Hockey headlines for May 8, 2021

Saturday, May 8, 2021

Blues lose in OT but clinch playoff berth (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Carolina Hurricanes clinch top seed in Central Division as Dallas beats Tampa Bay (Raleigh News & Observer)
Stars keep their fragile playoff hopes alive with 5-2 win against Lightning (Dallas Morning News)
Kings celebrate Anze Kopitar before being eliminated from playoff mix (Los Angeles Daily News)
Canucks' Zack MacEwen suspended one game for kneeing (Vancouver Province)
Fighting still has a place in the NHL because the league wants it that way (Toronto Star)
100 in 56: Connor McDavid on course to hit new milestone in remarkable career (Globe & Mail)
The chants came before the actual meeting in Mitch Marner-Auston Matthews relationship (Toronto Star)
Wayne Gretzky out at ESPN, paving way for move to TNT (New York Post)
Capitals’ Tom Wilson says Rangers altercation ‘took on a new life after the game’ (Washington Post)
Tom Wilson reached out to Artemi Panarin after injuring Rangers star (New York Post)
Taylor Hall dreamed of playing for the Bruins. Now, 11 years later, he’s finally landed his shot. (Boston Globe)
Golden Knights reward crowd with overtime victory over Blues (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Minus Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche defeats Kings 3-2 in Los Angeles (Denver Post)
What a thrill: Kaprizov's OT goal gives Wild 4-3 victory over Anaheim (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Wade Allison, Joel Farabee, Brian Elliott spark Flyers to 4-2 win and damage Capitals’ first-place chances (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Joe Veleno scores first NHL goal as Detroit Red Wings win, 5-2, at Columbus (Detroit Free Press)
Ducks give playoff-bound Wild a strong push before losing in overtime (Orange County Register)
San Jose Sharks blow early lead, lose to Arizona Coyotes (San Jose Mercury News)
Blue Jackets stumble in second again, fall 5-2 to Red Wings (Columbus Dispatch)
Capitals, still without Alex Ovechkin, are handed a loss at home by the Flyers (Washington Post)
Lightning fall to Stars in final home game of regular season (Tampa Bay Times)
Sharks rookie forward injured in game vs. Arizona Coyotes (San Jose Mercury News)
Wild veteran Zach Parise is a healthy scratch for second time this season (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Depleted Canadiens hope rest is right tonic for stretch run (Montreal Gazette)
Islanders' late slide is difficult to judge (New York Newsday)
Lightning’s Steven Stamkos sees ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ in injury recovery (Tampa Bay Times)
Ryan Reaves participates in morning skate, nears return from injury (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Brandon Tanev hopeful he will return in time for the playoffs, exactly when his skillset will be most valuable (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Ondrej Kase makes long-awaited appearance at Bruins’ practice (Boston Herald)
Penguins’ top 2 goalies injured: Tristan Jarry, Casey DeSmith won't play in finale (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Sabres goalie Linus Ullmark ruled out for season finale in Pittsburgh (Buffalo News)
Sharks’ Logan Couture could miss remainder of regular season (San Jose Mercury News)
Jets' Heinola relishing second audition in battle for playoff spot (Winnipeg Sun)
Thriving in a 'contract year,' Rasmus Asplund wants to be part of Sabres' future (Buffalo News)
The Panthers are finally giving top prospect Owen Tippett a bigger role. He’s delivering (Miami Herald)