Hockey headlines for April 4, 2024

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Stars maintain look of NHL’s best, demolish Oilers for franchise-record 8th straight win (Dallas Morning News)
Rangers-Devils game descends into chaos with insane line brawl in opening seconds (New York Post)
Nikita Kucherov shines in Toronto, sets Lightning scoring mark in win (Tampa Bay Times)
Quinn Hughes has put this team on his back (Vancouver Province)
Kraken eliminated from playoff contention after 5-2 loss to Kings ends L.A. success (Seattle Times)
Ducks sign Yegor Sidorov and Coulson Pitre to 3-year entry-level deals (Orange County Register)
Columbus Blue Jackets captain Boone Jenner announces stillborn loss of son (Columbus Dispatch)
‘We’re here, face it’: John Tortorella’s Flyers are blocking out the noise as they hit the playoff stretch run (Philadelphia Inquirer)
How Blackhawks rookie star Connor Bedard is drawing more penalties (Chicago Sun-Times)
Connor Bedard’s saucer sometimes is out of this world: ‘I do like to pass,’ the Chicago Blackhawks rookie says (Chicago Inquirer)
Defensive miscues help keep Maple Leafs from clinching playoff spot in loss (Toronto Sun)
Trevor Moore’s hat trick propels Kings past Kraken to end 3-game skid (Los Angeles Daily News)
Devils, Rangers mayhem breaks out two seconds into game: Five fights, eight ejections (NJ.com)
Travis Green infuriated with Rangers-Devils line brawl, shades Peter Laviolette (New York Post)
Rempe returns for Rangers-Devils, immediately among 8 ejected for line brawl (New York Newsday)
Penguins somehow find themselves in playoff race with 2 weeks left in season (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Stars forward Evgenii Dadonov expected to return from long-term injured reserve for playoffs (Dallas Morning News)
Gash to leg sidelines Jets’ Niederreiter (Winnipeg Free Press)
Detroit Red Wings face immediate playoff push without Michael Rasmussen (upper body) (Detroit Free Press)
Islanders need Ilya Sorokin to build off funk-snapping win with playoff hopes still alive (New York Post)
Knights ‘Money’ player keeps hitting milestones with playoffs in sight (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
'He's pretty money': Brandon Saad has played hero in past 3 Blues wins (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Physicality, fight earn Blues defenseman Tyler Tucker another game in the lineup (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Hot streak or sneak preview? Andrei Kuzmenko on offensive tear for Flames (Calgary Sun)
After scoring first goal on Tuesday, Wild wing Mason Shaw vows to keep fighting (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
How a ‘fresh start’ with Bruins helped Pavel Zacha realize his NHL potential (Boston Globe)
Red Wings’ Simon Edvinsson showing mettle in pressure games (MLive.com)
Kraken’s Jaden Schwartz, sorely missed this season when out injured, looks to finish strong (Seattle Times)
Sharks’ first-round pick has big night in North American pro debut (San Jose Mercury News)
Bugs Bunny, Batman to feature in Golden Knights animated broadcast (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Looking for Beck Malenstyn in the NHL offseason? Try the hop farm. (Washington Post)