OPINION
- ADAM PROTEAU: Sizing Up Avalanche vs. Oilers and Bruins, Capitals Hit Hard (The Hockey News)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Was this Gaudreau's goodbye to Calgary? It did not feel like it (Sportsnet)
- SALIM VALJI: Flames make final pitches to Gaudreau as free agency looms (TSN)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Connor McDavid vs. Nathan MacKinnon is a belated gift to hockey fans, and the NHL (Toronto Star)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: After missing AHL playoff run, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has to improve his durability (Buffalo News)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Another road loss, but Hurricanes suddenly have bigger problem as Raanta sows seeds of doubt (Raleigh News & Observer)
- ANDREW GROSS: Igor takes game to another dimension, keeping Rangers alive (New York Newsday)
- BEN FREDERICKSON: For a handful of Blues, this postseason should have made future come into focus (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- TERRY JONES: Oilers, Avalanche Mc-Mac series launches Tuesday in Denver (Edmonton Sun)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Oilers star Leon Draisaitl not getting his fair share of the limelight (Toronto Sun)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: The Ottawa Senators set their sights on meeting prospects at the NHL combine (Ottawa Sun)
- LARRY BROOKS: Igor Shesterkin gives Rangers clear edge in net for big Game 7 (New York Post)
- JOHN ROMANO: Break glass in case of Lightning playoffs (Tampa Bay Times)
- SEAN KEELER: From Nazem Kadri to Darren Helm, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar pushed right buttons vs. St. Louis Blues. So where are his haters now? (Denver Post)
- DAVE POULIN: The anatomy of a controversial NHL goal review, and a distinct disagreement (Toronto Star)
- MATT PORTER: Connor McDavid is the best in the world, and now fans get to see him in full flight in a rousing West playoffs (Boston Globe)