Hockey headlines for April 19, 2023

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Quick-starting Kraken stun Avalanche 3-1 in NHL playoff debut (Seattle Times)
Jets win Game 1 against Las Vegas Golden Knights (Winnipeg Sun)
Chris Kreider scores twice as Rangers dominate Devils for Game 1 win (New York Post)
Lightning strike quickly, but take their lumps in Game 1 win vs. Maple Leafs (Tampa Bay Times)
Victor Hedman, Erik Cernak injuries leave Lightning blue line shorthanded (Tampa Bay Times)
Leafs’ Michael Bunting ejected from Game 1 vs. Lightning for illegal check to head (Toronto Star)
Barron gives Jets boost after return from scary injury (Winnipeg Free Press)
Stars coach Pete DeBoer: Joe Pavelski remains uncertain a day after Matt Dumba hit (Dallas Morning News)
Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron ‘questionable’ for Game 2 against the Panthers (Boston Globe)
No punishment coming for Wild’s Matt Dumba following hit on Joe Pavelski, report says (Dallas Morning News)
Supporters, opponents debate Tempe's Coyotes arena deal (Arizona Republic)
Ryan Reynolds is determined to make the Senators a global brand (Ottawa Sun)
Ex-Sharks GM Doug Wilson, with improved health, could return to NHL (San Jose Mercury News)
Maple Leafs given reality check by Lightning in a Game 1 to forget (Toronto Star)
Devils look rattled (and inexperienced) in Game 1 loss to Rangers, 5-1 (NJ.com)
Rangers’ penalty kill shuts down Devils’ power play completely (New York Post)
Tampa's well tested road show runs over Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Rangers playoff experience showed in game 1 win over Devils (New York Post)
Jets’ Stenlund returns to action following injury in regular season finale (Winnipeg Free Press)
'Vulnerable' Ehlers wasn't ready: Jets' Bowness (Winnipeg Sun)
Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren scores key goal in win over Devils (New York Post)
Philipp Grubauer ‘was a stud back there’ for Kraken in stellar Game 1 showing (Seattle Times)
Kolesar’s job is to be a Knightmare for Jets (Winnipeg Free Press)
The next Patrick Kane could be the Devils' Jack Hughes (New York Newsday)
Gallant on Kreider: He is a big-time player (New York Newsday)
‘We can hang with these guys,’ Matthew Tkachuk says after Panthers’ Game 1 loss in Boston (Miami Herald)
Kings approach Game 2 in Edmonton mindful of last year (Los Angeles Times)
Wild measured up to classic test of playoff hockey in Game 1 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark continues to shine with first playoff win (Boston Herald)
L.A. Kings goalie Joonas Korpisalo has just enough playoff savvy, and run support, to fend off Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
Now that Barzal is back, Isles hope he builds on Game 1 (New York Newsday)
41-goal scorer Adrian Kempe adding playoff chapter to his story of perseverance (Edmonton Sun)
Carolina Hurricanes’ Seth Jarvis gained his playoff experience the hard, painful way (Raleigh News & Observer)
Islanders look to feed off of Ryan Pulock's playoff intensity (New York Post)
After big hit, Dumba ready to be bad guy when Wild, Stars play tonight (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Flames not looking to rebuild following disappointing season (Calgary Sun)
Robby Fabbri’s latest knee surgery just a clean-up; good to go for camp (MLive.com)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s broken foot put him ‘behind the eight-ball, and I never caught up’ (Vancouver Province)
Jordan Kyrou and the Blues both want more, and it may take some 'sacrifice' from him offensively (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Dylan Larkin: Why Red Wings are set up for success next season (MLive.com)
Per usual, many of the Penguins' highest-quality chances involved Jake Guentzel (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Sabres prospects with Rochester Americans played big roles in playoff berth (Buffalo News)
Christian Wolanin is the AHL's defenceman of the year (Vancouver Province)
Canadiens' Brendan Gallagher learning French from girlfriend's family (Montreal Gazette)
PB&J, Gatorade and Red Bull: What exactly fueled Wild to their double-OT win over Stars in Game 1 (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Why Curtis Lazar says he ‘owes his wife everything’ after heartbreaking first 2 months with Devils (NJ.com)