Hockey headlines for April 11, 2025

Friday, April 11, 2025

On a night Alex Ovechkin is feted at home, Caps secure top seed in East (Washington Times)
Jets grab stranglehold on division crown with rout of Stars (Winnipeg Sun)
Columbus Blue Jackets' comeback win over Buffalo Sabres preserves playoff hopes (Columbus Dispatch)
Kings dominate Ducks to maintain gap over Oilers in Pacific Division (Los Angeles Times)
Brock Boeser thinks a new Canucks contract is 'unlikely' (Vancouver Province)
Maple Leafs blueline looking like Toronto's skyline as Blake Smith signs (Toronto Sun)
Pick your playoff poison: Sizing up the Maple Leafs’ potential post-season opponents (Toronto Star)
Sidney Crosby, longtime Penguins discuss impact of Ray Shero — a ‘gentleman’ and Cup-winning exec (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
McDavid says Edmonton Oilers might be down but they're far from out (Edmonton Sun)
Connor Bedard will chase more speed this offseason to become a ‘more dangerous player’ for Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago Inquirer)
An unknown pick by another GM, Matthew Knies is flying with Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
As Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury nears retirement, he’s soaking in every moment (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Panthers rounding into form ahead of playoffs, overcome early deficit to beat Red Wings (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Blackhawks' rare scoring surge — after rare meeting — leads to rare road win (Chicago Sun-Times)
Somehow a sweep of Colorado (Vancouver Province)
Detroit Red Wings all but eliminated, fall 4-1 to Florida Panthers (Detroit Free Press)
Jared McCann reaches 60-point mark, but Kraken fall to Vegas in road finale (Seattle Times)
Shorthanded Avalanche drops home finale to Canucks (Denver Post)
Sabres 'unbelievably close' to extending win streak, but mistakes costly in 3-2 loss (Buffalo News)
Nashville Predators beat Utah Hockey Club 4-3 on Filip Forsberg's shootout goal (The Tennessean)
Former Bruins do damage as Blackhawks score three goals on three straight shifts in 93 seconds in third period (Boston Globe)
Isles routed by Rangers, leaving both teams on brink of playoff elimination (New York Newsday)
Marcus Hogberg’s nightmare stretch makes Islanders’ offseason priority clear (New York Post)
Ilya Sorokin injury an apt final blow to a cursed Islanders season (New York Post)
Nathan MacKinnon out with minor injury, could miss final three regular-season games (Denver Post)
Brady Tkachuk to skate Friday, but may not play for Senators until playoffs start (Ottawa Sun)
Rutger McGroarty one of several injured Penguins who will miss the rest of the NHL season (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
San Jose Sharks lose another defenseman to season-ending injury (San Jose Mercury News)
As his suspension nears its end, Aaron Ekblad is back practicing with the Florida Panthers (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
JJ Peterka's progress makes winger one of the Sabres' 'core, young guys' (Buffalo News)
Penguins recall trio of forwards from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Hulking prospect Vilmer Alriksson joins Abbotsford with junior season over (Vancouver Province)
San Jose Sharks add another high-scoring prospect to Barracuda’s roster (San Jose Mercury News)
Flyers prospect Devin Kaplan and West Chester’s Jack Page are chasing an NCAA title with Boston University (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Alex Bump showcases his diverse offensive skill set as Western Michigan reaches NCAA title game (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Tom Willander question remains as Boston University makes NCAA Frozen Four final (Vancouver Province)
Penguins' Kyle Dubas named Canada's general manager for IIHF World Championship (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)