Hockey headlines for May 11, 2022

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Adrian Kempe, Kings edge Oilers in OT for 3-2 series lead (Los Angeles Daily News)
The comeback Leafs are a win away from the second round after a wakeup call from Jason Spezza (Toronto Star)
Hurricanes dominate Bruins in Game 5, take 3-2 playoff series lead back to Boston (Raleigh News & Observer)
Tarasenko hat trick sparks Blues, who rally past Wild, 5-2 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Canadiens land No. 1 pick, but no guarantee they select Shane Wright (Montreal Gazette)
Devils get 2nd pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft (NJ.com)
Arizona Coyotes get third overall pick in NHL Draft, for third time (Arizona Republic)
Nashville Predators goalie Juuse Saros named Vezina Trophy finalist (The Tennessean)
Rangers desperately need Igor Shesterkin to rediscover Vezina-finalist form (New York Post)
Flames stalwart Markstrom a finalist for Vezina Trophy (Calgary Sun)
Stars captain Jamie Benn fined (again) during Dallas-Calgary series (Dallas Morning News)
After a difficult year, Patrick Marleau finds peace in announcing retirement (San Jose Mercury News)
First overall pick is great for Montreal, but it's a long, bumpy ride to the Stanley Cup (Ottawa Citizen)
Kraken to have 4th overall pick in NHL draft (Seattle Times)
Flyers awarded pick No. 5 in the 2022 NHL draft (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blue Jackets to pick sixth, 12th overall in July (Columbus Dispatch)
Ducks can’t buck odds, remain 10th in NHL draft lottery (Orange County Register)
No luck for Sharks in NHL Draft Lottery, but who could they pick at No. 11? (San Jose Mercury News)
NHL draft lottery: Detroit Red Wings stay in position, get 8th pick (Detroit Free Press)
Jets to pick 14th overall in 2022 NHL entry draft (Winnipeg Free Press)
NHL Draft Lottery: Canucks ‘excited’ to pick 15th (Vancouver Province)
Sabres stand pat at lottery, will pick 9th, 16th in first round of NHL draft (Buffalo News)
Golden Knights lose 1st-round draft pick to Sabres at lottery (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Chicago Blackhawks don’t land a top-2 pick in the NHL draft lottery, sending their 2022 1st-rounder to Columbus Blue Jackets (Chicago Tribune)
Lightning face elimination after Game 5 loss in Toronto (Tampa Bay Times)
Bruins come up empty in Carolina, trail series 3-2 (Boston Herald)
Wild falls apart late, 2-1 lead becomes 5-2 loss to Blues in Game 5 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Wild treads fine line between physical play and penalties vs. Blues (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Maple Leafs jump back into Game 5 with 4-on-4 goals (Tampa Bay Times)
Los Angeles Kings stick with Jonathan Quick through thick and thin (Edmonton Sun)
Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy able to clear COVID protocol, fly down in time to play Game 5 (Boston Globe)
South St. Paul’s Justin Faulk anchors Blues’ black-and-blue blue line (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Blues' injuries create time for former UMD star Scott Perunovich (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
As Penguins look to eliminate Rangers, momentum (and history) are on their side (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Rangers' rallying cry for Game 5: 'Shoot the puck' (New York Newsday)
Capitals lost home-ice advantage, but they still have the special-teams edge (Washington Post)
'We haven't won anything': Flames maintain business-like approach after squaring series with Stars (Calgary Sun)
Rangers’ vaunted power-play unit not getting job done against Penguins (New York Post)
How Stars plan to ignite struggling Jason Robertson in Game 5 vs. Flames (Dallas Morning News)
Panthers split up Ekblad, Weegar — and get best defensive performance in 7 years — vs. Caps (Miami Herald)
Don’t overlook John Marino and Marcus Pettersson as the Penguins aim to close out wild series (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Kasperi Kapanen emerges from slumber to play 'his best hockey of the year' in the postseason (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Poor decisions from Denis Gurianov could cost him spot in Stars’ Game 5 lineup (Dallas Morning News)
Avalanche embracing extra rest after sweeping Predators in first round series (Denver Post)
Could Lane Lambert be new voice Lou wants for Isles? (New York Newsday)
Canadiens' Josh Anderson one of 24 players named to Team Canada (Montreal Gazette)
Gary Bettman: UBS Arena will host big NHL events when time is right (New York Newsday)
Flyers’ Oskar Lindblom reflects on his 2019 cancer diagnosis, recovery and goal to ‘feel like myself again’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)