Hockey headlines for April 16, 2025

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Wild rally past Ducks 3-2 in overtime, clinch playoff spot (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Clinched! Blues secure postseason berth with 6-1 win over Utah, will open vs. Jets (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Maple Leafs fully buy in with Craig Berube, win Atlantic Division (Toronto Sun)
Columbus Blue Jackets keep playoff hopes going with 3-0 win over Philadelphia Flyers (Columbus Dispatch)
Martin fights through tears to describe what could be his final Islanders home game (New York Newsday)
San Jose Sharks’ Logan Couture officially ends NHL playing career (San Jose Mercury News)
Darnell Nurse dodges a bullet, won't be suspended for any playoff games (Edmonton Sun)
Ehlers likely to miss first round of playoffs (Winnipeg Free Press)
Gabe Landeskog returns to Avalanche practice as optimism for Game 1 abounds (Denver Post)
Dallas Stars to get necessary boost with Tyler Seguin’s expected return vs. Nashville (Dallas Morning News)
Ducks sign Konnor Smith to 3-year, entry-level contract (Orange County Register)
Jim Montgomery in a much better place after Bruins dismissal, guiding St. Louis into NHL Playoffs (Boston Globe)
Tyler Myers knows Rick Tocchet is vital for maintaining grind to improve (Vancouver Province)
Denver’s David Carle is the NHL’s hottest coaching candidate. Could he be the teacher the Flyers are looking for? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins' Sidney Crosby voted most complete, smartest overall player in NHLPA player poll (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
'Hard to believe': NHL players rank Jets' Hellebuyck a lowly No. 3 (Winnipeg Sun)
Leafs captain Auston Matthews was voted best in one category of the NHLPA players poll — for fashion (Toronto Star)
‘This is where you want to be,’ Canadiens say with playoffs still unclinched (Montreal Gazette)
Jets set to face Blues in opening round matchup (Winnipeg Free Press)
The Battle of Ontario between the Senators and Maple Leafs is back (Ottawa Sun)
Lightning top Panthers in regular-season home finale (Tampa Bay Times)
Dylan Strome’s hat trick helps Caps steady themselves on Long Island (Washington Post)
Connor Bedard, Blackhawks end season on high note with overtime win over Senators (Chicago Sun-Times)
Seattle Kraken head into offseason following 6-5 defeat to Kings (Seattle Times)
How Utah Hockey Club’s last game ‘highlights the stuff we have to work on’ (Salt Lake Tribune)
Flyers are shut out by the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-0, in home finale (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bruins drop season finale to Devils, 5-4, in OT (Boston Herald)
Senators lose to Chicago Blackhawks in overtime (Ottawa Citizen)
Wild coach John Hynes: Now is not the time for Zeev Buium’s NHL debut (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Jake Neighbours among four Blues players to play in all 82 games this season (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
These Utah Hockey Club parents drove 14 hours to see their son play: ‘They wouldn’t miss this one’ (Salt Lake Tribune)
'Ready to roll': Avalanche of injuries no worry for Oilers and McDavid ahead of NHL playoffs (Edmonton Sun)
All along, it's been about building this for McLellan's Red Wings (Detroit Free Press)
‘Warrior’ Braden Schneider shut down as Rangers play for ‘pride’ in season finale (New York Post)
'Can't take it for granted': Jets' Niederreiter driven by childhood dream (Winnipeg Sun)
Not a scratch on Jets' Perfetti this year (Winnipeg Sun)
Ready for more rubber: Jets' Samberg has that not-so-loving feeling (Winnipeg Sun)
Ryan Graves opens up about struggles with Penguins, says he wants to be part of their turnaround (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blackhawks' Alex Vlasic will work on conditioning after getting worn down by heavy workload (Chicago Sun-Times)
Penguins defenseman P.O Joseph looks for the positives in a tough season (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Development of Edvinsson, Johansson a bright spot in Red Wings' season (Detroit News)
Kings’ Kevin Fiala, Ducks’ Radko Gudas up for King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Orange County Register)
Columbus Blue Jackets nominate Zach Werenski for King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Columbus Dispatch)
Penguins forward Kevin Hayes nominated for King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Jonathan Huberdeau nominated by Calgary Flames for King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Calgary Sun)
Detroit Red Wings' Axel Sandin Pellikka and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård joining AHL team (Detroit Free Press)
Flyers sign NCAA prospects Alex Bump and Devin Kaplan to entry-level contracts (Philadelphia Inquirer)
San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture has career cut short by condition also faced by Edmonton Oilers’ Kevin Lowe (Edmonton Sun)