Hockey headlines for April 29, 2021

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Leafs clinch playoff spot with 4-1 win over Canadiens (Globe & Mail)
Golden Knights top Avs in division showdown, win 10th straight (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Another three points for McDavid and strong outing by Koskinen for Oilers in win over Jets (Edmonton Journal)
Blue Jackets' GM has Olympic role for Finland (Columbus Dispatch)
Ex-Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant to coach Team Canada (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Florida Panthers Are Winning, Both On and Off the Ice (New York Times)
The Florida Panthers are playoff bound. All it took was changing (almost) everything. (Miami Herald)
Ducks rally to defeat Kings as future for both clubs is on display (Orange County Register)
Sharks, playing spoiler, sweep two-game series with Arizona Coyotes (San Jose Mercury News)
Now that's a comeback: Blues rally for 4-3 win over Wild (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Arizona Coyotes see playoff hopes fade in lackluster loss to San Jose Sharks (Arizona Republic)
Jets' skid hits five in another loss to Oilers (Winnipeg Sun)
Avalanche suffers first three-game losing streak of season with 5-2 loss at Vegas (Denver Post)
Wild gives up three third-period goals, falls to Blues (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Below-average effort has Green turning red at bench (Vancouver Province)
As Pasichnuk debuts, San Jose Sharks’ youth movement kicks into overdrive (San Jose Mercury News)
Kings top prospect Quinton Byfield to make his NHL debut tonight against Ducks (Los Angeles Times)
Blue Jackets' OT issues remain a concern (Columbus Dispatch)
Evgeni Malkin a full practice participant as he nears return (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Adam Boqvist might not need surgery on his broken right wrist, Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton says (Chicago Tribune)
Spot in Penguins lineup appears secure for Frederick Gaudreau upon return (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Thomas Greiss’ surge gives Red Wings goalie tandem they envisioned (MLive.com)
Rangers star rookie's career is beginning to take off (New York Post)
Sam Reinhart's successful transition to center strengthens Sabres' depth (Buffalo News)
Blackhawks’ Dylan Strome maligns low production as long-term role comes into question (Chicago Sun-Times)
Sabres rookie Dylan Cozens turns to fighting to try to ignite his own game (Buffalo News)
Lightning’s Erik Cernak showing growth, one Gordie Howe hat trick at a time (Tampa Bay Times)
Flames head coach Sutter pleased with defenceman Andersson (Calgary Sun)
Isac Lundestrom progressing ahead of Ducks’ rebuild (Orange County Register)
Leafs vs. Canadiens in the Stanley Cup playoffs would be worth the wait. Darryl Sittler has a feeling (Toronto Star)