OPINION
- RYAN KENNEDY: Germany Has Arrived on The International Scene (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Could the Avalanche Pursue Seth Jones? (The Hockey News)
- ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens earning respect with unified effort during special playoff run (Sportsnet)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Bruins only have themselves to blame in Game 5 loss to Islanders (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Niederreiter's offence could be boost Hurricanes need in must-win Game 5 (Sportsnet)
- ROY MacGREGOR: Playing for their lives, the Jets forced overtime. Then, in a wink, it was over (Globe & Mail)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: Shot-blocking Savard making a defensive impact for Tampa Bay (National Post)
- RON COOK: Evgeni Malkin and Jake Guentzel leave no doubt about their toughness (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- PAT HICKEY: 'Our goal is not to stop here,' coach Ducharme says (Montreal Gazette)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets a train wreck in Montreal sweep (Winnipeg Sun)
- TARA SULLIVAN: The drama keeps building for the Bruins and Islanders, on and off the ice, with the officiating caught in the middle (Boston Globe)
- DON BRENNAN: Vegas could become best bet to win Cup by snapping Avs home streak (Ottawa Sun)
- ED GRANEY: Avalanche struggle to crack Golden Knights’ structure (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- STU COWAN: For Canadiens fans, it's starting to feel a bit like 1993 (Montreal Gazette)
- MIKE McINTYRE: Habs sweep Jets to end Winnipeg's post-season roller-coaster ride (Winnipeg Free Press)
- NEIL BEST: Game 5 win may be sign of something special (New York Newsday)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Islanders made the most of their chances, and now they can finish off the Bruins (Boston Globe)
- MARK MADDEN: Penguins should see how Evgeni Malkin recovers before considering contract extension (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- BRENDAN KELLY: There's something magical happening with the Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
- TARA SULLIVAN: In the name of gamesmanship, Islanders coach Barry Trotz picked unlikely target in Patrice Bergeron to label as a cheater (Boston Globe)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Facing elimination, the Hurricanes need Andrei Svechnikov to grow up — and fast (Raleigh News & Observer)