OPINION
- KEN CAMPBELL: Vegas Golden Knights Ready to Roll with Mark Stone. Don't Hate Them For It (The Hockey News)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Nylander Must Step Up for the Maple Leafs, Even If He's Not 100-Percent Healthy (The Hockey News)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Three NHL Teams That Could Go Home Early (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: Has Jacob Markstrom Played His Final Game with the Calgary Flames? (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers send Kings back to the drawing board with dominant Game 1 win (Sportsnet)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: As Canucks' Joshua comes into his own, chemistry on third line just gets stronger (Sportsnet)
- ERIC ENGELS: Lowry poised to help Jets assert their style in Game 2 vs. Avalanche (Sportsnet)
- GREG WYSHYNSKI: Peter Laviolette coached the Caps -- now he's trying to eliminate them (ESPN)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: ‘We needed this goal.’ The Maple Leafs go from lost cause to mission accomplished with one flick of the wrist (Toronto Star)
- NEIL BEST: Laviolette's experience a big plus for Rangers (New York Newsday)
- PHIL THOMPSON: Chicago Blackhawks need new players who demand accountability — even if they have to be a jerks about it (Chicago Inquirer)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Auston Matthews does it all, and more, in Maple Leafs' Game 2 win over Boston (Toronto Sun)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: The Bruins’ offense was again powerless when it counted, and other Game 2 observations (Boston Globe)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Kevyn Adams made it clear a Lindy Ruff reunion was in Sabres' future (Buffalo News)
- STU COWAN: Canadiens' Mike Matheson a big supporter of women's hockey (Montreal Gazette)
- ED GRANEY: Mark Stone returns, makes presence felt for Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- LUKE DeCOCK: With five unanswered goals, Carolina Hurricanes add to their history of playoff shocks (Raleigh News & Observer)
- JOE ROMANO: Is it comforting or concerning the Lightning played well and still lost? (Tampa Bay Times)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Wins, not stats, will define Jets' Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Sun)
- MOLLIE WALKER: Rangers cannot rely on postseason experience alone to survive (New York Post)
- TARA SULLIVAN: The Bruins had a chance to put the Maple Leafs in a series stranglehold, but they let it slip away (Boston Globe)
- MAC ENGEL: Dallas Stars drew the perfect 1st round opponent to see if they are Stanley Cup worthy (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- JACK TODD: Women's sports have taken a huge leap forward, but much work remains (Montreal Gazette)