SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 3/28/2021 Anaheim Ducks Colorado Avalanche 1206954 Ducks treating season as a character-building exercise 1206985 Are Artsy Avs too soft to win Stanley Cup? The Dark Knights are itching to find out. Arizona Coyotes 1206986 Avalanche extends points streak but loses in overtime to 1206955 Kessel's hat trick, Hill's shutout help Coyotes roll to win Vegas Golden Knights over Sharks 1206987 Chambers: Avalanche rich with NHL prospects in NCAA 1206956 Christian Dvorak scores twice, Coyotes beat Sharks Tournament 1206988 Avalanche gain a point but stumble in 3-2 overtime loss to Boston Bruins Vegas 1206957 Craig Smith’s late goal helps Bruins extend Sabres’ losing 1206989 Colorado Avalanche lose to Vegas, but still take three of streak to 17 games four points in series 1206958 NHL responded quickly to Tim Peel/hot microphone 1206990 Seattle Kraken begin scouting Avalanche for NHL episode Expansion Draft 1206959 Brad Marchand added to NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list 1206991 Bo Byram hurt again, likely from dirty hit 1206960 Smith scores late as Bruins survive scare from Sabres 1206992 The Avs have the chance to prove themselves today 1206961 Bruins Notebook: Brad Marchand placed on COVID protocol list Columbus Blue Jackets 1206962 Bruins extend Sabres' historic losing streak with 3-2 1206993 Blue Jackets' listless letdown in Detroit tops the comeback win takeaways from a stinging loss 1206963 Talking Points: Boston Bruins Pull Out 3rd Period Win Vs. 1206994 Blue Jackets fall flat in Detroit, lose 3-1 to struggling Red Buffalo Wings after listless start 1206964 Boston Bruins’ Moore Out For Season Following Hip 1206995 Michael Arace: A key point gained, a key point given away Surgery by the Blue Jackets 1206965 Game 30: Boston Bruins vs Buffalo Sabres, Lines, 1206996 Blue Jackets in playoff hunt after critical Carolina series, Preview now focusing on finer details 1206966 The Boston Bruins Are Searching For Mental Balance 1206997 Calvin Pickard makes 21 stops as Red Wings beat Blue 1206967 Bruins need to find a right wing at the trade deadline: Jackets ‘What’s your 2nd line look like if you don’t?’ 1206998 Blue Jackets suffer worst loss of the season, hands down, at worst possible time Buffalo Sabres 1206968 Mike Harrington: Pegula's 70th comes on his team's 17th. Dallas Stars There's nothing happy about it 1206999 ‘You can’t ask for better scoring chances’: Stars squander 1206969 Sabres Notebook: Granato and Ellis behind bench after opportunities in OT loss to Panthers false positives, long rides 1207000 Stars’ inability to win consecutive games has Dallas 1206970 Mike Harrington's NHL power rankings hovering in mediocrity after OT loss to Panthers 1206971 The Wraparound: Streak hits 17 as late goal sinks Sabres in Boston Detroit Red Wings 1206972 After false positives for Covid-19, Don Granato and Matt 1207002 Detroit Red Wings wake up early in 3-1 win over Ellis are back to face Bruins Columbus Blue Jackets 1207003 Game thread: Red Wings skate past Blue Jackets, 3-1 Calgary Flames 1207004 Red Wings' Pickard gets rewarded for dedication with 1206973 Calls for culture shift in hockey echo as WHL players victory in first start suspended over racist taunts 1207005 Red Wings' hard work pays off in 3-1 victory over Blue 1206974 Plucky Hitmen get solid efforts against 'world-class' Oil Jackets Kings 1207006 Red Wings hope ‘hardest practice’ helps right ship 1206975 LaBarbera impressed with Wolf's red-hot WHL start 1207007 Red Wings’ Bobby Ryan: Wife more anxious about trade deadline than me Carolina Hurricanes 1206976 Carolina Hurricanes fight past Tampa Bay Lightning in Edmonton Oilers Central Division battle 1207008 Maple Leafs come back to haunt the Edmonton Oilers 1206977 The Hurricanes and the NHL Trade Deadline: How busy again will they be? 1207009 OILERS SNAPSHOTS: McDavid finally gets Saturday night in Toronto Chicago Blackhawks 1207010 Lowetide: Scouring the hockey world for a left winger for 1206978 Kirby Dach makes his season debut, but the Chicago the Oilers’ skill line Blackhawks stumble to a 3-1 home loss to the Nashville Pred Florida Panthers 1206979 Blackhawks’ ugly loss to Predators spoils Kirby Dach’s 1207011 Aaron Ekblad scores game-winner in OT — twice! — and surprise return Panthers snap 3-game losing streak 1206980 Blackhawks’ Kirby Dach returns from injury, will play 1207012 Ekblad scores two goals in OT — and one counts — as against Predators Panthers edge Dallas to end three-game pointless skid 1206981 Hawks fall to Preds, but Dach's return could be a boost 1207013 Greatest Honour denied in Florida Derby by Known down stretch Agenda 1206982 Blackhawks hope to get some fans in United Center soon 1207014 Carter Verhaeghe gets a hat trick as Panthers win in 1206983 10 observations: Blackhawks remain winless vs. Preds Dallas 1206984 Lazerus: What Kirby Dach’s surprisingly early return 1207015 Now on a losing streak, Panthers try to bounce back in means for the Blackhawks Dallas Los Angeles Kings Philadelphia Flyers 1207016 Column: Kings say fans could be allowed to attend games 1207050 For Samuel Morin, a magical moment, one the Flyers at Staples Center soon hope turns around their uneven season 1207017 Kings acquire Brendan Lemieux from Rangers 1207051 Flyers’ Nolan Patrick contributes key goal and says he is 1207018 Kings add a ‘physical element’ to their forward group with getting ‘closer and closer’ to regaining form trade for Rangers’ Brendan Lemieux 1207052 Flyers outlast Rangers, 2-1, on Samuel Morin’s first NHL 1207019 NHL Trade Grades: Canadiens add Eric Staal; Kings deal goal for Brendan Lemieux 1207053 Flyers goalie Hart still has the trust of GM Fletcher 1207020 KINGS ACQUIRE BRENDAN LEMIEUX FROM NYR FOR 1207054 Flyers Notebook: Morin's long-awaited moment in spotlight FOURTH-ROUND DRAFT PICK a winner for Flyers 1207021 PRACTICE NOTES, 3/27 – ANDERSON UPDATE, REST, 1207055 Morin writes a new story to tell later WORKING ON THE “SYMPTOMS”, VILARDI 1207056 A perfect partner for Ivan Provorov? Buy or sell at the 1207022 NOTES FROM LA KINGS STATE OF THE FRANCHISE deadline? Answers waiting in the AHL? Minnesota Wild Pittsburgh Penguins 1207023 Wild goaltender Cam Talbot reminding everyone who he is 1207057 Empty Thoughts: Penguins 6, Islanders 3 1207058 Minor league report: Nailers fall to Everblades Montreal Canadiens 1207059 Patchwork Penguins seize opportunity, beat Islanders 1207024 Canadiens Notebook: Cole Caufield agrees to contract 1207060 Penguins forwards Mark Jankowski, Branton Tanev terms with Habs placed on NHL's covid-19 protocol list 1207025 Stu Cowan: Adding Eric Staal will make the Canadiens a 1207061 Penguins recall forward Drew O'Connor from taxi squad better team 1207062 Mark Madden's Hot Take: Goalie Carter Hart at heart of 1207026 By the numbers: Metrics show Canadiens better off with Flyers' struggles Price in net 1207063 Penguins blow out the NHL's stingiest team -- before the 1207027 Grading the grin: Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin on Eric game was half over Staal, Cole Caufield and his next steps 1207064 Brandon Tanev, Mark Jankowski placed on NHL's COVID protocol list Nashville Predators 1207065 Penguins center Mark Jankowski placed on NHL's COVID 1207028 Nashville Predators' offense caught up with defense and protocol list now they're in the playoff hunt 1207066 Yohe’s 10 observations: There’s something special about 1207029 Nashville Predators GM David Poile surprised by these Penguins Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame induction announcement 1207067 Rust Nets Hat Trick! Depleted Penguins Explode for 6, Beat Islanders 6-3 New Jersey Devils 1207068 Penguins Place Kasperi Kapanen on IR, Recall Drew 1207030 Fatigue finally catches up to Devils | 3 observations from O’Connor loss to Capitals 1207069 Penguins Injury Updates: Zucker Joins Team, Blueger 1207031 NHL’s referee problem goes way beyond Tim Peel Skates debacle 1207070 Real Tests Begin, Gm35: Penguins Lines, Notes & What to Watch vs. NYI New York Islanders 1207032 Islanders have no answers for Bryant Rust, Penguins San Jose Sharks 1207033 NHL’s referee problem goes way beyond Tim Peel 1207071 Sharks’ offense goes dormant, again, as Arizona Coyotes debacle complete sweep 1207034 Ilya Sorokin pulled as Islanders' three-game winning 1207072 NHL fines Coyotes’ Nick Schmaltz for hit on Radim Simek: streak ends in Pittsburgh “That’s a dangerous play” 1207035 With Michael Dal Colle injured, Kiefer Bellows back in 1207073 San Jose Sharks running into a new issue that’s not going Islanders' lineup away 1207036 Expect Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello to go for a rental at 1207074 Kessel hat trick lifts Coyotes past Sharks 4-0 trade deadline 1207075 Is the Sharks’ correct core in place, or is it time for a 1207037 Plus/Minus: Islanders Fall in Blowout to Penguins longer rebuild?: Mailbag 1207038 STEEL CITY SHOWDOWN: Islanders Lineup, Matchups 1207076 Sharks, Coyotes React to Gabriel Ejection and Game Notes vs. Penguins 1207077 Postgame Notes #33: Gabriel Tossed, Sharks Silenced in 1207039 Michael Dal Colle Sidelined with Lower-Body Injury Desert 4-0 1207078 Game Preview/Lines #33: Hertl Standing Up for His New York Rangers Teammates 1207040 Rangers ship Brendan Lemieux to Kings for fourth-round 1207079 Quick Thoughts: Sharks Keep Falling Apart pick 1207041 Rangers’ domination of Flyers comes to end Seattle Kraken 1207042 Rangers trade Brendan Lemieux to Kings for fourth-round 1207080 Kraken mailbag: Can Seattle collect top picks for the entry pick in 2021 draft draft? When will jerseys be unveiled? 1207043 With late goal, Flyers get some revenge on Rangers 1207044 Rangers proving they are legit contenders in the race for St Louis Blues the playoffs 1207081 Blues scoring struggles have hit everyone 1207045 Rangers make room for the kids, trading Brendan Lemieux 1207082 The night the Plager brothers all played on the same line to L.A.