Hockey headlines for March 30, 2023

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Wild tighten grip on Central Division lead with 4-2 win over Avalanche (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Isles earn two huge points with shootout win over Capitals (New York Newsday)
Florida Panthers pull off last-minute comeback in Toronto to keep playoff hopes alive (Miami Herald)
Rangers sign Filip Chytil to $17.75 million contract extension (New York Post)
NCAA goals leader Jason Polin signs one-year deal with Avalanche, joins AHL Eagles on professional tryout (Denver Post)
Knyzhov gets new deal from Sharks after return from injuries that cost him nearly 2 years (San Jose Mercury News)
Canucks sign fleet-footed, fast-thinking NCAA blueliner Akito Hirose (Vancouver Province)
Flames sign highly touted prospect William Stromgren (Calgary Sun)
Red Wings’ Derek Lalonde regrets ejection: ‘That’s not hockey’s culture’ (MLive.com)
'Glad we're doing it,' says Quinn Hughes as Canucks announce Pride jersey tradition continues (Vancouver Province)
Hurricanes extend naming rights agreement for PNC Arena after multiple extensions (Raleigh News & Observer)
NHL's Pacific Division doesn't get enough respect (Edmonton Sun)
Toews: Rangers blue 'kind of looks good' on former Blackhawks teammate Kane (Chicago Daily Herald)
‘A little bit sour.’ Leafs slip and fall to Panthers, but it wasn’t pointless (Toronto Star)
Caps’ flickering playoff hopes dealt a blow in shootout loss to Isles (Washington Post)
Jared Bednar calls out “passengers” for effort after Avalanche’s mistakes cost them first place in 4-2 loss to Minnesota Wild (Denver Post)
Islanders have been on roll since this Adam Pelech’s return (New York Post)
Islanders give Lane Lambert credit for weathering storm (New York Newsday)
Winnipeg Jets at risk of epic collapse (Winnipeg Sun)
Knights’ blue line to be tested after injury to key defenseman (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rangers’ Ryan Lindgren practices again but not expected to play vs. Devils (New York Post)
Troy Terry rejoins Ducks at practice, won’t be going on 3-game trip (Orange County Register)
Stars’ Tyler Seguin details what happened with gruesome injury, recovery (Dallas Morning News)
Rangers' Shesterkin has turned up his game a notch (New York Newsday)
Sharks’ Reimer makes incredible save, hears cheers, but faces uncertain future in San Jose (San Jose Mercury News)
Sabres' Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen learning to manage 'ups and downs' as a rookie goalie (Buffalo News)
Isles' Nelson to wear full face shield for 2 weeks (New York Newsday)
Devils’ Nathan Bastian played through injury this season, feels ‘a little bit better’ with 8 games remaining (NJ.com)
Success follows for Lightning when Andrei Vasilevskiy is clutch late (Tampa Bay Times)
Streaking Morgan Frost is slowly winning over John Tortorella with his improved ‘200-foot’ game (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Speedy Ryan Poehling providing beacon of hope for Penguins during playoff push (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Defenseman Jeff Petry's 1st season with the Penguins has been 'frustrating' at times (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Alex Vlasic, Wyatt Kaiser gaining valuable NHL experience during Blackhawks’ final stretch (Chicago Sun-Times)
Walker Duehr a surprise standout for Flames in wildcard race (Calgary Sun)
Vancouver Canucks' Russian 'legend' Sergei Gonchar a new kind of coach (Vancouver Province)
With assist from Kraken’s Morgan Geekie, Seattle girl to get bone-marrow transplant (Seattle Times)
The Covenant School shooting hits close to home for Nashville Predators, Ryan McDonagh (The Tennessean)