Hockey headlines for April 25, 2018

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Maple Leafs have the momentum, but Bruins have the Game 7 mojo (Boston Globe)
The Capitals and Penguins will begin their second-round series on Thursday (Washington Post)
Golden Knights open series Thursday vs. San Jose Sharks (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lightning opens second round Saturday; time depends on opponent (Tampa Bay Times)
Predators playoff schedule: Nashville, Winnipeg Jets open second round Friday (The Tennessean)
Knights’ Deryk Engelland finalist for NHL leadership award (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wheeler gets nod from Messier (Winnipeg Sun)
Flames' new coach Peters views world championship as golden opportunity to 'go get better' (Calgary Sun)
Holmgren: Hextall will have 'free rein' in free agency (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy tells team to embrace the moment of Game 7 (Boston Herald)
Rask and Andersen eager for Game 7 pressure (Toronto Star)
Leafs' Freddy Andersen gets late-night support from home (Toronto Sun)
The Capitals can be 'dangerous.' And the Penguins know it. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
The next obstacle in Sharks’ 27-year quest: An expansion team?!! (San Jose Mercury News)
Despite playoff history, Sharks don’t have a Stanley Cup (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lightning plays the waiting game (Tampa Bay Times)
Red practice jersey, coach's smile suggest Enstrom ready to face Preds (Winnipeg Free Press)
No doubt: Capitals’ Braden Holtby kept his confidence amid a season of struggles (Washington Post)
Penguins' Matt Murray: Capitals' Braden Holtby 'a guy I really look up to' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Men in the middle will play major role: Jets and Predators have ample depth at centre (Winnipeg Sun)
Scheifele, Subban certain to renew acquaintances (Winnipeg Free Press)
How the Lightning did its best work on the Devils shorthanded (Tampa Bay Times)
Stastny bolsters centre position: Veteran pivot a perfect fit for Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
Golden Knights Haula, Tuch find chemistry on same line (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Knights’ Merrill expected to play unsung role against Sharks (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Knights’ Cody Eakin raises level of play when stakes are highest (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights’ Ryan Carpenter readies for return to San Jose (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Players left to ponder discouraging playoff exit (Columbus Dispatch)
Devils' young core learned lessons the hard way (NorthJersey.com)
Wings dream of winning lottery, landing Rasmus Dahlin (Detroit News)
Sergei Bobrovsky puts together solid playoff series (Columbus Dispatch)
Why Sami Vatenen missed final Devils playoff game (NJ.com)
Red Wings' Niklas Kronwall embraces mentoring as career winds down (MLive.com)
John Tortorella irks Matt Calvert by comparing his play to ‘toilet seat’ (Columbus Dispatch)
Chabot looking forward to playing with McDavid and others (Ottawa Sun)
Thomas Chabot excited to continue his season (Ottawa Sun)
Sabres sign 2014 draftee Olofsson to two-year deal (Buffalo News)
Toronto van attack ‘hits home’ in Sharks’ dressing room (San Jose Mercury News)