Hockey headlines for April 7, 2018

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Penguins lock up home ice in first round with win over Ottawa (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blues win, improve playoff chances going into final game (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Lightning tops Sabres, can clinch division title Saturday (Tampa Bay Times)
Emotional Sharp announces retirement after Blackhawks loss (Chicago Daily Herald)
Coyotes reach contract extension with Raanta (Arizona Republic)
Panthers defenseman Mike Matheson fined $2,000 for second diving infraction (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Canucks' Adam Gaudette wins Hobey Baker as best NCAA men's player (Vancouver Sun)
He led an expansion team to a division title. Now, Vegas' Gallant is a Jack Adams frontrunner (Calgary Herald)
Ryan Smyth greatly appreciated Sedins on his NHL farewell (Edmonton Journal)
Panthers, Flyers could play tiebreaking game on Tuesday night for playoff spot (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Flyers want to win their way into Stanley Cup playoffs by beating Rangers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Bruins’ first-round opponent? It’s complicated (Boston Globe)
Starting next week, Wild have a new biggest rival: the Winnipeg Jets (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Jets preparing for Wild playoff test (Winnipeg Free Press)
Ducks jump back into 3rd place in Pacific with victory over Stars (Orange County Register)
A night of firsts to remember for Mittelstadt, Nylander (Buffalo News)
Quackers! Turnovers and poor penalty killing doom Stars in Anaheim (Dallas Morning News)
Sens hit rock bottom in shutout loss to Pens (Ottawa Sun)
Senators and Penguins honour the memory of Jonathan Pitre (Ottawa Sun)
The Ottawa Senators will miss their friend Jonathan Pitre (Ottawa Sun)
Leafs were playoff-bound from the day the season started (Toronto Star)
Kings take offense to those who thought quest for more goals this season would deter defense (Los Angeles Times)
Maple Leafs' Andersen 'feelin' good' as playoffs near (Toronto Sun)
Mason says Hellebuyck making it look easy (Winnipeg Sun)
The Jets' forgotten man (Winnipeg Sun)
After scoring change, Flyers' Giroux a point away from 100 (Philadelphia Daily News)
Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown fuel Kings’ return to playoffs with career seasons (Los Angeles Daily News)
Ducks’ Ryan Kesler still nowhere near 100 percent, but ready for the ‘real season’ (Orange County Register)
Michal Kempny wasn’t a blockbuster get for the Capitals, but he could help like one (Washington Post)
Wild defensemen still scoring in Suter's absence (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Devils playoff berth sweet for Greene, Zajac (NorthJersey.com)
How Sharks’ defenseman won his job back on eve of Stanley Cup playoffs (San Jose Mercury News)
Jonathan Marchessault, Luca Sbisa rejoin Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Islanders’ Doug Weight: ‘I’ve got to do more’ (New York Newsday)
Canadiens' Jonathan Drouin has grown into role as centreman (Montreal Gazette)
Dylan Larkin lifts Wings’ hopes with dawning stardom (Detroit News)
Consistency key as Flames centre Jankowski reflects on first season in 'everyday league' (Calgary Sun)
Red Wings’ Frk learning need to shore up defensively (Detroit News)
Rangers will take good look at youngsters Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil (New York Newsday)
Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot to play for Canada in world championship (Ottawa Sun)
Colorado Avalanche playoff hunt rejuvenates weary fan base (Denver Post)
Nashville Mayor David Briley reimburses Predators fan who shipped catfish to NHL (The Tennessean)