Hockey headlines for April 1, 2019

Monday, April 1, 2019

Flames clinch top spot in West (Calgary Sun)
'The heartbeat of our team': Iron man Darcy Kuemper keeps Coyotes' playoff push alive with shutout of Wild (Arizona Republic)
Bobrovsky, Jackets blank Buffalo (Columbus Dispatch)
'We're just having fun': Mantha's 5-point night leads Wings in 5th straight win (Detroit News)
Golden Knights, Sharks officially set to meet in NHL playoffs (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tavares Return II takes back seat to Isles' quest for first (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights’ Ryan Reaves, Sharks’ Joe Thornton fined $2.5K (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Canadian Women’s Hockey League is folding, board says business model ‘isn’t the right one’ (Toronto Star)
Knights’ Kelly McCrimmon coveted by Oilers, others around NHL (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Chance to earn playoff berth sits in Stars' hands ahead of matchup with Philadelphia (Dallas Morning News)
Blues a little weary from the chase, but have much in front of them this week (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Barry Trotz's new Islanders challenge is not going away soon (New York Post)
Expect Marc Crawford to be in the mix when Senators' coaching search begins (Ottawa Sun)
Fourth line leads Penguins to crucial win over Hurricanes (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Georgiev blanks Flyers in Rangers' 2nd win in a row (New York Newsday)
Bruins absorb a beatdown in Motown (Boston Globe)
Wild return home on the ropes after costly 4-0 loss to Coyotes (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Another slow start, another loss for listless Flyers as they fall to rebuilding Rangers, 3-0 (Philly.com)
Sabres booed off home ice after being shut out for fifth time in 12 games (Buffalo News)
Rare Garrett Wilson goal, Adam Johnson’s first points propel Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Penguins’ Patric Hornqvist scores another high-stakes goal (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Robert Hagg says Flyers are not playing as a team after they are blanked by Rangers (Philly.com)
Rangers sit trade-deadline find with his game slipping (New York Post)
Penguins coach Mike Sullivan heaps praise on Sidney Crosby after win over Carolina (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Relaxed Red Wings having fun, not apologizing for winning (MLive.com)
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen knows he has to stop more pucks (Edmonton Journal)
Nilsson praises Anderson for his late-season rebound to top form (Ottawa Sun)
Kings’ Anze Kopitar, ‘A kid from Slovenia,’ on brink of 1,000 (Los Angeles Daily News)
Alex DeBrincat a bright spot in Blackhawks’ dreary season (Chicago Sun-Times)
Avalanche-Cale Makar marriage on hold through NCAA Frozen Four (Denver Post)
Canadiens sign top college prospects Ryan Poehling and Cayden Primeau (Montreal Gazette)