Hockey headlines for May 6, 2026

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Maple Leafs win 2026 NHL draft lottery, will pick first overall (Toronto Sun)
Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche smother Wild to take 2-0 series lead in Stanley Cup Playoffs (Denver Post)
Sharks ‘shocked’ at lottery luck, will pick second overall in NHL draft (San Jose Mercury News)
Isles' Schaefer nominated for Calder Trophy as top rookie (New York Newsday)
Canadiens' Ivan Demidov a finalist for Calder Trophy (Montreal Gazette)
Ducks right wing Beckett Sennecke a finalist for Calder Trophy (Orange County Register)
Victor Hedman details mental health struggles that led to his leave (Tampa Bay Times)
Sharks sign depth centerman to two-year, two-way extension (San Jose Mercury News)
Why Stephen Halliday is 'excited' after signing two-year extension with Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Will third time be a Cup charm for first overall pick and Leafs? (Toronto Sun)
Canucks' GM search down to five: Jim Rutherford (Vancouver Province)
'We’ll really dig in': Conroy stays upbeat after Flames fall to sixth overall in NHL Draft after lottery (Calgary Sun)
Canucks' sorry saga of not picking first overall drags on (Vancouver Province)
Chicago Blackhawks drop in the NHL draft lottery and will have the No. 4 pick (Chicago Tribune)
Rangers come away fifth pick in 2026 NHL Draft as they have options to consider (New York Post)
Kraken learn fate in NHL draft lottery (Seattle Times)
Winnipeg Jets fall one spot to eighth in NHL draft lottery (Winnipeg Free Press)
Maple Leafs win lottery, Panthers have No. 9 pick in first round of 2026 NHL draft (Miami Herald)
NHL draft lottery results revealed, Nashville Predators remain in No. 10 spot (The Tennessean)
Blues stay put with picks No. 11, 15 following NHL draft lottery (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
NHL draft lottery keeps Columbus Blue Jackets 14th overall (Columbus Dispatch)
Bruins lose out on Maple Leafs’ first-round pick (Boston Globe)
NHL Draft Lottery results, as Red Wings pick going to Blues stays put (Detroit Free Press)
Avalanche skate past Wild 5-2 in Game 2, lead series 2-0 as teams head back to Minnesota (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Colorado does it with defense, dropping Wild in Game 2 (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Veteran Filip Gustavsson gets the Game 2 net for Wild (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Ducks take familiar feeling into Game 2 at Vegas (Orange County Register)
‘They were the better team’: Golden Knights have room to improve in Game 2 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Where is Carolina Hurricanes’ vaunted depth? Finally tested, they need to find it (Raleigh News & Observer)
Tortorella doubles down, says Golden Knights ‘were not good’ in Game 1 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sabres center Sam Carrick returns to practice ahead of second round against Montreal (Buffalo News)
Ducks’ Jackson LaCombe playing key roles in playoff run (Orange County Register)
BriseBois backs Kucherov, says he wants him to stay with Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
Disappointed Jake Oettinger laments finish to Stars' season (Dallas Morning News)
Oilers' playoff goal leader Kapanen looking to return again next year (Edmonton Sun)
Lightning’s Darren Raddysh noncommittal as free agency looms (Tampa Bay Times)
Islanders promote Rocky Thompson to NHL staff after one year as AHL head coach (New York Post)
‘Montreal wings’: Pub bans all things Buffalo in support of Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)