Hockey headlines for May 13, 2021

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Rangers fire coach with eye on experienced replacement (New York Post)
Avalanche hammers Kings 6-0 to get within a victory of winning Presidents’ Trophy (Denver Post)
Golden Knights roll in finale, need Avs loss to win division (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Edmonton Oilers build momentum with OT win in Montreal (Edmonton Sun)
Monahan shut down for season with hip injury (Calgary Sun)
Marc-Andre Fleury, Robin Lehner win NHL’s Jennings Trophy (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sabres GM Kevyn Adams: Jack Eichel wants surgery never performed on NHL player (Buffalo News)
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby cherishes 'every opportunity' in postseason (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flyers’ Carter Hart talks about loneliness, and bouncing back to become ‘a top goaltender’ in NHL (Philadelphia Inquirer)
As coaching search begins, Don Granato reaffirms desire to lead Sabres (Buffalo News)
Doug Wilson on Sharks’ outlook: ‘We’re not as far away as people think’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Kostin makes season debut as Blues beat Wild (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Avalanche bury Kings with 3-goal flurry in first period (Los Angeles Daily News)
Sharks flattened by Golden Knights, end season with a whimper (San Jose Mercury News)
Wild suffer 4-0 loss to Blues in penultimate game of regular season (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Oilers beat Canadiens 4-3 in overtime — again — in regular-season finale (Montreal Gazette)
Senators take the final battle with Maple Leafs but, hey, nobody got hurt (Toronto Star)
Avalanche rookie Alex Newhook already asserting himself early in pro career (Denver Post)
Logan Brown gets his shot, but is it his last one with the Senators? (Ottawa Citizen)
Patrick Marleau presented with amazing gift before his possible final NHL game (San Jose Mercury News)
Isles: Last season's playoff run is big motivation for this year (New York Newsday)
Capitals, Bruins poised for physical first-round series in playoffs (Washington Times)
Maple Leafs, Canadiens peer ahead and 'cherish' first playoff meeting in 42 years (Toronto Sun)
Panthers know Lightning will present greater challenge in playoffs than what they just faced (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Jets' Maurice channeling Churchill as playoff battle looms (Winnipeg Sun)
Zdeno Chara was Boston’s leader. As the Caps’ Cup pursuit begins, he must face his former team. (Washington Post)
‘He’s fired up’: Could Jeff Carter complete Penguins’ championship puzzle? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith rejoins practice (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wild goalie Kaapo Kahkonen won't be forgotten man (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
How one conversation shaped Nick Bonino’s impact on the Wild’s season (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson's game looks different (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flames lament missed opportunities after playoff hopes end (Calgary Sun)
Ducks goalie John Gibson: ‘We’ve got to start taking some steps forward’ (Orange County Register)
Blackhawks’ Dylan Strome, Nikita Zadorov hold contrasting mindsets entering uncertain offseasons (Chicago Sun-Times)
Canucks’ career clock may be ticking down on Alex Edler (Vancouver Province)
Why a bridge contract makes more sense than a longer deal for Miro Heiskanen, Stars (Dallas Morning News)
Hungry Höglander better than advertised in rapid NHL transition (Vancouver Province)
Blue Jackets' Zac Dalpe earned Masterton nomination with relentless drive (Columbus Dispatch)
Canucks goalie Mike DiPietro off to the world championships (Vancouver Province)
For four Coyotes, hockey continues at World Championship tournament later this month (Arizona Republic)
Jets prospect will wear Maple Leaf at World Hockey Championship (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blues will get slight boost in capacity at Enterprise for postseason (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)