Hockey headlines for April 24, 2018

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Leafs down Bruins to force Game 7 in Boston (Toronto Star)
Ovechkin, Capitals dominate Game 6 to win series with Blue Jackets (Washington Times)
Calgary Flames name Bill Peters new head coach (Calgary Sun)
Avalanche extends coach Jared Bednar’s contract, GM Joe Sakic says: “We’re going to stay young … we may even get younger” (Denver Post)
'Not good enough right now.' Leipold fires Wild GM (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Ducks won’t renew contract of assistant coach Trent Yawney (Orange County Register)
Penguins, Capitals meet in playoff showdown for 3rd straight year (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
NHL's two best teams in regular season ready to lock horns in second round of playoffs (Winnipeg Free Press)
Flames hire Peters plans to be 'demanding without being demeaning (Calgary Sun)
Former player on Bill Peters: 'He’s intense. All the time, he’s intense' (Calgary Sun)
Wild players take ownership for costing Chuck Fletcher his job (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Amid Wild changes, Jason Zucker, Matt Dumba say they want to return (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Van Riemsdyk knows his days in Toronto likely numbered (Toronto Star)
With contract talks looming, Artemi Panarin says he likes Columbus (Columbus Dispatch)
Playoff run ends with a thud (Columbus Dispatch)
Bruins’ Tuukka Rask had good game, but Leafs’ Frederik Andersen had a great one (Boston Globe)
Chandler Stephenson’s breakout moment comes at the perfect time for the Capitals (Washington Post)
After great start to playoffs, Jackets sputter out (Columbus Dispatch)
Lack of success on special teams glaring (Columbus Dispatch)
Mutual respect hallmark in series between Maple Leafs, Bruins (Toronto Sun)
'It’s such a tragedy': Maple Leafs play with heavy hearts in wake of van attack (Toronto Sun)
Security tight as Bruins challenge Maple Leafs miles from incident (Boston Herald)
Crowd in Toronto offers silent tribute before Bruins-Maple Leafs game (Boston Globe)
On tragic day in Toronto, Maple Leafs were a balm (Boston Globe)
Clash of the titans: Jets and Predators realize one team going home far too early (Winnipeg Sun)
Jets hope Wild win closes experience gap (Winnipeg Sun)
The Penguins found a road advantage. They'll need to keep it. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Season series means nothing: Maurice (Winnipeg Sun)
If Vegas slows down Brent Burns, can Sharks forwards pick up the slack? (San Jose Mercury News)
Injured forward Joe Thornton could be X factor for Sharks (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Scoring on Marc-Andre Fleury will be tough. Here’s what the Sharks must do (San Jose Mercury News)
Rookie scoring leader Connor not worrying about Calder snub (Winnipeg Free Press)
Predators' Colton Sissons, Nick Bonino, Austin Watson are all-around weapons (The Tennessean)
Flyers’ progression masked by ugly finish in playoffs (South Jersey Courier-Post)
What impressed Devils captain Andy Greene this season? (NorthJersey.com)
Versatile Justin Abdelkader’s game seems to fit Red Wings’ style (Detroit News)
Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse looks to provide more offence with contract up for negotiation (Edmonton Sun)
Flyers send Oskar Lindblom, Travis Sanheim to Phantoms for AHL playoffs (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Hot shot Canucks kid Elias Pettersson will play for Sweden at Worlds (Vancouver Province)
Penguins GM seethes over Flyers fans’ conduct (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)