Hockey headlines for May 30, 2021

Sunday, May 30, 2021

Kotkaniemi forces Game 7 in Toronto with OT winner (Montreal Gazette)
Pastrnak hat trick leads Bruins past Islanders, 5-2 (Boston Herald)
Avalanche preparing for rock ’em, sock ’em series against Vegas: “Our compete level is going to have be through the roof” (Denver Post)
Jets prepared for anything as they await Round 2 opponent (Winnipeg Free Press)
Report: Seth Jones unwilling to negotiate with Blue Jackets on contract extension (Columbus Dispatch)
Brian Daccord, top lieutenant for GM Bill Armstrong, leaves Coyotes' front office (Arizona Republic)
Wild GM Bill Guerin has a pivotal offseason ahead of him. Here’s a blueprint (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Pastrnak, Bruins too much for Islanders in Game 1 victory (New York Newsday)
Leafs have one remaining opportunity to end past playoff failures (Montreal Gazette)
Dealing with Perfection Line is key for Islanders (New York Newsday)
Islanders center relishing this faceoff challenge (New York Post)
Islanders, Bruins reaping benefits of trade deadline deals (New York Post)
Islanders excited about playing to growing crowds (New York Newsday)
Tampa may have more offensive talent than Nashville, but Canes expect similar grind (Raleigh News & Observer)
Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov feels ‘normal’ after first round (Tampa Bay Times)
It’s no coincidence Lightning’s Pat Maroon is going for third straight Cup (Tampa Bay Times)
He won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning. Will he get to play against them as a Hurricane? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Blackhawks offseason preview: Big decisions await with drafts, trades, free agency (Chicago Sun-Times)
Young scorers give Wild optimism moving forward (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Who stays? Who goes? Schwartz heads list of Blues' pending free agents (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
After 'sideshow stuff' ends, Zach Parise has strong playoff series for Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Penguins forward Kasperi Kapanen finds a 'home' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Kings sign Russian winger Vladimir Tkachyov (Orange County Register)