Hockey headlines for May 20, 2022

Friday, May 20, 2022

Lightning win Game 2 with last-second heroics (Tampa Bay Times)
Perron, Blues even things up with 4-1 win over Avs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Tough Game 1 loss puts Rangers in a similar spot (New York Newsday)
Flames not looking for more of the same after wild Game 1 (Calgary Sun)
Nashville Predators sign head coach John Hynes to two-year extension (The Tennessean)
Rangers’ Gerard Gallant finalist for Jack Adams award as NHL’s top coach (New York Post)
Panthers interim coach Brunette named finalist for NHL coach of the year award (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Treliving’s persistence paid off in bringing Jack Adams finalist Sutter back to Calgary (Calgary Sun)
Flyers begin a busy offseason by re-signing defenseman Nick Seeler (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Cam Neely hopes to hammer out extension for Don Sweeney (Boston Herald)
Flames look for lessons from high-flying Battle of Alberta opener (Globe & Mail)
What We Expected (and Didn’t Expect) in the Rangers-Hurricanes Game (New York Times)
Sources: Flyers interested in Barry Trotz for head coach opening. Would he be a good fit? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
St. Louis outplays Avalanche in 4-1 victory to tie series 1-1 (Denver Post)
Lightning take boost of confidence, series lead back to Tampa (Tampa Bay Times)
Rangers confident they’re battle tested enough to rebound in Game 2 (New York Post)
No choice for Oilers goaltender Mike Smith but to bounce back in Game 2 (Edmonton Journal)
Flames not sweating Jacob Markstrom's tough night (Calgary Sun)
'Kid Line' continues to impress for Rangers (New York Newsday)
Sutter believes Game 1 not as similar to the '80s and '90s as many may think (Calgary Sun)
Wild are Kirill Kaprizov’s team now. ‘He’s a superstar,’ Bill Guerin says. (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Is the storybook closed for Malkin and Letang — or is there one more chapter? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Mark Giordano’s return to the Maple Leafs will be about dollars and good sense (Toronto Star)
Does Rickard Rakell expect to return to Penguins next season? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
One of the longest-tenured Penguins, Chad Ruhwedel has best season at age 31 (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)