Hockey headlines for March 30, 2018

Friday, March 30, 2018

Bruins topple Lightning, seize first place in East (Boston Globe)
Sidney Crosby's highlight-reel overtime goal gives Penguins key victory over rival Devils (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Predators secure best record in franchise history by defeating San Jose Sharks (The Tennessean)
Sabres again taken to school in Mittelstadt's debut (Buffalo News)
Blackhawks beat Jets with 36-year-old rec-leaguer Scott Foster in goal (Chicago Sun-Times)
Maple Leafs clinch playoff spot with Senators' win against Panthers (Toronto Sun)
Capitals punch their postseason ticket with a little help from Sidney Crosby (Washington Post)
Predators sign top prospect Eeli Tolvanen to 3-year, entry-level contract (The Tennessean)
Blue Jackets sign Markus Nutivaara to 4-year extension (Columbus Dispatch)
Capitals owner Ted Leonsis has no comment on whether Barry Trotz will be coach next season (Washington Post)
On cusp of 1,000th game, a look back at Ovechkin’s historic contract (Washington Times)
Red Wings win second straight with rally against Sabres (Detroit News)
Jeff Carter and Kings have the hot hand in win over Coyotes (Los Angeles Times)
Wild tighten grip on playoff spot with 5-2 win over Stars (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Dubois gets hat trick, Jackets move up in Metro (Columbus Dispatch)
Pageau wins it for Sens on an OT penalty shot (Ottawa Sun)
Predators end Sharks’ point streak at nine games (San Jose Mercury News)
Sidney Crosby wins it, but Devils earn a point in OT loss to Penguins (NorthJersey.com)
Carter's hat trick leads Kings over Coyotes (Arizona Republic)
Panthers get tripped up in 3-2 loss to Senators (Miami Herald)
Tired, frustrated and on the brink of playoff elimination, poor special teams and late-period goals doom Stars again (Dallas Morning News)
Jets take night off; Blackhawks take the win 6-2 (Winnipeg Free Press)
Flames score last-minute goal to foil shutout bid, fall 5-1 to Blue Jackets (Calgary Sun)
Oilers fall to 2-1 comeback bid by Vancouver (Edmonton Journal)
Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman in Lightning lineup to face Bruins (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins shuffle lineup after injury to Derick Brassard (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Sens' Karlsson opens up about loss of son (Ottawa Sun)
From the ECHL to the NHL, it’s been quite a season for Blackhawks’ Collin Delia (Chicago Sun-Times)
With playoffs on the line, Blues hope to close with a flourish (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Komarov’s return what doctor ordered for Maple Leafs (Toronto Star)
Neuvirth's latest injury opens door for Mrazek in Flyers' net (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Avalanche’s top line: “Just a matter time” before MacKinnon, Landeskog and Rantanen break slump (Denver Post)
Wild's Eric Staal on scoring surge since just before All-Star break (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Wings' Zetterberg key to Larkin's development (Detroit Free Press)
David Pastrnak on doorstep of scoring record for young Bruins (Boston Herald)
Red Wings’ Gustav Nyquist reaches 20 goals but thinks he should have more (Detroit News)
Red Wings' Evgeny Svechnikov gaining confidence as comfort level grows (Detroit Free Press)
Golden Knights’ Alex Tuch defining his role as playoffs near (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ducks rookie Troy Terry tries to settle in to new home (Orange County Register)
Carrick looking at bigger picture as he bounces in and out of Leafs lineup (Toronto Sun)
Flames reward former college star Foo with late-season call-up (Calgary Sun)
Colin White recalled, Chris Wideman won't return this season the surgeon (Ottawa Sun)
Josh Ho-Sang vents all his Islanders frustration (New York Post)
Phil Myers being groomed as shutdown defenseman (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Will Tavares play for Canada at Worlds (New York Newsday)
Habs' Carey Price, Brendan Gallagher decline Team Canada invitations (Montreal Gazette)
New York provides $6M for Coliseum renovation (New York Newsday)