodie rise from the depths as Maple Leafs blast Washington Capitals (Toronto Sun)
Rangers beat Avs in shootout as Nathan MacKinnon’s home point streak comes to end (Denver Post)
Special teams failure puts official playoff spot off for another day (Vancouver Province)
Sharks keep it competitive, but see losing skid reach nine games (San Jose Mercury News)
Detroit Red Wings struck by Carolina Hurricanes, 4-0, but remain 2 points back of playoffs (Detroit Free Press)
Flyers struggle to score in 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Capitals, unable to get a grip, are ‘overwhelmed’ by Maple Leafs (Washington Post)
Chicago Blackhawks allow the fastest short-handed goal in franchise history in a 2-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators (Chicago Inquirer)
Better performance, same result as Jets fall to Golden Knights (Winnipeg Sun)
Flames drop fifth-straight with loss to Blues (Calgary Sun)
Penguins' Evgeni Malkin draws inspiration from parents' 1st visit to PPG Paints Arena in years (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Ryan Lindgren returns to Rangers lineup 11 days after scary leg injury (New York Post)
Cal Clutterbuck gets milestone hit in Islanders’ victory (New York Post)
Montreal remains a ‘special’ place for Ryan Poehling five years after his storybook debut (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Former Penguin Alex Nylander, thriving with Columbus, reflects on time in Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
San Jose Sharks winger’s season in question after latest injury (San Jose Mercury News)
Calder Trophy? Wild’s Brock Faber ‘would much rather make the playoffs’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
MSU’s Trey Augustine among Red Wings prospects in NCAA Tournament (MLive.com)
Last year’s Devils playoff hero finally turning things around in AHL (NJ.com)
CSKA Moscow has terminated Ivan Fedotov’s contract, freeing him up to join the Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)