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- JARED CLINTON: Murray's out again but Fleury can provide the Penguins with what they need (The hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Canadiens game plan against Rangers is significantly flawed (The hockey News)
- MATT LARKIN: Charlie McAvoy's season NHL debut was no fluke (The hockey News)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Underdog Maple Leafs push Capitals but waste golden opportunity (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: Canadiens need a finisher alongside Galchenyuk (TSN)
- JOSHUA KLOKE: Maple Leafs enjoy underdog role against Capitals (Si.com)
- MARK SPECTOR: Edmonton Oilers still learning how to win in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (Sportsnet)
- DAN STEINBERG: Capitals ‘pucker’ up but don’t kiss Game 1 goodbye (Washington Post)
- JOE REXRODE: 'Now this series is on,' Preds' Rinne says (The Tennessean)
- MARK WHICKER: Another Tkachuk confronts the Ducks, 20 years later (Los Angeles Daily News)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Maple Leafs' rookies impressive in playoff debuts (Toronto Sun)
- JIM SOUHAN: Wild has shooters, needs players to step up as scorers (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- MARK WHICKER: First shot of a potentially long war belongs to Ducks (Los Angeles Daily News)
- BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks already looking for desperation (Chicago Daily Herald)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames curse in Anaheim lives on (Calgary Sun)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Sobotka's return gives Blues a boost (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs are down but hardly defeated (Toronto Star)
- KEN WARREN: Senators facing the heat after letting Bruins off the hook in series opener (Ottawa Citizen)
- MARK PURDY: Todd McLellan is planted in Edmonton but still has roots (and wife and son) in San Jose (San Jose Mercury News)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Willie Desjardins deserves your sympathy — and criticism (Vancouver Province)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks maintain their composure and beat back the Flames (Los Angeles Times)
- BRENDAN KELLY: Canadiens are in a deep hole after Game 1 (Montreal Gazette)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Francis: Calgary-born Eaves having excellent tenure with Ducks (Calgary Sun)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Capitals have their demons and, against the Leafs, they must face them (Toronto Star)
- BRIAN MURPHY: Shhhhh! Is that the ghost of J.S. Giguere sharpening his blade? (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- SAM DONNELLON: Hextall: The coach is safe, but the players... (Philadelphia Daily News)
- DON BRENNAN: Senators 'D' versus Bruins top line is matchup of series (Ottawa Sun)
- SCOTT CAMPBELL: Golf season for Jets, hunting season for Chevy (Winnipeg Free Press)
- DAVID HAUGH: Underdog Predators look like the more motivated team in Game 1 stunner (Chicago Tribune)
- LARRY BROOKS: Gorton wants his — and players’ — focus on games, not on future (New York Post)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Don't blame Andersen for Leafs' loss in Game 1 (Toronto Sun)
- RON COOK: Ron Cook: Trevor Daley's fondest memory links his late mother to Sidney Crosby and Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- MICHAEL ARACE: It’s just one game, so don’t panic (Columbus Dispatch)
- DAN BARNES: Sharks' depth keys to big Game 1 win over Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
- STU COWAN: Too early to panic, but Canadiens' scoring woes a familiar story (Montreal Gazette)
- STEPHEN HARRIS: Young, inexperienced Bruins play big role in Game 1 win (Boston Herald)
- DAN CAESAR: TV deals local hockey fans some late-night Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
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- KEN CAMPBELL: It's not about nostalgia, Hitchcock is exactly the kind of coach the Stars need now (The Hockey News)
- MATT LARKIN: So you want to win the Stanley Cup? here's how (The Hockey News)
- RYAN KENNEDY: Weight proved he is the right man for the job with the Islanders (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Experienced Sharks give Oilers a rude welcome to playoff hockey (Sportsnet)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: Habs' scoring woes resurface in Game 1 loss (TSN)
- ALEX PREWITT: Championship season with Lethbridge still a golden memory for Babcock (Si.com)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Despite his youth and preference for takeout, Auston Matthews is treating the playoffs seriously (ESPN)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Capitals managing mounting pressure as playoffs open against Leafs (Sportsnet)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Sidney Crosby is chasing the impossible: back-to-back Stanley Cups (ESPN)
- ERIC DUHATSCHEK: For Flames to stand a chance, goalie matchup is key (Globe & Mail)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: So you’re saying there’s a chance? Here’s how the Toronto Maple Leafs could beat the Washington Capitals (National Post)
- KEVIN ALLEN: In surprise start, Marc-Andre Fleury comes up big for Penguins (USA Today)
- MIKE HEIKA: Why it makes sense for Ken Hitchcock to return to coach the Dallas Stars (Dallas Morning News)
- JIM SOUHAN: Round 1 goes to the Blues' Allen in matchup of goalies (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- MARK PURDY: The playoff Sharks of 2016 return just in time to post an overtime victory (San Jose Mercury News)
- TERRY JONES: Eleven years evaporated away as Oilers opened 2017 NHL playoffs (Edmonton Sun)
- MIKE ZEISBERGER: Stars primed to bring back Hitchcock and his much-needed defensive style (Toronto Sun)
- PAT HICKEY: Canadiens fail to capitalize on rebound chances (Montreal Gazette)
- DON BRENNAN: Bobby Ryan turned boos to cheers (Ottawa Citizen)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks and Flames both preach discipline before likely brawl in playoff series (Los Angeles Times)
- MAC ENGEL: Return of Ken Hitchcock to Dallas Stars is ideal timing for both parties (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: In his NHL debut, Charlie McAvoy acquitted himself well (Boston Globe)
- MIKE HEIKA: The only way Ken Hitchcock's reunion with the Dallas Stars will work is if GM Jim Nill does this (Dallas Morning News)
- JESUS ORTIZ: Hockey itch has Hitch back in Dallas as Stars coach (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- SHAWN WINDSOR: Holland vision at odds with Wings fans (Detroit Free Press)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: These are the moments Leafs coach Mike Babcock has been waiting for (Toronto Star)
- KEN WARREN: Young players on Bruins lean on playoff-tested veterans (Ottawa Citizen)
- BRIAN MURPHY: Relax, Wild fans it’s way too early for fatalism (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- STU COWAN: 'It’s up to us to figure a way to score,' Canadiens coach Julien says (Montreal Gazette)
- JEFF MILLER: NHL playoffs sweet as Krispy Kreme (Orange County Register)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Stecher's stature rises as blue-liner brings tenacity to Canucks (Vancouver Province)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Thompson plays spoiler in would-be Battle of Alberta (Calgary Sun)
- GREGG KRUPA: Fans made Joe special, and Wings know it (Detroit News)
- DAN BARNES: Sole Edmontonian on Sharks not feeling the love (Edmonton Journal)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Fleury provides Penguins a fantastic fill-in (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Without Zaitsev, Maple Leafs' chances of upsetting Capitals even slimmer (Toronto Sun)
- MIKE SIELSKI: Flyers still have to learn how good Couturier can be (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- DON BRENNAN: With invaluable Karlsson OK, Senators could go on a run (Ottawa Sun)
- BEN KUZMA: Tanev hopes better health will boost wealth on Canucks' rebuild (Vancouver Province)
- BRETT CYRGALIS: What will it take to disrupt the lackluster Islanders status quo? (New York Post)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Why the Stars are the perfect kind of team for new coach Ken Hitchcock to inherit (Dallas Morning News)
- JAMIE SAMUELSEN: Hard to see Holland, Blashill in current roles when Red Wings contend (Detroit Free Press)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: With no ringing endorsement of Bylsma, a Ruff reunion? (Buffalo News)
- STU COWAN: Canadiens find winning groove with 1980s pop (Montreal Gazette)
- JOE REXRODE: All Preds need is their biggest series win (The Tennessean)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Something's gotta give in physical series between Flames and Ducks (Calgary Sun)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators fans witness a fierce playoff battle (Ottawa Citizen)
- ED WILLES: Can the NHL finally deliver a memorable Stanley Cup Final? (Vancouver Province)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: How Allen saved shots (and maybe the series) in Game 1 (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- SAM DONNELLON: Voracek wrestles with the key question: 'Are we not good enough?' (Philadelphia Daily News)
- DAVE FESCHUK: First place can be the worst place to be in NHL (Toronto Star)
- JOHN SHIPLEY: Wild get Yeo’d in Game 1, overtime loss (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- DAN BARNES: Sharks call on playoff composure to stifle Oilers (Edmonton Journal)
- DON BRENNAN: MacArthur, Phaneuf won’t forget past Bruins series (Ottawa Citizen)
- LARRY BROOKS: The dominant Henrik Lundqvist returns at the perfect time (New York Post)
- JOE STARKEY: Fleury makes GM Rutherford look like a genius (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Even in defeat, youth serves Blue Jackets well (Columbus Dispatch)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Engelland recalls fighting two Canucks at one time in previous playoff appearance (Calgary Sun)
- DAN STEINBERG: Look, the Capitals actually deserve to win the Stanley Cup this time (Washington Post)
- KEN WIEBE: Capitals to finally hoist the Cup? (Winnipeg Sun)
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- KEN CAMPBELL: The game passed Sutter and Lombardi by without them even knowing it (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Two Russian free agents nix NHL contract talks and then NHL Olympic decision is to blame (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Areas each of the playoff-less teams should address this summer (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers fans ready to show us what a hockey town looks like (Sportsnet)
- IAN MENDES: Boucher changes forward lines for playoff opener (TSN)
- FRANK SERAVALLI: The Habs' time is now (TSN)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Mike Babcock trying to get Leafs to believe as he does (Sportsnet)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Capitals top ranking of playoff blue-line groups (ESPN)Paywall to view
- FRANK SERAVALLI: True Grit: 16 players built for the playoffs (TSN)
- CATHAL KELLY: Bettman, NHL lucky to have five Canadian teams in playoffs, but do they realize it? (Globe & Mail)
- ERIC DUHATSCHEK: For the Flames, Anaheim is a troublesome first-round matchup (Globe & Mail)
- JERRY SULLIVAN: Murray needs to answer for same old soft Sabres (Buffalo News)
- MIKE SIELSKI: Steve Mason wants closure, but Flyers can't provide it yet (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Are Blackhawks greatest team in past 25 years? (Toronto Sun)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Pressure's on Horvat to lead rebuilding Canucks (Vancouver Province)
- JUSTIN TASCH: Rangers’ Tanner Glass should get fourth-line nod for Game 1 (New York Daily News)
- KEN WARREN: Depth is important but playoffs time for stars such as Stone to shine ;(Ottawa Citizen)
- ADAM VINGAN: Analysis: Preds face stiff test vs. Blackhawks (The Tennessean)
- STU COWAN: Canadiens' Max Pacioretty grows into captain's role (Montreal Gazette)
- DAN BARNES: layoff experience is vital, unless you don't have it (Edmonton Journal)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Sedins take one for the team after poor season (Vancouver Sun)
- DAVE FESCHUK: Leafs will have the hair of the underdogs in the playoffs (Toronto Star)
- JOHN SHIPLEY: Welcome back to the NHL’s mean season, Wild fans (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- JOHN NIYO: It’s time for Wings’ Holland to get serious about change (Detroit News)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Jackets get clean start in playoff fun house (Columbus Dispatch)
- DON BRENNAN: Burrows won’t bite on 2011 finger incident with Bergeron (Ottawa Sun)
- STEPHEN HARRIS: Plenty still to be learned about this Bruins season (Boston Herald)
- KEVIN GORMAN: Crosby can't be duped by Dubinsky (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- SAM DONNELLON: Tale of two seasons for Provorov, Ghost (Philadelphia Daily News)
- BEN KUZMA: Miller may not need to pad resume if Canucks ratify his return (Vancouver Province)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Maple Leafs' Matthews showing no fear ahead of first playoff games (Toronto Sun)
- PAULA SIMONS: The Oilers and the city that loves them gear up for glory (Edmonton Journal)
- JIM SOUHAN: Boudreau's postseason failures have earned him doubts (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- BARRY SVRLUGA: Safety in net: Braden Holtby brings stability where Capitals once had uncertainty (Washington Post)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: Ottawa is setting a trap for the Bruins. Here’s how it works (Boston Globe)
- JACK TODD: Canadiens, Rangers add new chapter to rich playoff history (Montreal Gazette)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers will need vintage Henrik Lundqvist to beat Canadiens (New York Post)
- JESUS ORTIZ: Yeo's focus is on playoffs, not revenge (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- ED WILLES: Why would Canucks faithful believe in rebuilding plan? (Vancouver Province)
- JOE STARKEY: Will the Blue Jackets make a Capital mistake? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- THOM LOVERRO: This year a referendum on Capitals’ heart (Washington Times)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: Leafs’ Auston Matthews looks to be built for the post-season: Arthur (Toronto Star)
- DAN BICKLEY: Valley can't lose the Coyotes now (Arizona Republic)
- TERRY JONES: Edmonton Oilers sum up arrival of NHL playoffs in one word (Edmonton Sun)
- BILL SPEROS: Charlie McAvoy to make Bruins debut tonight (Boston Herald)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators need a raucous fan base along for the ride (Ottawa Citizen)
- MARK PURDY: Purdy: Logan Couture’s mouth is a collapsed mine of incisors–but he wants to play (San Jose Mercury News)
- MIKE ZEISBERGER: No. 1 playoff goalie? Answer might surprise you (Toronto Sun)
- KEN WIEBE: GM gives Jets coach vote of confidence (Winnipeg Sun)
- STU COWAN: Canadiens will go as far Carey Price can carry them (Montreal Gazette)
- JIM MILLER: Ducks in school daze as playoffs beckon (Orange County Register)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Will Calgary Flames pave way to paradise or get put out in parking lot? (Calgary Sun)
- BARRY ROZNER: Fast start would be nice change for Chicago Blackhawks (Chicago Daily Herald)
- MIKE HEIKA: Nostalgia aside, Ken Hitchcock returning to coach the Dallas Stars makes sense for these reasons (Dallas Morning News)
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