Hockey headlines for April 22, 2023

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Kings edge Oilers on Trevor Moore’s overtime goal for 2-1 series lead (Los Angeles Daily News)
Isles surge with 4 goals late in third to win Game 3, pull within 2-1 (New York Newsday)
Undermanned Bruins regain series lead with 4-2 win over Panthers (Boston Herald)
Wild return serve, blow out Stars at Xcel to take 2-1 series lead (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Home playoff debut will be an opportunity for Kraken on and off ice (Seattle Times)
Jets beat the house in Vegas once, now look to win big amid whiteout at home (Winnipeg Sun)
Maple Leafs are bracing for a rough reception in Tampa (Toronto Sun)
Panthers give back home-ice advantage, bench goalie Alex Lyon as Bruins dominate Game 3 (Miami Herald)
Pretty simple: Stars get bullied in Minnesota, trail series 2-1 after Game 3 loss to Wild (Dallas Morning News)
Familiar road refrain for Hurricanes, as Islanders score a bunch late in Game 3 win (Raleigh News & Observer)
Islanders defenseman Romanov returns from injury for Game 3 (New York Newsday)
Eriksson Ek returns for Game 3 but exits on first shift (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Joonas Korpisalo, Vladislav Gavrikov giving the Kings what they wanted (Los Angeles Daily News)
Islanders Matt Martin predicted series would get nastier (New York Post)
Stars’ Pete DeBoer responds to Wild coach Dean Evason’s ‘embellishment’ accusations (Dallas Morning News)
Rangers on familiar 2-0 lead over rival Devils: 'got to win four' (New York Post)
Winnipeg Jets feeling energized despite Game 2 loss in Vegas (Winnipeg Sun)
Devils' Lindy Ruff still has faith despite series deficit vs. Rangers (New York Post)
Jets hopeful on Nikolaj Ehlers' availability for Game 3 (Winnipeg Sun)
Golden Knights Brossoit holding his own against Jets Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Sun)
Could Devils bench goalie Vitek Vanecek for Akira Schmid before crucial Game 3 vs. Rangers? (NJ.com)
John Tavares is leading the Maple Leafs and silencing critics one playoff goal at a time (Toronto Star)
Brayden Point’s presence anything but quiet to Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
Karlsson has been Golden Knights’ ‘most consistent guy’ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Evan Rodrigues’ highlight hit showed Avalanche can swing back at Kraken: “We can make it a real tough series on them.” (Denver Post)
Schneider learning to play a physical role for Rangers (New York Newsday)
Rangers Braden Schneider feeds off physical playoff 'energy' (New York Post)
Carl Hagelin, still recovering from injuries, isn’t ready to walk away (Washington Post)
Despite late-season injury, Marcus Pettersson was among the Penguins' most dependable players (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Red Wings’ Ville Husso aims to be better-prepared for heavy workload in future (MLive.com)
Highly touted Flames prospect Dustin Wolf voted AHL MVP (Calgary Sun)
Blackhawks’ strong attendance surprised everyone — but not their projection model (Chicago Sun-Times)