Hockey headlines for May 11, 2021

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Philipp Grubauer delivers as Avalanche drops Vegas to keep Presidents’ Trophy hopes alive (Denver Post)
Panthers rout Tampa — and dominate another fight — to clinch home ice for playoff rematch (Miami Herald)
Predators' Pekka Rinne takes victory lap after epic shutout and fans can't stop crying (The Tennessean)
Canadiens clinch playoffs, but lose to Oilers in overtime (Montreal Gazette)
Bruins beat Islanders in OT to clinch third — and a playoff matchup with Capitals (Boston Globe)
Flames officially eliminated from playoff contention (Calgary Sun)
Penguins to face Islanders in first round of playoffs (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Jack Eichel: There's a 'disconnect' with Sabres about recovery from injury (Buffalo News)
Rangers act quickly with Ryan Lindgren’s $9 million contract (New York Post)
Marc-Andre Fleury earns weekly honor from NHL (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wild rookie Kirill Kaprizov is NHL's second star for the week (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers Look to Move Past ‘Crazy’ Season (New York Times)
Blue Jackets' Laine knows he wasn't good enough this year (Columbus Dispatch)
Sabres futures uncertain for Reinhart, McCabe, Ullmark, Ristolainen (Buffalo News)
Why the Sharks’ next game could be Brent Burns’ last for San Jose (San Jose Mercury News)
Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf restates desire to take time before re-signing or retiring (Orange County Register)
Jones' looming free agency a major question for Blue Jackets (Columbus Dispatch)
Rangers coach's future up in the air as expectations grow (New York Post)
Arizona Coyotes likely to hire the opposite of Rick Tocchet to replace Rick Tocchet (Arizona Republic)
Blue Jackets seeking new coach with Tortorella's standards (Columbus Dispatch)
Arizona Coyotes players wish former head coach Rick Tocchet well as he leaves organization (Arizona Republic)
Yzerman keeps quiet on Blashill's future as Red Wings coach (Detroit Free Press)
Persevering through hate, Wild's Dumba up for sportsmanship award (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
After season of fighting through a groin injury, Roope Hintz is the Stars’ Masterton Trophy nominee (Dallas Morning News)
Canes’ Jordan Staal nominated for 2021 Bill Masterton Trophy (Raleigh News & Observer)
Danny DeKeyser is Red Wings’ Masterton nominee after return from back surgery (MLive.com)
Goalie Dustin Tokarski is Sabres' nominee for Masterton Award (Buffalo News)
Tyler Motte nominated for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Vancouver Province)
Crazy two years end in award nomination for Jets' Comrie (Winnipeg Sun)
Masterton nominee Campbell a huge part of Maple Leafs' success (Toronto Sun)
Flames forward Milan Lucic nominated for Masterton Trophy (Calgary Sun)
Senators Masterton nominee Nick Paul finds his niche after years of battles to stay in the NHL (Ottawa Citizen)
Casey Cizikas is Islanders' nominee for Masterton Trophy (New York Newsday)
Goaltender Casey DeSmith selected as Penguins' nominee for Masterton Trophy (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Stars fittingly conclude season with overtime win over Blackhawks (Dallas Morning News)
Faulk's goal gives Blues another win in California - 2-1 in overtime (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Canadiens clinch playoff spot as McDavid wins it in overtime for Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
Rathbone, Hoglander provide hype, hope for future (Vancouver Province)
Flyers’ season of high hopes turned into series of unimaginable lows (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Kings fall to Blues in OT in their final home game of season (Los Angeles Daily News)
Isles fall to Bruins in OT, will face Penguins in first round (New York Newsday)
Blackhawks blow lead, lose season finale to Stars in overtime (Chicago Sun-Times)
Hurricanes end regular season with loss to Predators. The playoffs are next. (Raleigh News & Observer)
NJ Devils 2021 season ends unceremoniously with late collapse vs. Flyers in finale (NorthJersey.com)
Lightning go into postseason quietly with shutout loss to Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Jets' swoon continues against Canucks (Winnipeg Sun)
Ageless Mike Smith brings out the fight in Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
After 'up and down' season, Blackhawks' Strome scores in finale (Chicago Daily Herald)
Nathan MacKinnon returns for Avalanche showdown against Golden Knights in Las Vegas (Denver Post)
For the first time in a century, no Quebecer will suit up for the Habs (Montreal Gazette)
Pat Foley says he wishes he didn’t make ‘bullet in my head’ remark during the Chicago Blackhawks finale: ‘I’m sorry if I offended some folks’ (Chicago Tribune)
Penguins found steady improvement over the regular season (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Maple Leafs' playoff roster near completion (Toronto Sun)
Maple Leafs goalie Andersen angling for a game (Toronto Sun)
Status of Alex Ovechkin, T.J. Oshie among questions as Caps prepare for Bruins in playoffs (Washington Post)
Evgeni Malkin, Tristan Jarry, Mike Matheson among banged-up Penguins who skate Monday (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
‘We were lucky ones’: Flames’ Leivo returns after asymptomatic case of COVID-19 (Calgary Sun)
As the regular season ends, Zdeno Chara and the Capitals proved to be a good fit (Washington Times)
Nick Foligno shares deep thoughts on the Maple Leafs’ Stanley Cup playoff chances (Toronto Star)
Rangers' Zibanejad says slow start was due to COVID (New York Newsday)
Capital One Arena, Nationals Park have capacity limits increased (Washington Times)
Islanders playoff ticket guidance issued by Gov. Cuomo (New York Newsday)
Ovechkin added to distinguished list of Washington Spirit investors (Washington Times)