Hockey headlines for April 11, 2023

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

One point away, Jets chalk out path to playoffs with 6-2 victory over Sharks (Winnipeg Free Press)
Nashville Predators keep playoff hopes alive with shootout win over Calgary Flames (The Tennessean)
Joonas Korpisalo stifles Canucks as Kings end 3-game slide (Los Angeles Times)
Isles lose control of playoff fate, fall to Capitals (New York Newsday)
Updated clinching scenarios after Panthers miss chance to lock up playoffs vs. Toronto (Miami Herald)
Oh, what a night! Senators veteran Claude Giroux hits 1,000 career points in club's win (Ottawa Sun)
Stars’ Joe Pavelski notches 1,000th point of NHL career with goal vs. Red Wings (Dallas Morning News)
Knights captain returns to practice with playoffs looming (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bo Horvat clarifies his ‘heat-of-the-moment’ Canucks dig (New York Post)
With room to spare, Bruins surpassed the Red Wings and Lightning for wins, but their work isn’t done (Boston Globe)
Former Flyers captain Claude Giroux hits the 1,000-point milestone (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins name forward Sidney Crosby as team MVP (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Nathan MacKinnon’s best season? Even before 100 points, Avalanche star’s friend Sidney Crosby thought it’s “pretty close to the best I’ve seen him play.” (Denver Post)
Carolina Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook nominated for 2023 Masterton Trophy (Raleigh News & Observer)
Jenner shows perseverance as Blue Jackets' captain, Masterton nominee (Columbus Dispatch)
Why Kris Letang, nominated for Masterton for 4th time, is always 'going to push through' adversity (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Goalie Craig Anderson is Sabres' nominee for Bill Masterton Trophy (Buffalo News)
Rangers' Vesey nominated for Masterton Trophy (New York Newsday)
Nick Seeler named the Flyers’ nominee for the Masterton Trophy (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Isles' Parise nominated for Masterton Trophy (New York Newsday)
Historic season comes with heartache for Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (Tampa Bay Times)
Blackhawks’ Alex Stalock checks all boxes as extremely deserving Masterton Trophy candidate (Chicago Sun-Times)
Robby Fabbri is Red Wings’ nominee for Masterton Trophy (MLive.com)
Nick Foligno a study in perseverance (Boston Herald)
Kraken forward Brandon Tanev nominated for prestigious NHL award (Seattle Times)
Wild winger Mason Shaw is nominee for Masterton Trophy (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
In career-best campaign, Flames’ Backlund nominated for Masterton Trophy (Calgary Sun)
Following return from knee injury, Sammy Blais is Blues' nominee for Masterton Trophy (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Kings’ Copley nominated for Bill Masterton Trophy (Los Angeles Times)
Brock Boeser: Canucks' Masterton trophy nominee on coping without his dad (Vancouver Province)
Mark Giordano is the Maple Leafs’ nominee for the Masterton Trophy (Toronto Star)
Alex Belzile is the Canadiens' nominee for Bill Masterton Trophy (Montreal Gazette)
Ottawa Senators centre Derick Brassard selected as Masterton trophy nominee (Ottawa Sun)
Kraken fight off Coyotes as they try to pass Kings in Pacific Division (Seattle Times)
Foligno looks for fight, Johansson finds two late goals rallying Wild to win (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Matthew Knies debuts, Ilya Samsonov shines as Maple Leafs win in OT (Toronto Sun)
Capitals turn up, take on the role of spoilers and turn aside the Islanders (Washington Post)
Rangers fall to Sabres in shootout (New York Post)
Coyotes outmatched in 3-goal loss to Seattle Kraken (Arizona Republic)
Detroit Red Wings end LCA schedule with embarrassing 6-1 loss to Dallas Stars (Detroit Free Press)
Blackhawks collapse late in loss to Wild, remain tied for last place (Chicago Sun-Times)
Slim margin for error the difference in trip-opening defeat (Vancouver Province)
Minnesota native Brock Faber makes Wild debut 48 hours after Gophers heartbreak (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
The Penguins pledge to be at their best after getting some help (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
How Colorado Avalanche overcame schedule of back-to-backs stacked against them (Denver Post)
Blues draft lottery position is down to the Nos. 8-12 spots with two games to play (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Penguins forward Nick Bonino, defenseman Dmitry Kulikov close to returning (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Lightning’s Tanner Jeannot expected to miss early part of playoffs (Tampa Bay Times)
Marchenko helping Blue Jackets score goals, enjoy the ride (Columbus Dispatch)
Lukas Reichel showed some flair during his latest stint with the Chicago Blackhawks — but his work isn’t done (Chicago Tribune)
Juraj Slafkovsky vows to return to Canadiens as more complete player next season (Montreal Gazette)
Ducks’ Jackson LaCombe to make NHL debut against Canucks (Orange County Register)
Flames prospect Lucas Ciona thriving with Thunderbirds, expected to go deep in WHL playoffs (Calgary Sun)
Ryan Lindgren third Rangers defenseman named Steven McDonald Award winner (New York Post)
Why does David Pastrnak wear a shirt for a roofing company in St. Louis? Because the Bruins love to rep their own. (Boston Globe)