Hockey headlines for March 27, 2019

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Alex Ovechkin scores his 49th goal as the Capitals surge past the Hurricanes (Washington Post)
Coyotes' playoff hopes still alive after crucial, 1-0 victory over Chicago Blackhawks (Arizona Republic)
Jackets stay patient, finally vanquish Islanders for key win (Columbus Dispatch)
As playoff push intensifies, Canadiens take care of business vs. Panthers (Montreal Gazette)
Flyers’ Michael Raffl signs two-year deal; Carter Hart to face Toronto (Philly.com)
Isles' Ladd to miss four to five months with torn ACL (New York Newsday)
Lightning signs Jon Cooper to multiyear contract extension (Tampa Bay Times)
'A helpless position.' Wild can't make playoffs without assistance (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Connor McDavid opens up about Connor McDavid: 'Whatever.' (Edmonton Sun)
Brent Burns, Pete DeBoer respond to Drew Doughty’s comments (San Jose Mercury News)
Senators scouting staff will grow as part of rebuilding plan (Ottawa Sun)
Edmonton Oilers turn back the clock in 12-goal game against Los Angeles Kings (Edmonton Journal)
Islanders stung by Blue Jackets in shutout loss (New York Newsday)
Blackhawks' wild-card window nearly closes with 1-0 loss to Coyotes (Chicago Sun-Times)
'Embarrassing' loss to Ottawa gives Sabres the NHL's worst record since Nov. 28 (Buffalo News)
Panthers officially eliminated from playoff contention after suffering another lopsided loss (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Steel seals Ducks win with hat trick (Vancouver Province)
Return of Nick Foligno gives Blue Jackets a lift (Columbus Dispatch)
Dal Colle gets first shot at a spot on Islanders playoff roster (New York Post)
From last in the NHL to brink of the playoffs: What a long, strange trip it's been for Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Golden Knights again control their own playoff destiny (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Despite run of injuries, Penguins have plenty in reserve (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flyers’ playoff hopes may be virtually gone, but their motivation in season’s final six games isn’t (Philly.com)
Flames coach shuffles the deck, breaking up unproductive first line (Calgary Sun)
Did Erik Karlsson’s timeline to return get even murkier? (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins’ Mike Sullivan `hopeful’ of Olli Maatta’s return Friday (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Avalanche’s Mikko Rantanen remains out, but injured Gabe Landeskog shows drastic improvement (Denver Post)
Andreas Athanasiou, Dylan Larkin on brink of joining Red Wings' exclusive 30-goal club (Detroit News)
Jonathan Drouin adjusting to new role, less ice time, with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Matt Cullen, Penguins' fourth line hope to 'chip in' more going forward (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
With added attention to defense, Filip Hronek becomes building block for Wings (Detroit News)
Lettieri getting shot to prove he belongs (New York Newsday)
Edmonton Oilers winger Joe Gambarella has come long way from Staten Island (Edmonton Journal)
Sabres sign defenseman Casey Fitzgerald to entry-level contract (Buffalo News)
Why the Devils had very good incentive to wait on signing Jesper Boqvist (NJ.com)
Harvard’s Adam Fox undecided on signing with Canes, GM Don Waddell says (Raleigh News & Observer)
Penguins' Nick Bjugstad on baby watch as Stanley Cup playoffs loom (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Darren McCarty's blood still boils on anniversary of Claude Lemieux brawl (Detroit Free Press)