Hockey headlines for March 15, 2023

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Kings remain hot, bury Islanders with 4-goal 2nd period (Los Angeles Daily News)
Gaudreau's two goals, five points pace Blue Jackets in OT win (Columbus Dispatch)
Montembeault shines between the pipes as Habs end 7-game losing streak (Montreal Gazette)
Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov will have knee surgery, miss rest of the season (Raleigh News & Observer)
Leafs centre Ryan O’Reilly might need longer than four weeks to return from broken finger (Toronto Star)
San Jose Sharks to wear Pride-themed warmup jerseys Saturday as NHL grapples with outside factors (San Jose Mercury News)
Hurricanes find their offense, beat Jets 5-3 behind two goals from Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Raleigh News & Observer)
Oilers rebound from Leafs loss with much-needed win over Senators (Edmonton Sun)
Big night from Brandon Hagel lifts Lightning to win over Devils (Tampa Bay Times)
Rangers roll past Capitals thanks to balanced attack (New York Post)
Checking all the boxes against playoff-bound Dallas (Vancouver Province)
Nashville Predators top Detroit Red Wings, move up in wild-card playoff race (The Tennessean)
Taylor Raddysh’s 1st career hat trick lifts the Chicago Blackhawks to an upset of the league-leading Boston Bruins (Chicago Tribune)
Breakdowns plague Penguins, Tristan Jarry pulled again in bad loss to Canadiens (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Turnovers cost Jets in loss to Hurricanes (Winnipeg Sun)
San Jose Sharks’ home futility continues in loss to NHL’s last place team (San Jose Mercury News)
Devils fall apart in 4-1 loss to Lightning (NJ.com)
Islanders lose on L.A.'s second-period blitz (New York Newsday)
Alex Ovechkin-less Capitals wilt in the Madison Square Garden spotlight (Washington Post)
Flyers’ third-period rally falls short against the Vegas Golden Knights (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Red Wings fall to Nashville, extending road skid to six (MLive.com)
Bruins finished off by lowly Blackhawks for first back-to-back regulation losses of the season (Boston Globe)
Islanders' Jean-Gabriel Pageau scores goal in return from injury (New York Newsday)
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph returns to lineup (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Lightning’ Steven Stamkos scratched from lineup with lower body injury (Tampa Bay Times)
Rangers’ Ryan Lindgren misses eighth consecutive game (New York Post)
No updates on statuses after Jeff Petry, Jan Rutta depart early from Penguins’ loss to Montreal (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Why just being back with Red Wings at all is a big deal for Matt Luff (Detroit Free Press)
Avalanche’s Bo Byram isn’t worried about concussion history when he drops the gloves: “That’s behind me” (Denver Post)
Sean Couturier focused on returning this season but John Tortorella remains skeptical (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Injury sidelines Penguins defenseman Dmitry Kulikov on 'week-to-week' basis (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Injured forward Jake Neighbours nearing return from upper-body injury: Blues Extra (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Ten games into return from hip surgery, Blues defenseman Marco Scandella feels he has 'another level in me' (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Backlund as great as he's ever been – and maybe better (Calgary Sun)
Ducks’ Cam Fowler quietly having a career offensive season (Orange County Register)
Blue Jackets rookie Foudy moved past 'dark times' to earn NHL role (Columbus Dispatch)
Joey Anderson trying to assert himself during functional tryout with Blackhawks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Benoit Allaire has helped Igor Shesterkin manage up-and-down season (New York Post)
Company that owns Bally Sports files for bankruptcy, says game broadcasts will continue (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins, Pirates reportedly may find new TV home with Boston teams via Fenway Sports Group-owned NESN (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Lightning Hall of Fame: Phil Esposito’s dedication to a dream gave Tampa Bay hockey (Tampa Bay Times)