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1 SPORT-SCAN Anaheim Ducks Ducks clinch Pacific Division title with 3-0 win over Oilers In time, Ducks are Pacific standard DUCKS 3, EDMONTON 0: Fasth earns fourth shutout of season for Anaheim Boston Bruins Milan Lucic of the Boston Bruins has something to prove Bruins give law enforcement officers their game jerseys Game 44: Bruins vs. Panthers Final: Bruins 3, Panthers Julien juggling in B s final week Lots to accomplish for Bruins Buffalo Sabres Jets edge Sabres despite Enroth s 37 saves Sabres tickets are going once, going twice... sold? Enroth in goal as Sabres look to stop repeated groundings by Jets Winnipeg Jets top Buffalo Sabres Amerks' forward Corey Tropp will miss first round of playoffs Calgary Flames Flames forward Stempniak working hard to shake streaky label Flames notes: Bancks could get first NHL start on Tuesday Game Day: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators Flames' Cundari overwhelmed by support Life's been all over the place for Flames' Byron Flames' Max Reinhart making an impression Jarome Iginla's SW Calgary home up for sale for $3.995M Carolina Hurricanes Tlusty scores twice as Hurricanes beat Lightning Chicago Blackhawks Blackhawks renew rivalry with Canucks Rare clunker for Blackhawks Hawks fall to Canucks Bollig, Saad, Shaw learned a lot during playoffs last year Schneider, Canucks turn back Blackhawks Konroyd's Keys: Blackhawks vs. Canucks How have future Blackhawks fared this year? Sharp out, Presidents' Trophy potentially captured vs. Canucks Hawks' point streak snapped in loss to Canucks Colorado Avalanche Avs-Blues preview: 6 p.m. Tuesday, ALT2; 950 AM Columbus Blue Jackets Blue Jackets: Anatomy of remarkable turnaround Blue Jackets notebook: Prospal is nominated for Masterton trophy Bob Hunter commentary: Unheralded players make big impact on Jackets Around the NHL: Red Wings stifle Coyotes, creep closer to Jackets Tickets going fast NHL 4/23/2013 DAILY BRIEF Dallas Stars Ray Whitney is Stars' nominee for Masterton Trophy Stars experienced 'Hotel California' firsthand in loss to Kings Tuesday Preview: Staying out of penalty box imperative for Dallas Stars against San Jose Sharks in hunt for fi Heika: Masterton trophy nominee Ray Whitney not wasting time looking back on career GameDay: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks Detroit Red Wings Confident Danny DeKeyser giving the Red Wings a boost Red Wings gearing up for crucial game vs. Coyotes tonight For the Red Wings, the playoffs start a week early Red Wings 4, Coyotes 0: Notes, quotes from Monday's win Detroit 4, Phoenix 0: Red Wings earn huge regulation win vs. Coyotes Saturday Smith showdown could be do-or-die for Wings, Stars Coyotes visit Wings with equally desperate playoff predicament Jimmy Howard's goaltending, Wings' grit show postseason begins now Youthful determination fuels Red Wings playoff drive Wings stay in playoff hunt with resounding win at home Red Wings feel they're playing well, but need to score more against similarly desperate Coyotes Detroit Red Wings Gameday: How do you feel about team's playoff chances with one week to go? Red Wings dominate on special teams, Jimmy Howard solid in crucial 4-0 win over Phoenix Red Wings look to close in on playoff berth tonight Red Wings defeat Phoenix Coyotes, keep playoff hopes alive Edmonton Oilers Edmonton Oilers winger Nail Yakupov wants to finish strong, vie for Calder Trophy Oilers encouraged to accept invitations to play at world championship Would Anaheim Ducks make a trade play for Edmonton Oilers Sam Gagner? Edmonton Oilers centre Eric Belanger back against Anaheim Ducks, first game since March Is Ralph Krueger too nice a guy as Edmonton Oilers coach? Centre Eric Belanger back for the end run to the Edmonton Oilers season Edmonton Oilers say they want to win they just don't play that way Anaheim Ducks giving veteran forward Teemu Selanne days off option Edmonton Oilers players eye world championship after playoff elimination Keep the Edmonton Oilers Wayne Gretzky statue where it is: Mayor Stephen Mandel Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Nick Bjugstad faces rapid learning curve Preview: Rangers at Panthers, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Panthers rookies Howden, Bjugstad seeking first goals

2 Los Angeles Kings Kings' Anze Kopitar is accumulating points, if not goals KINGS NOTEBOOK: L.A. peaking at the right time Eisbären Berlin adds to AEG s title haul On the ground in Minnesota Waking up with the Kings: April Bernier a Masterton Trophy nominee Minnesota Wild Yeo on Wild's situation: 'It's supposed to be hard,' also discusses Dowell, Veilleux decisions Desperate times call for desperate measures: Veilleux, Dowell up; Granlund, Zucker down Wild lose Wild-Los Angeles game preview Chip Scoggins: Making playoffs is no given for Wild Struggling Wild rookies Granlund, Zucker sent to AHL Minnesota Wild shake up roster and call team meeting with 3 games left Minnesota Wild, NHL gaining ground in world of analytics First, Minnesota Wild must learn to handle success Minnesota Wild move AHL affiliate to Des Moines Montreal Canadiens Final week about right mindset and home ice for labouring Habs Canadiens will need to stop slide in order to retain home-ice advantage Markov nominated for Bill Masterton Memorial trophy Habs head off on crucial final road trip before playoffs Nashville Predators Nashville Predators fans don't bail Nashville Predators' finish will determine draft order Preview: Predators vs. Calgary Flames Rinne personifies hockey's best traits with perseverance, performance New Jersey Devils Kings Seek Repeat of Late-Season Magic Devils' Patrik Elias: Being on outside will hurt even more when playoffs begin Devils' Pete DeBoer: We don't deserve to be out of playoffs Devils captain Bryce Salvador will not play again this season Devils' Lou Lamoriello confirms Stefan Matteau was released by junior club Devils' prospect Stefan Matteau reportedly leaves junior team New York Islanders Lubomir Visnovsky, Thomas Hickey working well together New York Rangers Crushed Ice: Derek Stepan s consistency, Henrik Lundqvist s start streak, Taylor Pyatt tallies in 4-1 Rangers No rest in plans for Rangers goalie Lundqvist Minor detail on way Gross: Rangers' looking to continue April success into playoffs in May Henrik Lundqvist has thrived despite grueling schedule Rangers-Devils in review Ottawa Senators No measure of revenge for Sens Sens get no love from hockey gods A win over Pens is more important than revenge on Cooke: Sens players Cowen back to full speed in a hurry Karlsson s miraculous recovery just one of many to dot the world of sports Pittsburgh Penguins handle Ottawa Senators 3-1 at Scotiabank Place Why is Pittsburgh Penguins' Matt Cooke so interested in Don Brennan's package? Pens' bad boy faces media wrath Philadelphia Flyers Kent Huskins admits he was knocked out cold Flyers will honor Boston during game with Bruins Who will break Philly's playoff drought? Flyers paying tribute to Boston Jagr returning, but for one night only Tribute to Boston strikes a chord with Flyers Boston tribute planned when Bruins visit Last games could let Flyer's Danny Briere beef up résumé Flyers GM Paul Holmgren isn t dwelling on all that went wrong Kent Huskins could return to Flyers' lineup this week Flyers to honor Boston at Tuesday's Bruins game Will Flyers bring back Kent Huskins next season? Bombingshit homefor Knuble Phoenix Coyotes Captain Shane Doan named Coyotes nominee for Masterton Trophy Phoenix Coyotes fall in shutout loss to the Detroit Red Wings Coyotes' season crashes, burns in Motor City Pittsburgh Penguins Senators seemingly still upset with Penguins Cooke Penguins notebook Fleury stays home with pregnant wife; Bennett also out Dustin Jeffrey steals opening act as Penguins win 7th in row Ottawa Senators will see a different Penguins team in playoffs Bylsma records 200th career victory with 3-1 Penguins win over Senators San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks coach wants to see his team play with urgency Logan Couture emerging as Sharks' leader Wilson evaluates post-deadline Sharks St Louis Blues Blues-Colorado matchup box Blues reach for reset button against Avalanche Local pro writers chapter nominates Blues' Elliott for NHL's Masterton Trophy Tampa Bay Lightning Lightning's Gudas a big hit on defense Cooper studies, waits to mold Lightning

3 Toronto Maple Leafs Playoff veteran van Riemsdyk ready to show green Leafs the way Maple Leafs get break near end of gruelling season with playoffs around the corner: Cox Maple Leafs in the playoffs: Komarov, McClement, toughness key Maple Leafs in the playoffs: How the team and world have changed since Maple Leafs in the playoffs: Quinn, Ferguson, Ponikarovsky, Tucker remember Maple Leafs: Rest or race to the finish? Choices ahead for Carlyle: Cox Leafs' JVR says playoffs have 'wow' factor Leafs hiking playoff tickets 75%! Maple Leafs' playoff drought over, and here's why Maple Leafs players believed in themselves The top five most important Maple Leafs players % chance Leafs, Canadiens meet in first round Anselmi throws some Leafs playoff credit to Burke Five reasons why the Maple Leafs made the playoffs Vancouver Canucks Canucks clinch Northwest, downing Blackhawks, GAME WITHIN GAME: Henrik Sedin generates some offence Family tunes in to Frank Corrado's debut with Canucks Iain MacIntyre: Canucks just making the playoffs no longer good enough Game Day: Still something at stake for playoff-bound Canucks and 'Hawks Iain MacIntyre: Can Canucks elevate game for playoffs? Canucks scrambling to fill a black-and-blue-line Memo to Frankie Corrado s dad: Sir, this is indeed bigger than the Subway Super Series Hawks see game with the Canucks as a playoff tune-up Kesler to start tonight s game with Chicago on the wing Frank Corrado: You re going to have the same nerves for your first game, no matter who you play Canucks 3 Blackhawks 1: Rock 'em, sock 'em, bring on the playoffs Corrado s family living the dream, Frankie s dad says Canucks pair new arrival Frankie Corrado with Alex Edler in game-day skate Monday Washington Capitals Caps look to beat up on Jets once more with playoffs in reach For Washington Capitals, it all comes down to this Tom Poti nominated for Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy How the Caps can clinch the Southeast Division Capitals gear up for final week of regular season (updated) Capitals can clinch playoff spot by beating Jets on Tuesday For Capitals, it's win and they're in Websites ESPN / Need to know: Wild still have work to do ESPN / It's back to the drawing board for Flyers USA TODAY / NHL awards vote coming down to wire USA TODAY / Red Wings rout Coyotes, aid playoff hopes USA TODAY / NHL preview: Matt Cooke goes to Ottawa YAHOO SPORTS / Keith Yandle to give 'Martin Richard' jersey to family of 8-year-old bombing victim Winnipeg Jets Jets edge Sabres Jets captain named NHL star of the week Gamebreakers Playoff race at a glance Pleased to Meech-ya! Unlikely heroes slice Sabres Jets-Sabres summary Tonight: Jets-Capitals How Jets can still make playoffs despite long odds Jets get razor thin win Wellwood lost to Jets Jets vs. Sabres snapshots SPORT-SCAN, INC

4 Anaheim Ducks Ducks clinch Pacific Division title with 3-0 win over Oilers By Helene Elliott 9:31 PM PDT, April 22, 2013 The Ducks' torrid pace had slowed the last few weeks, but they regrouped in time to clinch their second Pacific Division title in franchise history and the No. 2 seeding in the playoffs. Goaltender Viktor Fasth made 24 saves and Ryan Getzlaf, Radek Dvorak and Sami Vatanen each scored goals Monday to give the Ducks a 3-0 victory over the Oilers at Edmonton and a sweep of the teams' back-to-back games. The Ducks previously won a division title in 2007 as a springboard to winning the Stanley Cup. They started this season impressively but had struggled to score lately. They were winless in four games before their two strong performances against the Oilers. "I think it was certainly important to win the division, but it was more important to get back to playing the way we know we can," defenseman Francois Beauchemin said. "It was a good two games for us, and that's what's most important." Getzlaf scored during a first-period power play and Dvorak was set up by Long Beach native Emerson Etem for a 2-0 lead at 11:48. Vatanen added an insurance goal at 3:55 of the third period, fanning on his first attempt but getting the puck back and rifling it past goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin. Fasth earned his fourth shutout. The Ducks will finish their four-game trip at Vancouver on Thursday and will end the season at home against Phoenix on Saturday. They will open the playoffs against the No. 7-seeded team, which hasn't yet been determined. "This is the second step. The first was making the playoffs. So this is another good step," winger Teemu Selanne said. "Good so far, but a lot of hard work ahead for sure. We have to be ready. The toughest part is coming up." LA Times: LOADED:

5 Anaheim Ducks In time, Ducks are Pacific standard By ERIC STEPHENS :50:31 EDMONTON, Alberta Some arenas around the NHL have rafters filled with banners for championships and division titles. Honda Center, which will be turning 20 in two months, pales by comparison. It took a few more games than expected but the arena's only professional tenant can give its banners from the seminal 2003 and 2007 seasons some company. The Ducks finally wrapped up their second Pacific Division championship as a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday gave them a 2013 bookend to the division, conference and Stanley Cup titles racked up in the defining '07 run. "Tonight there's a little bit of finality to it," said Coach Bruce Boudreau, who joined predecessor Randy Carlyle with that achievement. "Last night, you're happy and you're getting close but it's like Dec. 24. You want Christmas to come. "You're happy everything is here. It's a nice way to finish the first part of the season." The Ducks ( ) also clinched the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference when the playoffs begin on April 30. Most prognosticators had them finishing outside the postseason after their disappointing 13th place showing a year ago. But they used their strong finish in as fuel for a hot start. The Ducks nearly went wire-to-wire, going and then to pass rival San Jose in the standings. By mid-march, the Ducks were and were challenging Chicago for the NHL lead. They tailed off down the stretch but finally got the job done. "It shows the character in this room," winger Corey Perry said. "We've had our bad spells in this room. But the character in here... everybody's picked it up and pushed forward. Those are things that are good signs going into the playoffs." A trip to Edmonton seems to cure whatever ails them. The Ducks have won 11 straight at Rexall Place dating to the season after going many years without being able to buy a victory at the House That Gretzky Built. Ryan Getzlaf and Radek Dvorak scored in the first period and the Ducks ( ) were on their way. The biggest question following two confidencepreserving wins in Oil Country is who will start in goal in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series. Jonas Hiller turned in a razor-sharp performance in Monday's 3-1 win. Boudreau referred to the 27-save outing as a game without weakness and one "that was a big, big game for him." Boudreau followed up Monday by saying that Hiller would go Thursday in Vancouver in a rare acknowledgment of his starting goaltender in advance of game day. "And then we'll see where it is after that," he said. Viktor Fasth made his own case Tuesday by stopping 24 Oilers shots. Fasth wasn't tested as much with the Ducks playing a tighter defensive game in front of him but he did make two strong stops on Corey Potter and Jordan Eberle. Still, it was Fasth's fourth shutout of his first NHL season after playing for years in his native Sweden. "I didn't really know what to expect when I came in," Fasth said. "Everything happened so fast. The lockout ended and to be here in a week or something. But it's been a fun season so far. I think we're going to have even more fun in the playoffs." The feeling is that it could be Hiller's Game 1 nod to lose, and the start against the playoff-bound Canucks would be the opportunity to end the argument. Despite his experience in big games internationally and in the Swedish Elite League, Fasth has never played in an NHL playoff game. Hiller was out in 2011 because of vertigo but there are long memories of his star turn in their 2009 upset of top-seeded San Jose. Asked if Hiller's performance made it a tougher decision or an easier one, Boudreau played his card close to the vest. He compared both to horses running neck and neck in the water-shooting game at the county fair. "It's always easier when you have those two goalies," Boudreau said. "But when he's playing like that, it makes it really easy where I can't make a mistake." SBISA STILL OUT The longer Luca Sbisa skated on Monday morning, the more he didn't feel quite right. Sbisa sat out his fourth Ducks game in a row because of a lingering lowerbody injury that is impacting his movement on the ice. The defenseman was hopeful that he could play against the Oilers after feeling better following a Sunday skate. But more turns around the ice a day later didn't show any improvement. "It almost felt the same or even a little worse, which was really disappointing. I really wanted to play tonight," said Sbisa, who has a goal and seven assists in 41 games. The Ducks do not play again until Thursday in Vancouver. Sbisa is hoping the extra days will allow him to heal quicker. His goal is to get in the final two games before the playoffs begin. "It doesn't make sense to really force it right now," Sbisa said. "I've been playing with it for a while. It's just not allowing me to play the game I want to play." Sheldon Souray is also nursing a lower-body injury and rested again in Edmonton as more of a precautionary nature. Souray said it is likely that he'll return against the Canucks. Orange County Register: LOADED:

6 Anaheim Ducks DUCKS 3, EDMONTON 0: Fasth earns fourth shutout of season for Anaheim By The Associated Press Posted: 04/22/ :10:33 PM PDT Updated: 04/22/ :49:35 PM PDT EDMONTON, Alberta - Viktor Fasth made 24 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and the Ducks clinched the Pacific Division title with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. Ryan Getzlaf, Radek Dvorak and Sami Vatanen scored for the Ducks, who won back-to-back games in Edmonton to capture their first division title since the year they went on to win the Stanley Cup. The Oilers have lost eight of their last nine games and seem destined for yet another high draft pick in the offseason. The Ducks started the scoring six minutes in on the power play when Getzlaf picked the puck out of a scramble out front and calmly slipped his 15th of the season past Oilers goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin. Emerson Etem put the Ducks up 2-0 at 11:48, sending a beautiful no-look backhand pass to Dvorak for an easy tap-in. The only good chance in a listless and scoreless second period belonged to the Ducks, as Kyle Palmieri was alone in tight but stoned on a quick glove save by Khabibulin with two minutes remaining. The shots were in the Ducks' favor after 40 minutes. The Ducks took a three-goal lead four minutes into the third frame as Vatanen sent a long shot through traffic that found the top corner of the net. Next up for the Oilers is a home date against the league-leading Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. The Ducks finish off a four-game trip Thursday in Vancouver. Also The Ducks officially eliminated the Oilers from playoff contention on Sunday, making them the team with the longest active postseason drought, having missed the playoffs for the last seven seasons dating to their Game 7 loss in the Stanley Cup finals against Carolina in Oilers center Eric Belanger made his return from a groin injury to play his first game since missing the past 13 contests. He took the place of Magnus Paajarvi, who was nursing a foot injury.... Also out for the Oilers were three players presumably gone for the remainder of the season - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (shoulder), Ales Hemsky (foot) and Lennart Petrell (leg).... Significant absences from the Ducks lineup included defensemen Luca Sbisa (lower body) and Sheldon Souray (lower body), who missed his second straight game against his former team. Ducks forward Bobby Ryan was a late scratch with an illness. LA Daily News: LOADED:

7 Boston Bruins Milan Lucic of the Boston Bruins has something to prove By Nancy L. Marrapese-Burrell Globe Staff / April 22, 2013 WILMINGTON Bruins coach Claude Julien has been trying to help left wing Milan Lucic regain his form. After a one-game benching, Lucic returned to the lineup Sunday against Florida and was reunited with center David Krejci, with Rich Peverley on the right side. Although he played just 12 minutes, 54 seconds, he had a team-high five hits and three shots on net, one of which was a terrific scoring chance. The second period was his best. It took a little bit, said Lucic. The first period, we didn t have much going on, but after that, we did create a little bit. We know we re going to have to bring a lot more when it comes to crunch time. We ve shown in the past, and we ve shown at times this year, that we can bring a lot more and that we are a big part of this team and hopefully we ll bring it when it matters the most. In Saturday s loss to the Penguins, Lucic was a healthy scratch for the first time since his rookie season, and it was very difficult to sit upstairs and watch. It s also the sense of pride that you want to get things going again, he said. You re obviously not happy with how things have gone and not happy sitting out of the lineup. You want to show and prove you still can bring a lot to this team. Lucic isn t viewing the benching in a negative light. It s something he will use as a motivator. You re not happy ever sitting out of the lineup, said Lucic. You want to try to take all of the positives out of it. This is an important time of year. I m not a guy who is going to start causing problems within the team just because I sat out of the lineup. It s a different perspective sitting up there and getting to watch the game. I think it just kind of builds that hunger back in you that you want to make sure it never happens again. I ll make sure it never happens again. It was helpful to re-team with Krejci against Florida. I have a lot of chemistry with [Krejci], said Lucic. I played with him for a long time. I m sure he enjoys playing with me as well. It was just going back and trying to simplify things and trying to start feeling good again and hopefully trying to get that confidence back. That s the main thing right now, getting that confidence back and playing with that edge that I know I can play with. That s what my main focus is right now. The Bruins have four games remaining in the regular season, and Lucic said they want to be playing their best hockey by the time the playoffs begin. You want to be a contributor for this hockey club and I ve shown that I can be a big part of this hockey club, said Lucic. As of right now, you re just trying to find something to build off to kind of get you going. Sometimes it s a bounce and everything kind of just moves in the right direction. I remember three years ago in 2010, I wasn t playing my best hockey either. Game 6 against Buffalo, I made two plays and it ended up two goals and everything kind of turned around for myself. I ended up getting five goals in the next series against Philadelphia even though we lost. It kind of moved things in the right direction. When I came back the next season, it was still in my head and I was feeling pretty good about myself. You hope that something, it could be a bounce or even a hit or something like that that kind of sparks it because I know it s there and you ve got to do whatever you can to bring it. Because of schedule changes that resulted from the Boston Marathon bombings, the Bruins are playing four games in six days. Julien is taking it day by day with regard to resting those who need it. Lucic said he is feeling healthy and strong. I think we re all anxious for the playoffs to start, said Lucic. I d be lying if I told you I wasn t. We still know that there s a job to do. We still have a lot to play for with that division title on the line here. We re not looking past these four games. We want to build our game before the playoffs start. That s a good focus to have, not looking too far ahead heading into the playoffs. McQuaid travels Defenseman Adam McQuaid, who missed Sunday s game because of an upper-body injury, practiced and made the trip to Philadelphia, where the Bruins play Tuesday night. Nathan Horton, who is listed as day to day with an upper-body injury, remained home. Captain Zdeno Chara, who was involved in a third-period collision against Florida Sunday, didn t practice but Julien said he suffered no ill effects. Boston Globe LOADED:

8 Boston Bruins Bruins give law enforcement officers their game jerseys Matt Pepin, Boston.com Staff April 21, :20 PM If ever a photo was worth a thousand words, well, here's one. On a weekend filled with emotional tributes, the Bruins joined right in. On Sunday, they gave their game jerseys to law enforcement officers who were involved in the manhunt for the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. Normally, the Bruins' "Shirts off their backs" promotion is for fans, but the team said season ticket holders requested that the event, scheduled for Sunday, instead be for first responders. Boston Globe LOADED:

9 Boston Bruins Game 44: Bruins vs. Panthers Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff April 21, :45 AM Good morning from the TD Bank Garden, where at 12:30 the Bruins will face the Panthers in the final regular-season matinee of the season on Causeway Street. Milan Lucic and Doug Hamilton, both scratched from Saturday's 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh, will be back in the lineup today for the Bruins. Nathan Horton and Adam McQuaid, both of whom were dinged up in the loss to Pittsburgh, are on the sidelines today. Coach Claude Julien said both suffered upper-body injuries and their availability will be assessed on a day-to-day basis. It looks like Waden Redden also makes it back into the lineup today against what is a Florida JV club. He likely pairs with Dennis Seidenberg. During warmups, all Panthers wear ballcaps, with logo that a Bruins spokesperson says is that of the Boston Police Dept. Puck drop: 12:30 p.m. EST Record: Bruins, ; Panthers, TV/radio info: NESN (Jack Edwards, Andy Brickley, Naoko Funayama), 98.5 The Sports Hub (Dave Goucher, Bob Beers) Projected lineup: Milan Lucic -David Krejci-Rich Peverley. Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-Tyler Seguin Carl Soderberg-Chris Kelly-Jaromir Jagr. Danny Paille-Greg Campbell-Shawn Thornton Zdeno Chara-Dougie Hamilton Wade Redden-Dennis Seidenberg Andrew Ference-Johnny Boychuk. Tuukka Rask Anton Khudobin Storylines: With only five games to go in regular season, the Bruins desperately need to get back on their game. They are a season-worst in their last four games...lucic has scored only twice since Feb. 24. We'll see if a day on the sidelines perks his productivity...julien would not be more specific about the injuries to Horton and McQauid. Horton had a firstperiod fight Saturday with Jarome Iginla and did not return after that short scuffle. McQuaid was hindered after an open-ice hit by Matt Cooke...Despite their recent woes, the Bruins have the third best goal differential in the league with a plus-23 (120-97)...The Pens scored twice on the power play Saturday. The Bruins have scored four times on the power play since March 16...Today's guys in stripes: Refs Marc Joannette and Ghislain Hebert; Linesmen Derek Nansen and Steve Barton. Boston Globe LOADED:

10 Boston Bruins Final: Bruins 3, Panthers 0 Michael Vega, Globe Staff April 21, :41 PM Final: Bruins 3, Panthers 0 The Bruins finally did their part to help Boston heal its wounds from last Monday's Boston Marathon bombings, defeating the Florida Panthers, 3-0, in a Sunday afternoon matinee before a TD Garden crowd of 17,565. Jaromir Jagr gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead at 3:03 of the first period and Dougie Hamilton, a healthy scratch in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Penquins, tallied at 13:33 of the second and Brad Marchand added an empty-netter at 18:38 of the third as Tuukka Rask (18-9-4) made 28 saves to record his fourth shutout of the season and 15th of his career. Third period Bruins 3, Panthers 0, 18:38: Brad Marchand hustled for a loose puck and fished it off the sideboards for a back-handed empty-netter that gave the Bruins a three-goal lead. Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron were credited with assists. PENALTY, Bruins, 14:45: Zdeno Chara was sent off for interference. He seemed to get the worst of it, though, when he was slow to get up from the ice, taking inventory of his right ankle and leg before skating off to the box. Bruins 2, Panthers 0, 1:20: Dmitry Kulikov was helped off the ice, clutching his right arm and shoulder after he appeared to injure both in a mid-ice takedown of Jaromir Jagr. Kulikov went down hard on the ice, dragging down Jagr, who rolled over on Kulikov's shoulder. Kulikov's injury looked to be eeriely reminiscent of the type of shoulder subluxation Jacoby Ellsbury suffered last year in the Sox' home opener against Tampa Bay. Second intermission: Bruins 2, Panthers 0: The Bruins outshot Florida, in the period, getting a huge goal from Dougie Hamilton at 13:33. It gave the Bruins, who entered with a record in games with at least a twogoal lead ( when it's been a 2-0 lead), a much-needed buffer as they took a two-goal lead into the room after two periods. Second period PENALTY, Panthers, 16:32: Bruins went on the power play for the second time in the game when Filip Kuba was called for tripping Jaromir Jagr on a breakway rush. Bruins failed to capitalize and wound up going 0-for-2 on the man advantage. Bruins 2, Panthers 0, 13:33: Dougie Hamilton, a healthy scratch Saturday against the Penguins, let rip of a blue-line blast that threaded its way through heavy traffic in front and beat Markstrom top shelf over the Panther goaltender's right shoulder. It was Hamilton's fifth goal of the season. Shawn Thornton was credited with his fourth assist of the season. Through the first 13:33, the Bruins have outshot the Panthers, PENALTY, Panthers, 5:18 Jonathan Huberdeau put the Bruins on the man advantage when he was sent off for hooking. Panthers killed off penalty, but Bruins peppered Markstrom with several chances. Bruins have outshot Florida, 10-1, through the first 7:35 of period. First intermission: Bruins 1, Panthers 0 Jaromir Jagr gave the Bruins a 1-0 lead at 3:03 of the first period, giving him 16 goals on the season. The Panthers outshot the Bruins, 9-7, in the period. First period PENALTY: Bruins, 18:47: Rich Peverley was sent off for slashing, giving the Panthers their first power play of the game. It also assured Florida of extending the man advantage to the first 47 seconds of the second period. Bruins 1, Panthers 0, 14:08: Tuukka Rask, who was not about to take this one sitting down, was back in goal for the Bruins, and it was a good thing, too. Especially after Rask made a brilliant kick save with his left leg, shutting the door on Drew Shore's point-blank bid as the puck hovered perilously in the crease. Bruins 1, Panthers 0, 3:03: Jaromir Jagr tallied his 16th goal of the season when he snapped off a wrister from the right circle, beating Panthers goaltender Jacob Markstrom top shelf in the right corner to give the Bruins an early one-goal lead. Chris Kelly was credited with his sixth assist of the season while Carl Soderberg scored his first NHL point since joining the Bruins last week when he was credited with a helper. Pregame: The Bruins will take another crack at delivering Boston a redemptive victory in light of the Boston Marathon bombings. After taking two whacks at it, the Bruins hope the third time will be the charm, but they'll have to do so without Adam McQuaid (lower body) and Nathan Horton (upper body), both of whom were scratched because of injuries suffered in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Penquins. Boston Globe LOADED:

11 Boston Bruins Julien juggling in B s final week Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Stephen Harris Nathan Horton, who incurred a suspected hand or wrist injury in Saturday s loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, did not practice and will miss tonight s game against the Flyers. Seven other key Bruins also skipped the skate, including Zdeno Chara. Julien said Chara, involved in an awkward collision in Sunday s win over the Florida Panthers, is fine, as is fellow defenseman Adam McQuaid, who was banged up on a Matt Cooke hit Saturday vs. the Penguins. Boston Herald LOADED: WILMINGTON Managing the Bruins during this final week of a regular season unlike any we ve seen before is going to be a tricky juggling act. During practice at Ristuccia Arena yesterday, coach Claude Julien was not in charge on the ice, but sitting with general manager Peter Chiarelli in a private corner box. The two likely were discussing how to best to proceed in the coming days, with at least three disparate goals to consider: First, the B s, in their last five games, have to do some winning in order to hang on the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and guaranteed home ice through the first two rounds of the playoffs. Second, they have to continue the process of rediscovering their identity and the proper style of play they ll need to have any success in the playoffs. There have been signs in each of the last three games that the club is playing with more energy, more edge and sharper execution. There is still plenty of room for improvement. And third, they hope to be able to give key players rest, as the club is forced to play four games in the final six days. After practice, and before the club flew to Philadelphia for tonight s game against the Flyers, Julien was asked about trying to make it all work: That s been the big challenge and it s going to be the big challenge, Julien said. Your goal is to finish as high as you can. But at the same time you want to rest your players. I think (with) a lot of this stuff, we ll see as the schedule progresses. It s not just us; there s other teams playing. Wherever those teams will end up as far as wins and losses, it may help us make some decisions. So I can t answer that question at this moment, because it depends on a lot of different things. It boils down to taking care of your own business. We have to be ready to play well in every game. We have to find our game and then hold on to it. Right now I think our game is coming back. Not only do we have to hold on to it, we have to make it better. The Bruins know that the results this week, and the playoff matchup that ensues, are less important than playing games the right way. The team s record is deceptive: The B s have not played sound, smart, cohesive and physical hockey this season, at least not with any consistency. Even when they were winning most nights, they usually had just one line playing at peak efficiency and effort and too many guys providing little. We re not so worried about the the matchup, about who we re going to play, Milan Lucic said. We re more worried about our game and getting everthing to where it needs to be in order to have a successful playoff. We re trying to build something here to get ourselves moving in the right direction. We need a strong push to end the season. We re trying to build to find consistency throughout the lineup every line bringing it every game, because that s what we had when we won a championship. We know how important that is, going in and feeling good about ourselves as the playoff starts. No Bruin is searching with more desperation than Lucic, who has just two goals in his last 28 games. Shawn Thornton expressed confidence that the B s leadership team will find the ideal way to write up the final four lineup cards. We have to find the balance there between winning some games and getting ready for the playoffs, and then getting guys rest, Thornton said. That s way above my pay grade. But we ve done a pretty good job of it the six years I ve been here. I m sure Claude has a game plan. If only Julien s job was just getting things right for these four games; he s been trying like crazy all season to get this team straightened out. Bruins notes

12 Boston Bruins Lots to accomplish for Bruins Monday, April 22, 2013 Stephen Harris WILMINGTON As the Bruins end this strangest of regular seasons this week, there's a number of goals they need to address. First, the B's have to keep winning in order to hang on to the No. 2 seed in the East. Secondly, they have to continue the process of re-discovering their identity and proper style of play. And finally, they hope to be able to give key players some rest. Bruins coach Claude Julien was asked about those disparate goals after the team's practice today at Ristuccia. The B's fly this afternoon to Philadelphia, where they face the Flyers tomorrow night. "That's been the big challenge and it's going to be the big challenge," said Julien. "Your goal is to finish as high as you can. But at the same time you want to rest your players. "I think (with) a lot of this stuff, we'll see as the schedule progresses. It's not just us, there's other teams playing. Wherever those teams will end up as far as wins and losses, it may help us make some decisions. "So I can't answer that question at this moment, because it depends on a lot of different things. "It boils down to taking care of your own business. We have to be ready to play well in every game. We have to find our game and then hold on to it. Right now I think our game is coming back. Not only do we have to hold on to it, we have to make it better." Nathan Horton (suspected hand or wrist injury) did not practice and will miss tomorrow's game. Seven other key Bruins also skipped the skate, including Zdeno Chara. Julien said Chara, involved in an awkward collision Sunday vs. Florida, is fine, as is defenseman Adam McQuaid, who was banged up Saturday. Boston Herald LOADED:

13 Buffalo Sabres Jets edge Sabres despite Enroth s 37 saves By John Vogl on April 22, :04 PM updated April 23, 2013 at 2:51 AM There was no word on who will be in net tonight when the Sabres play in Pittsburgh. The game was originally scheduled for last Saturday, but the manhunt for the Boston marathon bombers pushed the meeting back because the Penguins and Bruins also had their schedule altered over the weekend. I was just trying to look at the games I m starting, and recently all the games I ve been starting I ve been playing pretty well, Enroth said. I want to play more games and I want to be a bigger part of the team, so I m trying to be sharp and do good every game I get. Buffalo News LOADED: The Buffalo Sabres said all the right things heading into their first meaningless game. They wanted to play spoiler, show pride and fight to keep jobs. In the back of their minds, though, they knew Monday s meeting with Winnipeg meant little. It showed early. The Jets, who needed to win to stay in the playoff race, roared past nearly every member of the home team. Jhonas Enroth did his best to win the game and his teammates eventually joined in but the Sabres succumbed to Winnipeg, 2-1, in relatively barren First Niagara Center. They were hungry and they re playing for playoffs, and obviously we re out, Sabres forward Marcus Foligno said. There s different attitudes there. They played well. So did Enroth. He made 37 saves, including 28 in the opening two periods. He needed one more stop for the Sabres to earn an upset in front of an announced crowd of 18,654 that appeared several thousand short of that. I know they re going to put a lot of shots on net, and I expected the game to be like this, Enroth said. The Jets broke a 1-1 tie with 7:36 to play. James Wright dropped a pass to Antti Miettinen above the right faceoff circle, and his shot through traffic glanced off Enroth and went under his arm. I got a couple guys right in front of me there, Enroth said, so I never really saw it until it hit my chest or whatever it hit and bounced in. The Sabres took 11 of their 25 shots in the final period, but they couldn t get the equalizer and fell to 3-4 in the last seven outings. There was some pushback, Foligno said of the Sabres effort. It took awhile. I just think they got tired from shooting so much. Winnipeg pulled within one point of the seventh-place New York Rangers and the eighth-place Ottawa Senators by improving to in the last seven games. Eager to stay in the race, the Jets took eight of the opening 10 shots and 12 of 15 en route to a 15-4 first period advantage. Enroth, starting in place of Ryan Miller for the third time in five games, stopped the first 21 shots he faced, including a penalty shot by Evander Kane. The Jets finally beat him when Aaron Gagnon, alone at the top of the crease, deflected a pass with 7:52 gone in the second. The Sabres power play struck for the fourth straight game four minutes later. Just 19 seconds after Blake Wheeler trucked to the penalty box, Thomas Vanek scored his 18th goal, including his ninth on the power play. It was all the Sabres could muster against Ondrej Pavelec. They had that mentality of wanting to be a playoff team still, and their hopes were alive, Sabres left wing Steve Ott said. For us, in the back of our mind it s dwelling on us that we re not a playoff team. That s probably the difference in mentality-wise. Pride-wise, you still have to go out there and battle your [butt] off. Every appearance means something to Enroth, who sat for more than a month this season. He returned to the ice March 7, and since then he s gone with a 1.98 goals-against average and.936 save percentage in nine appearances. In his seven starts, he s with a 1.80 and.953.

14 Buffalo Sabres Sabres tickets are going once, going twice... sold? April 22, :51 PM By John Vogl More and more Sabres fans have been choosing to stay home rather than journey to First Niagara Center. The number of empty seats in the 100 Level has been increasingly noticeable, and that's where plenty of seasonticket holders reside. There's little reason to expect the trend to end tonight. There are 1,066 tickets available on StubHub.com as of this writing, and they are going for as little as $ Since the Winnipeg Jets are hardly a traditional rival and the Sabres have been eliminated from postseason contention, demand will be down. It wouldn't be a surprise if the building resembled the bankruptcy era of being half full. The smartest thing the Sabres have done from a business standpoint in the last decade or so is create their Blue and Gold Club, which is a seasonticket waiting list. The Sabres say they have thousands of names on it. I've talked with season-ticket holders who'd like to give up their seats because of the subpar product, but they're afraid if they do they'll never get them back because of the waiting list. The Blue and Gold Club has created a fear factor for some -- which is bad for fans who want out but fantastic for the struggling organization. People will keep buying the seats even though they don't want to use them. Buffalo News LOADED:

15 Buffalo Sabres Enroth in goal as Sabres look to stop repeated groundings by Jets April 22, :25 AM By Mike Harrington Jhonas Enroth gets the call in goal tonight as the Sabres host the desperate-for-points Winnipeg Jets in First Niagara Center. After Friday's meltdown against the Rangers, it seems to make sense that Enroth would play tonight and in the finale here Friday against the Islanders with Ryan Miller getting the start on the road Tuesday in Pittsburgh. No sense in pushing the frazzled relationship between Miller and Buffalo fans, right? Interim coach Ron Rolston refused to go down that road when asked today if it was realistic to think Miller could play here anymore. "Yes, it is realistic," was Rolston's cryptic answer. So it's not automatic that Enroth plays tonight and Friday and Miller goes tomorrow? "No." Deep answers there for sure. For more on the impending divorce between Miller and Buffalo, be sure to catch up with Jerry Sullivan's column in Sunday's paper. Enroth was a flop in relief of Miller Friday night, allowing four goals on 15 shots. But he's been terrific of late in a starting role, going in his last five with a 1.37 goals-against average and.958 save percentage. The Sabres did no line drills during their morning skate so there's no way to tell who Mikhail Grigorenko will play with in his return to the lineup. With the playoffs out of the picture, there would seem to be no reason to limit the 18- year-old to fourth-line minutes anymore. The Jets have won five straight against the Sabres -- holding Buffalo to one goal in each of those games. They enter tonight three points behind both seventh-place Ottawa and the eighth-place New York Rangers in their bid for their first playoff spot since 2007, when the franchise was in Atlanta. Winnipeg will be without two key players tonight as defenseman Zach Bogosian suffered a concussion in Saturday's shootout loss against the Islanders and center Olli Jokinen suffered a high ankle sprain in the same game and will be out 6-8 weeks. Ondrej Pavelec is expected to start in goal. He is with a 2.26 GAA in his last six games -- and has a 1.00 mark while winning his last five against the Sabres. The Jets are also three points behind Washington for the Southeast Division lead and a win tonight could set them up nicely for Tuesday's potential division-title showdown against the Caps in Verizon Center. Buffalo News LOADED:

16 Buffalo Sabres Winnipeg Jets top Buffalo Sabres Associated Press BUFFALO Antti Miettinen scored with 7:36 left to keep the surging Winnipeg Jets in the playoff race with a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night. Ondrej Pavelec stopped 24 shots, including a huge glove save on Thomas Vanek with 5:45 left to preserve the victory. Winnipeg ( ) improved in its past seven and moved within a point of the idle New York Rangers, who hold the Eastern Conference s eighth and final playoff spot in the final week of the season. Just as important, the Jets also crept to within a point of Southeast Divisionleading Washington. That sets up a critical showdown on Tuesday, when Winnipeg travels to play the Capitals. Miettinen s goal came on what began as an innocent play, with the Jets James Wright carrying the puck up the left wing against four Buffalo defenders. Gaining the Sabres zone, he dropped a pass to Miettinen, who snapped a shot from the top of the right circle. With Evander Kane cutting across in front to provide a screen, the puck sneaked in under goalie Jhonas Enroth s left arm and had enough to dribble in behind him. Aaron Gagnon also scored for Winnipeg, which swept the three-game season series and improved to in its last seven meetings against the Sabres. Vanek scored the lone goal for Buffalo ( ), which was knocked out of playoff contention with an 8-4 loss to the Rangers on Friday. Democrat and Chronicle LOADED:

17 Buffalo Sabres Amerks' forward Corey Tropp will miss first round of playoffs Kevin Oklobzija Playoff schedule Best-of-5 first round vs. Toronto Marlies Game 1 3 p.m. Saturday at Toronto. Game 2 3 p.m. Sunday at Toronto. Game 3 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, in Rochester. Game 4 (if necessary) 7:05 p.m. Thursday, May 2, in Rochester. Game 5 (if necessary) 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in Toronto. Corey Tropp s ailing knee will prevent him from playing in the first round of the Calder Cup playoffs, but at least one Rochester Americans teammate will be intent on filling the void. Luke Adam, who has played center and left wing, finished the American Hockey League regular season with renewed vigor, and he intends to make an impact in the playoffs. The third-year forward scored one goal and assisted on two in Saturday s 5-1 victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs and had two assists in a 4-1 win at Hamilton on Sunday. But in his mind, neither of those games was his best of the weekend. I thought Friday was my strongest game, Adam said. I wasn t on the scoresheet (in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Marlies) but I was finishing hard, finishing checks, winning puck battles. Adam was reassigned to the Amerks earlier last week and he displayed no symptoms of the send-down blues. Quite the opposite, actually. I was disappointed at being sent back down and it was kind of, enough s enough, Adam said. I ve said it before, I want to play in the NHL. I want to develop my game to play in the NHL. Obviously I want to finish strong. I have no contract after this year and the playoffs are when everyone s watching. The Amerks will need his best against the Marlies in the best-of-five first playoff round. Toronto won nine of 10 regular-season meetings and also swept the Amerks in the first round last spring. Coach Chadd Cassidy does not expect Tropp to be available, but right winger Brian Flynn and defenseman Mark Pysyk should be back from the Sabres in time for Game 1 Saturday afternoon at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto. Center Mikhail Grigorenko is eligible to come down as well, but the Sabres still haven t said if he will be assigned. Tropp made a surprisingly fast return to the Amerks lineup when he played on March 29, just 41/2 months after undergoing reconstructive knee surgery on Nov. 14. He also played on March 30. But the stress and physical exertion required to play games took a toll on the tendons and muscles in and around his right knee. He lacked the strength and explosive speed to be effective, and those deficiencies became more pronounced as tendinitis set in. It s like tennis elbow you won t be able to serve as hard, Cassidy said. It s the same thing with pushing off for Corey. His strength level and his ability to explode, and play the game that he needs to be efficient out there... he isn t there right now. Cassidy has choices on who to use at forward. Winger Dan Catenacci, barely a week removed from junior hockey, showed he can be effective in the AHL. Catenacci scored one goal and assisted on two in the weekend sweep of the Bulldogs. Democrat and Chronicle LOADED: