Hockey headlines for April 28, 2018

Saturday, April 28, 2018

The score was upside down all night long as Jets steal one in Nashville (Winnipeg Sun)
NHL, Marchand deny reports he was asked to stop licking people (Boston Globe)
NHL suspends Sharks’ Evander Kane for one game (San Jose Mercury News)
Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon named a Hart Trophy finalist (Denver Post)
Hart Trophy finalist: Devils' Taylor Hall nominated for NHL MVP (NJ.com)
Flyers' Claude Giroux snubbed in MVP vote despite high point total (Philadelphia Inquirer)
As Maple Leafs clean out lockers, Babcock and Matthews deny rift (Toronto Sun)
Oilers fire pair of assistant coaches, reassign another to AHL (Edmonton Journal)
Sidney Crosby turns up the heat in Game 1s. This year is no different. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Lou Lamoriello could be Leafs’ biggest question mark (Toronto Star)
Ron Hextall has the cap space, now he needs offseason moves to deliver Flyers to Stanley Cup contention (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Where do things stand in Hurricanes' search for GM, head coach? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Will balls fall Oilers’ way again at NHL Draft Lottery? (Edmonton Journal)
Follow the bouncing lottery ball: It will decide Sabres' fate to land Dahlin (Buffalo News)
From Russia with luck: Blackhawks hoping to hit the jackpot in draft lottery (Chicago Sun-Times)
Rangers, Islanders await draft fates with futures in balance (New York Post)
One way or another, the Senators will do well in NHL draft (Ottawa Sun)
NHL draft: A look at who Wings might pick first (Detroit Free Press)
Laine shakes off ‘malaise’: Availability was never in doubt according to Jets winger (Winnipeg Sun)
Jets represent Canada's Stanley Cup hope (Winnipeg Free Press)
Waffle House shooting first responders honored before Game 1 of Predators-Jets series (The Tennessean)
For a non-traditional market, Nashville sure feels like a hockey city (Winnipeg Sun)
Sharks won’t ‘hit panic button’ after Game 1 drubbing by Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A two-goal lead is hockey’s most dangerous. For the Capitals, it’s a grenade. (Washington Post)
Regular-season meetings are moot for Bruins and Lightning (Boston Globe)
Penguins work to correct early defensive issues against Capitals (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Matchups that could define the Tampa Bay-Boston series (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins take advantage of tipped shots (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Penguins make playoff life miserable for top goalies (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Tuukka Rask ready to give the Bruins ‘a chance to win’ against the Lightning (Boston Herald)
‘When the pressure is on,’ so is Penguins goalie Matt Murray (Washington Post)
Golden Knights’ Reilly Smith finds playoff groove (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Defenseman McNabb adds more offense to Golden Knights’ attack (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Facing a master of the faceoff (Tampa Bay Times)
Leafs look ahead to next season and beyond with optimism, hope (Toronto Sun)
Direction of roster uncertain entering offseason (Columbus Dispatch)
For Flyers, another summer of goalie uncertainty (Philadelphia Daily News)
'Attitude can be a lot of things,' Canadiens coach Claude Julien says (Montreal Gazette)
Van Riemsdyk knows he’s likely done as a Leaf: ‘It’s a weird feeling’ (Toronto Star)
Gardiner and Leafs move on from Game 7 meltdown (Toronto Star)
Report: Sabres sign award-winning Swedish defenseman Lawrence Pilut (Buffalo News)
NHL linesman ordered to reimburse Flames, Dennis Wideman over failed lawsuit (Calgary Herald)
Airdrie dad of San Jose Sharks goalie hopes to aid Straschnitzki home renos (Calgary Sun)