Hockey headlines for April 3, 2023

Monday, April 3, 2023

Bruins do it the hard way against Blues, become fourth team in NHL history to win 60 games (Boston Globe)
Penguins earn critical win over Flyers despite late letdown, Evgeni Malkin's ejection (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Hurricanes rally past Islanders, earn valuable two points against potential playoff foe (Raleigh News & Observer)
Jets getting their groove back with big win over Devils (Winnipeg Free Press)
Rangers get off to better start, cruise past Caps (New York Newsday)
Edmonton Oilers emerge as serious Stanley Cup contender (Globe & Mail)
Marchenko's OT winner leads Blue Jackets to 4-3 win over Senators (Columbus Dispatch)
Dylan Larkin nets hat trick, Red Wings earn impressive 5-2 victory in Toronto (Detroit News)
Maple Leafs lose goaltender Matt Murray to injury while losing to Red Wings (Toronto Star)
The Ottawa Senators' playoff hopes take another hit with 4-3 OT loss to Jackets (Ottawa Sun)
Playoff-bound L.A. shows off patient swagger (Vancouver Province)
Isles lose second straight, wild-card lead shrinks (New York Newsday)
Devils suffer worst loss of season vs. Jets, lose ground in Metropolitan standings (NJ.com)
Capitals have little to play for — and it shows — in loss to Rangers (Washington Times)
Evgeni Malkin ejected, Flyers fail to take advantage in 4-2 loss to Penguins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Marchenko sets Blue Jackets' rookie scoring record with 21 goals (Columbus Dispatch)
Zibanejad scores his 20th power-play goal of season (New York Newsday)
Aho returns to lineup, but Romanov sidelined (New York Newsday)
The Ottawa Senators call on prospect goalie Leevi Merilainen with Sogaard sick (Ottawa Sun)
Canucks' Jack Rathbone hoping to make the most of a surprise opportunity (Vancouver Province)
Red Wings’ Marco Kasper ‘passed with flying colors’ in NHL debut (MLive.com)
Akito Hirose makes NHL debut with injury to Guillaume Brisebois (Vancouver Province)
Kuhlman cracks Jets lineup, now the trick is to stay there (Winnipeg Free Press)
Penguins honor Kris Letang's 1,000th NHL game (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
John Tortorella returns to bench to coach against Mike Sullivan in final battle of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Milestone night for Edmonton Oilers heading down stretch of regular season (Edmonton Sun)
Alex Lyon feels the love (tonight) as he steps in, steps up during Panthers’ playoff push (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
‘He’s heavy. He’s mean. He’s a Bruin.’ Garnet Hathaway never stops grinding away. (Boston Globe)
Tanner Jeannot hitting his stride as Lightning head into NHL playoffs (Tampa Bay Times)
Even when it doesn't land on the scoresheet, Jack Quinn making his mark on Sabres' attack (Buffalo News)
Blackhawks prospect Frank Nazar’s late-season comeback to culminate in Frozen Four (Chicago Sun-Times)
Penguins prospect Owen Pickering takes his 1st professional steps (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
One’s a 30-year-old AHL vet, the other moved from Russia as a teen. Both had an NHL dream come true (San Jose Mercury News)
Sabres goalie Devon Levi's mom thanks Buffalo for 'incredible and beautiful welcome we received' (Buffalo News)