Hockey headlines for April 12, 2022

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Jets keep flicker of playoff hopes alive with 4-2 win over Canadiens (Winnipeg Free Press)
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin suspended 4 games for cross check (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kings’ Drew Doughty out for the season after surgery (Los Angeles Daily News)
Nathan Smith signs with Arizona Coyotes 2 days after end of his college career (Arizona Republic)
Ducks expected to retain Dallas Eakins as coach next season (Orange County Register)
Sharks’ Boughner reacts to Saturday’s caught-on-camera kerfuffle on bench (San Jose Mercury News)
Owen Power launches NHL career with the Sabres. Just don’t call him the franchise saviour (Toronto Star)
Hype, scrutiny will follow Sabres' Owen Power, but Rasmus Dahlin can help (Buffalo News)
Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are (almost) the Leafs’ duo of the century (Toronto Star)
'It's been a lot of fun': Pending UFA Gagner hopes to return to Wings (Detroit News)
Lightning’s Brandon Hagel finding a home with new linemates (Tampa Bay Times)
A year after being traded to the Penguins, Jeff Carter still embraces his challenge (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Canadiens' comeback falls short in loss to Jets (Montreal Gazette)
Canadiens' Carey Price won't make season debut against Jets (Montreal Gazette)
Kings still face a battle to make playoffs (Los Angeles Daily News)
The Stars’ path to the playoffs is simple - but that doesn’t make it easy (Dallas Morning News)
Rangers have playoff spot but want division title (New York Newsday)
Capitals’ players-only meetings fuel recent surge (Washington Post)
Longest homestand of this Nashville Predators season comes at exactly the right time (The Tennessean)
Isles not in contention but can mess with contenders (New York Newsday)
Larsen wants Blue Jackets pushing to the finish line (Columbus Dispatch)
Defensemen’s return strengthens Golden Knights’ lineup (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Return of Krug means a blueline overflowing with experience (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Golden Knights captain on track to return from injury soon (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Gabe Landeskog still not skating. But still scheduled to return to Avalanche lineup by playoffs. (Denver Post)
With both goalies hot, who gets the playoff start for the Oilers? (Edmonton Journal)
Rangers’ Kaapo Kakko, Kevin Rooney leaned on each other during long rehabs (New York Newsday)
Andersson's pairing with Hanifin brings big two-way play for Flames (Calgary Herald)
Canucks’ Alex Chiasson makes most of his reminder season (Vancouver Province)
Jake Middleton has stabilized Wild blue line with solid play, infectious personality (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blackhawks still waiting for Philipp Kurashev to show what he could be (Chicago Sun-Times)
Canucks rookie Vasily Podkolzin prepares, plays like poised professional (Vancouver Province)
Penguins assign forwards Anthony Angello, Radim Zohorna to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
‘We’re really excited about his potential’: Bobby Brink to make Flyers debut on Tuesday (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Johnson and Blankenburg join Blue Jackets for first practice (Columbus Dispatch)
Former top-10 pick Owen Tippett hopes to maximize his potential with the Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)