Hockey headlines for May 3, 2026

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Second verse, same as the first for Hurricanes in Game 1 shutout of Flyers (Raleigh News & Observer)
Lightning’s return home to Tampa for Game 7 is no easy trip (Tampa Bay Times)
Wild-Avs a heavyweight bout in NHL playoffs' second round (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Sabres second-round playoff schedule set; series to begin Wednesday at KeyBank Center (Buffalo News)
'The patience is obviously worn pretty thin': Oilers' Connor McDavid still pushing for Stanley Cup (Edmonton Sun)
Leon Draisaitl unloads: Edmonton Oilers have 'taken big steps backward' (Edmonton Sun)
Bruins’ Charlie McAvoy facing potential punishment for stick-swinging incident (Boston Herald)
Senators winger Ridly Greig will face the music for 'gutless' sucker punch on Monday (Ottawa Sun)
Rangers promote Tanner Glass to director of player development (New York Post)
Maple Leafs expected to add former captain Mats Sundin, former Coyotes GM John Chayka to front office (Toronto Star)
Search for GM moves to in-person interviews (Vancouver Province)
Is Kris Knoblauch safe as the Edmonton Oilers' head coach? (Edmonton Sun)
Carolina Hurricanes push back at ‘soft’ talk against Flyers, in all the right ways (Raleigh News & Observer)
The Flyers feel their mid-game adjustments vs. the ‘Canes can help ‘slow them down’ in Game 2 (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Flyers need to find an answer for Carolina’s Hall-Stankoven-Blake line and fast (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Ducks look forward to second-round series with Vegas (Orange County Register)
Golden Knights vs Ducks: Anaheim has confidence despite playoff experience gap (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Injuries and improvements in focus as Wild open Round 2 (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Avalanche’s Brock Nelson, Sam Malinski are proud Minnesotans ready to make more St. Paul postseason memories (Denver Post)
Lightning-Canadiens series always seemed destined to go 7 games (Tampa Bay Times)
Why the Penguins should push their chips in around Sidney Crosby and Erik Karlsson (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs impresses despite injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Wings prospect Cossa sits on the bench in AHL playoff opener (Detroit News)
Former Sabres coach Ralph Krueger reveals Parkinson's diagnosis (Buffalo News)
‘Only going up from here’: As Utah Mammoth exit NHL playoffs, fans have high hopes for the future (Salt Lake Tribune)