Hockey headlines for April 30, 2023

Sunday, April 30, 2023

Toronto Maple Leafs defeat Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in overtime to advance in NHL playoffs (Globe & Mail)
Game 6: It's over! Edmonton Oilers eliminate Kings in wild shootout (Edmonton Sun)
Rangers rock Devils to force Game 7 in New Jersey (New York Post)
Everything at stake for Bruins in Game 7 (Boston Herald)
Andrew Cogliano out for Game 7 with fractured neck after Jordan Eberle’s hit leaves Avalanche miffed at lack of suspension (Denver Post)
Wheeler, Jets teammates, take issue with Coach Bowness's rant (Winnipeg Sun)
Alex Nylander showed Penguins enough to earn a new contract, inking 1-year deal (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
What life looked like in 2004, the last time the Leafs won a playoff series (Globe & Mail)
First-round curse finally reversed for Maple Leafs after so much suffering (Toronto Sun)
‘The curse is broken’: Maple Leafs fans react to emotional victory as they finally advance in NHL playoffs (Toronto Star)
Isles' biggest question: What's next for Lamoriello? (New York Newsday)
Kings eliminated from playoffs after Game 6 loss to Oilers (Los Angeles Daily News)
Devils crumble in 5-2 loss to Rangers to force Game 7 (NJ.com)
Lightning are the unlucky victims as Maple Leafs end playoff drought (Tampa Bay Times)
Zibanejad and Kreider lead Rangers to Game 6 victory (New York Newsday)
Rangers coach's main lineup switch pays big dividends (New York Post)
Devils’ Lindy Ruff has huge goalie decision to make before Game 7 vs. Rangers: Akira Schmid or Vitek Vanecek? (NJ.com)
Panarin's new linemates in Game 6: Chytil and Kakko (New York Newsday)
Knights learn opponent for second-round NHL playoff series (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Stars stay grounded despite earning playoff momentum from win over Wild (Dallas Morning News)
Kings’ Quinton Byfield remains in spotlight (Los Angeles Daily News)
Drama-filled Kraken vs. Avalanche playoff series culminates with contentious Game 7 (Seattle Times)
Is Jim Montgomery overthinking his Bruins lineups at just the wrong time? (Boston Globe)
Erik Johnson’s elimination-game-winning goal gives him a chance to accomplish the one thing missing from his Avalanche resume: Game 7 victory (Denver Post)
Golden Knights getting time to rest before 2nd round (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rebuild it and they’ll be bummed (Winnipeg Free Press)
After a season spent honing a playoff edge, Wild reach a dull conclusion (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Bowness wants to be back behind Jets bench (Winnipeg Sun)
Jets' Hellebuyck not ready to unmask his future (Winnipeg Sun)
Jets’ leading scorer Kyle Connor doesn’t want to hear talk of rebuild in Winnipeg (Winnipeg Sun)
Horvat takes his share of blame for Islanders' ouster in first round (New York Newsday)
Dubois not saying much about future with Jets but would like to have right to choose where he plays (Winnipeg Sun)
Jets' Mark Scheifele non-committal on future in Winnipeg (Winnipeg Sun)
‘Gave it everything I had here:’ Jets’ Blake Wheeler ponders legacy with future uncertain (Winnipeg Sun)
Andreas Athanasiou’s late-season surge with Blackhawks sets him up nicely for free agency (Chicago Sun-Times)
2024's likely No. 1 overall NHL draft pick wants to be a Canuck (Vancouver Province)
Is the Tempe-Coyotes site actually 'toxic'? (Arizona Republic)
The prayerful goal for Bills and Sabres owner Kim Pegula: 'Full recovery' (Buffalo News)