SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 04/07/18 Anaheim Ducks Colorado Avalanche 1107897 Ducks leapfrog Kings with win over Stars 1107932 The Morning After: The Avalanche’s regular-season finale 1107898 Ducks jump back into 3rd place in Pacific with victory over will have a Game 7 feel Stars 1107933 St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche: What you need to 1107899 Ducks’ Ryan Kesler still nowhere near 100 percent, but know ready for the ‘real season’ 1107934 After escaping the pit of misery, Colorado Avalanche’s 1107900 Ducks Gameday: Journeyman goalie Mike McKenna gets playoff hunt rejuvenates weary hockey town rare start for Dallas 1107935 A Game 7 before the playoffs? Everything on the line for the Avalanche, Blues on Saturday Arizona Coyotes 1107901 Arizona Coyotes keep No. 1 goalie Antti Raanta with Columbus Blue Jackets 3-year contract extension 1107936 Blue Jackets notebook | Sergei Bobrovsky liked effort vs. 1107902 Raanta convinced the Coyotes he could be a No. 1 goalie Penguins 1107903 Sedin twins combine for OT winner in farewell, Coyotes 1107937 Finale at Nashville has plenty of importance fall to Canucks 1107938 What are the chances? A look at the Blue Jackets' five 1107904 Arizona Coyotes agree to 3-year extension with Antti possible first-round opponents Raanta Dallas Stars Boston Bruins 1107939 Game preview: Stars hoping to get nice memory for goalie 1107906 The Bruins’ first-round opponent? It’s complicated Mike McKenna Friday against Ducks 1107907 Bruins know they can’t keep playing like they did in a loss 1107940 The good, the bad and the ugly from the Dallas Stars' to the Panthers 2017-18 season 1107908 Bruins must sharpen their game this weekend for the 1107941 The top 3 Stars most likely to depart from this season's playoffs team 1107909 Rask 'terrific' in what might have been last start of regular 1107942 Quackers! Turnovers and poor penalty killing doom Stars season in Anaheim 1107910 Morning skate: Brad Marchand falling out of Hart Trophy 1107943 Stars 20/20: Stars have a 6.6 percent chance of landing race top-three pick Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings 1107911 The Wraparound: Lightning 7, Sabres 5 1107944 The Russian Five is born: How iconic Red Wings changed 1107912 Sabres Notebook: Bolts coach sees better times ahead in hockey forever Buffalo 1107945 Red Wings playing for ‘pride in winged wheel’ in finale 1107913 Sabres at Lightning: Five Things to Know 1107946 Red Wings’ Frk learning need to shore up defensively 1107914 Inside the Sabres: Saying goodbye to underachievers 1107947 Dylan Larkin lifts Wings’ hopes with dawning stardom won't be easy 1107948 After heartbreaker, Quinn Hughes is big question for Michigan hockey Calgary Flames 1107949 Red Wings' season finale has draft lottery implications 1107915 Consistency key as Flames centre Jankowski reflects on 1107950 Detroit Red Wings bullish on Tyler Bertuzzi's future first season in 'everyday league' 1107916 Anatomy of a season: Flames highlights and lowlights Edmonton Oilers 1107917 Golden Knights at Flames: Five things to know before the 1107951 Ryan Smyth greatly appreciated Sedins on his NHL puck drops farewell 1107918 Vegas coach Gallant is Jack Adams frontrunner 1107952 Edmonton Oilers notes: Keegan Lowe had butterflies in 1107919 An eight-point plan to make the most of the Calgary first game Flames 2018 offseason 1107953 Edmonton Oilers beat the odds three times against Vegas 1107957 The Golden Knights' marvelous debut season offers useful Carolina Hurricanes lessons for the Oilers 1107920 Raleigh's Calvin Stone an emergency phone call away from NHL Florida Panthers 1107958 A playoff game to reach the playoffs? The Panthers could Chicago Blackhawks be involved in NHL history 1107921 For Patrick Sharp, Blackhawks home finale an occasion 1107959 The Panthers’ playoff picture is becoming clearer. This is worth savoring what needs to happen Saturday 1107922 Michal Kempny wasn't a blockbuster get for the Capitals, 1107960 Panthers defenseman Mike Matheson fined $2,000 for but he could help like one second diving infraction 1107923 Blackhawks honor Stan Mikita through grandsons in 'One 1107961 Panthers, Flyers could play tiebreaking game on Tuesday More Shift' night for playoff spot 1107924 Whether or not Blackhawks are right to keep status quo, 1107962 The Next Day Look: Florida Panthers 3, Boston Bruins 2 reasons for decision are sound 1107963 Preview: Sabres at Panthers, 7 p.m., Saturday 1107925 Antti Raanta signs 3-year, $12.75 million extension with Coyotes 1107926 Blackhawks fall in Patrick Sharp's last game at the United Center 1107927 Blackhawks honor Hall of Famer Stan Mikita with 'One More Shift' 1107928 Scouting report: Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets 1107929 One More Shift for Stan Mikita: Family, players honors 'team-first attitude' 1107930 Emotional Sharp announces retirement after Blackhawks loss 1107931 We'll miss Connor McDavid, the Blackhawks, Henrik Lundqvist in the crease this postseason Los Angeles Kings Ottawa Senators 1107964 What we learned from the Kings' 5-4 victory over the Wild 1107998 Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot to play for Canada 1107965 Ducks leapfrog Kings with win over Stars in world championship 1107966 Family ecstatic, touched as Kings rookie Daniel Brickley 1107999 The Ottawa Senators will miss their friend Jonathan Pitre makes his debut 1108000 Game Day: Ottawa Senators at the Pittsburgh Penguins 1107967 Kings take offense to those who thought quest for more 1108001 Senators hit rock bottom in shutout loss to Penguins goals this season would deter defense 1108002 Senators and Penguins honour the memory of Jonathan 1107968 Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown fuel Kings’ return to playoffs Pitre with career seasons 1108003 Game Day: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins 1107969 BRODZINSKI, JAD, STRAND TO ONTARIO; BRICKLEY PICS AND VIDEO; REMPAL HONORED Philadelphia Flyers 1107970 WAKING UP WITH THE KINGS: APRIL 6 1108004 After scoring change, Flyers' Giroux a point away from 100 Minnesota Wild 1108005 Flyers want to win their way into Stanley Cup playoffs by 1107971 Wild reassigns Carson Soucy to Iowa, setting up Louie beating Rangers Belpedio NHL debut 1108006 Flyers-Rangers preview: For Philly, a playoff spot is there 1107972 Wild-San Jose gameday preview for the taking 1107973 Wild defensemen still scoring in Ryan Suter's absence 1108007 ‘Excited’ Flyers hope to leave no doubt against Rangers 1107974 Starting next week, Wild have a new biggest rival: the with playoffs on the line Winnipeg Jets 1108008 Here's how we could get a Flyers-Panthers play-in game 1107975 Wild's challenges vs. Jets: Stop potent attack, don't fall 1108009 Flyers need one more Hart-worthy performance from into another 0-2 hole Claude Giroux 1107976 Supported at every turn by his father Heinz, Nikolaj Ehlers has achieved many of his hockey dreams Pittsburgh Penguins 1108010 Penguins turn to Casey DeSmith in goal for Montreal Canadiens regular-season finale 1107977 Canadiens' Jonathan Drouin has grown into role as 1108011 'It's pretty special:' Penguins in awe of Phil Kessel's centreman overtime winner 1107978 Canadiens prospect Jake Evans leads Notre Dame to 1108012 Kevin Gorman's Take 5: Five thoughts on Penguins' another dramatic win season finale 1107979 What the Puck: Canadiens' future rides on Carey Price 1108013 Penguins clinch home ice for 1st round, Casey DeSmith rebound posts 1st NHL shutout 1107980 Habs Prospects Notebook: Several prospects enjoying 1108014 Penguins notebook: Sidney Crosby, 3 others log 82-game postseason success seasons 1108015 Paul Zeise: To win another Stanley Cup, Penguins offense Nashville Predators must carry defense 1107981 Delivered: NHL receives the special package from 'Catfish' 1108016 Analysis: Impressions from Penguins’ win against Briley Columbus 1107982 The Predators, the Presidents' Trophy and NHL playoff 1108017 Ron Cook: Highlight of the Penguins' season-finale victory success: A primer ... Jake Guentzel scoring a goal 1107983 Predators prepared to recreate buzz of last season's 1108018 Postgame impressions: A special honor for Sidney Crosby Stanley Cup playoff run 1108019 Penguins lock up home ice in first round with win over 1107984 Predators will play Avalanche or Blues in first round of Ottawa Stanley Cup playoffs 1108020 Penguins playing meaningful games until the final day 1107985 Nashville Mayor David Briley reimburses Predators fan who shipped catfish to NHL San Jose Sharks 1107986 Predators TV ratings soar after years of being rock bottom 1108021 How Sharks’ defenseman won his job back on eve of Stanley Cup playoffs New Jersey Devils 1108022 Takeaways: Statement game from Pavelski, and 1107987 Devils' Taylor Hall: 'We made our own way' to playoff shutdown defense pair shows playoff form berth 1108023 Win gives Ducks a shot to overtake Sharks for 2nd place 1107988 Behind Keith Kinkaid's 'surreal' path to becoming in Pacific late-season hero for Devils 1108024 Surprising Sharks trio continues productive season in win 1107989 Who will Devils face in NHL playoffs? Breaking down vs Avalanche potential 1st-round opponents 1107990 8 observations from Devils' playoff-clinching win over St Louis Blues Leafs 1108025 Blues update: Hutton to start in goal vs. Blackhawks; Allen 1107991 Devils playoff berth even sweeter for Andy Greene and starts Saturday Travis Zajac 1108026 In Jake we trust for Blues against Avalanche 1108027 Preview: Blues at Avalanche New York Islanders 1108028 Blues win, improve playoff chances going into final game 1107992 Islanders’ Doug Weight: ‘I’ve got to do more’ 1108029 Berglund