Hockey headlines for March 18, 2023

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Aston-Reese scores twice, Rielly bags another as Maple Leafs down Hurricanes 5-2 (Toronto Sun)
Max Jones’ breakaway goal propels Ducks past Blue Jackets (Orange County Register)
Capitals can’t overcome another slow start, fall at home to Blues (Washington Post)
‘He’s so explosive’: Owen Tippett’s hat trick carries Flyers to 5-2 win over Buffalo Sabres (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Canadiens' Nick Suzuki fined $2,500 by NHL for cross-checking (Montreal Gazette)
'Special' college career earned Devon Levi a spot with Sabres after contract signing (Buffalo News)
Red Wings call up prize pick from 2021 NHL draft under emergency conditions (Detroit Free Press)
How Boston Left the Rest of the NHL Behind. Far Behind. (New York Times)
Leafs hosting NHL All-Star Game could deepen Toronto’s love for the game — and its pockets (Toronto Star)
Blue Jackets fall to Ducks despite pushback while down (Columbus Dispatch)
Kings on cusp of first place in Western Conference (Los Angeles Daily News)
Rangers feel like they're finally starting to jell (New York Newsday)
Playoff-hungry Oilers winding it up as the season winds down (Edmonton Sun)
Four Wild players could return as early as Sunday in upcoming back-to-back (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
‘I have no timeline’: Flyers winger Travis Konecny taking it slow as he rehabs upper-body injury (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Urgency has to be there says Jets coach (Winnipeg Free Press)
Lambert likely to ride Sorokin in goal down the stretch for Isles (New York Newsday)
Knights’ new center learning little things that come with trade (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Inside Marcus Pettersson’s offensive success for Penguins during banner year (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
It’s been a yo-yo season for the Bruins’ Jakub Lauko. Is his time in roster-bubble purgatory coming to an end? (Boston Globe)
Blue Jackets' needs altering Tarasov's development plan (Columbus Dispatch)
Sharks rookie Eklund is showing he belongs in the NHL. Here’s why his stay might end soon (San Jose Mercury News)
Aidan McDonough is the last of the prospects from the Jim Benning/Judd Brackett era to hit the NHL (Vancouver Province)
Phil Esposito star of the night at Lightning’s first Hall of Fame induction (Tampa Bay Times)