SPORT-SCAN DAILY BRIEF NHL 03/24/19 Anaheim Ducks Colorado Avalanche 1137204 Ducks’ Ryan Miller upset about giving up shootout winner 1137240 Coloradoan Brad Watson, NHL referee, retires with honors to Kings’ Anze Kopitar 1137241 Minus two all-stars, Avs defeat Blackhawks to climb back 1137205 Anze Kopitar’s goal in shootout gives Kings win over into playoff spot Ducks 1137242 Philipp Grubauer has taken off for the Avalanche, and this 1137206 Ducks’ Rickard Rakell embracing additional role on is how he’s doing it penalty-killing unit 1137243 4 observations: Secondary scorers propel Avalanche to 4-2 victory over Blackhawks Arizona Coyotes 1137244 The Avs had faith Philipp Grubauer could still be a No. 1 1137207 Arizona Coyotes lose to New Jersey Devils in shootout, goalie. Now he’s proving it but pick up point in playoff push 1137245 Avs-Blackhawks player grades: One step closer 1137208 Darcy Kuemper’s 31 saves not enough as Coyotes fall to 1137246 Wilson breaks out of scoring funk, Avalanche beat Devils in shootout Blackhawks 4-2 Boston Bruins Columbus Blue Jackets 1137209 Bruins clinch playoff spot with rout in Florida 1137247 Sergei Bobrovsky might not play against Canucks 1137210 Here’s why Zdeno Chara is a timeless force in a changing 1137248 Blue Jackets know they need a revival of their top line league 1137249 At critical time for Blue Jackets, Seth Jones steps up to 1137211 Sean Kuraly to miss rest of regular season and what to lead in Nick Foligno’s absence watch for as Bruins play Panthers 1137250 GM Jarmo Kekalainen on Blue Jackets’ lack of cohesion, 1137212 Bruins sign Zdeno Chara to one-year extension support for John Tortorella and a call for accountabili 1137213 Bruins notebook: Sean Kuraly injury shakes things up 1137214 Bruins clinch playoff spot, cruise past Panthers Dallas Stars 1137215 NHL notes: League’s disaster franchises keep burying 1137251 Stars 2019 playoff tracker: Where Dallas sits in the themselves Western Conference standings (updated daily) 1137216 Zdeno Chara here to stay for the next season 1137252 Why is Joe Thornton outperforming Jason Spezza? 1137217 Bruins pregame notes: More injuries hit before Florida Comparing two of the league's veteran forwards 1137218 Talking Points from the Bruins' 7-3 win over the Panthers 1137253 Here we go again? Stars know the pains of a March 1137219 Charlie McAvoy had a heartfelt reaction to Zdeno Chara meltdown, fresh off underwhelming homestand extension news 1137254 Stars let opportunities at home slip away vs. Penguins, 1137220 Bruins sign Zdeno Chara to a one-year, team-friendly and playoff push isn't getting any easier extension 1137255 Jason Spezza's healthy scratch widens Stars' search for 1137221 Sean Kuraly out a month with a fractured right hand top-six forward 1137222 Zdeno Chara will return for another year, signs one-year, 1137256 Which team would the Stars have the best chance to beat $2 million deal in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs? 1137257 How this sequence from Ty Dellandrea's professional Buffalo Sabres debut with Texas Stars shows his ability to be a 2-way cen 1137223 Finality hits Sabres hard as playoff fate become official 1137258 Stars 20/20: Homestand is a reminder of rough history 1137224 The Wraparound: Canadiens 7, Sabres 4 Stars hope to avoid repeating 1137225 Olofsson scores twice in Amerks' win in Toronto 1137226 Sabres Notebook: Pominville pumped to return to lineup in Detroit Red Wings hometown 1137259 Detroit Red Wings stun Vegas Golden Knights in OT, stay 1137227 Sabres at Canadiens: Five Things to Know 3rd in NHL draft lottery 1137228 Inside the NHL: Leafs' Babcock tries to cool heat from 1137260 Why Detroit Red Wings feel blessed to have these 2 media storm veterans as models 1137229 Alternate reality: Could we build a playoff-caliber roster 1137261 Red Wings rally for impressive overtime win in Vegas with talent from the past eight Sabres teams? 1137262 Anthony Mantha’s OT goal lifts Red Wings past Vegas Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers 1137230 Flames pass 100-point mark with win over Canucks 1137263 Oil Kings open WHL playoffs with loss to Medicine Hat 1137264 Edmonton Oilers kicking themselves over losses to cellar Carolina Hurricanes dwellers 1137231 Canes rebound from loss to Lightning, rip Wild 5-1 1137265 JONES: Hitchcock wants to return as Oilers head coach 1137232 Wild and different kind of day for Canes’ Niederreiter 1137266 Oilers lose in overtime to last-place Ottawa Senators 1137267 GAME DAY: Edmonton Oilers can’t look past Ottawa Chicago Blackhawks 1137268 The Oilers made a rare move and shopped the QMJHL at 1137233 Goalie Corey Crawford is prepared to make back-to-back the 2018 draft. It could happen again. starts with the Blackhawks' season on the line 1137234 Instead of standing tall in their biggest game of the Florida Panthers season, the Blackhawks fall short in a 4-2 loss to the A 1137269 Bruins clinch playoff berth with 7-3 win over Panthers 1137235 Blackhawks notes: Goalie Corey Crawford to start for 1137270 Bruins decimate Montembeault, Panthers with five-goal foreseeable future second period 1137236 Blackhawks' playoff hopes hit huge snag in 4-2 loss to 1137271 Risk rewarded: Sacrifices lead Frank Vatrano to find a Avalanche home with Panthers 1137237 Penalties get best of Chicago Blackhawks in loss to Avs 1137238 Four takeaways: Blackhawks lose ground in wildcard race with regulation loss to Avalanche 1137239 Despite miraculously getting back into the playoff hunt, Blackhawks fail to step up when it matters most Los Angeles Kings New York Rangers 1137272 Kings' Anze Kopitar delivers triumph against Ducks in 1137311 Brendan Lemieux mixes it up and impresses in Rangers battle of cellar dwellers test 1137273 Kings rookie Carl Grundstrom is not deterred by defensive 1137312 Rangers snap long skid thanks to grit and Alexandar adjustments he is facing Georgiev 1137274 Ducks’ Ryan Miller upset about giving up shootout winner 1137313 The all-time best players who were ‘lifers’ with their NY to Kings’ Anze Kopitar teams 1137275 Anze Kopitar’s goal in shootout gives Kings win over 1137314 Ryan Strome scores in overtime as Rangers beat Maple Ducks Leafs to snap five-game skid 1137276 Kings’ Adrian Kempe: Swedish players love their long hair 1137315 Mika Zibanejad is only Ranger to have played in every 1137277 MARCH 23 RAPID REACTION (FEAT. DAVE JOSEPH): game this season KINGS 4, DUCKS 3 (SO) 1137316 Rangers defenseman Brendan Smith enjoying a 1137278 GAME 74: LOS ANGELES VS ANAHEIM comeback season 1137279 LINEUPS; KOVALCHUK; COACH RELATIONSHIPS 1137317 There’s something about Alexandar Georgiev and his (AND EVEN THE TRASH CAN INCIDENT) matchups against the Maple Leafs Minnesota Wild Ottawa Senators 1137280 Wild-Hurricanes game recap 1137318 Senators looking to hire president of hockey operations to 1137281 Wild notes: Nino Niederreiter has emotional reunion with help GM Pierre Dorion former team 1137319 GARRIOCH GAME REPORT: Sens win on Tkachuk’s 1137282 Wild hoping Zach Parise's injury isn't long-term second in OT; Anderson’s drought over 1137283 Teravainen helps lift Hurricanes past Wild 5-1 1137284 Wild loses its way with 5-1 loss to Carolina Philadelphia Flyers 1137285 Wild hoping to avoid letdown vs. Hurricanes 1137320 Flyers lose to Islanders, see playoff hopes dwindle 1137286 Wild go ‘one step forward, one step backward’ with costly 1137321 Flyers Notebook: Hart shakes shelling, looks to move on 5-1 loss to Hurricanes 1137322 Voracek, Flyers aren't whistling a happy tune 1137287 Who won the Victor Rask-Nino Niederreiter trade? (This 1137323 Islanders 4, Flyers 2: Emotional loss the latest of crushing one isn’t close) defeats 1137288 After a resounding loss in Raleigh, time is officially running 1137324 Is there an NHL forward that does more than Flyers' Sean out for the Wild Couturier? 1137325 Flyers 5 takeaways: 'We all have more. We all have Montreal Canadiens better.' 1137289 About last night ... Canadiens win another one they 1137326 Flyers prospect WATCH: Phantoms have to make a late needed playoff push, too 1137290 Canadiens beat Sabres 7-4 to strengthen hold on final 1137327 Flyers vs. Islanders: Game 75 preview, line combinations, playoff spot broadcast info 1137291 Liveblog: Canadiens beat Buffalo 7-4 1137328 Islanders 4, Flyers 2: 10 things we learned from a likely 1137292 Canadiens Game Day: Brendan Gallagher scores twice in fatal blow to the playoff dream 7-4 win over Sabres 1137293 Buffalo Sabres at Canadiens: Five things you should know Pittsburgh Penguins 1137294 They’re surging, but first they had to lose: The Canadiens 1137329 Jared McCann’s short-handed goal gives Penguins win are masters of the productive defeat over Stars 1137295 The Canadiens show they’re hungry for playoff hockey in 1137330 Former Penguins defenseman Jamie Oleksiak gets right win over the Sabres back to where he started from 1137331 Penguins’ Jared McCann sees no need to apologize for Nashville Predators racking up empty-net goals 1137296 Jets take it to Predators, clinch playoff berth behind hat 1137332 Hot goalies keeping lid on Penguins offense trick from Kyle Connor 1137333 As Penguins gush, Jared McCann downplays his glorious 1137297 Winning division isn't everything or only thing for goal Predators, but it's a big thing 1137334 McCann, Murray help Penguins finish job in regulation 1137335 How one of Jim Rutherford’s best trades came together New Jersey Devils 1137336 Timing makes Jared McCann/Nick Bjugstad trade Jim 1137298 Pavel Zacha scores in 6th round of shootout to lead Devils Rutherford’s best with Penguins past Coyotes | Rapid reaction 1137300 Taylor Hall’s return to the Devils’ lineup this season is San Jose Sharks getting less likely 1137337 Sharks not satisfied with single point, believe skid will 1137301 Devils’ lines, pairings vs.