Hockey headlines for April 5, 2021

Monday, April 5, 2021

Look who’s leading the NHL in points: Panthers beat Blue Jackets, complete 4-0 homestand (Miami Herald)
'Got more and more fun': Maple Leafs learn to win the hard way in Calgary (Toronto Sun)
Capitals hang on to complete season sweep of the Devils (Washington Post)
Red Wings rout Lightning, 5-1, to end 17-game losing streak in Tampa (Detroit Free Press)
Stars coach Rick Bowness pulled during loss to Hurricanes, enters COVID-19 protocols; Anton Khudobin cleared (Dallas Morning News)
COVID-19: Chatfield, Michaelis added to Canucks' concerning protocol list (Vancouver Province)
Canucks’ COVID outbreak eclipses 20 cases with some ‘intense’ symptoms (New York Post)
Jets wish Canucks speedy return (Winnipeg Free Press)
Defenceman Morgan Rielly rates a 10 for Maple Leafs in games played (Toronto Sun)
Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek posts triumphant return from injury (Raleigh News & Observer)
Jakob Chychrun's first career hat trick leads Coyotes to overtime win over Ducks (Arizona Republic)
Ducks fail to capitalize on Trevor Zegras’ playmaking, lose in OT (Orange County Register)
Blue Jackets swept again, shut out by Panthers (Columbus Dispatch)
Severson airs out frustration as Devils lose third straight game (NorthJersey.com)
Lightning routed by division’s worst team (Tampa Bay Times)
Maple Leafs' top stars too much for Flames in Easter Sunday loss (Calgary Sun)
'He was sharp': Thomas Greiss' key save at crucial moment sparks Red Wings (Detroit News)
After a lost month, Blues again search for something to get them restarted (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Ducks facing numerous challenges as they head toward the stretch run (Orange County Register)
Hard to believe, but Jets combo of Perreault, Lewis and Thompson astounding plus-18 (Winnipeg Free Press)
Mark Stone concerned about Golden Knights’ struggling power play (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Have the Wild found a No. 1 center in Joel Eriksson Ek? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
What’s behind Cody Ceci’s resurgent season with the Penguins? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Martin expanding his identity with work on Isles' power play (New York Newsday)
Blackhawks’ Philipp Kurashev struggling with consistency, needs April revival (Chicago Sun-Times)
Speedy Hinostroza figures to push for playing time (Chicago Daily Herald)
Avs defenseman Jacob MacDonald took long road to NHL, and 28-year-old Cornell grad is just getting started (Denver Post)
Penguins assign forwards Anthony Angello, Frederick Gaudreau to taxi squad (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)