Hockey headlines for March 8, 2023

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Lightning snap losing streak with home win against Flyers (Tampa Bay Times)
Auston Matthews' power-play goal lifts Maple Leafs over New Jersey Devils (Toronto Sun)
Florida’s playoff push continues with win vs. Vegas. The full-strength Panthers are 2-0 (Miami Herald)
Kraken down Ducks for fifth win in a row as run to NHL playoffs rolls on (Seattle Times)
Isles rally to beat Sabres in another must-win game (New York Newsday)
O'Reilly undergoes surgery and will be out four weeks, Samsonov to start for Maple Leafs vs Devils (Toronto Sun)
Rangers’ K’Andre Miller returns rested after spitting suspension (New York Post)
Canucks sign Guillaume Brisebois to two-year contract extension (Vancouver Province)
Penguins pull off improbable comeback to beat Blue Jackets (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Avs snap winless streak with lopsided 6-0 shutout of weakened San Jose Sharks (Denver Post)
Travis Boyd scores twice, Coyotes stun Blues in 6-2 win (Arizona Republic)
Karlsson fumes after non-call, feels he was ‘disrespected’ by official in Sharks’ loss to Avalanche (San Jose Mercury News)
The Tampa Bay Lightning strike three times on the power play in their 5-2 defeat of the Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blue Jackets lose 4-0 lead in Pittsburgh, fall in OT to Penguins (Columbus Dispatch)
Devils’ defense falters in ugly 4-3 loss to Maple Leafs (NJ.com)
Scoreless duel finally ends with Flames edging Wild 1-0 in shootout (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Canadiens' Allen stands on his head, but it's not enough in loss to Hurricanes (Montreal Gazette)
Islanders’ Josh Bailey comes up big despite diminished role (New York Post)
Rangers happy to finally get in a normal practice (New York Newsday)
Rangers making dramatic power-play changes centered around Mika Zibanejad (New York Post)
Lalonde: Red Wings have to 'stop feeling sorry for ourselves,' work harder (Detroit Free Press)
Wild star Jonas Brodin still not skating after being shut down last month (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Penguins promote Alex Nylander from minors, place Ryan Poehling on injured reserve (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Skinner and Ekholm laying foundation for Edmonton Oilers stretch drive (Edmonton Sun)
In challenging season, Wild's Foligno working to find scoring rhythm (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Canucks star Elias Pettersson’s two-way play a mainstay in reaching 300-point milestone (Vancouver Province)
Montour’s having one of Panthers’ greatest defenseman seasons. He and Maurice explain how (Miami Herald)
‘We need more guys like him’: Jakob Pelletier a fountain of positivity for Calgary Flames (Calgary Sun)
Blackhawks prospect Wyatt Kaiser using lessons from training last summer to push toward NHL (Chicago Sun-Times)
Stars forward Jason Robertson’s family did everything to help him, his siblings (Dallas Morning News)
Alex Newhook got a hometown mural in Newfoundland for winning the Stanley Cup, and it’s massive (Denver Post)