Hockey headlines for March 30, 2025

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Pavel Buchnevich's third-period goal lifts Blues past Avalanche 2-1, to ninth straight win (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Dallas Stars clinch spot in Stanley Cup playoffs for fourth straight season (Dallas Morning News)
Draisaitl hits 50 and 51 to save the Oilers and bury the Flames (Edmonton Sun)
Rangers throttle Sharks to gain sole possession of final wild card spot (New York Post)
Maple Leafs get top marks for perseverance in beating Kings (Toronto Sun)
Ottawa Senators score a pivotal win over the Columbus Blue Jackets (Ottawa Sun)
It's finally official: Kraken won't make the 2025 NHL playoffs (Seattle Times)
Chicago Blackhawks prospects Oliver Moore and Sam Rinzel turn pro and will make their NHL debuts Sunday (Chicago Inquirer)
Flames sign Battaglia to entry-level deal (Calgary Herald)
Nashville Predators sign 2023 first-round pick Matthew Wood to three-year contract (The Tennessean)
Maple Leafs add another NCAA free agent as Ryan Kirwan signs with Marlies (Toronto Star)
Flyers sign undrafted center Karsen Dorwart out of Michigan State (Philadelphia Inquirer)
After soaking in Panthers debut, Brad Marchand ready to make ‘something special’ happen (Miami Herald)
Rangers are set up to face a brutal draft choice conundrum (New York Post)
Lightning nearly blow 4-goal lead but hold on to beat Islanders (Tampa Bay Times)
Matvei Michkov’s second straight two-goal game leads Flyers past Buffalo Sabres (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Detroit Red Wings gash Boston Bruins behind young scorers, 2-1, at home (Detroit Free Press)
Kings collapse late in loss to Maple Leafs (Los Angeles Daily News)
Bruins finish listless five-game trip with loss to Red Wings (Boston Globe)
Isles rally but come up short against Lightning (New York Newsday)
Hischier’s hat trick too much for Wild to overcome (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Columbus Blue Jackets fall to Ottawa Senators, drop out of wild-card spot (Columbus Dispatch)
Nashville Predators fall 3-1 to Vegas Golden Knights on Reilly Smith's go-ahead goal (The Tennessean)
Slow start, sloppy play dooms Sharks in loss to desperate Rangers (San Jose Mercury News)
Nashville Predators F Colton Sissons leaves with apparent leg injury in loss to Golden Knights (The Tennessean)
Unique gift illustrates admiration Lightning have for Ryan McDonagh (Tampa Bay Times)
Jets aim to take care of business as they enter final stretch (Winnipeg Free Press)
Penguins have had their share of blowout losses this season (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Hard-hitting Penguins forward Boko Imama undergoes season-ending surgery (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Injured Penguins forward Tommy Novak's status remains uncertain (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
What does Connor Zary being out week-to-week mean for the Calgary Flames? (Calgary Herald)
In first season with Blackhawks, Tyler Bertuzzi has been what he has always been (Chicago Sun-Times)
Jets defenceman Luke Schenn is high on the hit list (Winnipeg Sun)
Penguins rookies Ville Koivunen, Rutger McGroarty offer excitement to teammates (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Why the Sharks likely will not recall Gushchin or Bordeleau this season (San Jose Mercury News)