Hockey headlines for April 22, 2025

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

With Alex Ovechkin’s first playoff OT winner, Caps take Game 1 (Washington Post)
Kings blow 4-goal lead but beat Oilers on last-minute goal in Game 1 (Los Angeles Daily News)
Scheifele does it all as Jets take 2-0 lead in series vs. Blues (Winnipeg Free Press)
Stars rally, take down Avalanche in overtime to even series at 1-1 (Denver Post)
Panthers ready for ‘intense,’ ‘fire’ series with Lightning as playoff rivalry renews (Miami Herald)
Maple Leafs have chance to reach rare feat in Game 2 of Battle of Ontario with Senators (Toronto Sun)
Panthers hold off on Matthew Tkachuk decision on eve of Game 1 (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Kraken fire coach Dan Bylsma and reportedly will reassign GM Ron Francis (Seattle Times)
Canucks won't take up option year on Rick Tocchet: Jim Rutherford (Vancouver Province)
Canucks GM: Quinn Hughes wants to play with Devils stars (NJ.com)
Hockey Canada trial: Carter Hart and four other former NHLers to face sexual assault charges starting Tuesday (Philadelphia Inquirer)
'Being a contender for the Stanley Cup' remains Penguins president Kyle Dubas' long-term focus (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Canucks off-season: Aftershocks of giant J.T. Miller trade earthquake still felt at centre ice (Vancouver Province)
Kyle Dubas expects a 'grumpy' Sidney Crosby as Penguins rebuild likely stretches into another year (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Blues drop Game 2 to Jets 2-1, trail 2-0 in series (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Heartbreaking finish ruins Edmonton Oilers miracle comeback in Game 1 (Edmonton Sun)
Miles Wood’s “outstanding” Game 2 ruined by critical turnover in Avalanche loss (Denver Post)
When Dallas Stars needed energy, Colin Blackwell rose to the occasion as Game 2 OT hero (Dallas Morning News)
Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog activated, but still out for Game 2 against Dallas (Denver Post)
Ottawa Senators confident they can right the ship in Game 2 of Battle of Ontario (Ottawa Sun)
Power plays were at a premium in Wild’s Game 1 loss to Golden Knights (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Lightning D just needs to follow leaders Ryan McDonagh, Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay Times)
Wild forward Ryan Hartman didn’t take the Knights’ Game 1 bait (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Devils’ Jacob Markstrom explains slash that injured teammate: ‘Obviously, I feel bad’ (NJ.com)
Why the Hurricanes’ Logan Stankoven fits in so well with captain Jordan Staal (Raleigh News & Observer)
‘Excitement, for sure’: Knights forward soaks up playoff debut (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sens captain Brady Tkachuk dismisses rowdy reception from Maple Leafs fans: ‘I could care less’ (Toronto Star)
Battle of Ontario between Senators and Leafs heats up off the ice (Ottawa Sun)
Rangers try to make sense of a lost season (New York Newsday)
Can Calgary Flames check this box on list of must-haves to contend for a Stanley Cup? (Calgary Sun)
Inside the Sabres' disconnect between Lindy Ruff and his players – and how they worked together to fix it (Buffalo News)
Rangers’ Braden Schneider underwent surgery to fix the injury bothering him for two years (New York Post)
Columbus Blue Jackets may go into 2025-26 with a 'status quo' in goaltending (Columbus Dispatch)
Igor Shesterkin laments Rangers’ inability to bounce back after ‘something broke during season’ (New York Post)
For Red Wings' Alex Lyon, future is probably with another NHL team (Detroit Free Press)
Chris Kreider hopes he isn’t next moving piece as injury-filled season ends with a Rangers pitch (New York Post)
Utah Hockey Club gives update on goaltender Connor Ingram (Salt Lake Tribune)
Moritz Seider first Detroit Red Wing to commit to this event (MLive.com)
Kings have a fight coach. He’s one of many specialists helping their playoff drive (Los Angeles Times)
Stars owner confirms team cut ties with employees who profited booking youth tournaments (Dallas Morning News)
Stars owner Tom Gaglardi explains how arena talks shifted with Patrick Dumont, Mavericks (Dallas Morning News)
Ottawa Senators fans prepared to sacrifice for series win over Leafs (Ottawa Sun)
Election candidates using Edmonton Oilers' fandom to their advantage (Edmonton Sun)