Hockey headlines for April 23, 2023

Sunday, April 23, 2023

Golden Knights take series lead with thrilling 5-4 double OT win (Winnipeg Sun)
Scraps. Big saves. Timely goals. Leafs win Game 3 fight to the finish over Lightning in overtime (Toronto Star)
Avalanche’s Big Three awaken in Seattle, combining for five goals in 6-4 Game 3 win over Kraken (Denver Post)
Devils, Akira Schmid stifle Rangers to keep season alive in 2-1 overtime win (NJ.com)
Morrissey gone for series (Winnipeg Free Press)
Eriksson Ek's status? Wild expect to know more Sunday (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
New York at the Center of the (Sports) Universe (New York Times)
Ledecky hopes his Isles prove they are built for playoffs (New York Newsday)
Danny Brière’s ‘fire for self-improvement’ has prepared him for his dream job with the Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Maple Leafs shock Lightning on home ice, pull out Game 3 in overtime (Tampa Bay Times)
Kraken overwhelmed by Avalanche in first home playoff game, trail 2-1 in series (Seattle Times)
Rangers stunned by New Jersey in OT in key Game 3 (New York Post)
Rangers can't solve Devils rookie Schmid in OT loss, hold 2-1 series lead (New York Newsday)
Stomach-turning defeat ruins Jets comeback against Vegas Golden Knights (Winnipeg Sun)
Why Rangers' power play sputtered in Game 3 loss (New York Post)
Devils' game-winning goal a 'perfect shot' (New York Post)
Ryan O'Reilly and Morgan Rielly: Out of the sin bin and into the hero spotlight (Toronto Sun)
Kraken’s Jaden Schwartz scores cathartic first home playoff goal (Seattle Times)
Lowry an emerging star (Winnipeg Free Press)
Jets Pionk ‘looking for new set of legs’ after playing big minutes in double overtime loss (Winnipeg Sun)
Jets hold sense of optimism after Game 3 loss (Winnipeg Sun)
Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin not with team in Seattle, misses Game 3 vs. Kraken due to “personal reasons” (Denver Post)
Kings know Game 4 with Edmonton will define the series (Los Angeles Daily News)
Isles finally have toehold in playoff series with Hurricanes (New York Newsday)
Hurricanes’ vaunted penalty kill shows first crack against lowly Islanders power play (Raleigh News & Observer)
Islanders looking to continue playoff momentum with this formula (New York Post)
Panthers coach not worried about Aleksander Barkov’s quiet series, but ‘he can be better’ (Miami Herald)
Charlie Coyle took over as the Bruins’ No. 1 center in Game 3, and he played like it (Boston Globe)
'Yeah, I like skating': Johansson's dazzling speed fueling Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
After a dramatic downfall on nearly all fronts, Blues face a critical offseason (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Meet Ber, the Minnesota native who performed live at a Wild-Stars playoff game (St. Paul Pioneer Press)