Hockey headlines for April 18, 2024

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Stars cap off one of franchise’s best seasons with shootout win, Western Conference title (Dallas Morning News)
Nikita Kucherov joins 100-assists club in regular-season finale (Tampa Bay Times)
Auston Matthews denied 70th goal as depleted Leafs lose last regular-season game (Toronto Sun)
Coyotes give fans a win in final Arizona game, fans show plenty of love (Arizona Republic)
Jeff Carter retires from the NHL after Penguins lose to the Islanders in the season finale (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Wild sign goalie Fleury to contract extension for 2024-25 season (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Canadiens lock up head coach Martin St. Louis for three more seasons (Montreal Gazette)
It's official: It'll be Canucks vs Predators in the first round of the NHL playoffs (Vancouver Province)
Kings will learn postseason foe after regular-season finale (Los Angeles Daily News)
Chicago Blackhawks get a New Year’s Eve date with the St. Louis Blues for the Winter Classic (Chicago Inquirer)
One last whiteout? Arizona Coyotes' fans brace for departure as the team plays its final game (Arizona Republic)
Coyotes' potential Utah relocation slammed by former NHL GM: 'I don't get it' (Arizona Republic)
Ottawa Senators have company in their search for a new head coach (Ottawa Sun)
Penguins forward Bryan Rust nominated for King Clancy award (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Rangers’ Jacob Trouba nominated again for King Clancy humanitarian award (New York Post)
Superstar showdown, brothers battle and more Rangers-Capitals storylines (New York Post)
Game 1 of Florida Panthers-Tampa Bay Lightning will face off on Sunday afternoon (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Lightning get afternoon matchup with Panthers to open postseason (Tampa Bay Times)
Bruins-Leafs series starts on Saturday (Boston Herald)
It's a milestone for four Isles as they beat Penguins in Game 82 (New York Newsday)
Oilers on losing end of Arizona Coyotes farewell game at Mullett Arena (Edmonton Sun)
Season's over, but optimism reigns supreme in Canadiens' locker room (Montreal Gazette)
‘We don’t have much to show for it’: Penguins try to process their late surge and sudden elimination (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kyle Palmieri big factor in Islanders’ run to playoffs in career-best season (New York Post)
Penguins maintain belief they are capable of winning the Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
‘We’re building something special’: The Flyers view this year’s disappointment as a step to brighter days ahead (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Red Wings believe steps taken despite late-season stumble (MLive.com)
'I really want to be here': Pascal Vincent shares desire to remain Columbus Blue Jackets coach (Columbus Dispatch)
Kraken know something has to change. Will it be coach Dave Hakstol? (Seattle Times)
From the start, Spencer Carbery believed in his Caps. He was right. (Washington Post)
As the Stanley Cup Playoffs beckon, Zach Parise is ready for his last dance (Denver Post)
Ian Cole set to join unique playoff club (Vancouver Province)
Mikael Backlund enters elite company with fifth season playing all 82 games for the Flames (Calgary Sun)
Analyzing Lukas Reichel's difficult Blackhawks season, what he improved and what he didn't (Chicago Sun-Times)
Blackhawks' Joey Anderson quietly enjoyed career breakthrough by not obsessing about it (Chicago Sun-Times)
'I've played it before': Where is Connor Zary’s future with the Flames — centre or wing? (Calgary Sun)
Ducks’ season ending as Cutter Gauthier’s career begins (Orange County Register)
Red Wings’ Simon Edvinsson to benefit from playoff games with Griffins (MLive.com)
Flyers send four, including Bobby Brink, to AHL’s Phantoms for playoff push (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Barron, Mailloux, Roy and Struble on loan to Laval Rocket amid AHL playoff push (Montreal Gazette)
Morgan Frost, Sean Couturier among the Flyers heading into the offseason unsure of where they stand (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Flyers sign NCAA champion Massimo Rizzo from the University of Denver (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Red Wings sign 2021 second-round pick Shai Buium, goes to GR on ATO (MLive.com)