Hockey headlines for April 8, 2025

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Jets rewrite record book (Winnipeg Free Press)
Rangers’ playoff hopes all but done after lopsided loss to Lightning (New York Post)
Jared Bednar doesn’t rule out AHL game(s) for Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog (Denver Post)
Ovechkin named NHL’s First Star of the Week after breaking Gretzky’s record (Washington Times)
Hockey world reacts to death of longtime goalie, beloved broadcaster Greg Millen (Calgary Sun)
Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin praise Alex Ovechkin for becoming NHL’s all-time leading scorer (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Could Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews one day break Alex Ovechkin's NHL goals record? (Toronto Sun)
Lightning get power play moving in road win over Rangers (Tampa Bay Times)
Seattle Kraken play spoiler again, beat playoff-bound Kings (Seattle Times)
Cutter Gauthier, Ducks edge depleted Oilers (Orange County Register)
Oilers take it on the chin, literally, in another loss to Anaheim (Edmonton Sun)
Kings edged by Kraken in rare home loss (Los Angeles Daily News)
Smith scores twice, but San Jose Sharks’ third period woes prove costly (San Jose Mercury News)
Rodrigue makes first NHL start in net for injury-riddled Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Wherever they finish in standings, the Panthers know ‘there’s no weak link’ in playoffs (Miami Herald)
Knights turning key weakness into strength as playoffs approach (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Injured San Jose Sharks rookie defenseman to miss rest of season (San Jose Mercury News)
Across past 2 months, no player has been more productive than Blues' Robert Thomas (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
What does Lukas Reichel's Blackhawks future look like after another middling season? (Chicago Sun-Times)
Gatcomb having more than a trivial impact on Islanders (New York Newsday)
Rookie forward Zack Bolduc finds his spot on the Blues power play: 'It’s amazing how it’s just worked' (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Blackhawks' Sam Rinzel already showing he can set pace at NHL level: 'He takes control' (Chicago Sun-Times)
San Jose Sharks’ 2023 first-round draft pick joins AHL affiliate (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins defenseman Jack St. Ivany is once again pushing for the playoffs (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Boston College product Ryan Leonard enjoys memorable first NHL week with Capitals (Boston Globe)
Budweiser gifts 28 goalies, including three former Flyers, beer for shutting out Alex Ovechkin (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Meredith Gaudreau gives birth to baby boy seven months after husband Johnny Gaudreau’s death (Philadelphia Inquirer)