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Friday, April 24, 2026

Lightning’s Game 3 road mission is to embrace the environment (Tampa Bay Times)Late Update
Change could be in the air for Bruins’ lineup (Boston Herald)Late Update
Knights forward bringing hits with a side of skill in series (Las Vegas Review-Journal)Late Update
Columbus Blue Jackets, coach Rick Bowness weigh staff changes (Columbus Dispatch)Late Update
Red Wings goalie prospect has record-setting night in first loss (MLive.com)Late Update
John Chayka and Scott White emerge as finalists for Maple Leafs GM job (Toronto Sun)Late Update
Why the Canucks should bring Laurence Gilman home (Vancouver Province)Late Update
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman confident Senators arena project is on the right path (Ottawa Sun)Late Update
Flyers fans proudly show off their ‘pettiness’ with a Sidney Crosby embellishment billboard in South Philly (Philadelphia Inquirer)Late Update
Carolina Hurricanes push Senators to the brink after gritty Game 3 win at Ottawa (Raleigh News & Observer)
Avalanche grind out another win in Game 3, push Kings to the brink (Denver Post)
Alex Lyon steps in to help Sabres stop Bruins, take 2-1 Stanley Cup Playoffs series lead (Buffalo News)
Flyers goalie Dan Vladař misses practice after suffering apparent injury late in Game 3 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Steve Yzerman 'very disappointed' in Red Wings finish, doesn't rule out 'shakeup' (Detroit News)
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says he felt it was appropriate to give Senators a first-round pick this spring (Ottawa Sun)
Kevyn Adams, Josh Doan's father give Vancouver GM search a Sabres connection (Buffalo News)
Why a lack of GM experience for Maple Leafs candidates may not be an issue in Stanley Cup quest (Toronto Sun)
Danny Brière has deftly rebuilt the Flyers into a playoff team in three years. Are even better days ahead? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kings lose again to Avalanche, who take commanding 3-0 series lead (Los Angeles Times)
Bruins let Game 3 get away in third period, lose 3-1 to Buffalo (Boston Herald)
Senators coach Travis Green incensed at losing Jake Sanderson to a head shot (Ottawa Sun)
Pathetic power play paralyzes Senators in Game 3 loss to Hurricanes (Ottawa Sun)
One year later, Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog ‘very pleasantly surprised’ with how his body has held up (Denver Post)
Ducks ‘excited’ to welcome Edmonton for Game 3 (Orange County Register)
Oilers dogged by issues at centre early in NHL playoffs Round 1 against Ducks (Edmonton Sun)
Penguins say they have 'great opportunity' despite 3-0 deficit to Flyers. But can they come back? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Edmonton Oilers bring regular season game into playoffs, and that's not good (Edmonton Sun)
Stars rode top players through three games, but depth test awaits vs. Wild (Dallas Morning News)
Knights forward bringing hits with a side of skill in series (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Special teams searching for answers after Wild drop Game 3 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Stars have the advantage on Wild when lots of penalties are called (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jon Cooper knows the task Lightning face trying to win in Montreal (Tampa Bay Times)
Stars' Roope Hintz takes positive step in injury recovery, but 'still a ways away' (Dallas Morning News)
Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner is no stranger to rebounding from 3-0 deficit (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Canadiens need Cole Caufield back on scoring track against Lightning (Montreal Gazette)
Anything but ‘too small,’ Brandon Hagel making a huge playoff impact (Tampa Bay Times)
Flyers defenseman Nick Seeler walked away from the NHL, came back, and now has his first playoff goal (Philadelphia Inquirer)
For Todd McLellan, Red Wings' late-season fade 'starts with us' (Detroit News)
Jordan Kyrou undergoes minor knee surgery, Blues announce (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Zayne Parekh's post-deadline run suggests next season could be fun (Calgary Sun)
How Blues prospects have progressed this season under Steve Ott (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Trio of Penguins prospects sign tryout contracts with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Head on straight: Demotion sits well with Jets’ prospect Salomonsson (Winnipeg Sun)
Newly-signed defenceman Brown brings confidence to Moose roster (Winnipeg Free Press)
The Maple Leafs’ loss should prove to be the Marlies’ gain in the AHL playoffs (Toronto Star)
‘We’re all hockey fans now’: Here’s how the Mammoth have created a hockey culture quickly in Utah (Salt Lake Tribune)