Hockey headlines for March 30, 2022

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Minus Nathan MacKinnon, the Avalanche rally to down the Calgary Flames 2-1 (Denver Post)
Michael McCarron scores twice, Juuse Saros helps save day for Nashville Predators vs Ottawa (The Tennessean)
Rangers top Penguins, move into second place (New York Newsday)
Shorthanded Maple Leafs buckle down for decisive win in Boston (Toronto Sun)
Flyers lose, 4-1, to the Minnesota Wild and are officially out of playoff contention (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Brayden Point, Steven Stamkos lift Lightning to overtime win over Hurricanes (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins sign Western Michigan forward Ty Glover (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flyers sign Western Michigan defenseman Ronnie Attard to entry-level contract (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Hockey world mourns the passing of Senators owner Eugene Melnyk (Ottawa Sun)
Eugene Melnyk's unfinished business: profits, a new arena and that billion-dollar lawsuit (Ottawa Sun)
Sharks’ Erik Karlsson remembers Eugene Melnyk: ‘He was a passionate owner’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Isles' Pageau laments death of Senators owner Melnyk (New York Newsday)
Canucks star J.T. Miller’s production, presence projects as pricey $8-million man (Vancouver Province)
Panthers survive — and hope to take lesson from — disastrous stretch in win vs. Canadiens (Miami Herald)
‘Been there before’: Stars force the issue in 3rd, score twice to avoid loss to spiraling Ducks (Dallas Morning News)
Nelson, Lee power Isles past Blue Jackets (New York Newsday)
Wild flex their muscles in dominant 4-1 win over Flyers (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Penguins fall to Rangers, slip to 3rd place (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Montreal Canadiens mauled by Florida Panthers in 7-4 loss (Montreal Gazette)
Bruins blown away by Leafs in 6-4 loss (Boston Herald)
Hurricanes fall to Lightning in overtime on a power-play goal by Steven Stamkos (Raleigh News & Observer)
Ducks’ winless streak at 10 games after loss to Stars (Orange County Register)
Blue Jackets drop fourth straight despite late push against Islanders (Columbus Dispatch)
Kreider moving up in Rangers' history (New York Newsday)
Playm-A-K-E-R: Avalanche superstar Makar recalls ‘first highlight’ at Saddledome (Calgary Sun)
Cates makes his crazy journey from UMD to Olympics to Flyers (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jets need repeat of recent run (Winnipeg Free Press)
Many Blackhawks -- including coach King -- have plenty to prove down the stretch (Chicago Daily-Herald)
Canucks’ Conor Garland ‘pressing really hard,’ must use teammates more: Boudreau (Vancouver Province)
Hurricanes’ Brind’Amour ‘hopeful’ Kotkaniemi can return soon from injury against Caps (Raleigh News & Observer)
Sorokin expected to return to the ice soon (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights goaltender leaves practice with injury (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kevin Lankinen’s Blackhawks career on thin ice as struggles continue (Chicago Sun-Times)
Line change, tying goal help Sabres winger Alex Tuch relieve some of his pressure (Buffalo News)
Heinola earns another chance to stick in lineup (Winnipeg Free Press)
Ducks want Urho Vaakanainen to ‘go out there and play’ (Orange County Register)
Maple Leafs want Abruzzese to get his feet wet before he makes his NHL debut (Toronto Sun)
Wings recall Swedish goalie Brattstrom from Griffins (Detroit News)
Penguins recall forward Anthony Angello from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)