Hockey headlines for May 14, 2021

Friday, May 14, 2021

Avalanche sweeps Kings, wins Presidents’ Trophy with NHL’s best record (Denver Post)
Another lacklustre night but, hey, it's nearly over (Vancouver Province)
Blues close regular season in style, tame Wild 7-3 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Golden Knights to play Wild in first round of playoffs (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Penguins open playoff series against Islanders on Sunday at noon (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Patrick Marleau answers the big retirement question after Sharks’ season comes to an end (San Jose Mercury News)
Rangers get permission to interview top coach on radar (New York Post)
Blackhawks sued by former player for alleged sexual assault by former assistant coach (Chicago Sun-Times)
Woman files civil lawsuit against Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen (Vancouver Province)
Wild's Kirill Kaprizov scores with performance bonuses (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Blues will open playoffs on Monday night vs. Avalanche (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Opening round of playoffs includes rare back-to-back games (Winnipeg Free Press)
Lightning’s first-round playoff series set to start Sunday (Tampa Bay Times)
'It will be fun': Maple Leafs vs. Habs playoffs schedule released (Toronto Sun)
Here’s the Carolina Hurricanes’ schedule for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs (Raleigh News & Observer)
Florida Panthers to open NHL playoffs against the Tampa Bay Lightning at home (Miami Herald)
Penguins GM Ron Hextall: 'This group has been very resilient' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wild close out regular season with 7-3 loss to Blues after blowing an early lead (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Canadiens head into playoffs as huge underdogs against the Leafs (Montreal Gazette)
Bruins must contain Caps’ all-star Alex Ovechkin in playoffs (Boston Herald)
Should the Oilers play McDavid and Draisaitl together or apart? (Edmonton Journal)
Leafs unplugged power play a concern versus Habs (Toronto Sun)
Does Zdeno Chara know inside information that could beat the Bruins? (Boston Globe)
Lightning’s Victor Hedman back at practice, eyeing postseason return (Tampa Bay Times)
Isles' Varlamov expected to skate Friday (New York Newsday)
Capitals not naming their starting goaltender ahead of playoff opener (Washington Post)
‘Added pressure’ but an ‘opportunity’ — what awaits Tristan Jarry in his first NHL postseason (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sebastian Aho drives the Hurricanes with his production, competitiveness (Raleigh News & Observer)
Komarov proves to Trotz that he gets the job done (New York Newsday)
After uneven start to season, Kasperi Kapanen fits in on, off ice with Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Panthers feel fan momentum building with playoff push; will increase capacity near 50 percent vs. Lightning (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Are Chicago Blackhawks positioned to become perennial playoff team? (Chicago Daily Herald)
“Keep the puck out of the net”: Coach D.J. Smith stresses commitment to defence (Ottawa Citizen)
Ducks’ Dallas Eakins says rebuild comes with adversity (Orange County Register)
Injured Canucks star Elias Pettersson expected to be ready for next season (Vancouver Province)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson confident he can play better after 'different' season (Arizona Republic)
Jakub Vrana's desire to be a complete player a positive for Red Wings (Detroit News)
High hopes for Borgstrom filling a center slot for Hawks next season (Chicago Daily Herald)
Flyers prospect Tyson Foerster is injured in Phantoms’ win; his strong rookie season ends (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Mangiapane and Dube headed to world championships (Calgary Sun)
World Championships: Tage Thompson to play for Team USA, Colin Miller for Canada (Buffalo News)
Former Red Wing Justin Abdelkader on U.S. World Championship team (MLive.com)
Canadiens' Tyler Toffoli has become an A-list celebrity in Montreal (Montreal Gazette)
Retired Johnny Boychuk flourishing in unique Islanders role after eye injury (New York Post)
Brian Leetch resigns from job as Rangers adviser (New York Post)