Hockey headlines for March 20, 2025

Thursday, March 20, 2025

Joseph Woll stands tall as Maple Leafs edge Avs on bizarre short-handed goal (Toronto Sun)
Wild’s revival builds with 4-0 victory over Kraken (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
St. Paul, Wild want state to cover half of $769M Xcel Energy Center renovation (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk won't be scoreboard-watching: 'We control our destiny' (Ottawa Sun)
Islanders’ 2026 All-Star Game may be an entirely different event (New York Post)
Canada eyeing its strongest NHL playoff presence in decades. Could a Stanley Cup be far behind? (Toronto Star)
Draisaitl blanked against Utah, delaying Oilers forward's quest for his fourth 50-goal season (Edmonton Sun)
Leafs' Mitch Marner made a fine impression on Avs' Devon Toews with Team Canada (Toronto Sun)
Anders Sorensen's time as Blackhawks interim coach nearing end as focus shifts to coaching search (Chicago Sun-Times)
Kraken suffer seventh shutout with loss to Minnesota Wild (Seattle Times)
The Caps are sitting pretty. Now their Stanley Cup playoff prep can begin. (Washington Post)
Time for Jets to turn back up the heat (Winnipeg Free Press)
How the Florida Panthers are retooling their defense pairings with another key player out (Miami Herald)
Edmonton Oilers digging themselves out of the ditch with defence (Edmonton Sun)
Confidence, positivity driving Isles' playoff push (New York Newsday)
Canadiens players embracing the excitement playoff push brings (Montreal Gazette)
Amid rebuild, Sharks still have critical question to answer for next season (San Jose Mercury News)
Detroit Red Wings struggling at 'big boy hockey' time of year? 'Tough luck,' says coach (Detroit Free Press)
Jim Montgomery optimistic about defenseman Colton Parayko's recovery from knee injury (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Adam Fox adjusting to life without ex-Rangers teammate Ryan Lindgren (New York Post)
Penguins' response to blown lead personifies changing view of Tristan Jarry's improved play (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
‘It’s okay to focus on quality over quantity' — How Michael Kesselring is adjusting to new Utah Hockey Club role (Salt Lake Tribune)
What can Fedor Svechkov become for the Nashville Predators? This is what Andrew Brunette sees (The Tennessean)
Why rookie Jonathan Lekkerimaki matters in playoff push (Vancouver Province)
Joona Koppanen’s first NHL goal was a nice reward for a valued veteran on the Penguins’ AHL club (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Derek Ryan happy to be back with the Oilers after Bakersfield stint (Edmonton Sun)
Gophers’ Jimmy Snuggerud, Wild prospect Zeev Buium named Hobey Baker finalists (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Jeremy Swayman met his ‘goalie partner’ on a Halloween visit to Mass. General. On Monday, the pair reunited at TD Garden. (Boston Globe)
Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau widows announce foundation to honor late husbands (Columbus Dispatch)