Hockey headlines for April 27, 2024

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Rangers clip Capitals to grab commanding 3-0 first-round series lead (New York Post)
Five-pack of third-period goals help Avalanche rout Jets in Game 3, take 2-1 series lead (Denver Post)
Wow! Edmonton Oilers take the life out of L.A. Kings in Game 3 (Edmonton Sun)
Defensive master class hands Vancouver series lead (Vancouver Province)
Knights in familiar territory with chance to all but bury Stars (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Facing elimination, Lightning hope to turn tide in Game 4 vs. Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Maple Leafs stickhandle the return of William Nylander, likely in Game 4 Saturday (Toronto Star)
NHL announces 2024 draft lottery date with the Flyers tentatively holding pick No. 12 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
NHL sets draft lottery date, odds for teams, including Red Wings (MLive.com)
Senators will find out where they'll draft May 7 at NHL lottery (Ottawa Sun)
Frustrated Kings have no answer for high-scoring Oilers in Game 3 blowout loss (Los Angeles Times)
Avs dismantle Jets in a 6-2 Game 3 thumping to take 2-1 series lead (Winnipeg Sun)
Rangers’ Peter Laviolette stays tight-lipped on penalty disparity (New York Post)
Rangers’ dominant play on penalty kill was difference in Game 3 (New York Post)
Rangers’ Matt Rempe knocks Capitals’ Trevor van Riemsdyk out of Game 3 with brutal hit (New York Post)
Vincent Trocheck has another big night for Rangers in Game 3 win (New York Post)
Vilardi, Makar and Mittlestadt all having impact on Jets-Avs series (Winnipeg Free Press)
Once an Avalanche killer, Joel Kiviranta is showing his value as a depth player (Denver Post)
Rangers' Wennberg in Game 3 after 'maintenance' (New York Newsday)
Unsung heroes on Florida Panthers play key role in Game 3 win over Tampa Bay Lightning (Miami Herald)
Bruins relied on their strengths — goaltending and special teams — to take the series lead (Boston Globe)
Facing elimination, Lightning hope to turn tide in Game 4 vs. Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Isles have to win one game at a time vs. Hurricanes (New York Newsday)
In a series with ‘razor-thin margins,’ where can Stars create distance from Vegas? (Dallas Morning News)
Maple Leafs' Keefe: No matter his health, Auston Matthews has 'given us everything' (Toronto Sun)
Mason Marchment, Radek Faksa labeled day-to-day with injuries ahead of Game 3 vs. Vegas (Dallas Morning News)
Islanders’ Kyle MacLean getting front-line shifts due to impressive play (New York Post)
How Vladimir Tarasenko’s playoff experience is helping the Panthers on and off the ice (Miami Herald)
Drew Bannister? David Carle? Who are some potential candidates to be the next Blues coach? (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Penguins' Bryan Rust enjoys career year, laments long offseason to come (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wings prospects getting taste of playoffs with Griffins (Detroit News)
Detroit Red Wings Derek Lalonde, Alex Westlund named assistant coaches for US at Worlds (Detroit Free Press)
Penguins assistant coach Ty Hennes named to United States' staff for IIHF World Championship (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
With Arizona Coyotes gone, $40M makeover of Glendale's Desert Diamond Arena starts soon. What's in store? (Arizona Republic)
Vegas fan hospitalized following assault by Stars fan outside American Airlines Center (Dallas Morning News)