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OPINION
- ADAM PROTEAU: Rick Bowness' Comments Suggest the Winnipeg Jets Need Big Change (The Hockey News)
- MIKE STEPHENS: THe Maple Leafs have a Justin Holl problem and it may cost them the series (The Hockey News)
- CAROL SCHRAM: The Avalanche are the Latest Stanley Cup Champions on the Brink (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Who Could the Sabres Target to Improve Their Defense Corps? (The Hockey News)
- SCOTT STINSON: Do the Toronto Maple Leafs need to channel their inner Giannis? (National Post)
- CATHAL KELLY: Refereeing in the Maple Leafs, Lightning series has been hit and miss, literally (Globe & Mail)
- DAVE HYDE: Florida Panthers kept coming, kept scoring, to stun Boston and demand a Game 7 (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins’ puck management left much to be desired, and other takeaways from Game 6 loss to Panthers (Boston Globe)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Forget about Game 7, the Maple Leafs’ problem has been Game 6 (Toronto Star)
- PAUL FRIESEN: On Rick Bowness's future, a lack of leadership and the Jets GM (Winnipeg Sun)
- MARK KISZLA: Avs embarrass themselves with silence about Valeri Nichushkin’s mysterious absence following reported 9-1-1 call (Denver Post)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Stars close out Wild in Game 6 with force, showing potential for deep playoff run (Dallas Morning News)
- ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Edmonton Oilers need to take a lesson from the Leafs (Edmonton Sun)
- CHIP SCOGGINS: Lethargic Wild have no one to blame but themselves (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Here's how Maple Leafs can dig out of their Holl on defence (Toronto Sun)
- LARRY BROOKS: Trade deadline acquisition at the crux of necessary Rangers change (New York Post)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes’ Paul Stastny, at 37, still has more to give, shooting team to second round (Raleigh News & Observer)
- NEIL BEST: Isles down with a fight, but who'll be out before next season? (New York Newsday)
- DAVE FESCHUK: One school of thought for the Maple Leafs before Game 6: Be a goldfish (Toronto Star)
- SCOTT BILLECK: Jets in desperate need of new vision (Winnipeg Sun)
- LARRY STONE: After missed chance to clinch at home, Kraken brace for first Game 7 (Seattle Times)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Pressure is on Quinton Byfield and Kings in elimination game (Los Angeles Times)
- JIM MATHESON: Foegele thriving on Oilers strong third line with the two Ryans (Edmonton Sun)
- STEVE POLITI: Buckle up, Devils fans: With Akira Schmid, this playoff run might last a while (NJ.com)
- MIKE McINTYRE: Jets’ poor performance means big changes are needed (Winnipeg Free Press)
- TARA SULLIVAN: Will Bruins stick with Linus Ullmark in the net after he allowed six goals in disastrous Game 6? (Boston Globe)
- GREG COTE: Epic! Longshot Florida Panthers win, 7-5, force Game 7 in Boston -- just like Tkachuk said (Miami Herald)
- MARK MADDEN: From power play to structure, Penguins are far from playoff caliber (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- JOE WARMINGTON: NHL on TNT broadcast mocks Toronto's sushi, wine, caviar, limo culture at Leafs games (Toronto Sun)
- ADAM PROTEAU: NHL GM Candidates: Choices for the Flames, Penguins and Flyers (The Hockey News)
- IAN KENNEDY: Growing the Game: Loren Gabel is the PHF's MVP (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Will the Los Angeles Kings Re-sign Joonas Korpisalo? (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers counting on McDavid to take it to another level in Game 6 vs. Kings (Sportsnet)
- RYAN S. CLARK: How Dallas Stars used one draft to build foundation of a Cup contender (ESPN)
- CATHAL KELLY: Maple Leafs haven’t won anything, but they also haven’t lost (Globe & Mail)
- NEIL BEST: Road ice is the advantage in NHL playoffs so far (New York Newsday)
- JOHN ROMANO: Um, Andrei Vasilevskiy would like to have a word about that slump of his (Tampa Bay Times)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs miss first opporunity to close out the Lightning, but they have two more cracks at it (Toronto Star)
- NEIL BEST: For Rangers, now it's just a fight to survive (New York Newsday)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: More space, better transit could make Bayview Yards a contender for Ottawa Senators' new arena (Ottawa Sun)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: The Bruins need to talk out their problems if they want to close out series in Game 6 (Boston Globe)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Same old sad story for the playoff-starved Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
- ED GRANEY: Golden Knights save best for last in series-clinching win (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Could Hurricanes start Frederik Andersen over Antti Raanta in Game 6? ‘There’s a chance’ (Raleigh News & Observer)
- ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Three-day break ices Edmonton Oilers, lets L.A. off the hook (Edmonton Sun)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: It’s the Maple Leafs and the playoffs. Nothing is ever easy (Toronto Star)
- CHIP SCOGGINS: Wild must 'walk the walk' to avoid familiar playoff outcome (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- DAVE HYDE: A doubleheader of 8th-seed delight as Heat stun Bucks, Panthers shock Bruins (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- NICK KYPREOS: Why we got the Kyle Dubas and Maple Leafs contract stalemate all wrong (Toronto Star)
- RICK BELL: Notley tells Smith to 'turn down the heat' on arena deal debate (Calgary Sun)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers stars shrinking and now their season's on the line (New York Post)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Vegas Golden Knights Cash In on Balance Against the Jets (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: What Could the Canucks Do to Shed Some Salary? (The Hockey News)
- ERIC FRANCIS: A Win for Calgary: Flames, province broker vastly improved deal for new arena (Sportsnet)
- MARK SPECTOR: Surging Oilers have fading Kings on ropes after lopsided Game 5 win (Sportsnet)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: How to improve officiating in the Stanley Cup playoffs (ESPN)
- CATHAL KELLY: Maple Leafs rookie Knies taking advantage of opportunity after Bunting’s blowup (Globe & Mail)
- GREG COTE: Grit, valor and a Game 6: Florida Panthers’ 4-3 OT win in Boston a hallmark of self-belief (Miami Herald)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Luke Schenn adds bonding to Maple Leafs’ playoff menu (Toronto Star)
- TARA SULLIVAN: Home has hardly been sweet as Bruins let a series-clinching opportunity slip away (Boston Globe)
- STEVE SIMMONS: The paradox of Maple Leafs' William Nylander and big-game play (Toronto Sun)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers need to answer challenge of upcoming moments of truth (New York Post)
- DON BRAID: Notley comes out hard against arena deal, alleging hidden costs (Calgary Herald)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes return to Long Island, where Martin Necas hasn’t made many friends (Raleigh News & Observer)
- ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: Three-day break ices Edmonton Oilers, lets L.A. off the hook (Edmonton Sun)
- NICK KYPREOS: Why we got the Kyle Dubas and Maple Leafs contract stalemate all wrong (Toronto Star)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Uncharacteristic miscues lead to Bruins’ downfall in Game 5 overtime loss to Panthers (Boston Globe)
- ED GRANEY: Knights’ Mark Stone welcomes physical play from Jets (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- RICK BELL: Smith, Notley in fierce face-off over Calgary Flames arena deal (Calgary Sun)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Leafs forward Michael Bunting can only sit and watch — and stay ready, his coach says (Toronto Star)
- BILL SPEROS: Bruins set for now, and the future (Boston Herald)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: The time it's taking to sell the Senators isn't out of the ordinary (Ottawa Sun)
- ETHAN SEARS: The Islanders' advantage that gives favor against Hurricanes (New York Post)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Jon Cooper may think the Maple Leafs are lucky. But the way they’re creating that luck is the real story (Toronto Star)
- MARK KISZLA: Avs star Nathan MacKinnon deserves better than being done dirty by bad officiating in must-win NHL playoff game (Denver Post)
- TIM BENZ: Penguins fans still frothing, Steelers fans show little faith ahead of the draft (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- DAVE HYDE: Tkachuk, the star of this series, keeps Florida Panthers going with dramatic goal in overtime (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- MIKE STEPHENS: What Should the Maple Leafs Do With Michael Bunting? (The Hockey News)
- ADAM PROTEAU: The Kraken and Devils Show Signs of Long-Term Success (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Will the Montreal Canadiens Make a Big Addition This Summer? (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Surging Oilers have fading Kings on the ropes after statement win in Game 5 (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: A Win for Calgary: Flames, province broker vastly improved deal for new arena (Sportsnet)
- CATHAL KELLY: Leafs and Knicks fans both anxiously wait to see if first-round curses will be broken (Globe & Mail)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Power play steers Roope Hintz into record book and Stars into control vs. Wild (Dallas Morning News)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings are routed in Game 5 against Oilers, putting season on brink (Los Angeles Times)
- JOHN ROMANO: If Lightning are to survive, Vasilevskiy needs to be star we remember (Tampa Bay Times)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: These are the Maple Leafs you’ve known, maybe fortified by past failures (Toronto Star)
- CHIP SCOGGINS: Grit First is nice, but penalties are dooming Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- CHAD FINN: Both Bruins and Celtics are staying in character in the playoffs so far (Boston Globe)
- LUKE DeCOCK: If it weren’t for bad bounces, Hurricanes wouldn’t have had any at all in Game 5 loss (Raleigh News & Observer)
- STEVE SIMMONS: This isn't the real Andrei Vasilevskiy - is it? (Toronto Sun)
- JIM MATHESON: Oilers' Vincent Desharnais looking to bounce back in Game 5 (Edmonton Sun)
- RICK BELL: Is Flames arena deal a ticket to Calgary votes and a Smith win? (Calgary Sun)
- MIKE McINTYRE: Don’t count Jets out (Winnipeg Free Press)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Here’s a tip, Leafs: Keep going to the front of the net (Toronto Star)
- MOLLIE WALKER: Rangers need to get back to 'perfect games' to regain control of series (New York Post)
- GEOFF BAKER: Confused about Cale Makar hit on Kraken forward Jared McCann? Welcome to the NHL (Seattle Times)
- MAC ENGEL: Dak Prescott and the Cowboys catch the big winner in town, the Dallas Stars (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Dallas Stars, Sergei Bobrovsky and Hot Seats (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Emergence of Young Sabres Could Make Victor Olofsson a Trade Candidate (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: 'A guy that gets it': Oilers sing praises of Campbell as big goalie call looms (Sportsnet)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Canucks' Off-Season Priorities: Push to extend Pettersson, find third-line centre (Sportsnet)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames seemingly put GM search ahead of Sutter endorsement (Sportsnet)
- NEIL BEST: Little-known goalie bedeviling Rangers (New York Newsday)
- MATT CALKINS: Kraken can aim even higher after tying playoff series with Avalanche (Seattle Times)
- SCOTT BILLECK: Inconsistency, not injury, killing Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: The Leafs changed in Game 4. Killer instinct or not, it worked (Toronto Star)
- JOHN ROMANO: Lightning went from glory to gory in 380 seconds against Maple Leafs (Tampa Bay Times)
- JIM SOUHAN: In Edwards, Kaprizov the Wolves and Wild find playoff hope (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers are in big trouble if 'frustrated' star can't find his game (New York Post)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Hurricanes, with Game 5 at home, have a chance to move on with some momentum (Raleigh News & Observer)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Ingredients missing as Jets teeter on the brink (Winnipeg Sun)
- STEVE SIMMONS: The ghost of Boston past has Maple Leafs within a win of knocking off Tampa Bay Lightning (Toronto Sun)
- ED GRANEY: Odds are in Golden Knights’ favor to close out Winnipeg (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- JOHN SHIPLEY: Yes, Game 4 was called closely. No, it’s not why the Wild lost (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Stars’ Tyler Seguin dusts off cobwebs vs. Wild and shows playoff punch we’ve never seen (Dallas Morning News)
- DAMIEN COX: NHL referees have made some disastrous calls in the playoffs. It’s time to expand video review (Toronto Star)
- NEIL BEST: If Rangers advance, they'll be heavily favored in next matchup (New York Newsday)
- MARK CANNIZZARO: Devils star provides latest evidence that they go as he goes (New York Post)
- JACK TODD: Hypocrisy of legal sports betting has real-life consequences (Montreal Gazette)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Can Antti Raanta Lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a Cup? (The Hockey News)
- CAROL SCHRAM: MacKinnon, Avalanche Spoil Seattle's Playoff Coming-Out Party (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Hollywood Masterpiece: Campbell, Hyman, Kane pull Oilers back from brink in thriller (Sportsnet)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci will not rest despite Bruins’ series lead; they’ll play Game 5 if they are cleared (Boston Globe)
- LA VELLE E. NEAL III: Officials got it wrong, but Wild have to get right for Game 5 (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- DAVE HYDE: A goal, an assist, a dozen dust-ups — Tkachuk’s fire not enough as Panthers routed by Bruins (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Kings squander chance to take commanding series lead in Oilers’ comeback (Los Angeles Times)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Ryan O'Reilly is teaching Maple Leafs how to win in post-season (Toronto Sun)
- MARK CANNIZZARO: Rangers gave the Devils the worst thing possible in Game 3 (New York Post)
- DAN SHAUGHNESSY: Celtics make it a clean sweep on Boston’s tripleheader road-show Sunday (Boston Globe)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: There's plenty of ex-Sabres to follow in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (Buffalo News)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers star's scoreless playoffs starting to become a concern (New York Post)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Steven Stamkos vs. Auston Matthews. Kyle Dubas vs. Tampa fans. Are Leafs feeling the heat or learning to handle it? (Toronto Star)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets suffer break-in, threat from adversity (Winnipeg Sun)
- JOHN SHIPLEY: Yes, Game 4 was called closely. No, it’s not why the Wild lost (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- GREG COTE: Home ice? Thin ice. Florida Panthers playoff hopes near-dead with 6-2 loss to Boston Bruins (Miami Herald)
- TARA SULLIVAN: The fight in Linus Ullmark boils over against Matthew Tkachuk’s stick work (Boston Globe)
- LUKE DeCOCK: NHL playoffs create unlikely stars, none less likely than Canes’ Mackenzie MacEachern (Raleigh News & Observer)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Return of Jake Oettinger as superior goalie evens the series for Stars (Dallas Morning News)
- MIKE STEPHENS: Lightning Coach Jon Cooper Loves His Mind Games (The Hockey News)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Edmonton Oilers Only Have Themselves to Blame for 2-1 Hole (The Hockey News)
- IAN KENNEDY: The Last Players Not to Wear Visors in the NHL (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: 'The results will come': Oilers must take advantage of territorial edge vs. Kings (Sportsnet)
- LUKE DeCOCK: For the Hurricanes, the NHL playoff grind has arrived, and well ahead of schedule (Raleigh News & Observer)
- DAMIEN COX: The Kings are driving the Oilers a little nuts. Edmonton’s undisciplined play has them down in the series (Toronto Star)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers must respond after taking Devils' Game 3 punch (New York Post)
- ED GRANEY: Knights don’t blink in face of adversity for Game 3 victory (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: For Bruins defenseman Dmitry Orlov, the Russian Five opened his eyes, and his path to the NHL (Boston Globe)
- STEVE SIMMONS: The 2012 NHL draft produced some of the best goalies of this era ... Three Raptors that must return next season (Toronto Sun)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Looks like final bids for the Senators could be due in mid-May (Ottawa Sun)
- ROBERT TYCHKOWSKI: The fear is real, Edmonton Oilers might lose this thing (Edmonton Sun)
- NEIL BEST: Rangers' Game 3 loss might be merely a speed bump (New York Newsday)
- LA VELLE E. NEAL III: Guerin's bet on Nyquist paying off in playoffs (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- LANCE LYSOWSKI: Analyzing the depth chart and where GM Kevyn Adams will add this summer (Buffalo News)
- LARRY STONE: Kraken fans rise to occasion in Seattle’s NHL playoff debut, but Avalanche quiet roar (Seattle Times)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: The Leafs aren’t losing the goalie battle with Ilya Samsonov after all. Now anything is possible (Toronto Star)
- JIM MATHESON: Oilers offence missing its regular-season even-strength firepower, floundering in OT (Edmonton Sun)
- MARK CANNIZZARO: Rookie saves Devils from falling into near-impossible hole (New York Post)
- TARA SULLIVAN: Injured Patrice Bergeron, not one to sit around during playoffs, is helping the Bruins — from his couch (Boston Globe)
- JOHN ROMANO: End may be in sight for the Lightning, but they’ve amazed us before (Tampa Bay Times)
- DANE MIZUTANI: Wild GM Bill Guerin built a Stanley Cup contender at trade deadline (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- LARRY BROOKS: Time to move on from this NHL coach despite toxic contract (New York Post)