Hockey headlines for May 28, 2021

Friday, May 28, 2021

Canes move on to the second round, eliminate Predators in overtime (Raleigh News & Observer)
Canadiens stave off elimination with gutsy 4-3 win in overtime (Montreal Gazette)
Wild found production, confidence to carry into Game 7 against Vegas (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Avalanche center Nazem Kadri’s appeal of eight-game suspension has been heard. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has yet to rule (Denver Post)
Maple Leafs captain John Tavares back skating, one week after devastating hit against Canadiens (Toronto Star)
Ryan Reaves among 3 Golden Knights on COVID protocol list (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bruins-Islanders to begin second-round NHL playoff series on Saturday night (Boston Globe)
Date and time for Avalanche’s Game 1 of NHL playoffs’ second-round announced (Denver Post)
Change is coming to the Penguins, but how much? (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Long to-do list for Oilers general manager Ken Holland as offseason begins (Edmonton Journal)
Blue Jackets coaching contenders emerging (Columbus Dispatch)
What is Ken Holland going to do with the Edmonton Oilers blue line? (Edmonton Sun)
Maple Leafs' comeback ends with loss in OT, series moves to Montreal (Toronto Sun)
Hurricanes close out Nashville but have little time to celebrate. Tampa Bay is next. (Raleigh News & Observer)
'They were much more desperate than us,' Leafs' Auston Matthews says (Montreal Gazette)
Nashville Predators' improbable run to postseason ends with some questions, some answers (The Tennessean)
Playing from behind is a habit the Hurricanes would like to break before Round 2 (Raleigh News & Observer)
DeBoer, unbeaten in Game 7s, promises Vegas will 'let it fly' vs. Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Fiery winger Kevin Fiala comes to life just in time for the Wild (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Cody Glass makes playoff debut in ‘tough situation’ for Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bruins the Islanders’ next stop on NHL playoff ‘mountain’ (New York Post)
Synergy between Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point can make game ‘look easy’ (Tampa Bay Times)
Ehlers credits teammates for stellar performance on return to lineup (Winnipeg Free Press)
Zajac made the most of his ice time in Game 6 for Isles (New York Newsday)
Defenseman Devon Toews has been “remarkable” in his first year with Avalanche (Denver Post)
Jets rookie Stanley makes mark in first Stanley Cup playoff series (Winnipeg Sun)
High of playoff success particularly uplifting for clean and sober Jets centre Nate Thompson (Winnipeg Sun)
‘Disappointing to a different level’: Why this Panthers exit is different (in a good way) (Miami Herald)
With an aging core, Capitals believe playoff window is still wide open (Washington Times)
The $7.5 million question: Can Tarasenko return to form? (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Red Wings’ Luke Glendening: ‘We’ll see what future holds’ (MLive.com)
How playing the Swedish way restored Rasmus Dahlin's confidence late in Sabres' season (Buffalo News)
Arizona Coyotes sign 2020 draft pick Ben McCartney to entry level contract (Arizona Republic)
Lightning’s second-round home games expand to 71 percent (Tampa Bay Times)