Hockey headlines for April 18, 2022

Monday, April 18, 2022

Wild clinches NHL playoff berth with overtime victory over San Jose (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Panthers rout Red Wings with monster second period for season-best 10th straight win (Miami Herald)
Blues put a big dent in Smashville, rout Predators 8-3 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Without Matthews, Maple Leafs beat Islanders to set franchise records for wins, points (Toronto Sun)
Canucks captain Bo Horvat hopes to catch break with next injury evaluation (Vancouver Province)
Investigation into NHLPA’s handling of Kyle Beach’s sexual-assault allegations raises more questions than it answers (Chicago Sun-Times)
Treliving wants to ensure Gaudreau remains 'Flame for a long, long time' (Calgary Sun)
Trevor Zegras ties Ducks rookie scoring record in win over Blue Jackets (Orange County Register)
Red Wings can't keep up with Panthers in second-period rout, 6-1 loss (Detroit Free Press)
Isles lose to Leafs, are eliminated from playoff contention (New York Newsday)
Blue Jackets fall to Ducks, losing second straight (Columbus Dispatch)
For the second night in a row, Flyers fall to Sabres, extending skid to five games (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Juuse Saros pulled, St. Louis Blues embarrass Nashville Predators in blowout victory (The Tennessean)
Leafs give Auston Matthews night off with ‘minor injury’ (Toronto Star)
Kevin Fiala's roll doesn't include 30th goal, yet (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Isles' Nelson has ascended to Tavares' former spot (New York Newsday)
Wild’s special teams finishing with a thud (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Full house in Toronto a return to normalcy for Isles (New York Newsday)
Lightning find their ‘old selves’ during goals-fest (Tampa Bay Times)
Kraken finally playing sustained .500 hockey as questions linger about their ‘typical’ expansion season (Seattle Times)
Ducks’ Dallas Eakins on goalie John Gibson: ‘This isn’t easy on him’ (Orange County Register)
Rangers could be forced into another lineup shuffle with Kaapo Kakko injury (New York Post)
Rickard Rakell's chemistry with Sidney Crosby could help Penguins create missing scoring balance (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Dmitry Orlov’s strong return is good sign for Caps as playoffs near (Washington Post)
Mike Matheson evolves into one of the Penguins' most reliable players (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Michael Raffl, Luke Glendening aren’t flashy, but provide big value for Stars in playoff chase (Dallas Morning News)
Hurricanes recall goalie Pyotr Kochetkov after injury to Frederik Andersen (Raleigh News & Observer)
Sens' Austin Watson opens up about his past troubles, big brother role to team's young stars (Ottawa Citizen)