Hockey headlines for April 3, 2019

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

They're back! Stars clinch Stanley Cup Playoff berth with 6-2 win over Flyers (Dallas Morning News)
Canadiens beat Lightning to remain squarely in hunt for the post-season (Montreal Gazette)
Bruins blast Blue Jackets, clinch home ice in first round (Boston Herald)
Avalanche erupts from wretched first period to blow out Edmonton, climb within a point of playoffs (Denver Post)
Wild miss playoffs for first time in Zach Parise-Ryan Suter era (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Insult and injury: Darcy Kuemper, Coyotes suffer blow to playoff hopes with loss to Kings (Arizona Republic)
Canes move closer to playoffs. What’s left? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Blackhawks eliminated from playoff contention for 2nd straight season with Avalanche's victory (Chicago Tribune)
Erik Karlsson explains why he’ll be healthy for Sharks playoffs (San Jose Mercury News)
Capitals defenseman Kempny out for playoffs and more after surgery (Washington Times)
Red Wings sign Jeff Blashill to two-year extension (MLive.com)
Islanders aren't lacking in playoff experience (New York Newsday)
Blues' O'Reilly raring to go — he hasn't tasted playoffs in five years (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Player development, competitiveness why Red Wings retaining Jeff Blashill (MLive.com)
Scott Gordon ‘in the mix’ for Flyers’ head coach but big names like Joel Quenneville could trump him (Philly.com)
Why Henrik Lundqvist, Rangers could be on different paths (New York Post)
Detroit Red Wings' hot streak continues with win over Penguins (Detroit Free Press)
Pearson proves a point in home-ice finale (Vancouver Province)
Jackets take a step backward in playoff race (Columbus Dispatch)
Maple Leafs fall to Hurricanes, will face Bruins in Boston in playoffs (Toronto Sun)
Lightning’s chances at 63 wins spoiled by Montreal (Tampa Bay Times)
Edmonton Oilers buried under Avalanche of goals (Edmonton Sun)
Canucks beat Sharks with third period comeback (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins miss chance to clinch playoff spot with loss to Red Wings (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Wild continue regular-season dominance over Jets with 5-1 win (Winnipeg Free Press)
Stars defenseman Esa Lindell channels inner Connor McDavid for highlight goal against Flyers (Dallas Morning News)
Detroit Red Wings in disbelief after Tyler Bertuzzi sets points record (Detroit Free Press)
Matt Murray’s spectacular save that wasn’t helps Red Wings beat Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Stars forward Mats Zuccarello returns to lineup Tuesday against Philadelphia (Dallas Morning News)
Ducks rookie Troy Terry could miss 3 months with broken leg (Orange County Register)
Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin day-to-day with injury (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sam Bennett 'dodged a bullet' in scary open-ice hit, says coach (Calgary Sun)
Braden Holtby solved his struggles by getting more comfortable letting in goals (Washington Post)
Corey Crawford says playoff-less Blackhawks owe fans a show (Chicago Sun-Times)
Toews' resurgence no surprise to Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
Smith, Neal turning frowns into smiles with Flames (Calgary Sun)
Cody Eakin, Alex Tuch revel in reaching 20 goals for first time (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Joey Daccord ready to roll as he skates with Senators for the first time (Ottawa Sun)
New Sens goalie Joey Daccord believes he's following in good footsteps (Ottawa Sun)
Dylan Sikura's 1st NHL goal will have to wait until next season as he is sent to Rockford (Chicago Tribune)
Wild signee Sturm spent time maturing with Austin NAHL team (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Did Canes owner Tom Dundon shut down the Alliance of American Football? (Raleigh News & Observer)