Hockey headlines for March 24, 2019

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Jets book playoff ticket, trample rival Preds (Winnipeg Sun)
Bruins clinch playoff spot, cruise past Panthers (Boston Herald)
Minus two all-stars, Avs defeat Blackhawks to climb back into playoff spot (Denver Post)
Canadiens beat Sabres 7-4 to strengthen hold on final playoff spot (Montreal Gazette)
Blues beat the best with win against Lightning (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flames pass 100-point mark with win over Canucks (Calgary Sun)
Senators looking to hire president of hockey operations to help GM Pierre Dorion (Ottawa Sun)
20 goals is an NHL milestone, and three Capitals have done it for the first time this season (Washington Post)
Canes rebound from loss to Lightning, rip Wild 5-1 (Raleigh News & Observer)
Kings' Anze Kopitar delivers triumph against Ducks in battle of cellar dwellers (Los Angeles Times)
Red Wings rally for impressive overtime win in Vegas (Detroit News)
McCann, Murray help Penguins finish job in regulation (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Strome scores in overtime as Rangers snap five-game skid (New York Newsday)
Johnny Boychuk back from six-game absence in Islanders win (New York Post)
Pavel Zacha scores in 6th round of shootout to lead Devils past Coyotes (NJ.com)
Finality hits Sabres hard as playoff fate become official (Buffalo News)
Arizona Coyotes lose to New Jersey Devils in shootout, but pick up point in playoff push (Arizona Republic)
Wild loses its way - and playoff spot - with 5-1 loss to Carolina (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jets take it to Predators, clinch playoff berth behind hat trick from Kyle Connor (The Tennessean)
Red Wings snap Golden Knights’ 4-game win streak (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blackhawks’ playoff hopes hit huge snag in 4-2 loss to Avalanche (Chicago Sun-Times)
Bruins clinch playoff berth with 7-3 win over Panthers (Miami Herald)
Lightning can’t come all the way back against the Blues (Tampa Bay Times)
Flyers lose to Islanders, see playoff hopes dwindle (Philly.com)
Here we go again? Stars know the pains of a March meltdown, fresh off underwhelming homestand (Dallas Morning News)
Maple Leafs fall to lowly Rangers in overtime (Toronto Sun)
Calgary proves just too hot for hard-fighting hosts (Vancouver Province)
Oilers lose 4-3 in overtime to last-place Ottawa Senators (Edmonton Journal)
Penguins’ Matt Murray puts late-game woes behind him with strong showing in Dallas (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
No fireworks between Boychuk and Voracek (New York Newsday)
Brendan Lemieux mixes it up and impresses in Rangers test (New York Post)
Ehlers happy to be back with Jets top line (Winnipeg Free Press)
Ducks’ Ryan Miller upset about giving up shootout winner to Kings’ Anze Kopitar (Orange County Register)
Del Zotto enjoying the playoff chase (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
William Carrier returns to Golden Knights lineup (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blue Jackets know they need a revival of their top line (Columbus Dispatch)
Jason Spezza's healthy scratch widens Stars' search for top-six forward (Dallas Morning News)