Hockey headlines for May 20, 2021

Wednesday, May 20, 2021

Jets shut down Oilers' dynamic duo in 4-1 win (Winnipeg Free Press)
Nathan MacKinnon hat trick powers 6-3 win as Avalanche drops Blues to take 2-0 series lead (Denver Post)
Craig Smith lifts Bruins in double OT to win Game 3 (Boston Herald)
How the Hurricanes fought their way to another playoff win over the Predators (Raleigh News & Observer)
Vancouver’s season finally finished with a loss (Vancouver Province)
False alarm on Blues COVID test results (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Evgeni Malkin to travel with Penguins to New York; Casey DeSmith will not (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Davidson to be re-hired as Blue Jackets president of hockey operations (Columbus Dispatch)
Montreal and Toronto’s Rivalry Makes a Muted Return to the Playoffs (New York Times)
With Auston Matthews on board, Leafs can dream of playoff glory (Globe & Mail)
Unlikely Canadiens scoring hero Cam Connor looks back at 1979 series against Maple Leafs (Ottawa Citizen)
Senators' owner Eugene Melnyk says priority is to stay in Kanata, but he's looked at sites in Gatineau (Ottawa Sun)
Blues show life late, but drop 6-3 contest to Avs. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Predators fall behind 0-2 against Hurricanes (The Tennessean)
Bruins seize upon Capitals’ gaffe behind the net, win Game 3 in double overtime (Washington Post)
Alex Nedeljkovic making the most of his playoff opportunity for Canes (Raleigh News & Observer)
Disciplined play keeps Oilers top-ranked power play off ice (Winnipeg Free Press)
Matt Benning's skirmish headlines physical start to Preds-Canes series (The Tennessean)
With tired legs and stout hearts, Canes defensemen pull yeoman duty in Game 2 win (Raleigh News & Observer)
Avalanche shutdown defenseman Patrik Nemeth off to excellent postseason start (Denver Post)
Time for reset for Oilers' Kassian after injury-riddled regular season (Edmonton Journal)
Phillips shines in Flames debut (Calgary Sun)
Thatcher Demko ‘desperately hopes’ club will re-sign goalie coach Ian Clark (Vancouver Province)
Blues GM Doug Armstrong questions NHL COVID-19 testing; league confirms false positives (Denver Post)
Lightning look to carry momentum as series shifts to Tampa (Tampa Bay Times)
Isles still got the split in Pittsburgh without points from Barzal (New York Newsday)
Odds stacked against the Florida Panthers as they hit the road against Tampa for Game 3 (Miami Herald)
For playoff success, Wild needs to find a way to beat Vegas goalie (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Islanders creating more chances than Penguins on the power play (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Pete DeBoer says Golden Knights up to challenge in Minnesota (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Maple Leafs' Campbell on the eve of his first NHL playoff game: 'It's pure excitement' (Toronto Sun)
Marc-Andre Fleury has been ‘The Dude’ for Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Islanders need so much more from Mathew Barzal, top line (New York Post)
Lightning’s Ryan McDonagh proving himself invaluable during playoffs (Tampa Bay Times)
Canadiens' Shea Weber is '100-per-cent ready' for Game 1 vs. Leafs (Montreal Gazette)
How a 34-year-old Kris Letang maintains an elite fitness level to play big minutes in key games (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Jonathan Marchessault’s clutch goal sparks Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Matt Dumba promises Wild will be 'different beast' at home (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
For Wild, former top prospect Alex Tuch is the one that got away (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
NHL announces June 2 as date for draft lottery; Sabres have top odds at 16.6% (Buffalo News)
Marc Staal plans to keep options open, not 'ruling out' return to Wings (Detroit News)
Larkin opens up about injury that ended his season, forced him into neck brace (Detroit Free Press)
Arizona Coyotes MVP Jakob Chychrun building reputation, future NHL trophy consideration (Arizona Republic)
Maple Leafs sign Swedish goalie to two-way deal (Toronto Sun)
A pair of monster AHL seasons has two Stars prospects on the radar for 2021-22 (Dallas Morning News)
Scott Gordon is thankful for his years in the Flyers organization; Ian Laperriere could replace him with the Phantoms. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Rangers hire Mike Grier as hockey operations adviser (New York Newsday)
NJ Devils hire former Olympian Meghan Duggan as manager of player development (NorthJersey.com)
Lightning increasing capacity at Amalie Arena to 9,000 (Tampa Bay Times)