Hockey headlines for March 21, 2023

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Kings ride 4-goal first period to rout of Flames (Los Angeles Daily News)
Aleksander Barkov sets Panthers’ all-time points record as Florida retakes playoff spot (Miami Herald)
Avs wallop unrecognizable Chicago Blackhawks, 5-0, with Cale Makar out with lower-body injury (Denver Post)
Blues defenseman Torey Krug avoids fine after ejection during win over Jets (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Avalanche’s Cale Makar named NHL’s second star of the week (Denver Post)
Devon Levi's lessons from Northeastern will be put to the test with the Sabres (Buffalo News)
Blue Jackets land Colorado College center, McKown, as free agent (Columbus Dispatch)
Son of interim Flyers GM charged in wheelchair incident that was captured on video (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Marty Walsh takes over as NHLPA executive director today. Here’s one thing that will be on the agenda. (Boston Globe)
'It is harmful': No Pride in hockey's troubling trend (Winnipeg Sun)
Sharks’ Karlsson on Reimer’s decision, those Oilers trade rumors, Eklund’s situation, and his own future (San Jose Mercury News)
Former Canucks defenceman Luke Schenn settling back into life with Maple Leafs after trade (Vancouver Province)
'They are just so excited': Stecher’s move to Flames a bonus for two of his biggest fans (Calgary Sun)
Quinn Hughes looking, talking, playing like true captain material (Vancouver Province)
Video saves the Edmonton Oilers in a wild win over last-place San Jose (Edmonton Sun)
Reimer finishes with season-high in saves but Sharks lose to Oilers in OT (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins befuddled by journeyman Senators netminder in close loss to Ottawa (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Red Wings' late season swoon continues as surging Panthers win, 5-2 (Detroit News)
Blackhawks routed by Avalanche; defenseman Ian Mitchell endures rough night (Chicago Sun-Times)
Bryan Rust takes blame for Penguins loss: 'I've got to get that puck out of the zone' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Rangers making push to move up in division race (New York Newsday)
Hurricanes brace for brutal stretch of schedule against multiple Stanley Cup contenders (Raleigh News & Observer)
Golden Knights finish season with tough stretch against West (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Late-season fatigue a challenge for Lightning down the stretch (Tampa Bay Times)
With injuries piling up, ailing Capitals limp toward the finish line (Washington Post)
Without Kaprizov, Wild pile up goals at blistering pace (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Maple Leafs' Keefe calls out slumping Nylander to pick up pace, engagement (Toronto Sun)
Rangers’ Ryan Lindgren on precipice of injury return (New York Post)
Kraken may open a key four-game trip at Dallas without Philipp Grubauer (Seattle Times)
Penguins enter critical stretch with depleted defensive unit as Marcus Pettersson hits LTIR (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Leafs goalie Ilya Samsonov resumes career rebirth with baby on the way (Toronto Star)
Goaltender Dylan Ferguson's road to the Ottawa Senators had bumps along the way (Ottawa Sun)
Winnipeg Jets' top forwards missing in action at most crucial time of the season (Winnipeg Sun)
Devils’ Jesper Bratt snaps out of funk in ‘really important’ win over Lightning (NJ.com)
Katchouk could be a blue-collar Blackhawks hero in the making (Chicago Daily Herald)
Bolduc recalled by Islanders to replace injured Aho (New York Newsday)
Flyers recall defenseman Egor Zamula for brief audition to gauge his progress (Philadelphia Inquirer)
It's North America or bust for Canadiens prospect Emil Heineman (Montreal Gazette)
After completing NCAA career, defenceman Struble eager to make AHL debut with Laval Rocket (Montreal Gazette)
Winnipegger saving day for Blues during emergency recall (Winnipeg Free Press)
How an 8-year-old helped turn Wild winger Ryan Reaves into a scoring machine (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Marlie junior star, NHL veteran Dave Gardner dies (Toronto Sun)
NHL stars Kirill Kaprizov, Alex Ovechkin meet boy who survived being thrown off MOA balcony (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)