Hockey headlines for March 11, 2020

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Bruins reach rarefied air in shutout victory over Flyers (Boston Globe)
'Gives Everyone confidence': Leafs stars align for big win against Bolts (Toronto Sun)
Kaapo Kakko’s two-goal night propels Rangers to key win over Stars (New York Post)
Detroit Red Wings clinch last place in NHL with 5-2 loss to Carolina Hurricanes (Detroit Free Press)
Penguins sign college free agent Drew O'Connor (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Some Blues will be 'a bit uneasy' as team returns to the scene of Bouwmeester's collapse (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
When a Teammate Collapsed, the St. Louis Blues Reeled. Then They Rallied. (New York Times)
Canceled tournaments? Empty arenas? Coronavirus threatens sports at busiest time of year (Washington Times)
Coronavirus: San Jose Sharks wondering if they’ll play home games without fans (San Jose Mercury News)
Blackhawks players aren’t sharing pens for autographs to guard against the coronavirus, but they don’t want to see games played without fans (Chicago Inquirer)
Hawks haven't made big changes due to coronavirus, admit it would be hard to play without fans (Chicago Daily Herald)
Nicolas Deslauriers’ natural hat trick ignites Ducks’ victory over Senators (Orange County Register)
Determined Demko overcomes defensive gaffes (Vancouver Province)
Penguins hope convincing win against Devils serves as ‘stepping stone’ (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Time to worry: As Stars drop sixth straight game vs. Rangers, they suddenly find themselves trying to cling onto playoff spot (Dallas Morning News)
Devils can’t rally in low-energy home loss to Penguins (NJ.com)
Isles fall to Canucks in shootout for seventh straight loss (New York Newsday)
It's a case of too little, too late as Canadiens fall 4-2 to Predators (Montreal Gazette)
Capitals finish ‘average at best’ road trip with a shootout loss against the Sabres (Washington Post)
Anaheim Ducks take the Ottawa Senators in a 5-2 win (Ottawa Citizen)
Lightning’s slow start against Toronto was ‘embarrassing’ (Tampa Bay Times)
Scott Laughton blames himself for crucial mistake in Flyers’ loss to Bruins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Morgan Rielly’s impact in return from injury goes beyond the scoresheet in Leafs’ win over Lightning (Toronto Star)
Stars interim coach Rick Bowness blames preparation for loss to Rangers; Jamie Benn tries to spark team with fight (Dallas Morning News)
How the Flyers have been affected by coronavirus so far (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Amid coronavirus fears, Bruins play on in Philadelphia (Boston Herald)
Islanders mulling over possible consequences of coronavirus (New York Newsday)
'Better rested' Jets feeling positive vibes in playoff hunt (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blue Jackets’ line change is paying off (Columbus Dispatch)
New overtime strategy starts to pay dividends for Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ailing Connor McDavid a game-time decision against Winnipeg (Edmonton Sun)
It's Boychuk's decision when he will return to Islanders (New York Newsday)
Nathan MacKinnon status uncertain after suffering injury in Avalanche’s loss Monday night (Denver Post)
Kreider skates, but no timeline for his return to Rangers (New York Newsday)
Penguins forward Nick Bjugstad out week-to-week with lower-body injury (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Logan Couture to miss at least the start of Sharks’ road trip (San Jose Mercury News)
Flames goalie David Rittich anxious to get back to winning ways at home (Calgary Sun)
Lowry's muscle a welcome addition to lineup (Winnipeg Free Press)
Shayne Gostisbehere wants his ‘ticket on the train (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Keefe’s Leafs will stickhandle Sandin’s ice time the rest of the way — for his own good (Toronto Star)
K'Andre Miller on the brink of joining Rangers organization (New York Post)
Hagel's NHL debut should come Wednesday with Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
Tarasenko return draws ever closer as Brouwer is placed on waivers (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Wild sends forward Gerald Mayhew back to Iowa (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jason Pominville: From 15-year NHL vet to a dad who plays in a rec league (Buffalo News)
Larry Walker to be Avalanche’s honorary emergency goalie against Vegas (Denver Post)