Hockey headlines for May 8, 2024

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Miles Wood scores overtime winner to send Avalanche to Game 1 victory over Stars (Denver Post)
Macklin Celebration! Sharks win draft lottery, will have No. 1 pick (San Jose Mercury News)
Blackhawks keep No. 2 overall pick in NHL Draft lottery (Chicago Sun-Times)
Struggling Ducks land No. 3 pick in upcoming NHL draft (Los Angeles Times)
Lukas Reichel gets a new 2-year deal from the Chicago Blackhawks after an uneven season (Chicago Inquirer)
After lottery, Penguins' 1st-round draft pick officially goes to Sharks (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon named Hart Trophy finalist for fourth time (Denver Post)
Case for, against Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov winning the Hart Trophy (Tampa Bay Times)
Blues remove interim tag, name Drew Bannister head coach as ‘proper choice moving forward’ (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Green day: Travis Green is the Ottawa Senators new head coach (Ottawa Sun)
Sphere’s NHL Draft party a TV experience (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Fans should be skeptical, but maybe Travis Green is right choice as Ottawa Senators coach (Ottawa Sun)
Nashville Predators GM Barry Trotz on getting faster at forward, free agents, Juuse Saros (The Tennessean)
Sabres' focus should shift to trading No. 11 pick in NHL draft now that lottery is over (Buffalo News)
Canadiens look like losers in Artturi Lehkonen trade to Avalanche (Montreal Gazette)
Columbus Blue Jackets own fourth pick in June draft, San Jose Sharks win NHL draft lottery (Columbus Dispatch)
Canadiens end up with No. 5 overall pick at NHL Draft Lottery (Montreal Gazette)
Ottawa Senators don't get the lottery bounces, retain No. 7 selection for NHL draft (Ottawa Sun)
Flames stay where they are, will draft ninth overall in 2024 NHL Draft (Calgary Sun)
Kraken land top-10 pick in 2024 NHL entry draft (Seattle Times)
Devils stay at the No. 10 pick following the 2024 NHL Draft Lottery (NorthJersey.com)
The Flyers will select 12th in the NHL draft after the lottery failed to lift them higher (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Wild stay put at No. 13 in NHL draft lottery; Sharks get No. 1 pick (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Detroit Red Wings stay 15th in draft lottery; here's a look at their options (Detroit Free Press)
Blues remain with 16th pick after NHL draft lottery (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Dallas Stars haunted by Colorado ghosts, blow lead vs. Avs just like in the regular season (Dallas Morning News)
Rangers' Lafreniere playing well again in the postseason (New York Newsday)
Alexis Lafreniere ends playoff goal drought in big way in Rangers’ win (New York Post)
Vincent Trocheck makes Rangers history with double-overtime goal (New York Post)
Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin caps ‘Igor-esque’ gem with clutch saves late in thrilling Game 2 win (New York Post)
What led to Florida’s lapses in Game 1 loss to Boston? Panthers break down what went wrong (Miami Herald)
After half a century on the back burner, might Oilers-Canucks rivalry finally be heating up? (Vancouver Province)
Panthers working to snap 0-for streak on power plays vs. Bruins (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Janmark jumps up to Oilers' top line with McDavid for Game 1 against Vancouver (Edmonton Sun)
How Pius Suter makes the Miller line go from good to dominant (Vancouver Province)
Edmonton Oilers pair ready for first playoff game in hometown Vancouver (Edmonton Sun)
Justin Brazeau had a breakout moment for Bruins in Game 1 win over Panthers (Boston Globe)
Elias Pettersson misses practice (Vancouver Province)
Knights rue missed opportunity as season ends: ‘We were right there’ (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kraken coaching search underway, but they might need to wait out playoffs (Seattle Times)
Devils’ coaching search timeline revealed (NJ.com)
How much should the Sabres expect to pay Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen this summer? (Buffalo News)
Nashville Predators' Filip Forsberg reveals mysterious injury that kept him from practice (The Tennessean)
Top prospect Matvei Michkov works out in Flyers shirt amid reports he could join team sooner than expected (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins forward prospect Raivis Ansons named to Lavtia's roster for IIHF World Championship (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blue Jackets' Fantilli returns from worlds to start offseason training (Columbus Dispatch)
NHL players slow to adopt neck guards. Why one Hurricanes defender wears one anyway (Raleigh News & Observer)