Hockey headlines for May 27, 2021

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Isles eliminate Pens in Game 6 at raucous Coliseum, advance to play Bruins (New York Newsday)
On to Round 2: Lightning finish off Panthers in Game 6 (Tampa Bay Times)
Wild force Game 7 with 3-0 win over Golden Knights (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
The Canadiens will try to win one for the fans when they face the Leafs in Game 5 (Toronto Star)
Sidney Crosby not in favor of breaking up Penguins’ core (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
John Tavares visits Maple Leafs for first time since injury (Toronto Sun)
Ethan Bear, Edmonton Oilers speak out after racist social media attack (Edmonton Sun)
Maple Leafs can exorcise playoff demons with overdue series win (Globe & Mail)
Fanning our hopes: Canucks warmly welcome B.C.’s restart plan (Vancouver Province)
Ron MacLean apologizes for puzzling on-air remark that one LGBTQ advocate sees as ‘teachable’ moment for hockey (Toronto Star)
Armstrong: Stanley Cup window still open for Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The Caps ‘ran out of gas,’ Brian MacLellan says. Next year, they will look to get younger. (Washington Post)
Berube thinks Blues' challenges are mental as well as physical (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Edmonton Oilers need more offence to help McDavid and Draisaitl (Edmonton Journal)
Florida Panthers’ dream season ends with another first-round exit vs. rival Lightning (Miami Herald)
Golden Knights fail again in bid to win series, headed to Game 7 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov hopes first playoff goal breaks ice for himself, teammates (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Kevin Fiala breaks scoring drought in Wild win (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ex-Devil Travis Zajac provides lift for Islanders (New York Post)
Panthers’ Bobrovsky, Driedger take back seat in stride as ‘confident, mature’ Knight takes goalie reins (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Wild rookie Kirill Kaprizov on physicality of playoffs: ‘You’ve just got to play through it’ (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Lightning find spark with return of Barclay Goodrow (Tampa Bay Times)
Vegas considered challenge of overturned goal a worthwhile risk (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Panthers’ Joel Quenneville defends decision to wait on using Spencer Knight vs. Lightning (Miami Herald)
Canes haven’t been their best in third period, but they’ve been their most productive (Raleigh News & Observer)
Max Pacioretty has been skating on his own, Pete DeBoer says (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
All seems right in the Hurricanes’ world with Jaccob Slavin back and playing (Raleigh News & Observer)
The goals from Jason Spezza and Joe Thornton are gravy to the leadership the Leafs’ veterans have provided (Toronto Star)
Jets enjoying a few days off to rest and reset before Round 2 (Winnipeg Free Press)
Why the Bruins’ David Pastrnak just kept shooting in Round 1 against the Capitals (Boston Globe)
Morrissey more than rises to the occasion (Winnipeg Free Press)
Avalanche rookie Bo Byram back in fold after two-month bout with concussion (Denver Post)
Red Wings’ offensive improvement must come mostly from within (MLive.com)
Postseason absence costs Stars learning opportunity for young guns Jason Robertson, Jake Oettinger (Dallas Morning News)
Coyotes' Darcy Kuemper helps Canada to first win at world hockey championship (Arizona Republic)
Flames forward Mangiapane buries winner in world championship debut (Calgary Sun)
Sabres prospect Oskari Laaksonen named to AHL North Division all-star team (Buffalo News)
Hurricanes will add more fans for next game, whether that’s Game 7 or Game 1 (Raleigh News & Observer)
Ball Arena’s capacity increases to 10,500 for Nuggets, Avalanche playoff games (Denver Post)