Hockey headlines for April 19, 2024

Friday, April 19, 2024

Nathan MacKinnon breaks Avalanche single-season record for points in regular-season finale (Denver Post)
Jets match records, win Jennings Trophy to close out regular season on a high (Winnipeg Sun)
Kings defeat Blackhawks in OT thriller, will face Oilers again in playoffs (Los Angeles Times)
Sharks’ season ends with a whimper as NHL draft lottery awaits (San Jose Mercury News)
Vancouver Canucks ink winger Vasily Podkolzin to a new two-year contract (Vancouver Province)
Extra-large NCAA defenceman Cade Webber signs with Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo: 'Gut-wrenching' to see emotional last game (Arizona Republic)
The Maple Leafs have invested heavily in the Core Four with no Stanley Cup payoff. Here’s how recent winners spent their money (Toronto Star)
Blues, GM Doug Armstrong count Drew Bannister among finalists for head coaching position (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Penguins' Sidney Crosby expects contract extension discussions this summer (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Connor Bedard assesses rookie season with Blackhawks: 'I was OK' (Chicago Sun-Times)
As Wings head into offseason, Patrick Kane doesn't tip hand on his future (Detroit News)
Kraken finish off disappointing season on a high, winning 4-3 in Minnesota (Seattle Times)
Klapka scores, Weegar sets record as Flames conclude season with blowout win (Calgary Sun)
From the ashes of failure, we present the Stanley Cup playoffs (Vancouver Province)
Edmonton Oilers win big in loss to Colorado (Edmonton Sun)
Wild fall to Kraken in final game: 'Disappointing. Just like our season.' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blackhawks rally, then crumble, in season-ending loss to Kings (Chicago Sun-Times)
Hurricanes are a familiar foe for Isles in first round of playoffs (New York Newsday)
How Nashville Predators improved since being swept by Vancouver Canucks during regular season (The Tennessean)
Can Lightning become the NHL’s first wild card to win a Stanley Cup? (Tampa Bay Times)
The Caps, now used to ‘high-stakes hockey,’ feel ready for playoff pressure (Washington Post)
Playoff run in 2023 ‘lifted a burden’ off Panthers’ Sergei Bobrovsky. ‘Now, he can just play’ (Miami Herald)
Rangers coach Peter Laviolette set for run of reunions, starting with Capitals (New York Post)
On eve of playoffs, Don Sweeney has high praise for Bruins’ work this season (Boston Globe)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s murky Game 1 status may force Islanders to shuffle lines again (New York Post)
Andrei Svechnikov’s style of play for Carolina Hurricanes ‘reeks playoff hockey’ (Raleigh News & Observer)
After challenging season, Brad Marchand eager for playoffs (Boston Herald)
Rangers and Matt Rempe set to push back against Capitals agitator Tom Wilson (New York Post)
'Whole different beast': Wise vet and the kid gear up for Jets playoffs (Winnipeg Sun)
Two inexperienced members of Avalanche defense corps excited for postseason opportunity (Denver Post)
Call-up to Islanders no small thing for 5-foot-8 Ruslan Iskhakov (New York Post)
Ryan Lindgren and brother, Charlie agree not to speak until after playoff series (New York Post)
Penguins eventually figured out life post-Jake Guentzel, but departure rocked team in insurmountable way (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Mike Sullivan, Alex Nedeljkovic paint Tristan Jarry, Penguins goalie situation in positive light (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen out three months after triceps surgery (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins' Kris Letang played through 'myriad of injuries for a long time' this season (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
With ACL recovery on track, Blackhawks’ Taylor Hall used lost season to ‘refresh mentally’ (Chicago Sun-Times)
'I sucked this year. There's no way around it,' Canadiens' Josh Anderson admits (Montreal Gazette)
'A tough question:' As players pack up, Jakob Chychrun unsure of his future with Ottawa Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Dylan Larkin: Red Wings should be driven by hunger, anger and hurt (Detroit Free Press)
Red Wings’ Moritz Seider kept ironman streak intact even after hospital visit (MLive.com)
After 'tough' transition, Bowen Byram aiming to return to Sabres a better defenseman (Buffalo News)
Coronato excited to get started again with Wranglers after Flames season ends (Calgary Sun)
With lottery help, Wild could pick as high as No. 3 in 2024 NHL entry draft (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Longtime Devils staffer who won three Stanley Cups dies (NJ.com)