Hockey headlines for April 17, 2018

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Devils beat Lightning, 5-2, to take Game 3 as Taylor Hall finishes with one goal and two assists (New York Daily News)
Smoked Duck: Sharks rout rivals, move to within one win of advancing (San Jose Mercury News)
Avalanche builds 4-0 lead in Game 3, defeats Nashville to guarantee return trip to Music City (Denver Post)
Maple Leafs climb back into series with a little bit of luck in Game 3 win over Bruins (Toronto Star)
Team speed puts Golden Knights on verge of sweep over Kings (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins-Flyers series makes mockery of playoff hockey myths (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
NHL Central Scouting puts Dahlin, Svechnikov atop prospect lists (Buffalo News)
Following Alain Vigneault’s firing, former Ranger Ryan McDonagh says he could ‘see it coming’ (New York Daily News)
Will he stay or will he go? Hurricanes still waiting on answer from Peters on contract (Raleigh News & Observer)
Sharks feast on Ducks in Game 3 blowout to take 3-0 series lead (Orange County Register)
Preds pounded by Avalanche in Game 3 loss (The Tennessean)
Maple Leafs find legs on home ice, beat Bruins in Game 3 (Boston Globe)
Predators making a habit of falling behind early against Avalanche in Stanley Cup playoffs (The Tennessean)
Bruins got the push back they expected from young Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Devils make key lineup changes by scratching Michael Grabner, starting Cory Schneider in goal and inserting Marcus Johansson (New York Daily News)
Plekanec crucial in win, plays best game as a Leaf (Toronto Sun)
How Blake Coleman delivered gritty performance Devils needed in Game 3 win (NJ.com)
David Pastrnak’s puck luck took a turn for the worse (Boston Globe)
P.K. Subban sucker punched Nathan MacKinnon, but the Avalanche aren’t dwelling on the cheap shot (Denver Post)
Avalanche winger Blake Comeau is an important old man on the NHL’s youngest playoff roster (Denver Post)
Devils' Game 3 win riles up hungry fans (NorthJersey.com)
Ducks’ Troy Terry gets playoff education by watching, waiting … for now (Orange County Register)
Facing elimination, Kings will try to slip into their pest mode against Golden Knights in Game 4 (Los Angeles Times)
Blue Jackets try to keep focus as series shifts to Nationwide (Columbus Dispatch)
Wild hopes to reprise Game 3 performance vs. Jets on Tuesday night (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Flyers trying to conquer home-ice 'disadvantage' in Game 4 vs. Penguins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blue Jackets seek cure for penalty problem (Columbus Dispatch)
Kings were last to rally from 3-0 to win NHL playoff series (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Flyers coach Dave Hakstol considering changes to boost production for Game 4 against Penguins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kings coach: Erik Haula’s jaw-butt of Anze Kopitar is no joking matter (Los Angeles Daily News)
Mike Sullivan: 'It made sense' for Penguins to come home between games in Philly (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
As Capitals run into another ‘hot goalie,’ they face their own net dilemma (Washington Post)
Golden Knights’ depth proves difference vs. LA Kings (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Maurice mum on Myers’ status: Jets could be without three blue-liners in Game 4 (Winnipeg Sun)
Capitals’ Andre Burakovsky to miss at least the next two games (Washington Times)
Wild’s Marcus Foligno on accusations of dirty play: ‘I wouldn’t do that to a friend’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Golden Knights’ Haula avoids NHL hearing on Kopitar incident (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sergei Bobrovsky stood tall in Game 2′s third period against Capitals (Columbus Dispatch)
Hellebuyck not concerned: Jets goalie no stranger to having a short memory (Winnipeg Sun)
Brian Dumoulin, offensive dynamo? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Squeezing stick tighter won't alleviate Ehler's goal drought (Winnipeg Free Press)
Wild blue liner Nick Seeler continues to surprise everyone, even himself (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Roslovic, Greenway share unbreakable bond (Winnipeg Free Press)
Losing takes toll on Sabres' Rasmus Ristolainen (Buffalo News)
Environment group raises concerns about Belmont development (New York Newsday)