Hockey headlines for April 16, 2018

Monday, April 16, 2018

Cooling the Jets: Wild's goal outburst sparks Game 3 victory (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Golden Knights rally to beat Kings, 3-2, and take 3-0 series lead (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Matt Calvert’s OT goal gives Jackets 2-0 series lead (Columbus Dispatch)
Sidney Crosby blocks out hostile Philly crowd, leads Penguins to Game 3 win (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Henrik Lundqvist chooses his knee's health over country (New York Post)
Capitals lose in overtime again, trail Blue Jackets 2-0 in series (Washington Times)
Crosby leads way as Penguins crush Flyers, 5-1, and take series lead (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kings on the brink of elimination after Vegas cashes in on a big third period (Los Angeles Times)
Sluggish Jets look like different team in Game 3 loss (Winnipeg Sun)
Penguins juggle line combinations in Game 3 against the Philadelphia Flyers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Flyers' penalize themselves in loss to Penguins (Philadelphia Daily News)
Sidney Crosby gets the last laugh in Philadelphia — as usual (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sergei Bobrovsky sets team record with 54 saves in Game 2 (Columbus Dispatch)
Anze Kopitar’s hot start not enough for LA Kings (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jordan Greenway scores first NHL goal in key situation (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
David Perron returns, Tatar sits for Golden Knights in Game 3 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Grubauer’s benching creates question for who will start Game 3 (Washington Times)
Capitals’ Andre Burakovsky to be reevaluated for upper body injury Monday (Washington Post)
Cross concussion off list of possible Kris Letang injuries (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Tyler Ennis still can’t crack the Wild playoff lineup: ‘It’s frustrating’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Jets' Dustin Byfuglien provides bruising play but takes few penalties (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Ducks remain confident as they travel to San Jose down 2-0 in first-round series (Los Angeles Times)
Leafs hope they can re-discover home success to climb back into series with Bruins (Toronto Sun)
Devils’ Game 3 lineup shakeup could bring both a return, debut (New York Post)
Lightning could face a different goalie when series resumes Monday (Tampa Bay Times)
Sharks sticking to ‘whistle-to-whistle’ game plan vs. Ducks: “It’s been critical” (San Jose Mercury News)
Bruins’ top line is back in form for playoffs (Boston Globe)
Cam Fowler’s absence in series is issue Ducks can’t skate past (Orange County Register)
Don’t look now, but Alex Killorn is doing it again (Tampa Bay Times)
Predators forward, Stanley Cup winner Nick Bonino ready to reprise role as playoff specialist (The Tennessean)
Brampton’s Nash standing tall for Bruins (Toronto Star)
Top-flight NCAA coach could be outside-the-box Rangers pick (New York Post)
'You want to be that difference-maker': Tkachuk emerging as leader for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Consistency eludes Athanasiou; Wings future uncertain (Detroit News)
Challenge for Vince Dunn: Avoid sophomore slump with Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Red Wings' Martin Frk trying not to be too one-dimensional (MLive.com)
Avalanche fashionista Nikita Zadorov to celebrate his birthday in style (Denver Post)