Hockey headlines for April 11, 2024

Thursday, April 11, 2024

Explosive first period guides Blues to 5-2 win against Blackhawks to fend off elimination (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
No McDavid, no problem as Edmonton Oilers flex stretch-drive muscle (Edmonton Sun)
Teams with something to play for should be better (Vancouver Province)
To claim Central Division, Dallas Stars face final test vs. Winnipeg Jets (Dallas Morning News)
Arizona Coyotes fans lament Salt Lake City relocation rumors for NHL team: 'Sickening' (Arizona Republic)
Report: Arizona Coyotes 2024-25 NHL schedule has Salt Lake City relocation version (Arizona Republic)
Nathan MacKinnon summed up Hart Trophy case in one all-around dominant effort (Denver Post)
Penguins' Sidney Crosby again wins NHLPA poll for most complete player (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov voted league’s best playmaker by his peers (Tampa Bay Times)
Golden Knights’ arena earns high marks in NHL player survey (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
How William Nylander has grown and changed over 600 games with the Maple Leafs (Toronto Star)
Like father, like son, Max Domi helping an elite Leafs scorer thrive (Toronto Sun)
Leafs notes: Robertson's staggered schedule can't stop his scoring (Toronto Sun)
Patrick Kane validates Red Wings’ decision, but what about the future? (MLive.com)
Blackhawks implode early in another road loss against Blues (Chicago Sun-Times)
Brock Boeser on milestone 40th goal, grandma's reaction, playoff push (Vancouver Province)
Blues forward Kevin Hayes a healthy scratch again as regular season comes to a close (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
How Vegas loss to Edmonton just shifted the Nashville Predators' likely playoff opponent (The Tennessean)
Isles' playoff path is simple, just not easy (New York Newsday)
Can the Flyers still make the playoffs? Making sense of a congested Eastern Conference postseason race (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Devils’ nightmare season officially toast following mathematic elimination (NJ.com)
Rangers’ slow starts becoming worrying trend with playoffs approaching (New York Post)
How the Nashville Predators evolved from rebuilding afterthought to playoff-bound menace (The Tennessean)
Kraken’s fan base disappointed in missing playoffs. Here’s why that’s a good thing (Seattle Times)
Being a spoiler is best Wild can do in season's final games (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Nearing 1,000th career game, Penguins’ Erik Karlsson elevating play amid playoff push (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
‘Still got it’: Kadri both a bright spot and role model for retooling Flames (Calgary Sun)
Odds better than not, Jim Montgomery says, that Pat Maroon debuts for Bruins on Saturday (Boston Globe)
Rangers need Zibanejad healthy to make Cup dreams a reality (New York Newsday)
Stars forward Evgenii Dadonov returns to practice after two months off ice due to injury (Dallas Morning News)
Penguins hoping Radim Zohorna can bolster bottom 6 with added offensive punch (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Alex Newhook believes he can be top-six forward on rebuilding Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Jets' Stanley earning consistent work with fresh perspective (Winnipeg Sun)
How Michael Bunting, overlooked and a bit of a late bloomer, beat the odds to become a Penguins spark plug (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Florian Xhekaj eager to play after first practice with Laval Rocket (Montreal Gazette)
National title McGroarty’s focus (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jets first-rounder Colby Barlow aims to keep things simple in stint with Moose (Winnipeg Sun)
Colton Sissons is Predators' team banker: Sneak peek into world of 'money on the board' (The Tennessean)