Hockey headlines for April 6, 2021

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Canadiens defeat Oilers in OT, but lose Gallagher in the process (Montreal Gazette)
Matthews provides the power in another Maple Leafs victory (Toronto Sun)
Travis Sanheim’s overtime goal gives Flyers a dramatic 3-2 win in Boston (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Golden Knights halt 3-game skid, rout slumping Blues (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Fans come back to Xcel Center, only to see Wild fall short to Avalanche (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blackhawks center Kirby Dach’s lingering wrist pain is affecting his shooting confidence (Chicago Sun-Times)
Avalanche signs Boulder native Nate Clurman, a junior defenseman out of Notre Dame (Denver Post)
Isles' Barzal named NHL's first star of the week (New York Newsday)
COVID-19: Aggressive virus variant could determine fate of Canucks season (Vancouver Province)
Stars coach Rick Bowness hopes COVID-19 test result is a false-positive, will likely be absent vs. Blackhawks (Dallas Morning News)
Penguins try to remain vigilant in observing NHL's covid guidelines (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Edmonton Oilers ready for whatever the COVID-19 schedule throws at them (Edmonton Sun)
COVID-19: Chatfield, Michaelis added to Canucks' concerning protocol list (Vancouver Province)
Ducks start countdown to what could be an eventful NHL trade deadline (Orange County Register)
The Maple Leafs have Adrian Kempe and Mikael Granlund on their trade deadline radar (Toronto Star)
Giordano's 500 points with Flames a remarkable feat (Calgary Sun)
Avalanche dominates odd second period in 5-4 win over Minnesota (Denver Post)
Michael Bunting's hat trick leads Coyotes past Kings (Arizona Republic)
Jets face familiar foe in 4-3 win over Senators (Winnipeg Free Press)
Misery continues for Blues in blowout loss to Vegas (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Kings done in by another slow start against Coyotes (Los Angeles Daily News)
Bruins lose lead, then game in OT to Flyers, 3-2 (Boston Herald)
Score closer than it should have been in Senators' 4-3 loss to Jets (Ottawa Sun)
Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher has fractured thumb (Montreal Gazette)
Wild winger Nico Sturm takes healthy scratch in stride with bounce-back performance (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Shayne Gostisbehere trying to ‘roll with the punches’ and help Flyers make a playoff push (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pietrangelo plays in St. Louis minus a Blue note on his jersey (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
What Alex Pietrangelo had to say about returning to St. Louis (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins’ Brandon Tanev out ‘week-to-week’ but Teddy Blueger on cusp of return (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
San Jose Sharks defenseman to miss game vs. Anaheim Ducks (San Jose Mercury News)
Ilya Samsonov or Vitek Vanecek? For the Caps, there’s no reason to choose yet. (Washington Post)
On top of his solid season, Linus Ullmark has become a shootout dynamo (Buffalo News)
Lehtonen impressive in Blue Jackets debut (Columbus Dispatch)
Blackwell's promotion has domino effect on Kakko, Kravtsov (New York Newsday)
'Size still matters': Young, big-bodied players strengthening Wings' lineup (Detroit News)
Ducks send rookie Trevor Zegras to minors to adjust to center position (Orange County Register)
Blackhawks center Kirby Dach’s lingering wrist pain is affecting his shooting confidence (Chicago Sun-Times)
No fans expected in Capital One Arena for remainder of Capitals, Wizards regular season games (Washington Post)