Hockey headlines for June 3, 2021

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Sabres own first overall pick in NHL draft after winning lottery again (Buffalo News)
Seattle Kraken gets No. 2 overall pick in next month’s NHL entry draft (Seattle Times)
Avalanche wins Game 2 thriller over Vegas in overtime; now lead series 2-0 (Denver Post)
Habs win Game 1 against Jets, but lose Evans to nasty hit (Montreal Gazette)
Islanders turn blown Game 2 lead into valuable experience (New York Post)
Hurricanes could be down two of top three regular-season goal-scorers for Game 3 (Raleigh News & Observer)
The Leafs will stick to their core four with the belief the team’s best days are still ahead (Toronto Star)
Next steps for Jack Eichel, Sabres uncertain with 12-week period of rest complete (Buffalo News)
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby named finalist for Ted Lindsay Award (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Leafs captain John Tavares still hasn’t seen Game 1 hit but he knows it was ‘significant’ (Toronto Star)
Florida Panthers re-sign defenseman Kevin Connauton (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Chicago Blackhawks face a 2nd lawsuit relating to an alleged sexual assault by former video coach (Chicago Tribune)
‘We see a future with this core’: Ron Hextall expects Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang to return next season (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Knight vs. Bob? Barkov extension? Panthers’ GM answers offseason questions after big 2021 (Miami Herald)
Ducks fall again, dropping to 3rd from 2nd in NHL draft lottery (Orange County Register)
Devils might end up with Jack Hughes’ brother after finishing 4th in NHL Draft Lottery (NJ.com)
Blue Jackets to pick fifth overall in the 2021 NHL draft (Columbus Dispatch)
Red Wings stay put, will pick sixth in NHL Entry Draft (Detroit News)
No luck for San Jose Sharks at NHL Draft Lottery (San Jose Mercury News)
Kings land pick No. 8 from 2021 NHL draft lottery (Los Angeles Daily News)
Status quo for luckless Canucks, select ninth in 2021 draft (Vancouver Province)
Blackhawks don’t win lottery, will pick 11th in NHL draft (Chicago Sun-Times)
Flames will select 12th overall in 2021 NHL Draft (Calgary Sun)
The Flyers will pick 13th in this year’s NHL draft, during a crucial offseason for the franchise (Philadelphia Inquirer)
No lucky Stars: Dallas stays put with No. 14 overall pick following NHL draft lottery (Dallas Morning News)
Rangers unlucky in lottery, will have No. 15 pick in draft (New York Newsday)
Steve Yzerman: Red Wings will get ‘good prospect’ at No. 6 (MLive.com)
Golden Knights fall into 2-0 hole against Avalanche (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Canadiens jump all over Jets in Game 1 of North Division final (Winnipeg Sun)
Pete DeBoer says game-deciding penalty ‘soft call’ against Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Habs accuse Scheifele of 'dirty' and 'disgusting' hit, skate away with Game 1 win (Winnipeg Sun)
Vegas coach Pete DeBoer on OT penalty that led to Avalanche win: “Just a soft call” (Denver Post)
Avalanche leaning on Brandon Saad for championship experience (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Canadiens fans believe in Carey Price as series with Jets begins (Montreal Gazette)
Looks like Trotz will stay with same Isles lineup that won Game 2 (New York Newsday)
Bruins’ Craig Smith might play Game 3 Thursday (Boston Globe)
Islanders’ Mat Barzal isn’t ‘consumed’ by lack of production (New York Post)
Wild reveal postseason injuries suffered against Golden Knights (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Maple Leafs captain on Matthews, Marner: 'No one wants it as bad as them' (Toronto Sun)
Will Pekka Rinne return next season for Nashville Predators, or is this it? (The Tennessean)
Hyman, Spezza among in-house, off-season items on Dubas' to-do list (Toronto Sun)
Zach Parise ready to return to Wild despite season of demotions, uncertainty (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Flyers center Kevin Hayes is expected to recover by training camp after recent core muscle surgery (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Next up for Wild's Kaprizov is awards season, and a new contract (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Wild's Kevin Fiala: 'I will be better next year' (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Red Wings well-represented in World Championship quarterfinals (MLive.com)
Swede Simon Edvinsson may follow teammate Lucas Raymond to Detroit (Detroit News)