Hockey headlines for March 25, 2025

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Outstanding Oettinger: Stars’ man between the pipes comes up big in shutout of Wild (Dallas Morning News)
Isles' Palmieri sees late go-ahead goal waved off, club falls in shootout to Jackets (New York Newsday)
Points gained, points made with gutsy comeback effort (Vancouver Province)
Blues forward Zack Bolduc fined for cross-checking Nashville's Nick Blankenburg (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Dallas Stars sign pair of college teammates to two-way contracts (Dallas Morning News)
Flames sign Notre Dame shot-stopper Owen Say (Calgary Sun)
Maple Leafs sign free-agent NCAA centre Luke Haymes, assign to Marlies (Toronto Sun)
Son of former Maple Leafs forward is on a quest to play in the NHL. Next stop is the OHL Cup (Toronto Star)
With the help of his two linemates, Sidney Crosby is knocking on the door of NHL history (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blackhawks star Connor Bedard could paint over analytical struggles with more goals like Sunday's (Chicago Sun-Times)
Nugent-Hopkins the player the Edmonton Oilers always wanted him to be (Edmonton Sun)
Command of consistency helps set Maple Leafs' John Tavares apart (Toronto Sun)
Detroit Red Wings record first victory in more than a week, best Hockey Club in Utah, 5-1 (Detroit Free Press)
Columbus Blue Jackets catch a break, edge New York Islanders 4-3 in shootout victory (Columbus Dispatch)
Utah Hockey Club saw an octopus — and a loss — against the Detroit Red Wings (Salt Lake Tribune)
Devils crumble late in shootout loss to Canucks as playoff race heats up (NJ.com)
Islanders power play fumbles one of season’s biggest chances in shootout loss to Blue Jackets (New York Post)
Goalie Mrazek exits Wings' game early with injury in Utah (Detroit News)
Islanders defenseman Adam Boqvist gets a second cameo at forward: ‘Not easy’ (New York Post)
The Caps ‘don’t need to quote-unquote prove anything.’ Okay but still. (Washington Post)
Tanking isn’t pretty, Bruins are learning (Boston Herald)
Flames captain Mikael Backlund returns to practice. Could he play Tuesday? (Calgary Sun)
Columbus Blue Jackets will add Sean Monahan, Erik Gudbranson to playoff push (Columbus Dispatch)
Canadiens get blue-line boost as Kaiden Guhle rejoins team (Montreal Gazette)
Wild being cautious, gradual with Jonas Brodin’s return (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Status uncertain for Knights center ahead of road trip (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
'It's not his ear': Jets winger Gabe Vilardi out for the foreseeable future (Winnipeg Sun)
Sam Carrick could miss his first Rangers game after not flying with team for personal reasons (New York Post)
Has Jeff Skinner cemented a spot in Edmonton Oilers' lineup? (Edmonton Sun)
Splitting up Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri has worked for the Flames. Why? (Calgary Sun)
Why Kraken built their new young forward line with language in mind (Seattle Times)
Avalanche’s Ross Colton has rebounded from funk, found niche as playoffs near (Denver Post)
Blues receive glimpse of the future as Dalibor Dvorsky makes NHL debut (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Red Wings' seventh-round pick joins Griffins for rest of season (MLive.com)
Nashville Predators, Milwaukee Admirals extend NHL, AHL partnership through 2028-29 (The Tennessean)