Hockey headlines for April 8, 2023

Saturday, April 8, 2023

Kirill Kaprizov will return to Wild lineup Saturday against Blues (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Sabres goalie Devon Levi wins college hockey's top goaltending honor again (Buffalo News)
Seen Stamkos! Lightning captain continues to amaze in 1,000th NHL game (Tampa Bay Times)
Nazem Kadri knows that with great power comes great responsibility (Globe & Mail)
Jets, Predators and Flames doing best to give NHL an NBA-style play-in tournament (Winnipeg Sun)
How new-look Nashville Predators on brink of improbable — the NHL playoffs (The Tennessean)
Penguins need help to overcome Panthers, Islanders in wild-card race (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Islanders facing next must-win game in final regular season stretch (New York Post)
With three games to go, Flames set for thrilling finish (Calgary Sun)
Jets dangerously close to losing control of playoff destiny, but players remain upbeat (Winnipeg Sun)
The big prize in the NHL Draft lottery is Connor Bedard. Will the Blackhawks hit the jackpot? (Chicago Daily Herald)
Draft lottery musings: Ducks sit in 32nd place with one week left in season (Orange County Register)
Importance of finishing strong remains with Wings, despite playoff elimination (Detroit News)
Flicking switch on defence turns Oilers into Cup contenders (Edmonton Sun)
Maple Leafs must re-discover scoring touch (Toronto Sun)
Rangers prioritizing staying healthy, ‘fresh’ for rest of regular season (New York Post)
Joel Eriksson Ek is week-to-week with an injury. How much does that hurt the Wild? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
They tried to rattle Lyon. The career minor-leaguer responded by making Panthers history (Miami Herald)
Knights’ new line has chance to be playoff X-factor (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Isles need Bo to be Bo in final playoff push (New York Newsday)
Avalanche navigating Cale Makar’s health again with Norris Trophy winner day-to-day as NHL playoffs near (Denver Post)
Kris Letang logging lots of minutes while Penguins reap benefits (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
'Good at everything,' Sabres' Owen Power a bona fide candidate for rookie of the year (Buffalo News)
After another similar season, can Blackhawks’ Philipp Kurashev still reach another level? (Chicago Sun-Times)
Canadiens' Michael Pezzetta a rugged presence on a team in need of it (Montreal Gazette)
Maple Leafs prospect Matthew Knies ‘wants the big moment’ (Toronto Star)
Penguins recall forward Alex Nylander (once again) from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Chicago Blackhawks are banking on a season’s worth of analytics to aid their rebuild — but there are ‘no cheat codes’ (Chicago Tribune)