Hockey headlines for May 16, 2021

Sunday, May 16, 2021

Capitals overcome early adversity, outlast Bruins in overtime to win playoff opener (Washington Post)
Thatcher Demko strong in late-game win (Vancouver Province)
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin's status remains uncertain; Casey DeSmith day-to-day (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Lightning’s Brayden Point leaves practice early (Tampa Bay Times)
Perron on COVID list; status for playoffs in question (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Vancouver Canucks considering Geoff Courtnall for front office role: reports (Vancouver Province)
Inside the innovative mind of Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe: ‘He knows how to get the best out of each player’ (Toronto Star)
How Islanders coach Barry Trotz became an NHL mastermind (New York Post)
Oilers fall to Canucks in last prep before opening round of Stanley Cup Playoffs (Edmonton Journal)
‘Opportunity knocks’ and Craig Anderson answers to help lift Capitals past Bruins in Game 1 (Washington Post)
Capitals’ Evgeny Kuznetsov remains on covid list; Ilya Samsonov is off, doesn’t dress for Game 1 (Washington Post)
‘Try to cherish every opportunity’: Penguins’ core prepares for what could be last Cup chase together (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Golden Knights enter playoffs free of goalie controversy (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
For Isles, the playoff mountain is one step at a time (New York Newsday)
The Wild's goal this postseason: scoring more goals (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
How the Canes became a Cup contender: Good drafting, good trades, and a little luck (Raleigh News & Observer)
Canadiens looking to make the unpredictable happen against Leafs (Montreal Gazette)
History has not been kind to Winnipeg Jets against Oilers in Stanley Cup playoffs (Winnipeg Sun)
Rivalry revival: Leafs-Canadiens rendez-vous took long enough to resume (Toronto Sun)
Playoff loss to Oilers in 1990 still haunts many former Jets players (Winnipeg Sun)
Keefe's time management skills will come to the fore as Maple Leafs prepare for Game 1 (Toronto Sun)
Brendan Gallagher happy to get COVID-19 vaccine and be back on ice (Montreal Gazette)
2 key Golden Knights don’t practice before playoffs begin (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Varlamov looks good to go in goal for Isles ahead of Game 1 (New York Newsday)
Jack Campbell covers all the angles on Maple Leafs’ playoff goalie question (Toronto Star)
How Don Granato's career path might fit what the Sabres need in a coach (Buffalo News)
Simon relishing return to Flames lineup after two-and-a-half months out (Calgary Sun)
World Championships: Tage Thompson to play for Team USA, Colin Miller for Canada (Buffalo News)