Hockey headlines for April 7, 2024

Sunday, April 7, 2024

Auston Matthews scores league-leading 64th goal in 4-2 Maple Leafs win over Canadiens (Toronto Star)
Penguins hold on to beat Lightning, continue implausible late-season run (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Varlamov blanks Predators in Isles' fourth straight win (New York Newsday)
Adrian Kempe scores twice as Kings beat Canucks (Los Angeles Daily News)
Jesper Boqvist’s OT winner lifts Bruins over Panthers, 3-2 (Boston Herald)
Sharks’ Eklund has hat trick, helps Los Gatos native earn first NHL win (San Jose Mercury News)
NHL referee hospitalized after leaving Penguins-Lightning game on a stretcher (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kevin Bieksa: Canucks wanted Tampa Bay in 2011 Stanley Cup final (Vancouver Province)
Capitals stalwarts T.J. Oshie, John Carlson share more than an NHL legacy (Washington Post)
Mr. Big Shot: Connor Bedard’s signature delivery for the Chicago Blackhawks ‘comes off like a BB, a rocket’ (Chicago Inquirer)
Flames don't matter but still a dramatic night for Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Blackhawks continue springtime surge with win over conference-leading Stars (Chicago Sun-Times)
Blue Jackets down Flyers, match NHL record for defenseman goals (Columbus Dispatch)
Jets tame Wild again (Winnipeg Free Press)
Semyon Varlamov shuts out Preds (The Tennessean)
Once again, it's next to impossible to come back (Vancouver Province)
With 3-2 overtime loss in San Jose, Blues swept by last-place Sharks in season series (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Flyers fall outside playoff bubble with 6-2 loss to Blue Jackets, extend skid to seven games (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Lightning’s late rally not enough against surging Penguins (Tampa Bay Times)
Flames fight hard, but fall to Oilers in the Battle of Alberta (Calgary Sun)
Wild lose to Jets again 4-2 despite Kaprizov's two goals (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
After healthy scratch, Connor Zary bounces back versus Oilers (Calgary Sun)
Blues look to the future by icing young lineup Saturday in San Jose (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Beloved ex-Islanders coach Barry Trotz makes UBS Arena return as Predators GM (New York Post)
Rangers already passing playoff tests down stretch (New York Newsday)
Tough roster decisions loom for Knights during playoff push (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Senators will be without Tim Stutzle on his bobblehead night (Ottawa Sun)
Jesper Wallstedt recalled from Iowa, will start at Chicago (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
"This is the year": Jets prospect McGroarty two wins from national title (Winnipeg Sun)