Hockey headlines for May 23, 2021

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Dominant Matthews notches three points as Maple Leafs even series with Canadiens (Toronto Sun)
Nikita Kucherov injured, series turns ugly in Lightning’s Game 4 win over Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Isles even series with dominating Game 4 win over Pens (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights complete sweep in Minnesota, take control of series (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Capitals, on the brink of early elimination again, will try to bounce back in Game 5 (Washington Post)
Edmonton Oilers are bleeding heavily, but they're not dead yet (Edmonton Sun)
Leafs GM Dubas says Tavares also suffered knee injury in hit, calls out ‘disgusting’ newspaper cover (Toronto Star)
Avalanche center Nazem Kadri’s past suspensions contributed to current eight-game ban, NHL says (Denver Post)
Here’s what the NHL fined the Canes’ Jordan Staal for tripping Preds’ Luke Kunin (Raleigh News & Observer)
Capitals’ Dmitry Orlov not fined for high hit on the Bruins’ Kevan Miller in Game 4 (Boston Globe)
Travis Green betting on himself to get his club back to playoffs (Vancouver Province)
How have the Pegulas gotten things right with the Bills, but so, so wrong with the Sabres? (Buffalo News)
Brand needs a reset and the team knows it (Vancouver Province)
Panthers melt down in Game 4 against Lightning, fall to brink of another first-round exit (Miami Herald)
Vegas blitzes Wild to take 3-1 lead in playoff series (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
'We’re not happy': Penguins' stars held silent again as Islanders roll to Game 4 victory (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Frustrations mount as Wild shut out by Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wild and Golden Knights see regular season records switch in playoffs (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Penguins top line struggling to produce goals (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Ilya Sorokin shines for Islanders in place of Semyon Varlamov (New York Post)
Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy stands tall against Panthers (Tampa Bay Times)
Leafs' Matthews leads his team, evens playoff series against Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Wild veteran Zach Parise draws back into lineup for Game 4 (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Cody Glass waits turn for playoff debut with Golden Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jets focused on the task at hand (Winnipeg Free Press)
Goals are at a premium for Blues against Avs (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Goalie Philipp Grubauer big reason why Avalanche in position to sweep Blues (Denver Post)
DeMelo's desperation play a game saver (Winnipeg Free Press)
Overtime hero Stastny brings so much more than scoring to Jets in their playoff quest (Winnipeg Sun)
In a playoff pinch, Maxime Lajoie makes an unlikely Hurricanes debut (Raleigh News & Observer)
Star goalie Jacob Markstrom vows to be better in second season with Flames (Calgary Sun)
High-scoring Kubalik deserves more playing time next season (Chicago Daily Herald)
Top Blackhawks prospect Lukas Reichel looking toward NHL after great German season (Chicago Sun-Times)
‘Jonathan Toews eats his vegetables’: Billet family helps young Chicago Steel players navigate hockey, life (Chicago Sun-Times)
Dan Feeney’s ‘spectacular’ mullet, beer chugging goes viral as Jets watch Islanders (New York Post)