Hockey headlines for April 7, 2025

Monday, April 7, 2025

Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record with No. 895 (Washington Post)
Wild end four-game skid, strengthen hold on playoff spot with rally for OT win over Stars (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Canadiens beat Predators 2-1 for their fifth straight victory (Montreal Gazette)
Senators' 4-0 win over Columbus moves Ottawa within win of playoff payoff (Ottawa Sun)
Red Wings down shorthanded Panthers, 2-1, keep playoff hopes alive (Detroit News)
Sidney Crosby and the Penguins are officially eliminated from playoff contention with a loss in Chicago (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
As Ovechkin makes history, all fans at UBS Arena go home happy (New York Newsday)
Nicklas Backstrom helped Alex Ovechkin chase history. Then he watched him make it. (Washington Post)
How Islanders’ Ilya Sorokin felt giving up Alex Ovechkin’s record-breaking goal (New York Post)
Rangers’ Peter Laviolette reflects on coaching Alex Ovechkin after record-breaking goal (New York Post)
Blackhawks beat Penguins after finally holding on to third-period lead (Chicago Sun-Times)
Nashville Predators fall 2-1 to Montreal Canadiens; losing streak at six games (The Tennessean)
Columbus Blue Jackets blanked by Ottawa Senators for second straight shutout loss (Columbus Dispatch)
Bruins jump out to early two-goal lead, then fall flat in loss to Sabres (Boston Globe)
Lots of fight but not enough punch (Vancouver Province)
Jake Middleton latest Wild regular sidelined by injury (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Penguins forward Philip Tomasino sidelined due to injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Nashville Predators' Steven Stamkos gives perspective on Alex Ovechkin's historic day (The Tennessean)
Blues continue to ‘make some noise’ by setting franchise record with 12th win in a row (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Rangers running out of answers to spark dreadful power-play unit (New York Post)
Arniel blends the bench looking for 'a spark' in Jets 4-1 loss to Utah (Winnipeg Sun)
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is closing in on a return (Ottawa Sun)
‘Veggie is the man’: How NHL goalie Karel Vejmelka became a fan favorite in Utah (Salt Lake Tribune)
Chicago Blackhawks prospect Gavin Hayes’ injury set him back, but he learned to lean on his roommates (Chicago Inquirer)
Zemgus Girgensons wanted shot at playoffs. Picking Lightning pays off (Tampa Bay Times)
Flyers rookie Karsen Dorwart rose from a hockey desert to an NHL debut in Montreal (Philadelphia Inquirer)
For Blackhawks' young core, Spencer Knight's playoff experience might be unique asset (Chicago Sun-Times)