Hockey headlines for May 19, 2021

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Penguins push back in Game 2, hold on late to defeat Islanders, 2-1 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Lightning in command after another road victory (Tampa Bay Times)
Golden Knights finally break through, tie series against Wild (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Home-ice finale overshadowed by Travis Green’s status, Sedin rumours (Vancouver Province)
Years of hard lessons prepared Edmonton Oilers for this moment (Edmonton Sun)
Challenge for Avalanche in Game 2: Maintain upper hand on St. Louis’ best (Denver Post)
The Capitals head to Boston with a tied series and a battered roster (Washington Post)
Jeff Blashill will return as Red Wings coach (Detroit Free Press)
Rangers arrange Rick Tocchet meeting in fluid coaching search (New York Post)
Canadiens could have 2,500 fans at Bell Centre for Game 6 vs. Leafs (Montreal Gazette)
Jack Campbell making the most of unlikely opportunity with Maple Leafs (Globe & Mail)
Yzerman on why he's keeping Jeff Blashill as Wings coach: 'We play hard' (Detroit Free Press)
Steve Yzerman: Red Wings competitive, improving under Jeff Blashill (MLive.com)
Marc-Andre Fleury nominated for King Clancy Trophy (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jack Eichel is Sabres' nominee for NHL's leadership, humanitarian award (Buffalo News)
Esa Lindell named Stars’ nominee for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Dallas Morning News)
Another nomination: Tyler Motte up for King Clancy trophy (Vancouver Province)
Two early goals for Lightning put Panthers down 2-0 in first-round series (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Wild fall to Golden Knights in Game 2, series returns to St. Paul tied 1-1 (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Failure to capitalize on fast start dooms Wild in Game 2 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Intensity high, Lightning penalties low this time out vs. Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
For Penguins' Tristan Jarry, it was ‘easy’ to be better in Game 2 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Islanders goalie's rust proves costly (New York Post)
Ex-Wild winger Alex Tuch scores twice to kick-start Vegas offense (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Brock Nelson's line has been quietly effective for the Islanders (New York Newsday)
Domingue relishes rare start (Calgary Sun)
Evgeni Malkin out, Brian Dumoulin good to go for Game 2 against the Islanders (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Max Pacioretty to miss Golden Knights’ second playoff game (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sellout crowd, including a fired-up Brian Flores, pack BB&T Center in pandemic record (Miami Herald)
Jets confident in chances if team plays its best (Winnipeg Free Press)
Expect another chippy contest in Game 2 between Avalanche, Blues (Denver Post)
Blues must find answer for Avs' speed and special teams (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Expect Jets and Oilers to go out of character, at least early (Winnipeg Sun)
Pressure on both teams in Canadiens-Leafs series, Sheldon Keefe says (Montreal Gazette)
Maple Leafs - Habs anxious to join playoff wars (Toronto Sun)
'Anticipation just grows': Maple Leafs getting antsy as playoff spectators (Toronto Sun)
What is Hurricanes “Warrior” Jaccob Slavin’s status for Game 2 against the Predators? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Did Tuukka Rask give up a soft goal in Game 2? A closer look says no (Boston Globe)
Containing 'Super Freak' key to Jets' success (Winnipeg Free Press)
Oshie dutifully answers Capitals’ call as fill-in center in playoffs (Washington Times)
Nashville Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm: 'We have another level' (The Tennessean)
Canadiens' Alexander Romanov will be a spectator for Game 1 vs. Leafs (Montreal Gazette)
Start to finish, Hurricanes’ fourth line helped key Game 1 victory over the Predators (Raleigh News & Observer)
Kings know they must seize the opportunity to improve (Los Angeles Daily News)
Wings' Dylan Larkin, Tyler Bertuzzi progressing, should be ready for training camp (Detroit News)
Is Nolan Patrick seeking a trade to leave the Flyers? Promising center won’t say. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Red Wings’ top prospect Moritz Seider named SHL defenseman of year (MLive.com)
Scott Gordon, Kerry Huffman are out with Phantoms, the Flyers’ top farm team (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins recall 4 from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Former Canadiens defenceman Gilles Lupien dies from cancer at age 67 (Montreal Gazette)