Hockey headlines for March 17, 2025

Monday, March 17, 2025

Cale Makar leads Avalanche past Stars in Mikko Rantanen’s return to Ball Arena (Denver Post)
Samberg sinks Seattle: Jets rearguard scores in OT, Jets win 3-2 over the Seattle Kraken (Winnipeg Sun)
Blues continue dominance of Ducks with 7-2 win, now tied for last playoff spot in West (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Edmonton Oilers use trusted strategy to choke out New York Rangers (Edmonton Sun)
Canucks' Filip Chytil in concussion protocol after brutal hit (Vancouver Province)
Mystery injury has taken a toll on Leafs captain Auston Matthews. The numbers tell a story (Toronto Star)
Blackhawks will battle loser reputation when trying to sign top free agents (Chicago Sun-Times)
Is time running out for Sharks winger, other pending RFAs, in San Jose? (San Jose Mercury News)
Blackhawks need to sort out new contract for Ryan Donato, who would 'love to stay' (Chicago Sun-Times)
Detroit Red Wings cut down tired Vegas Golden Knights behind young scorers (Detroit Free Press)
Isles score four goals in third period to defeat Panthers (New York Newsday)
‘Doesn’t really get much bigger than that' — Utah Hockey Club earns two big points against Vancouver (Salt Lake Tribune)
Seattle Kraken fall in OT to Jets, former teammate Brandon Tanev (Seattle Times)
Rangers look mediocre again as loss to Oilers drops them out of playoff spot (New York Post)
Power play outage miffs Vancouver coaches (Vancouver Province)
Reilly returns to Isles' defense in place of injured Pelech (New York Newsday)
The ‘new’ guy giving Red Wings energy while regaining swagger (MLive.com)
Slumping Wild still looking for that ‘next man up’ amid current storm (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Don Sweeney maps out Bruins’ ‘change of direction’ with roster, path forward (Boston Globe)
When Dan Vladar gets the call in net, Flames know he'll be ready (Calgary Sun)