Hockey headlines for April 9, 2024

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Plateaus aplenty as owning day showed the way (Vancouver Province)
Auston Matthews and the Maple Leafs rough up Sidney Crosby and hurt his playoff chances (Toronto Star)
Flyers sign Swedish forward Oscar Eklind to a one-year contract (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Scottsdale mayor opposes Arizona Coyotes arena plan for northeast Phoenix (Arizona Republic)
DU’s first challenge at the Frozen Four: Slow down Macklin Celebrini, the NHL’s next big thing (Denver Post)
Willie O’Ree still dedicated to growing hockey, advocating for social change (Los Angeles Daily News)
Penguins eclipsed by Maple Leafs in overtime (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The Caps, looking to control their fate, need to start scoring again (Washington Post)
Free-falling Flyers maintain belief amid the team’s losing streak: ‘We’re still in the mix’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
With five games left, Ottawa Senators don't want to come up short on the give-a-crap factor (Ottawa Sun)
Injuries on defense cause Sabres to cancel practice as city of Dallas prepares for eclipse (Buffalo News)
Mikhail Sergachev returns to practice 2 months after injury (Tampa Bay Times)
Red Wings’ Ville Husso hopes to be ‘playoff option’ after stint with Griffins (MLive.com)
A bittersweet accomplishment for Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Centre of attention: Jets need Scheifele to warm up, and soon (Winnipeg Sun)
Red Wings need much more scoring from Alex DeBrincat in final playoff push (Detroit Free Press)
Casey Cizikas sparking Islanders’ top line after latest shift: ‘Should have done it before’ (New York Post)
Monahan's commitment to excellence everything the Jets wanted and needed (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jets Dillon credits past and present teammates for his scoring surge (Winnipeg Sun)
Russian rookie learns Wild's rules — including an odd one about Kaprizov (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rocket's Lias Andersson wonders if he has a future with the Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Blackhawks send Wyatt Kaiser to Rockford as season begins winding down (Chicago Sun-Times)
Spat on Edmonton Oilers bench not the first for Evander Kane this year (Edmonton Sun)