Hockey headlines for March 29, 2018

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Leafs beat Panthers, setting team records for most wins and home wins (Toronto Sun)
Gritty Flyers outlast Avs and gain room in playoff standings, but Neuvirth leaves early (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bruins give veteran defenseman Zdeno Chara a 1-year contract extension (Boston Herald)
Blue Jackets’ Artemi Panarin gets ‘A’ for effort (Columbus Dispatch)
Mittelstadt feels like he belongs as he prepares for his first game as a Sabre (Buffalo News)
Rangers assistant coach Lindy Ruff hits head on ice, suffers concussion and gash (New York Daily News)
Why the division title matters to the Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
Predators aren't suffering from complacency as Stanley Cup playoffs near (The Tennessean)
Blue Jackets view trades as turning point (Columbus Dispatch)
NHL draft: Senators will find out where they select on April 28 (Ottawa Sun)
Can Ken Hitchcock’s style of play still be successful in the modern game of hockey? (Dallas Morning News)
Glen Gulutzan on criticism of Flames' character: 'That's B.S.' (Calgary Sun)
John Tortorella on Glen Gulutzan: 'Don't give up on him' (Calgary Sun)
Capitals are better late, with equalizer at end of regulation and winner in OT (Washington Post)
Colorado Avalanche misses big chance to gain ground in playoff chase with loss to Philadelphia Flyers (Denver Post)
Henrik Lundqvist frustrated the Rangers let this one slip away (New York Post)
Golden Knights fall to Coyotes, 3-2 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Signing Andersen way back when looking smarter with every Leafs win (Toronto Sun)
Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog reaches 500 games at age 25 (Denver Post)
Reimer doesn't look back on Game 7 in Boston and wonder what might have been (Toronto Sun)
Vigneault: Rangers could have made playoffs (New York Newsday)
Rangers confronting this grim reality for first time in 14 seasons (New York Post)
Blues piling up wins despite losing defensemen (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
John Hynes wants young Devils to embrace chaos of playoff push (NorthJersey.com)
Mitch Marner makes his pitch to play against the best (Toronto Star)
With 40 goals in hand, Wild’s Eric Staal closes in on franchise record (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Without Jake Muzzin, it’s next man up for Kings (Los Angeles Daily News)
The conversation that changed a Sharks defenseman’s career (San Jose Mercury News)
Islanders’ Scott Mayfield getting his legs back after 22-game absence (New York Newsday)
Joe Hicketts providing the Red Wings with energy (Detroit News)
Newest Blues are fresh from college (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Blackhawks send goalie J.F. Berube to minors, call up rookie replacement (Chicago Tribune)
Hurricanes reassign Foegele, McKeown to Checkers (Raleigh News & Observer)
How Seabrook's dad influenced Blackhawks' defenseman's gritty attitude (Chicago Daily Herald)