Hockey headlines for April 6, 2018

Friday, April 6, 2018

Playoff-bound: Devils clinch 1st postseason spot since 2012 (NJ.com)
Predators win Presidents' Trophy, Central Division, Western Conference in resilient victory against Capitals (The Tennessean)
Sedins say goodbye with an exclamation mark (Vancouver Province)
No win, but Jackets are in playoffs (Columbus Dispatch)
Panthers’ playoffs hopes still alive (Miami Herald)
Flyers move closer to clinching playoff spot as Voracek's late goal bails out Elliott (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Joel Quenneville, Stan Bowman will return to Blackhawks next season (Chicago Sun-Times)
Back Home in Czech Republic, Jaromir Jagr Plots His Next Move (New York Times)
'Anxiety' setting in for Islanders over the John Tavares unknown (New York Post)
Leafs first round foe still up in the air (Toronto Sun)
Penguins won't know first-round playoff opponent until Saturday night (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Playoff opponent for Ducks has yet to be determined (Los Angeles Times)
Phil Kessel shoots Penguins past Blue Jackets (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Dustin Brown has four goals in Kings' 5-4 victory over Wild in overtime (Los Angeles Times)
Isles beat Rangers to sweep season series (New York Newsday)
Third period goals decisive as Sharks top Colorado Avalanche, end skid (San Jose Mercury News)
Oilers edge visiting Vegas Knights 4-3 (Edmonton Journal)
Hellebuyck snuffs the Flames (Winnipeg Free Press)
Avalanche loses at San Jose; regular-season finale to determine playoff berth (Denver Post)
Capitals fall to Predators, who clinch Presidents’ Trophy (Washington Post)
One last rivalry game ends in same misery for the Rangers (New York Post)
Wings boost draft status with loss to Canadiens (Detroit News)
Bruins know they can’t keep playing like this (Boston Globe)
Wild blue line continues to step up despite 5-4 overtime loss to Kings (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Oilers rally in third period to defeat Knights 4-3 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Foo nets first goal as Flames near finish-line in lost season (Calgary Sun)
Matt Calvert makes highlight-reel goal (Columbus Dispatch)
Mika Zibanejad finds a way to stay motivated despite lost season (New York Newsday)
Bright young Red Wings have another good night (Detroit Free Press)
Knights’ rookie defenseman Zach Whitecloud makes NHL debut (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Devils all-in for Hall to be MVP as team pushes for playoffs (Toronto Sun)
Devils' Taylor Hall: 'We made our own way' to playoff berth (NJ.com)
Cal Ripken Jr. ‘can relate a little bit’ as Alex Ovechkin is honored for his 1,000th game (Washington Post)
Early playoff elimination provides rare opportunity for Stars veteran fans may not know (Dallas Morning News)
John Gibson returns to Ducks practice (Los Angeles Times)
Leafs’ Frederik Andersen is ready, as always, for the playoffs to start (Toronto Star)
Penguins sign college forward Anthony Angello (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Colorado Avalanche signs forward Josh Dickinson (Denver Post)
Belief in team play nearly nonexistent for Sabres (Buffalo News)