Hockey headlines for May 4, 2025

Sunday, May 4, 2025

Mikko Rantanen’s hat trick dooms Avalanche in brutal Game 7 loss (Denver Post)
Jets ‘embracing the moment’ (Winnipeg Free Press)
Mark Scheifele is a 'game-time decision' says Jets head coach Scott Arniel (Winnipeg Sun)
Ekholm ruled out for Edmonton Oilers in Round 2 vs. Vegas (Edmonton Sun)
‘I couldn’t be more excited’: Why Calgary Flames, Matt Coronato see seven-year extension as win-win (Calgary Sun)
‘One of a kind’: Fleury reflects on storied career, Knights tenure (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Mikko Rantanen sends Avalanche home with legendary Game 7: “What you witnessed there was special” (Denver Post)
Wyatt Johnston puts another feather in his Game 7 hat in Stars’ win: ‘He’s special’ (Dallas Morning News)
Avalanche, Nathan MacKinnon stunned after season ends at the hands of Dallas Stars (Dallas Morning News)
Stars coach Pete DeBoer’s ‘super impressive’ Game 7 record is now the best in pro sports (Dallas Morning News)
Stars coach Pete DeBoer expects both Miro Heiskanen, Jason Robertson to play in Round 2 (Dallas Morning News)
Game 7 for Blues and Jets will pit two goalies, one at his best in big games, one struggling (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
'No apology necessary': Mason Appleton offside on Morgan Barron's disallowed goal in Game 6 (Winnipeg Sun)
The Caps, prepping for a physical playoff series, hope extra rest can help (Washington Post)
Sharing secrets? Why three players could give Maple Leafs an edge against Panthers (Toronto Star)
Panthers-Maple Leafs series is also a matchup between Sergei Bobrovsky and Anthony Stolarz (Miami Herald)
Composure, defence against Florida forecheck critical for Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Can Calvin Pickard stay hot for the Edmonton Oilers? (Edmonton Sun)
Why Canes star Aho’s latest double-OT playoff goal added to his clutch history (Raleigh News & Observer)
What the Senators took away from their first taste of playoff hockey (Ottawa Sun)
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk committed to winning in Ottawa (Ottawa Sun)
Ottawa Senators winger Claude Giroux wants to return next season (Ottawa Sun)
What's at stake for the Nashville Predators in the 2025 NHL Draft lottery (The Tennessean)
Mike Sullivan's arrival was perfect timing for the Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Brandon Hagel reacts to head shot that ended season with concussion (Tampa Bay Times)
Be disappointed in playoff exit, but don’t doubt Nikita Kucherov’s hunger (Tampa Bay Times)
Canadiens loan Cayden Primeau, Oliver Kapanen to Laval Rocket (Montreal Gazette)
Sharks forward says he’s ‘fine’ after scary on-ice incident in Czechia (San Jose Mercury News)
Florida Panthers' Paul Maurice wonders if a coach belongs in a handshake line (Toronto Sun)