Hockey headlines for April 30, 2025

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Hurricanes advance to Round 2, eliminate Devils on Aho 2OT goal (Raleigh News & Observer)
All Oilers, all the time as Edmonton pulls away from Los Angeles (Edmonton Sun)
Ottawa Senators plant seed of doubt with huge Game 5 win in Battle of Ontario (Ottawa Sun)
Capitals seek ‘killer instinct’ to knock out Canadiens in Game 5 (Washington Times)
Panthers’ Aaron Ekblad suspended for hit on Lightning’s Brandon Hagel (Miami Herald)
Avalanche star Cale Makar named Norris Trophy finalist for fifth time (Denver Post)
Quinn Hughes a Norris Trophy finalist but can he win again? (Vancouver Province)
Penguins re-sign forward Filip Hallander (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Rick Tocchet is leaving the Canucks: 'I was honoured to be your coach.' What happens now? (Vancouver Province)
Defiant Yzerman addresses controversial comments by Wings' Larkin (Detroit Free Press)
Bettman: UBS Arena to host 'kickoff' to Olympics in '26 rather than All-Star weekend (New York Newsday)
'Hostility' between Mitch Marner, Leafs could see star winger leave Toronto (Toronto Sun)
It's a complete guess what Kyle Dubas is looking for in the Penguins' next coach (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
McLellan: Wings were good enough to make playoffs, 'gave away' too many points (Detroit News)
Edmonton Oilers rally to win Game 5, put Kings on the brink of elimination again (Los Angeles Times)
The ghosts of the Maple Leafs’ playoff past are creeping in as the Senators take Game 5 (Toronto Star)
The thrill of apparent victory gives way to agony of defeat as Wild lose to Vegas (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Ineffective night for Auston Matthews line helps seal Maple Leafs' Game 5 fate (Toronto Sun)
Jon Merrill returns to Wild defense corps for Game 5 (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
During Wild’s injury woes, Matt Boldy blocked out the noise (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Did Devils get screwed with controversial penalty call that ended their season? (NJ.com)
Panthers were ‘Comeback Cats’ in Game 4. They haven’t done that much this season (Miami Herald)
Stars make key strides in physical game that will bode well for high-stakes Game 6 (Dallas Morning News)
As Mackenzie Blackwood’s first playoff adversity arrives, Avalanche needs him to lead the comeback (Denver Post)
Brad Marchand gets a close-up view of Panthers’ playoff ‘swagger’ (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Mikko Rantanen’s adjustment to Stars’ ‘stingier’ style of play improving with time (Dallas Morning News)
'I'm not going to be Superman': Just super will do for Jets' Vilardi (Winnipeg Sun)
Jets power forward to make series debut in Game 5 (Winnipeg Free Press)
Can ‘culture’ be a building block for the Flames, or is it just a buzzword? (Calgary Sun)
After turbulent campaign, Tristan Jarry braces for challenge from Penguins' young goalies (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Another Calgary Flames player heading to world championship (Calgary Sun)
How rookie forward Matthew Wood can follow Filip Forsberg's path to Nashville Predators (The Tennessean)
Flyers prospect Jett Luchanko showing ‘why he was a high pick’ with impressive run in AHL playoffs (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Flyers extend deal with ECHL affiliate Reading for two more seasons (Philadelphia Inquirer)