Hockey headlines for May 6, 2021

Thursday, May 6, 2021

T.J. Oshie’s hat trick gives Capitals final say in fight-filled win over Rangers (Washington Post)
Jets end slump, clinch playoff berth with 4-0 win over Flames (Winnipeg Free Press)
Anze Kopitar reaches 1,000 points as Kings beat Coyotes (Orange County Register)
Marc-Andre Fleury moves into 3rd on NHL career wins list (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Rangers fire team president, GM in bombshell move (New York Post)
Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere gets two games for late hit on Mark Friedman (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wings' Tyler Bertuzzi undergoes back surgery, should be ready for training camp (Detroit News)
Vancouver police open Jake Virtanen investigation (Vancouver Province)
Sharks’ Evander Kane hit with $15 million lawsuit from bank (San Jose Mercury News)
Connor McDavid Is Having a (Shortened) NHL Season for the Ages (New York Times)
Gretzky on Oilers' McDavid: 'Nobody else is close' (Edmonton Journal)
In a season of survival, Travis Green's bench boss value hasn't diminished (Vancouver Province)
Eddie Olczyk will be Turner Sports’ top NHL game analyst beginning next season (Chicago Sun-Times)
NHL on TNT taps Kenny Albert as lead broadcaster (New York Post)
This Ranger's front-office rise now complete (New York Post)
Critical Mark Messier piles onto Rangers chaos: ‘Ready to help’ (New York Post)
Ducks defeat Blues in shootout in David Backes’ St. Louis farewell (Orange County Register)
Erik Karlsson’s goal caps comeback as Sharks beat Colorado Avalanche (San Jose Mercury News)
Blue Jackets stage comeback, beat Predators 4-2 (Columbus Dispatch)
Nashville Predators fall at Columbus Blue Jackets, fail to clinch NHL playoff spot (The Tennessean)
Blues can't clinch playoff spot, fall in shootout to Anaheim 3-2 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Stars’ playoff dreams keep slipping away as Lightning extend Dallas’ losing streak to five games (Dallas Morning News)
Canadiens stumble in push for playoffs with 5-1 loss to Senators (Montreal Gazette)
Arizona Coyotes fall to Kings again, eliminated from playoffs in home finale (Arizona Republic)
Avalanche blows 2-0 lead and loses 3-2 at San Jose (Denver Post)
Rally? Yes. Payoff? No. Kaprizov's quick goals force OT, but Wild loses to Vegas (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Turnovers in shutout loss to Jets put Flames on brink of elimination (Calgary Sun)
A fond St. Louis farewell for David Backes (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Avalanche’s Alex Newhook, 2019 first-round draft pick, made NHL debut at San Jose (Denver Post)
Panthers’ four-day break is unusual, but welcome. ‘We’ll be a little bit more sorted out’ (Miami Herald)
Blackhawks’ defensive coverage issues reaching new lows in season’s final weeks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Trotz confident Isles will be ready to go in the playoffs (New York Newsday)
Maple Leafs say Foligno out this week, Andersen to Marlies (Toronto Sun)
Bobby Ryan still has some hockey left after surgery, hopes it’s with Red Wings (MLive.com)
Flames coach Sutter urging Gaudreau to shoot more … and for good reason (Calgary Sun)
Jeff Carter has been one of Penguins’ most versatile, effective forwards since his arrival (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Oilers need Nugent-Hopkins to drive a second offensive line (Edmonton Sun)
Evgeni Malkin-Jason Zucker tandem hasn’t clicked. What can Penguins do if that doesn’t change? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Maple Leafs sign Russian forward Kirill Semyonov to one-year contract (Toronto Star)
Top-ranking official in N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration named NHL’s Chief Security Officer (NJ.com)
Canucks’ AHL incursion to Abbotsford ‘healthy competition’ for WHL’s Langley-based Giants (Vancouver Province)
Lightning increasing Amalie Arena capacity to 7,000 fans for first playoff round (Tampa Bay Times)