Hockey headlines for May 21, 2021

Friday, May 21, 2021

Byron's short-handed goal, Price's heroics lift Canadiens to Game 1 win (Montreal Gazette)
Penguins outlast Islanders in wild Game 3 as Evgeni Malkin returns (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Golden Knights take series lead after rallying past Wild (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
They’re alive! Panthers rally from 2 down in third, win in OT to cut Tampa’s lead to 2-1 (Miami Herald)
Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri facing suspension from head hit on Blues’ Justin Faulk (Denver Post)
Capitals’ Kuznetsov says he tested positive for COVID-19 a second time (Washington Times)
‘I want to still be here next year’: Flames captain Giordano likely to be exposed in expansion draft (Calgary Sun)
Canucks head coach Travis Green close to new contract: report (Vancouver Province)
John Davidson: Jeff Gorton and I left Rangers in ‘good shape’ (New York Post)
Flames GM Treliving in end-of-season address: ‘We have to make changes’ (Calgary Sun)
Wild goes cold as ice as Vegas skates away with 5-2 win in Game 3 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Panthers rally, take down Lightning in overtime to get back into series (Tampa Bay Times)
Islanders lose crucial Game 3 after rally falls short (New York Post)
Lightning’s overtime playoff experience doesn’t matter vs. Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Wild tamed by Golden Knights after another beastly start (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Scary injury to captain John Tavares rattles Leafs in loss to Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Johansson hurt in first period of loss. Will that open spot for benched Parise? (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Even in sparse ice time in return from injury, Evgeni Malkin makes impact on Penguins’ win (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Vegas' Mark Stone once again burns Wild with key plays (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Jeff Carter’s steady pulse and scoring touch gives the Penguins a playoff difference maker and impressive forward depth (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Leafs goalie Campbell, 29, unflappable before first playoff start (Montreal Gazette)
Florida Panthers bench Sergei Bobrovsky, Keith Yandle for Game 3 vs. Lightning in Tampa (Miami Herald)
Golden Knights had 9 false positive COVID tests Wednesday (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Blues hope bigger home crowds fuels better results against Avs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Jets' blueprint for success: discipline, depth scoring and goaltending (Winnipeg Free Press)
With thrilling double-OT win, Bruins swung momentum in their favor and left Capitals pondering how to recover (Boston Globe)
Defence not an issue for Oilers in Game 1 loss against Jets (Edmonton Journal)
Unlikely heroes stepped up for Jets in Game 1 win over Oilers (Winnipeg Sun)
Jets get timely goals from role players in Game 1 win against Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
Ilya Samsonov’s short Caps career has seen highs and lows. His Game 3 packed in both. (Washington Post)
Bruins’ David Pastrnak appears to be fine after crashing into boards late in Game 3 (Boston Globe)
Jesse Puljujarvi was best Oiler in playoff opener against Jets (Edmonton Journal)
How the Canes’ Alex Nedeljkovic is making the most of his playoff shot. ‘He was a stud.’ (Raleigh News & Observer)
How did the Predators’ Erik Haula become Public Enemy No. 56 against his former team? (Raleigh News & Observer)
Avs’ Philipp Grubauer not interested in fighting Blues’ Jordan Binnington: “I worry about stopping the pucks” (Denver Post)
Jonathan Bernier hopes to extend stay with Red Wings (MLive.com)
Gaudreau ready to sit down and talk extension with Flames (Calgary Sun)
Elias Pettersson was dealing with a very frustrating wrist injury (Vancouver Province)
Red Wings' Tyler Bertuzzi looking forward, not back, after painful season (Detroit News)
Dillon Dube out of World Championship after concussion (Calgary Sun)
J.T. Miller will benefit from return of a healthy Elias Pettersson (Vancouver Province)
Bo Horvat survives season that weighed heavily on his captaincy (Vancouver Province)
Red Wings sign Jonatan Berggren, high-scoring 2018 pick (MLive.com)
Ducks prospects Trevor Zegras, Jamie Drysdale set for AHL playoffs (Orange County Register)
Sabres can evaluate their players, draft-eligible prospects at world championships (Buffalo News)
Ulf Samuelsson reflects on Penguins' 1991 Stanley Cup as 30th anniversary approaches (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)