USA-Canada for Women’s Worlds gold; fake Ducks tweets exposed; Ovechkin best ever? (Puck Headlines)

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• Paul Stastny looks overjoyed to be sporting a St. Louis Cardinals jersey-turned-sweater. The Blues will sport the uniforms during warm-ups on April 11th and then auction them off for charity. [St. Louis Blues]

• “Why Alex Ovechkin is surpassing Crosby, Lemieux to be NHL’s best player since Gretzky.” (Don’t get mad at me. I didn’t write it.) [Washington Post]

• NHL will make video of draft lottery available for first time ever. Hmm, why ever could that be? [THN]

• In women’s World Championship hockey news: Team USA beats Russia, 13-1, and advances to meet Canada in the gold medal game. [USA Hockey]

• “‘Chase Club and Lexus Lounge ticket holders,’ reads a statement on the team’s Ticketmaster site, ‘please note that for all 2015 NHL Playoff Games at Amalie Arena, only Tampa Bay Lightning team logos will be permitted in these areas. Fans wearing visiting team logos will be asked to remove them while in the Chase Club and Lexus Lounge areas.'” [Yahoo Sports]

• Nick Cotsonika’s Three Periods: Why it’s so hard to score in today’s NHL; Miller thought he’d lost eye; news & notes. [Yahoo Sports]

• Veteran referee Paul Devorski is ready to enter retirement. He’ll officiate his final game on Sunday. [Sportsnet]

• The Bruins are responding nicely with their backs against the wall. [Bruins Daily]

• The Islanders can’t keep letting points slip away. [Islanders Point Blank]

• This is awkward. The Ducks used fake tweets on Social Media Night. Leave it to a Kings blog to figure it out. [The Royal Half]

• From a fancy stats perspective: Are the Blackhawks still legit Cup contenders? [TSN]

• Minnesota State goaltender Stephon Williams signs with Islanders. [College Hockey News]

• A University of Nebraska-Omaha hockey love affair. [KMTV 3]

• Panthers’ Nick Bjugstad walking, feeling upbeat nearly a week after back surgery that ended his season prematurely. [Fox Sports Florida]

• Teuvo Teravainen carving out a niche on the fourth line. IT’S TEUVO TIME, BABY!! [Second City Hockey]

• A fantasy hockey look at the latest free agent signings out of the collegiate ranks. [Dobber Hockey]

• 5 things the Belleville Bulls brought to the OHL party that cannot be replaced. [Buzzing the Net]

• Q & A with Simon Despres of the Anaheim Ducks. [The Hockey Writers]

• Andrej Sekera has been great and will be missed. [JFTC]

• Judge John Hodgman Episode 204: The Puck Stops Here; kind of like the People’s Court but funnier. You know, in an intentionally funny way. Side note: Wysh once eliminated Mr. Hodgman in a game for Doug Loves Movies. [Maximum Fun]

• “American forward Dominic Osman is determined to make his second taste of the Elite League play-offs finals weekend much better than his first experience.” [Pro Hockey News]

• Finally, who doesn’t love a good scuffle between coaches during a brawl to get their weekend going? [Ottawa Sun]