SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 04/14/18 Anaheim Ducks Columbus Blue Jackets 1091262 Ducks hope momentum swings their way in Game 2 1091297 Blue Jackets | Nick Foligno’s ‘save,’ return from injury set against Sharks tone 1091263 Alexander: Ducks are forced back into response mode 1091298 One win means little in series, but plenty to Jackets fans 1091264 Ducks take clean slate approach after making a mess of 1091299 Blue Jackets | Injury report: Alexander Wennberg Game 1 against Sharks ‘doubtful’; Capitals defenseman may be out 1091265 Ducks must generate more shots, limit Sharks’ Brent 1091300 Blue Jackets | Gritty group guts out yet another close win Burns in Game 2 1091301 Blue Jackets | Alexander Wennberg doubtful for Game 2, Jarmo Kekalainen says Boston Bruins 1091302 Can strong finish to regular season carry over? It did for 1091266 Maple Leafs’ Nazem Kadri suspended for three games one night with Blue Jackets 1091267 That end-of-season Bruins slump was nothing to worry 1091303 Projecting Team USA's roster for the World about Championships 1091268 Brad Marchand finds a new way to get in his licks 1091269 Riley Nash’s status for Game 2 is still uncertain Dallas Stars 1091270 Why did Brad Marchand lick Leo Komarov in Game 1? 1091304 Vote! Who you want Stars to hire as next coach? 1091271 The Bruins came to play, and the Maple Leafs crumbled 1091305 Here's why the next Stars head coach will reap rewards 1091272 Evander Kane scores his first two career playoff goals in from Ken Hitchcock's groundwork Sharks’ win over Ducks 1091306 Player grades: Vote on Stars workhorse Radek Faksa's 1091273 Devils can’t complete comeback vs. Lightning in Game 1 2017-18 season 1091274 No harm, no foul with Brad Marchand’s kiss-and-tell act 1091307 Player grades: How would you rate Gemel Smith's second 1091275 Bruins notebook: Riley Nash likely to miss Game 2 season with the Stars? 1091276 Conroy: David Backes earns his money come playoff time 1091308 Dallas Stars coaching candidates? Three names to watch, 1091277 Bruins show why power play is a game-changer for them including Alain Vigneault 1091278 Wingels 'questionable' for Game 2 after Kadri hit 1091309 With Ken Hitchcock gone, another question lingers: Why is 1091279 Morning Skate: Kathryn Tappen predicts Bruins and Stars GM Jim Nill still safe? Predators final 1091310 Stars' Ken Hitchcock announces retirement from coaching 1091280 Haggerty: Bruins' Perfection Line makes a dominant 1091311 Unable to save the Dallas Stars, coach Ken Hitchcock statement in Game 1 retires 1091281 NBC Sports Boston Breakfast Pod: Bruins batter Leafs in 1091312 Burnside: What I’ll remember from the final season of Ken Game 1 Hitchcock’s grand story 1091282 Nazem Kadri suspended 3 games for 'forceful & illegal hit 1091313 Jim Nill set to cast wide net as Stars start search to delivered to defenseless' Wingels replace Ken Hitchcock 1091283 A solid, unspectacular Tuukka Rask could take Bruins a 1091314 Ken Hitchcock announces retirement from coaching long way Edmonton Oilers Buffalo Sabres 1091315 Edmonton Oilers: 10 things to watch this off-season 1091284 Sabres know they have to earn fans' trust, make Buffalo loud again Los Angeles Kings 1091316 Kings' Drew Doughty sounds off on his one-game Calgary Flames suspension 1091285 Can Bennett give Flames scoring punch, or is he trade 1091317 Jonathan Quick’s big effort ends in a double overtime bait? defeat 1091286 Flames face off-season of change 1091318 Kings forced to fight from a hole without Doughty 1091287 Projecting Team USA's roster for the World 1091319 Golden Knights defeat Kings 2-1 in two overtimes, take Championships 2-0 series lead 1091321 APRIL 13 NOTES: ADJUSTMENTS IN DOUGHTY’S Chicago Blackhawks ABSENCE; GRAVEL; VILARDI (AGAIN); QUOTES 1091288 Blackhawks sign Notre Dame defenseman Dennis Gilbert 1091322 DOUGHTY, TEAM OBJECT TO SUSPENSION; “WE’LL 1091289 Jonathan Toews visits Humboldt to donate game-worn STICK BY OUR PLAYER THERE” – BLAKE jerseys to Broncos 1091323 APRIL 13 POSTGAME NOTES 1091290 Blackhawks sign prospect Dennis Gilbert to entry-level 1091324 MARCH 13 POSTGAME QUOTES: KOPITAR, QUICK, contract LADUE 1091291 5-on-5: Quality top-4 defenseman has to be Job 1 for 1091325 APRIL 13 POSTGAME QUOTES: JOHN STEVENS Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman 1091326 GAME 2: LOS ANGELES AT VEGAS 1091292 Wolves, IceHogs to face off in first round Colorado Avalanche 1091293 Avalanche doing its best to weather the storm in Smashville 1091294 Avs GM Joe Sakic unhappy with how the NHL handled Ryan Johansen hit on Tyson Barrie 1091295 Will Ryan Johansen get suspended? Or did Tyson Barrie “sell” the hit? Avalanche, Predators views differ on Twi 1091296 Paul Klee: Since NHL says the Predators' cheap shot was cool, Avalanche should take justice into own hands Minnesota Wild Pittsburgh Penguins 1091327 Wild sticking with same lineup for Game 2 vs. Jets 1091363 Penguins' Kris Letang heads to locker room after violent 1091328 Punishment for hits to head prevalent early in NHL collision playoffs 1091364 Flyers build 2-goal lead over Penguins in Game 2 1091329 Jets go up 2-0 on Wild in playoff series after dominating 1091365 Penguins notebook: Matt Murray knows about shutout victory streaks 1091330 Jets beat Wild 4-1 to take 2-0 series lead 1091366 After late-season struggles, Penguins penalty kill hits 1091331 The Wild Beat groove in time for playoffs 1091332 Wild notes: Jets' physical play comes as no surprise 1091367 Penguins' Matt Murray, Olli Maatta face Flyers after 1091333 Wild rookie Joel Eriksson Ek on bone-crushing hit: ‘That’s missing practice playoff hockey’ 1091368 Three things to watch for in Penguins-Flyers Game 2 1091334 Two diehard Wild fans go behind enemy lines for Game 2 Friday night against Jets 1091369 Highlight-reel goals make splash on Day 2 of Stanley Cup 1091335 Wild can’t keep up as Jets bully their way to Game 2 playoffs victory 1091370 Kevin Gorman: Flyers take advantage of Sidney Crosby's anti-hat trick Nashville Predators 1091371 Special teams fail Penguins in Game 2 loss to Flyers 1091336 Predators fans come to Nashville's defense after Post 1091372 Rob Rossi: Feisty Flyers put Penguins in their place columnist attacks 1091373 Kevin Gorman's Take 5: Five thoughts on Game 2 Flyers 1091337 Why Predators are unique among top seeds in NHL 5, Penguins 1 playoff history 1091374 Flyers lead Game 2 as Penguins miss golden 1091338 Preds-Avs getting nasty, but the Ryan Johansen hit wasn't opportunities dirty 1091375 Penguins must replicate defensive effort in Game 2 vs. Flyers New Jersey Devils 1091376 Carter Rowney making progress, skates in no-contact 1091340 Devils lose to Lightning in Game 1: 8 observations | How jersey to rebound in Game 2 1091377 Congressmen get chippy over Penguins-Flyers 1091341 Why Devils expect more poise, better start in Game 2 vs. 1091378 Gene Collier: Penguins-Flyers is a soap opera. Expect Lightning some twists and turns. 1091342 Devils searching for secondary scoring in Game 2 against 1091379 Joe Starkey: The Flyers switch goalies the way the Lightning Browns switch QBs 1091343 Devils playoffs: 3 keys to victory in Game 2 against the 1091380 Instant analysis: Penguins squander opportunities in Lightning Game 2 loss 1091381 Kris Letang leaves Game 2, then returns after big collision NHL with Flyers' Claude Giroux 1091344 New Seattle NHL CEO Tod Leiweke, siblings overcame 1091382 Sidney Crosby not pleased with Claude Giroux hit ‘real adversity’ early in life 1091383 Penguins power play comes up scoreless in big moments in Game 2 loss Ottawa Senators 1091345 Will Senators owner Eugene Melnyk follow the Chicago San Jose Sharks model for success? 1091384 Brent Burns was asked to improve in one area. He 1091346 What he has said: Eugene Melnyk quotes from the past responded in record fashion season 1091385 Sharks sticking with winning combination against Ducks in 1091347 Guy Boucher's lack of practice time for Senators far from Game 2 perfect for Pierre Dorion 1091387 Five things that stood out in the Sharks' series-opening win Philadelphia Flyers 1091388 Kane's first playoff goals lead Sharks to series-opening 1091348 Flyers coach Dave Hakstol stands by his goalie, Brian win vs Ducks Elliott 1091389 Sharks can continue to benefit from Ducks' penalty 1091349 After health scare, NBC's Eddie Olczyk returns to the problems booth in Philly 1091350 Penguins dilemma: How to improve on Game 1 effort St Louis Blues 1091351 Flyers-Penguins preview: Trying to rebound from 1091390 Playoff miss mars career year for Schenn humiliating loss 1091352 Shayne Gostisbehere guaranteed it - Brian Elliott would Tampa Bay Lightning prove himself | Sam Donnellon 1091391 Tony Cirelli makes his playoff presence felt immediately 1091353 Flyers rebound from drubbing, stun Penguins, 5-1, to even for Lightning series 1091392 Can the Lightning’s scoring depth overwhelm New 1091354 Flyers beat Penguins in Game 2 to tie series Jersey? It did in Game 1 1091355 Flyers-Penguins Game 2 essentials 1091393 Lightning took advantage of Devils’ slow start in Game 1 1091356 Dave Hakstol doesn't blame Brian Elliott for Game 1 debacle 1091357 Flyers' monster Game 2 turnaround evens series with Penguins 1091358 Flyers turn in dominant response with Game 2 win over Penguins 1091359 Flyers vow that the tightness is behind them in series with Penguins 1091360 Flyers at Penguins: 3 things to watch in Game 2 1091361 Flyers need to find a way to Matt Murray's net 1091362 Flyers 5 takeaways: ‘For all you doubters out there, there ya go’ Toronto Maple Leafs Websites 1091394 Kadri ban