Hockey headlines for April 19, 2022

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Sixth-straight victory stokes playoff optimism (Vancouver Province)
With playoffs nearing, suddenly hot Capitals beat NHL-best Avalanche (Washington Post)
Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin out final six games after core muscle surgery (MLive.com)
Sabres sign forward Josh Bloom to 3-year, entry-level contract (Buffalo News)
Islanders expect emotional night to honor Bossy (New York Newsday)
Flyers trainers sue team, claim Zamboni chemicals at practice facility caused cancer, rare medical conditions (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Marshawn Lynch, Macklemore join Kraken ownership group (Seattle Times)
Have Edmonton Oilers finally figured out playoff formula? Stay tuned (Edmonton Sun)
Every molecule of Jets organization needs to go under microscope (Winnipeg Free Press)
Can the Wild afford Kevin Fiala this offseason? They better hope so. (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Derek King’s patience, honesty and humor have helped Blackhawks endure difficult season (Chicago Sun-Times)
Senators' Austin Watson opens up about his troubled past and the promise of the team's young stars (Ottawa Citizen)
Hurricanes rebound from debacle in Denver as Antti Raanta leads Carolina past Coyotes (Raleigh News & Observer)
Goals from newcomers help Kraken collect 4-2 win over Ottawa (Seattle Times)
Capitals snap Avalanche’s nine-game winning streak in 3-2 defeat (Denver Post)
Coyotes find more goals, but lose seventh straight (Arizona Republic)
Gaudreau, Markstrom help Flames beat Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
Senators suffer severe letdown in loss to expansion Kräken (Ottawa Citizen)
Having clinched the West’s No. 1 playoff seed, Avalanche resting players down the stretch (Denver Post)
Wild safely in playoffs, but plenty at stake as season winds down (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Flyers’ mediocrity becoming more and more painful (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Ducks’ Dallas Eakins: ‘I think our guys have done a great job of sticking together’ (Los Angeles Daily News)
Gerard Gallant expects Kaapo Kakko to be ready for Rangers’ playoff opener (New York Newsday)
Foligno has positive COVID test, stays behind as Wild flies to Montreal (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Key forward expected to return if Golden Knights make playoffs (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
What Spencer Knight’s strong finish means for Panthers’ goalie situation in the playoffs (Miami Herald)
For one game at least, Kyrou gets his groove back for Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Nick Suzuki has become an iron man for the Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Lightning’s Nick Paul holds his own with Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Times)
Veteran Jay Beagle mulls end of career, looks back on fun season with Coyotes (Arizona Republic)
Canucks’ Brock Boeser primed to parlay promise into production (Vancouver Province)
‘I think he’s coming into his own.’ Leafs forward Pierre Engvall is having his best season in a contract year (Toronto Star)
Recent goal streak puts spotlight on Danton Heinen’s productive debut season with Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Bordeleau shines in NHL debut, but questions linger about Sharks’ long-term outlook (San Jose Mercury News)
As NHL playoffs near, Stars’ trio of top prospects look to finish stellar year with run of their own (Dallas Morning News)
‘It’s awesome to see’: Nashville’s star goalie an inspiration for Flames prospect Wolf (Calgary Sun)
Flyers’ Morgan Frost to play first NHL game in Toronto with father and former Maple Leafs announcer watching proudly (Philadelphia Inquirer)