SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 03/23/19 Anaheim Ducks Colorado Avalanche 1137021 Ducks’ recent surge continues in 4-3 OT win over Sharks 1137053 Avalanche hosts the Chicago Blackhawks in referee Brad 1137022 Jakob Silfverberg, Ducks work overtime to defeat Sharks Watson’s swan song 1137023 Ducks and Ryan Kesler set to discuss his hockey future 1137054 What you need to know about the Blackhawks-Avalanche 1137024 Poor injury reports mean Kesler, Eaves should consider weekend series retiring as Ducks 1137055 Grubauer, defense help Avalanche beat Stars 3-1 1137056 Avalanche await word on Mikko Rantanen’s health Arizona Coyotes 1137025 In trying to promote rivalries, NHL's playoff structure is Columbus Blue Jackets neglecting its top teams 1137057 Frustrations fester after loss to Oilers 1137026 Return of short-handed goal specialist Michael Grabner 1137058 Pierre-Luc Dubois working on his face-offs helps Arizona Coyotes' playoff chase 1137059 Oilers 4, Blue Jackets 1 | Five takeaways 1137027 NHL Western Conference Wild Card tracker: Coyotes making playoff push Dallas Stars 1137028 Coyotes PK guru Scott Allen has more than earned his 1137060 Stars 2019 playoff tracker: Where Dallas sits in the stripes Western Conference standings (updated daily) 1137061 Despite being a healthy scratch for the majority of recent Boston Bruins games, Jamie Oleksiak's chance could come in an ins 1137029 Can Sean Kuraly climb higher in the Bruins lineup? 1137030 Bruins’ Brad Marchand is on a roll Detroit Red Wings 1137031 Boston Bruins assign winger Paul Carey to Providence 1137062 Red Wings' Taro Hirose earns high praise from Thomas 1137032 What we learned in Bruins' 5-1 win over Devils: Bruins' top Vanek. Here's why line at its peak 1137063 Taro Hirose shows ‘poise, vision’ in early going with Red 1137033 Talking Points from the Bruins' 5-1 win over the Devils: Wings Bergeron at his best 1137064 Former Red Wing John Chabot to broadcast first NHL 1137034 Are teams that enter the playoffs on a cold streak doomed game in Cree to failure? 1137065 Matt Puempel, one of Griffins’ top scorers, recalled by Red 1137035 Contractual hardball with Charlie McAvoy is not in the Wings Bruins’ future. The past says so. 1137066 Taro Hirose makes favorable impression two games into Red Wings career Buffalo Sabres 1137067 Vanek scores twice, Blues beat Red Wings 5-2 1137036 Mike Harrington's NHL Power Rankings 1137037 After enduring slump, Conor Sheary using his speed to Edmonton Oilers make impact for Sabres 1137068 Too soon for Boot Hill, says Oilers coach Hitchcock 1137069 JONES: Oilers boss Nicholson, while apologetic, wasn't BuffaloSabres wrong about Rieder 1137038 As the Sabres’ regular season dims, goaltending prospect 1137070 Oilers forward Draisaitl hoping for, but not obsessing over Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen could be a light on the horizon 50-goal plateau 1137071 Shots Fired: Tobias Rieder responds to Edmonton Oilers Calgary Flames brass 1137039 Giordano strengthens his case for NHL's top defenceman 1137072 WATCH: Tobias Rieder said he was offended by award Nicholson comments 1137040 Detail-oriented Hathaway carves out regular role with 1137073 'It is a little odd': Despite setbacks, the Edmonton Oilers Flames are still in the playoff hunt 1137041 GameDay: Flames at Canucks — 5 storylines 1137074 JONES: Nicholson calls out Tobias Rieder and Edmonton 1137042 Youngster leads Flames past Senators Oilers win 1137043 From NHL debuts to Stanley Cup clinchers, Flames 1137075 Duhatschek Notebook: Sorting through the organizational players share the biggest games they’ve played in problems in Ottawa and Edmonton 1137076 After a year of despair, Oilers prospect Cameron Hebig Carolina Hurricanes grateful for latest chapter with the Condors 1137044 Sibling rivalries? The Carolina Hurricanes have a few, 1137077 Willis: Bob Nicholson’s misguided Tobias Rieder brother comments reveal deeper problems within Oilers management Chicago Blackhawks 1137045 Playoffs? Yes, playoffs. Blackhawks are down but aren't Florida Panthers out with huge weekend games ahead. 1137078 Preview: Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers, 7 p.m., 1137046 Former Rockford IceHogs coach Ted Dent arrested on Saturday domestic battery charges 1137079 ‘He has opened our eyes’: Sam Montembeault making 1137047 All or nothing for Blackhawks in weekend back-to-back most of his chance with the Panthers with Avalanche 1137080 Recognized as one of the NHL’s top players, Sasha 1137048 Perlini relishes Chicago Blackhawks' role of playing the Barkov is hardly recognized in South Florida hunter 1137049 'It can go one of two ways': Blackhawks mindset going into home-and-home series with Avalanche 1137050 Four takeaways: Blackhawks can't crack Carter Hart as offense hits bump in the road 1137051 What you need to know about the Blackhawks-Avalanche weekend series 1137052 ‘You can see the light at the end of the tunnel’: Blackhawks core reinvigorated by a playoff push they never e Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers 1137081 Kings' Ilya Kovalchuk feels like he didn't 'have a chance' 1137116 Rangers’ Chris Kreider will sit versus Maple Leafs, is day after Willie Desjardins took over to day 1137082 Takeaways from the Kings' 4-2 win over San Jose Sharks 1137117 Alexandar Georgiev’s Rangers classic in mind ahead of 1137083 Bishop High hockey reaches JV championship game of Leafs rematch Kings high school league 1137118 Alexandar Georgiev hoping to see fewer shots in Rangers' 1137084 Kings’ Dustin Brown says remaining games should be ‘fun’ rematch vs. Leafs 1137085 Ilya Kovalchuk opens up on ‘horrible’ healthy scratch, 1137119 Projecting pending restricted free agent Pavel disastrous first season with Kings Buchnevich’s next contract 1137086 FINAL – ONTARIO 5, BAKERSFIELD (SO) 1137120 ‘There’s a lot of big things for me to do here’: Kevin 1137087 LEIPSIC OUT “A FEW DAYS;” BRODZINSKI’S USAGE; Shattenkirk reflects on his up-and-down Rangers tenure AIDEN ROSE; BROWN’S MILESTONE 1137088 WAKING UP WITH THE KINGS: MARCH 22 NHL 1137089 PREVIEW – ONTARIO VS. BAKERSFIELD, 3/22 1137121 Holtby says he won’t go with Capitals to White House Minnesota Wild Ottawa Senators 1137090 Wild notes: Victor Rask to face Hurricanes for first time 1137122 SNAPSHOTS: Chabot and White return as Senators since trade prepare to face Oilers 1137091 Wild-Carolina gameday preview 1137123 Eugene Melnyk confident the Senators' rebuild will pay 1137092 Wild's rookies lead the way in win over Capitals dividends down the road 1137093 Wild-Washington game recap 1137124 Eugene Melnyk delivers verbal bombs and some muddled 1137094 Wild edge Capitals 2-1 to move into playoff position messaging about keeping the Senators’ stars 1137095 Wild stays hot away from home, topping Capitals 2-1 1137125 Duhatschek Notebook: Sorting through the organizational 1137096 Wild still in a position to control its own destiny when it problems in Ottawa and Edmonton faces the Capitals 1137126 Thoughts in Bold: Eugene Melnyk on LeBreton Flats and 1137097 Wild back in playoff position after win over defending why organization’s focus is on the ‘real fans’ Stanley Cup champions 1137098 After weeks of back-and-forth, Wild winger Matt Read gets Philadelphia Flyers another chance 1137127 If Johnny Boychuk plays in rematch against Jake Voracek, 1137099 Wild waltz into Washington and top the champs because Flyers’ interim coach Scott Gordon doesn’t expect fir the world is an enigma 1137128 Flyers legend Bernie Parent on Carter Hart: ‘I see nothing but sunshine for this kid’ | Sam Carchidi Montreal Canadiens 1137129 Flyers-Blackhawks observations: Corban Knight gets first 1137100 Canadiens' Andrew Shaw has grown a longer fuse with NHL goal in three years, and a gash on his nose maturity 1137130 Carter Hart makes impressive saves as Philadelphia 1137101 Canadiens Notebook: Habs' chances of making playoffs at Flyers beat Chicago Blackhawks 50.9 per cent 1137131 Blackhawks expect Joel Quenneville to coach next season 1137102 Stu Cowan: Lots of smiles on team photo day for the 1137132 NHL playoff picture: Flyers still knocking on the door Canadiens 1137133 Flyers 3, Blackhawks 1: 10 things we learned as team 1137103 Hickey on Hockey: Les Canadiennes, Inferno renew fierce tries to ‘make sure we end the right way’ title rivalry 1137104 The Art of Deception: How Canadiens prospect Nick Pittsburgh Penguins Suzuki tricks defenders to rack up points 1137134 Goals are only thing missing for promising Penguins 3rd 1137105 Melnick’s GBU: Springtime in Montreal is fun again line 1137135 Bryan Rust’s goal helps Penguins avoid potentially Nashville Predators frustrating loss 1137106 Former Predator Mike Fisher says he's now an American 1137136 Jamie Oleksiak reflects on his short time with the citizen Penguins 1137107 Catfish Corner newsletter: Pekka Rinne's puppy, Austin 1137137 Jim Rutherford: At long last, Penguins 'playing the way we Watson's return, Kyle Turris' frustration should' 1137138 The Penguins stumble again late, but author a different New Jersey Devils ending: ‘We earned this one’ 1137108 The art of the chirp, according to the NJ Devils 1137109 NJ Devils' Mirco Mueller and Nico Hischier eying returns San Jose Sharks against Coyotes 1137139 Takeaways: DeBoer speaks honestly about the Sharks 1137110 Takeaways: NJ Devils showing character in late-season goaltending issues losses 1137140 Sharks lose fifth straight game in Anaheim 1137111 Tri-state pros bring in big money for New Jersey charity 1137141 If you thought Ron Burgundy was a hoot as a TV anchor, game wait til you hear him call hockey 1137142 Sharks’