Hockey headlines for April 29, 2023

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Hurricanes eliminate Islanders from NHL playoffs on Paul Stastny OT winner in Game 6 (Raleigh News & Observer)
Minnesota Wild season comes to an end with 4-1 home loss in Game 6 vs. Dallas Stars (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Avs stave off elimination with Game 6 win at Seattle Kraken, setting up Game 7 on Sunday (Denver Post)
Game 7! Panthers rally from down 3-1 in series to take league-best Bruins the distance (Miami Herald)
Rangers understand desperation of their situation vs. Devils (New York Newsday)
Lapsing Leafs must tame Tampa one more time at home to clinch (Toronto Sun)
Forward Filip Hallander leaves Penguins, signing 5-year deal in Sweden (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar maintains Valeri Nichushkin’s absence not disciplinary in light of police report (Denver Post)
Billion dollar bid: Ryan Reynolds and Remington Group prepping eye-popping bid for Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Connor McDavid, Oilers look to advance to second round in Game 6 against the Kings (Globe & Mail)
Leafs aim to close out series with fourth win in a row on Tampa ice (Globe & Mail)
‘I’m sure he’d be a good boss’: Iginla pulling for Conroy to land GM job with Flames (Calgary Sun)
Bruins lose crazy game in Florida, forcing winner-take-all Game 7 (Boston Herald)
Kraken overpowered by Avalanche in second period, forcing decisive Game 7 (Seattle Times)
How the Hurricanes stole the Islanders’ place in NHL history with Game 6 overtime win (Raleigh News & Observer)
Isles out of playoffs with Game 6 OT loss: 'It hurts' (New York Newsday)
Vince Dunn scores first as Kraken set scoring milestone in loss to Avalanche (Seattle Times)
Stars rookie Wyatt Johnston scores first career NHL playoff goal (Dallas Morning News)
Jake DeBrusk on the hand-pass ruling that negated a Bruins goal, plus what the rule book says (Boston Globe)
Islanders face many organizational questions heading into offseason (New York Post)
Islanders didn't get enough production from top stars (New York Post)
What is the future of Isles' Parise? (New York Newsday)
Devils players confident before huge Game 6 vs. Rangers: ‘Our focus is to win that game’ (NJ.com)
Rangers’ resiliency will be tested by Devils with backs against the wall (New York Post)
Keefe pondering lineup changes as Maple Leafs seek, again, to eliminate Lightning (Toronto Sun)
Andrei Vasilevskiy ready to regain control of crease battle (Toronto Sun)
Zach Bogosian steps up, helps to keep Lightning alive in NHL playoffs (Tampa Bay Times)
Jacob Trouba doesn't need to psych Rangers up for Game 6 (New York Post)
Maple Leafs' Keefe has issue with some hits being thrown by Tampa's Maroon (Toronto Sun)
Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman eying potential first-round picks at U-18 Worlds (MLive.com)
'Certainly a possibility' the Blues enter next season without naming a new captain (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
With career-best season, Wings' Walman takes advantage of opportunity (Detroit News)
With departures of Horvat and Stillman, team needs a new NHLPA rep (Vancouver Province)