Hockey headlines for May 16, 2022

Monday, May 16, 2022

Overtime goal lifts Rangers to Game 7 comeback win over Penguins to win series (New York Post)
Jake Oettinger’s historic performance not enough as Stars lose Game 7, series to Calgary (Dallas Morning News)
Lightning-Panthers set to start Round 2 on Tuesday in Sunrise (Tampa Bay Times)
Avalanche tired of waiting while St. Louis Blues recovers from six-game series (Denver Post)
Brian MacLellan to ‘explore changes’ to Capitals core after another first-round exit (Washington Times)
Leafs free-agent watch: Jack Campbell is the top priority (Toronto Star)
Igor Shesterkin’s resilience powers Rangers’ series comeback: ‘Mr. Reliable’ (New York Post)
Hobbled Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry makes valiant, ill-fated return in Game 7 loss (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Gaudreau silences doubters with Game 7 overtime winner for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Rangers’ Mika Zibanejad finally gets his big Garden moment (New York Post)
Gorgeous goal completes important postseason bounce-back for Penguins' Jake Guentzel (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Panarin beginning to understand he should shoot more (New York Newsday)
Ryan Lindgren’s return to Rangers lineup a clear boost on blueline (New York Post)
Penguins fume over NHL's lost helmet rule, impact on Game 7 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Penguins assistant coach Mike Vellucci out for Game 7 due to covid-19 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
For Panthers, ‘a lot of guys wanted to play’ Lightning. And a ‘hard decision’ on Duclair (Miami Herald)
‘They put a lot of pressure on themselves,’ but Panthers finally get playoff validation (Miami Herald)
Oilers goaltender Mike Smith goes from jeers to cheers with playoff performance (Edmonton Journal)
Blues' Toropchenko gets feet wet in playoffs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Wild managed financial situation well, but now things get tougher (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Besides aging core and goaltending, Capitals must answer injury questions (Washington Post)
Kings face these key offseason decisions (Los Angeles Daily News)
Tom Wilson has ‘pretty significant’ knee injury, ‘will be some time’ before return (Washington Times)
Wild benched goaltender Cam Talbot in playoffs. Will there be repercussions? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Former Canucks official laments team housecleaning of rehab staff (Vancouver Province)