Hockey headlines for April 25, 2024

Thursday, April 25, 2024

What happened to the fun, high-scoring Stars? Dallas needs a playoff miracle now (Dallas Morning News)
Anze Kopitar’s overtime goal lifts Kings past Oilers in Game 2 thriller (Los Angeles Times)
Bruins captain Brad Marchand couldn’t wait for Game 3 to begin, and it showed in a victory over the Maple Leafs (Boston Globe)
William Nylander not in the Maple Leafs' lineup for Game 3 against Boston (Toronto Sun)
Panthers’ Sam Bennett out for at least next two games at Tampa Bay with injury (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Hurricanes’ Brett Pesce expected to miss remainder of playoff series against Islanders (Raleigh News & Observer)
Islanders starting Ilya Sorokin in net for crucial Game 3 vs. Hurricanes (New York Post)
Lindy Ruff motivated to take Sabres to 'next step' in second stint as head coach (Buffalo News)
David Quinn fired as Sharks’ head coach after two seasons (San Jose Mercury News)
Arizona Coyotes fans named most loyal in NHL after team's relocation to Utah (Arizona Republic)
Central time zone, ‘ugly stepchild of television’ says veteran broadcaster (Winnipeg Free Press)
Plot twist: Kings steal home ice from Edmonton Oilers in OT stunner (Edmonton Sun)
Power failure helps lead to Maple Leafs' downfall in Game 3 loss (Toronto Sun)
Stars were stifled by Vegas once again. Do Golden Knights have Dallas figured out? (Dallas Morning News)
Brad Marchand the ultimate thorn in Leafs' side with Bruins' Game 3 win (Toronto Sun)
Mentality in the spotlight as series shifts to Nashville tied 1-1 (Vancouver Province)
Patrick Roy: Islanders have to get back to what they did well in Game 1 (New York Post)
Jets need to lift game to next level (Winnipeg Free Press)
Winnipeg Jets looking for more aggression as series shifts to Colorado (Winnipeg Sun)
With control of series in the balance, Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev crafted his redemption story (Denver Post)
Jets' big goaltending advantage seems to have narrowed (Winnipeg Sun)
‘Best save I’ve ever seen’: Sergei Bobrovsky’s dazzling save gets national attention (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Rangers’ Jack Roslovic came up big in Game 2 victory: ‘Elite play’ (New York Post)
From even-strength aptitude to power-play incompetence, a situational look at the Penguins' season (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
How Filip Forsberg delivered a playoff-changing goal just when Nashville Predators needed one (The Tennessean)
Penguins forward Rickard Rakell aims to 'come back a lot better next year' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wings' Seider proud of iron man streak, less so of fighting (Detroit Free Press)
'I've played it before': Where is Connor Zary’s future with the Flames — centre or wing? (Calgary Sun)
Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson joins Sweden for IIHF World Championship (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Detroit Red Wings' Dylan Larkin, Alex Lyon to compete for USA at World Championship (Detroit Free Press)
Flyers’ Joel Farabee makes the cut for the U.S. national team (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wild’s Matt Boldy added to U.S. National Team (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Al Shaver, voice of the North Stars, has died at age 96 (St. Paul Pioneer Press)