Hockey headlines for April 18, 2018

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Sweep! Golden Knights oust LA Kings 1-0 to reach Western semifinals (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Hellebuyck stones Wild as Jets grab stranglehold on series (Winnipeg Free Press)
Lars Eller scores in second overtime to hand Capitals Game 3 win (Washington Times)
After surviving early Flyers onslaught Sunday, Penguins prep to weather another storm (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Head coach Glen Gulutzan takes the fall for Flames collapse (Calgary Herald)
Assistant coach John Torchetti won’t return to Red Wings (Detroit News)
Coyotes' Panik arrested outside Scottsdale club (Arizona Republic)
Sidney Crosby on the verge of breaking Mario Lemieux's playoff scoring record (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Mark Giordano admits feeling 'terrible' about Gulutzan firing (Calgary Sun)
Lars Eller sends Jackets to late loss (Columbus Dispatch)
Wild one game from being done after 2-0 loss to Winnipeg (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Kings’ hot first period not enough to hold off Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Third straight overtime game a rarity (Columbus Dispatch)
Wild star Zach Parise out for Game 4 with fractured sternum (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck puts bad games behind him (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jets' defence dives into deep end with Poolman (Winnipeg Free Press)
Golden Knights’ Luca Sbisa forced to watch and wait for return (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
No captain? No problem when it comes to leadership for Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ducks seek answers while facing elimination in Game 4 against Sharks (Orange County Register)
Babcock, Maple Leafs set sights on series-tying win in Game 4 (Toronto Sun)
Bruins have to be better to beat Leafs in Game 4 (Boston Herald)
Colorado Avalanche doing damage against Vezina Trophy finalist Pekka Rinne (Denver Post)
Fighting words: Playoff hockey or sending a message? (Tampa Bay Times)
Flyers' plan in Game 4: Limit dumb penalties (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Maple Leafs’ stretch passes hurt Bruins in Game 3 (Boston Globe)
Patric Hornqvist will miss Penguins-Flyers Game 4 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Lightning’s Tyler Johnson joins Ryan Callahan as Game 4 question marks (Tampa Bay Times)
Sharks’ Brent Burns good to go for possible series-clinching Game 4 (San Jose Mercury News)
Sean Couturier hurt in Flyers practice as lines shuffle for Game 4 (South Jersey Courier-Post)
What Cory Schneider's reemergence means for Devils vs. Lightning (NJ.com)
The Penguins say Phil Kessel is ready to break out (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Travis Konecny has found the line in being a playoff pest for Flyers (South Jersey Courier-Post)
Are Sharks’ Hertl’s knee issues finally behind him? (San Jose Mercury News)
Texans Noesen, Coleman shining for Devils (NorthJersey.com)
Sabres realize bad starts lead to losing seasons (Buffalo News)
So-so record at Scottrade a big factor in Blues missing playoffs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Red Wings’ Nyquist sets sights on big scoring increase (Detroit News)
John Amirante, longtime Rangers national anthem singer, dead at 83 (New York Daily News)