Hockey headlines for April 14, 2022

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Avalanche steamrolls visiting Kings with season-high nine goals (Denver Post)
Kakko nets pair, Rangers bounce back with shutout of Flyers (New York Newsday)
Avalanche signs Hobey Baker finalist Ben Meyers to two-year contract (Denver Post)
Bruins sign 2019 first-round pick Johnny Beecher to amateur tryout agreement (Boston Globe)
Martin St. Louis expects to be back with Canadiens next season (Montreal Gazette)
NHL announces that Bruins will face Penguins in 2023 Winter Classic at Fenway (Boston Globe)
What’s it like trying to stop Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky? These goalies will be able to tell you (Toronto Star)
Owen Power part of Sabres' foundation for a 'bright future' on defense (Buffalo News)
Canucks’ gifted Quinn Hughes will break blueliner records, sooner or later (Vancouver Province)
Panthers winger Anthony Duclair found a home — and saved his career — in South Florida (Miami Herald)
Ducks GM Pat Verbeek fires back at critics of rookie Trevor Zegras (Orange County Register)
Blue Jackets cap memorable night with 5-1 win over Canadiens (Columbus Dispatch)
Flyers fade quickly in 4-0 loss to New York Rangers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Canadiens prove to be cannon fodder during 5-1 loss in Columbus (Montreal Gazette)
Lafreniere scratched as Chytil returns for Rangers vs. Flyers (New York Newsday)
Six Flyers out vs. Rangers, including Carter Hart, who could miss rest of season (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blue Jackets rookie Nick Blankenburg impresses in NHL debut (Columbus Dispatch)
Blues' better starts have set the table for their better play (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Golden Knights need returning players to get up to snuff fast (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
As bottom looms, Blackhawks swear they haven't packed it in (Chicago Daily-Herald)
Identifying the Sharks’ main issue is easy. Fixing it won’t be so simple (San Jose Mercury News)
Forward Brock McGinn's return offers depth to Penguins' lineup when needed most (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Coyotes' J.J. Moser makes it back from injury, hopes to end memorable rookie season well (Arizona Republic)
Timothy Liljegren is growing with the Maple Leafs’ defence (Toronto Star)
Scott Wedgewood playing his best hockey in Stars’ playoff hunt, showing he belongs in the NHL (Dallas Morning News)
Wyatt Kaiser’s growth another good sign for Blackhawks’ defensive prospect pool (Chicago Sun-Times)
Vitali Kravtsov won’t join Rangers for playoff run as future plans are made (New York Post)