Hockey headlines for April 24, 2025

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Adrian Kempe scores twice as Kings take 2-0 series lead over Edmonton (Los Angeles Times)
Capitals hold serve at home, take 2-0 series lead to Montreal (Washington Post)
Mason Marchment’s resilience, redemption a microcosm for Stars’ season in Game 3 thriller (Dallas Morning News)
Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog completes remarkable comeback in Game 3 (Denver Post)
Rangers give GM Chris Drury multi-year contract extension after disastrous season (New York Post)
Columbus Blue Jackets GM Don Waddell makes staff changes (Columbus Dispatch)
Flyers fire power-play coach Rocky Thompson and two other assistants (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Calgary Flames coach Ryan Huska headed to world championship with Team Canada (Calgary Sun)
Columbus Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason to coach Canada at world championship (Columbus Dispatch)
Maple Leafs trying to build on the good things as they head to Ottawa (Globe & Mail)
Bruins’ brass believes team can be back in playoffs next season (Boston Herald)
Gabe Landeskog on long-awaited Avalanche return: “Memory of a lifetime” (Denver Post)
Evander Kane set for debut in Edmonton Oilers lineup for Game 2 vs. Kings (Edmonton Sun)
Ottawa Senators confident as Battle of Ontario comes home (Ottawa Sun)
Tough regular-season travel schedule has Jets prepped for post-season away games (Winnipeg Free Press)
Knights, through 2 games, losing battle of top lines to Wild (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Challenge for Blues: slowing Winnipeg’s top line, taking charge in third period (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
How the Hurricanes’ penalty killing has killed the Devils so far in the playoffs (Raleigh News & Observer)
Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk ‘super grateful’ as Florida looks for 2-0 lead (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Matt Boldy's scoring has Wild even in playoff series with Vegas (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly gets his groove back in time for the playoffs (Toronto Star)
Maple Leafs' Oliver Ekman-Larsson takes ownership for Game 2 gaffe (Toronto Sun)
Scott Laughton's line key for Maple Leafs as coach Berube mulls lineup changes (Toronto Sun)
Thomas sits out practice again, but Montgomery says he'll go in Game 3 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
After being ‘nervous’ to join Panthers, Nate Schmidt plays key role in Game 1 (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Laval Rocket’s Joshua Roy determined to prove he belongs with Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
'More funny than anything': Mark Scheifele on Blues goalie's warmup antics (Winnipeg Sun)
Leafs concede Ridly Greig is great at agitating, but must ignore him in Game 3 (Toronto Sun)
Ottawa Senators winger Ridly Greig is Public Enemy No. 1 in Battle of Ontario (Ottawa Sun)
Part of Penguins' youth movement, Vasily Ponomarev pleased with 1st full season in organization (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Senators once again hoping to keep Maple Leafs sweaters out of seats in Ottawa (Toronto Sun)
Ottawa Senators, preparing for Battle of Ontario, raise their flag at city hall (Ottawa Sun)