Hockey headlines for April 27, 2018

Friday, April 27, 2018

Golden Knights rout San Jose Sharks 7-0 in series opener (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins score 3 times in 3rd period for Game 1 win over Capitals (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
After a tough Toronto series, Bruins turn attention to Tampa Bay (Boston Globe)
Report: Canucks interested in Swedish forward Par Lindholm (Vancouver Province)
Nathan MacKinnon named Ted Lindsay Award finalist (Denver Post)
Devils' Taylor Hall named finalist for Ted Lindsay Award (NJ.com)
Barry Trotz denies report he told Tortorella his Capitals coaching career is about to end (Washington Times)
Canada's team: Jets are a feel-good story for the country (Winnipeg Sun)
Bruins GM Don Sweeney sums up the team’s playoffs, past and present (Boston Herald)
Jets GM says come on board, Canada (Winnipeg Sun)
Trading places II: Maurice and Laviolette in rare position of replacing one another more than once (Winnipeg Sun)
Could Lou Lamoriello be an option for the Islanders? (New York Newsday)
Former Edmonton Oilers centre Mark Letestu's playoffs are over, now the NHL free-agency wait begins (Edmonton Journal)
Hakstol: 'We have to recognize the failure of the playoffs' (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Reasons for Leafs optimism should out-weigh bitter taste of elimination (Toronto Sun)
Blue Jackets’ early exit could hang over offseason (Columbus Dispatch)
Flyers' coaching staff staying; team's free agents likely headed elsewhere (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Panthers face long odds in NHL draft lottery: 'We're not going in there expecting to win' (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Rasmus Dahlin would accelerate Wings' rebuild (Detroit Free Press)
Sharks’ Martin Jones exits early in 7-0 rout by Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Comebacks becoming commonplace for Penguins, Capitals (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Penguins score three in third period to come back, stun Capitals in Game 1 (Washington Times)
Sidney Crosby directed Penguins’ comeback, and Jake Guentzel delivered winner (Washington Post)
Golden Knights’ Cody Eakin raising his game in playoffs (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Fans ecstatic as Knights put on scoring show against Sharks (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jets will be formidable foes for last season's Stanley Cup runner-up (Winnipeg Free Press)
Here’s what the Bruins are up against in the Lightning (Boston Globe)
Growing up: Jets come of age (Winnipeg Sun)
Predators' silent second line needs to step up to beat Winnipeg Jets (The Tennessean)
Subban will play the villain, if you really want him to (Winnipeg Free Press)
Chris Kunitz brings four Stanley Cups worth of experience to the Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
One of Zdeno Chara’s early NHL fights was against Jake DeBrusk’s father (Boston Globe)
Predators assistant coach knows all too well the love for his hometown team (Winnipeg Free Press)
Sergei Bobrovsky must improve, Tortorella says (Columbus Dispatch)
Alex Nylander fails to inspire with Sabres watching (Buffalo News)
Wings’ Bertuzzi trades Griffins’ run for more training (Detroit News)
Yeo and four Blues hit international stage for Team Canada (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Devils' Nico Hischier, Pavel Zacha won't play in World Championships due to injuries (NJ.com)
Eddie Olczyk loving hockey, Derby grind after cancer fight (New York Post)