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- ADAM PROTEAU: Pekka Rinne, Devan Dubnyk & (likely winner) Carey Price are this year's Vezina Trophy finalists (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Peter Chiarelli hiring means Oilers finally break with legends, set a new course (The Hockey News)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Senators staying calm under pressure (Sportsnet)
- SEAN GENTILLE: The biggest problem with Gary Bettman's response to 'Katy Perry' chant (The Sporting News)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Sens put pressure on Habs (ESPN)
- GABRIEL BAUMGAERTNER: Henrik Lundqvist, Rangers defense shut down Penguins to advance (Si.com)
- KATIE STRANG: Rangers too much for Penguins (ESPN)
- MARK SPECTOR: Flames fans eager to celebrate win (Sportsnet)
- SAM PAGE: Devan Dubnyk, Wild take series lead with Game 5 win over Blues (Si.com)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Chiarelli hiring signals culture change for Oilers (ESPN)
- ALLAN MUIR: Craig Anderson, Senators stonewall Canadiens, stay alive with Game 5 win (Si.com)
- MARK SPECTOR: Chiarelli open to trading young Oilers (Sportsnet)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Three keys to the offseason for the Pittsburgh Penguins (ESPN)Paywall to view
- ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Fresh faces helping Flames forget history of playoff misery (Globe & Mail)
- DAVID SHOALTS: RDS suffers big hit from TVA Sports bid for Habs' French regional rights (Globe & Mail)
- ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Chiarelli brings proven salary-cap era track record to Oilers (Globe & Mail)
- KEVIN ALLEN: New GM Peter Chiarelli looks to transform Oilers (USA Today)
- DAVE STUBBS: Bell Centre beating swings series momentum (Montreal Gazette)
- BRETT CYRGALIS: 'Overall body soreness' and the idiocy of NHL injury subterfuge (New York Post)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Real work begins for Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff (Winnipeg Sun)
- CAM COLE: Rangers scrimp past paltry Pens (Vancouver Sun)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Sens stare down elimination once again, coming home for Game 6 (Ottawa Citizen)
- JOHN MacKINNON: Nicholson's 'forensic audit' opens Oilers' door for Chiarelli (Edmonton Journal)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames C Mikael Backlund tries to temper post-game comments (Calgary Sun)
- TOM POWERS: Devan Dubnyk is back, and so are the Wild (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- GREGG KRUPA: Wings must forget Game 4, press on (Detroit News)
- ROB ROSSI: Crosby, Malkin didn't sign on for this (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- WAYNE COFFEY: Carl Hagelin, Rangers star on Broadway (New York Daily News)
- MARTIN FENNELLY: In a flash, Bolts' Johnson turns series around, town upside down (Tampa Tribune)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Ryan Miller braces for thriller in Red Hell (Vancouver Sun)
- GARY LAWLESS: Playoffs a classroom for Scheifele (Winnipeg Free Press)
- JIM SOUHAN: Surprise pieces emerge to swing momentum back to Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- JEFF SEIDEL: Mistakes will be Red Wings' downfall (Detroit Free Press)
- PAT HICKEY: Despite ugly loss, Canadiens remain positive (Montreal Gazette)
- DON BRENNAN: OK, now we have a series! (Ottawa Sun)
- BERNIE MIKLASZ: Home-ice failure by Blues hard to take (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- VALERIE FORTNEY: Flames fans, Canucks fans share optimism ahead of Game 6 (Calgary Herald)
- TERRY JONES: Bingo balls falling into place quickly for the Edmonton Oilers (Edmonton Sun)
- STEVE CONROY: Peter Chiarelli finds good home as Oilers boss (Boston Herald)
- BOB DUFF: Are Red Wings confident or delusional? (Windsor Star)
- MELISSA MARTIN: We don't need hockey to make us a team (Winnipeg Free Press)
- TONY GALLAGHER: Backlund's trash talk partly validated by Canucks' recent playoff road history (Vancouver Province)
- TOM JONES: Tom Jones: Lightning needs to seize the moment against Red Wings (Tampa Bay Times)
- TARA SULLIVAN: Henrik Lundqvist's presence commands confidence (Bergen Record)
- RON COOK: Injuries, illness put Penguins at disadvantage (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- TOM POWERS: Chris Stewart, Ryan Reaves won't let friendship get in way (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- JAMIE SAMUELSEN: History tells us Red Wings series far from over (Detroit Free Press)
- DAVE STUBBS: Sens goalie coach Wamsley cherishes three memorable years in Habs net (Montreal Gazette)
- RANDY SPORTAK: Calgary Flames still waiting for real Jiri Hudler to show up (Calgary Sun)
- CAM COLE: Oilers welcome new Boss of Hockey (Vancouver Sun)
- TIM BAINES: Nothing quite like a Cup drive in Montreal (Ottawa Sun)
- MARK HERRMANN: Rangers make sure it's a short series (New York Newsday)
- HELENE ST. JAMES: Red Wings seek wisp of hope in tough loss (Detroit Free Press)
- LARRY BROOKS: The one constant to rolling Rangers: an out-of-this-world goalie (New York Post)
- MIKE ZEISBERGER: Rangers' Hagelin scores in OT to eliminate Penguins (Toronto Sun)
- BARRY HORN: Ralph Strangis has voiced the whole Dallas Stars narrative; so what's his story? (Dallas Morning News)
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- ADAM PROTEAU: With disciplined Game 4 shutout win, Sens show they can play near-perfect game vs. Montreal & beat Canadiens (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Penguins pushed to brink of elimination as offense continues to sputter (The Hockey News)
- MATT LARKIN: Ex-Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli meets with Oilers. What might his future role be? (The Hockey News)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Do Sens have any magic left? (ESPN)
- DAMIEN COX: Despite sweep, Jets season was a success (Sportsnet)
- KATIE STRANG: Islanders hope broken sticks don't break their hearts (ESPN)
- SEAN GENTILLE: Rangers are unsatisfied -- and too good for Penguins (The Sporting News)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Rangers build on foundation (ESPN)
- SARAH KWAK: Rangers push Penguins to the brink with overtime win in Game 4 (Si.com)
- MARK SPECTOR: Canucks coach: 'It's our turn to step up' (Sportsnet)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Early playoff heroes, villains and ghosts (ESPN)
- ALLAN MUIR: Senators use change of pace to edge Canadiens in Game 4, stay alive (Si.com)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Small-sample All-Stars of the Stanley Cup playoffs (ESPN)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Senators 'just didn't want it to end' (Sportsnet)
- ERIC SINGLE: Kesler scores twice to helps Ducks complete four-game sweep of Jets (Si.com)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Three keys to the offseason for the Winnipeg Jets (ESPN)
- ROY MacGREGOR: Jets lose Game 4, swept out of the postseason (Globe & Mail)
- ERIC DUHATSCHEK: The Battle of Alberta may finally be heating up again (Globe & Mail)
- SCOTT STINSON: Winnipeg Jets swept out of the playoffs after a convincing win from Ryan Kesler and the Anaheim Ducks (National Post)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Steven Stamkos looks to regain scoring touch, even Bolts' series with Red Wings (USA Today)
- CHIP SCOGGINS: Wild, with chance to take control, loses it (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- DAVE STUBBS: Hockey gods weren't ready to let Senators perish just yet (Montreal Gazette)
- CAM COLE: Rebounding Canucks can't deal with the real season (Vancouver Sun)
- HELENE ST. JAMES: Datsyuk still living life of fun and games (Detroit Free Press)
- GARY LAWLESS: Chevy's got work to do (Winnipeg Free Press)
- TIM BAINES: Intensity ramps up for Game 4 (Ottawa Sun)
- LARRY BROOKS: Rangers went to college to find their playoff missing link (New York Post)
- GEORGE JOHNSON: No style points in the boxscore for efficient Hiller (Calgary Herald)
- GENE COLLIER: Penguins solve some problems, but find another way to lose to Rangers (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Willie Desjardins adjusting Canucks on the fly (Vancouver Sun)
- JEFF MILLER: Ducks get in Jets' heads before knockout (Orange County Register)
- LARRY BROOKS: Lundqvist's most memorable Rangers save is one he has forgotten (New York Post)
- NEIL BEST: Rangers winning despite offensive woes (New York Newsday)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Senators tap into their high drama reservoir to extend season (Ottawa Citizen)
- WES GILBERTSON: Fourth win is hardest one in NHL playoffs, says (Calgary Sun)
- JEFF SEIDEL: Wings can win series with series of 'what ifs' (Detroit Free Press)
- ED WILLES: Are Canucks experienced -- or just getting old? (Vancouver Province)
- TERRY JONES: Peter Chiarelli meets with Oilers to interview for a job (Edmonton Sun)
- PAT HICKEY: Senators hit paydirt with line shuffle (Montreal Gazette)
- TOM POWERS: After that mess, Game 5 can't come soon enough (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- KEN WIEBE: Ducks complete the sweep, knock Winnipeg Jets out of playoffs (Winnipeg Sun)
- STEVE BUFFERY: Ex-Oiler and new Canadian sports hall of famer Paul Coffey stands up for Edmonton (Toronto Sun)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Canucks barely afloat, but don't blame the obvious goats (Vancouver Province)
- JEFF GORDON: Blues turn it up a notch and then some (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- ROB ROSSI: This type of hockey is a serious problem (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- PAT LEONARD: Rangers show character in 2-1 comeback overtime win over Penguins (New York Daily News)
- BOB DUFF: Old friends Landon Ferraro, Tyler Johnson now foes (Windsor Star)
- DAVID HAUGH: Scott Darling: From humiliation to hero (Chicago Tribune)Paywall to view
- GEORGE JOHNSON: Johnny Hockey's strong Calder case (Calgary Herald)
- DON BRENNAN: Senators rookie Mike Hoffman's heroics proves he deserves Top 6 minutes (Ottawa Sun)
- TOM JONES: Hey, Steven Stamkos, it's time to step up (Tampa Bay Times)
- TONY GALLAGHER: Playing Hansen with the Sedins has never worked and isn't working now (Vancouver Province)
- MIKE ZEISBERGER: Isles' Okposo labels Caps' Wilson an 'idiot' in wake of 'reckless' hit (Toronto Sun)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Ryan Kesler is energized by fans' taunts and fires up Ducks (Los Angeles Times)
- DAVE STUBBS: Canadiens are historically perfect when up 3-0 in playoff series (Montreal Gazette)
- SID HARTMAN: Wild could contend for Cup (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- VALERIE FORTNEY: Those fabulous, fashionable Flames fans (Calgary Herald)
- JIM JAMIESON: Shot-blocking Flames stifling Canucks (Vancouver Province)
- PAT LEONARD: Tanner Glass, often a scapegoat, keeps grinding with physical play for Rangers (New York Daily News)
- MARK HERRMANN: Isles using their heads, won't retaliate (New York Newsday)
- JOHN MacKINNON: Canada's Sports Hall of Fame to welcome Coffey, Forrest, Heil and others (Edmonton Journal)
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- ADAM PROTEAU: Preds, Hawks go to triple-overtime in Game 4 -- and once again, Chicago has just enough to win & take series stranglehold (The Hockey News)
- JARED CLINTON: Why the Islanders' chances rely solely on shutting down Ovechkin and Backstrom (The Hockey News)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Yet again, when you think you've got all the answers for the Detroit Red Wings, they change the questions (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Canucks in trouble, face questions in net (Sportsnet)
- RICK WESTHEAD: NHL begins negotiations for World Cup jerseys (TSN)
- BRIAN HAMILTON: Brent Seabrook pushes Blackhawks past Predators in three-OT marathon (Si.com)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Ryan struggling with career-worst slump (Sportsnet)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: Red Wings' veterans know how to win in playoffs (ESPN)
- IAN MENDES: Searching for Bobby Ryan (TSN)
- SARAH BARSHOP: Capitals even series with Islanders on Nicklas Backstrom's OT goal (Si.com)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Goalie drama rearing its ugly head (ESPN)
- SARAH KWAK: Red Wings stifle lifeless Lightning in Game 3 to grab series advantage (Si.com)
- GARE JOYCE: It's great when Gretzky agrees with you (Sportsnet)
- KATIE STRANG: Backstrom vital to Caps' OT win over Isles (ESPN)
- ALLAN MUIR: Flames take commanding series lead over reeling Canucks with Game 4 win (Si.com)
- DAMIEN COX: How Kane trade could cost the Jets (Sportsnet)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: What the Sharks, Todd McLellan should do next (ESPN)
- ROY MacGREGOR: Great at leading, the Winnipeg Jets need to be better at winning (Globe & Mail)
- SEAN GORDON: The hockey world hates a downer, but let's face it: The Sens are in dire straits (Globe & Mail)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Dustin Byfuglien, others need to step up (USA Today)
- MIKE ZEISBERGER: Capitals victorious after rough-and-tumble Game 4 against Islanders (Toronto Sun)
- SCOTT STINSON: Winnipeg Jets' Dustin Byfuglien doesn't like talking to media--and his coach is fine with that: 'I'm glad he did what he did' (National Post)
- PAT LEONARD: Hard work makes Rangers among hardest teams to beat in these NHL playoffs (New York Daily News)
- CAM COLE: Capitals take turn, defeat Islanders in overtime (Vancouver Sun)
- JOHN NIYO: Wings penalty killers zap Lightning (Detroit News)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks are keeping their cool against Jets (Los Angeles Times)
- MARK HERRMANN: Home ice not factor for Isles, Caps (New York Newsday)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Winnipeg Jets suffering from simple case of stage fright (Winnipeg Sun)
- JASON GREGOR: Gregor: Expect clearer picture of Edmonton Oilers management now that Bob Nicholson is CEO (Edmonton Journal)
- DON BRENNAN: Middle period proving to be big problem for Senators (Ottawa Sun)
- DAVID HAUGH: Scott Darling's improbable rise a great story for Blackhawks, NHL (Chicago Tribune)Paywall to view
- TOM POWERS: Don't get too excited about Wild's 'different kind of toughness' (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- BOB WOJNOWSKI: Red Wings turn up the heat in Game 3 (Detroit News)
- RICK MORRISSEY: Blackhawks learn to deal with the dreaded healthy-scratch designation (Chicago Sun-Times)
- GENE COLLIER: Playing at home no help for Penguins (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Flames coach Bob Hartley loves lunch-pail lineup (Vancouver Sun)
- NEIL BEST: Rangers emphasize discipline vs. Pens (New York Newsday)
- BARRY ROZNER: Scott Darling carries Hawks to their triple-OT win (Chicago Daily Herald)
- MITCH ALBOM: Abdelkader returns, helps Wings ground Lightning (Detroit Free Press)
- GARY LAWLESS: Lapses show Jets are in over their heads (Winnipeg Free Press)
- CHIP SCOGGINS: Wild gets tougher; the Blues are n-Ott (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Ryan knows the time is now to break out of slump (Ottawa Citizen)
- TERRY JONES: Connor McDavid's time in Edmonton will be the best 'years of his life': GM Sherwood 'Sherry' Bassin (Edmonton Sun)
- JEFF MILLER: Winnipeg is frozen, but fun (Orange County Register)
- ED WILLES: Burrows' loss a blow to Canucks (Vancouver Province)
- JASON MACKEY: Series has enough gamesmanship (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks now in command after 3 OT thriller (Chicago Daily Herald)
- DAVE STUBBS: Hamburglar hopes Senators' magic hasn't run out (Montreal Gazette)
- TIM CAMPBELL: Buff in the crosshairs (Winnipeg Free Press)
- MIKE VACCARO: Islanders' OT killer shows what makes Stanley Cup playoffs so special (New York Post)
- RICK MORRISSEY: A long, long, long night at the United Center ends with a Hawks victory (Chicago Sun-Times)
- JEFF GORDON: Step up, Blues, or heads will roll (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- JOE SOUCHERAY: Our Wild just turn the other cheek and score another goal (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- BEN KUZMA: Baertschi called up, but doesn't get the call (Vancouver Province)
- JOE STARKEY: Vanilla Mike too polite on officiating (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- LARRY BROOKS: In Rangers-Penguins, blind-eye refs are ruining NHL playoffs (New York Post)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: 'Win one game at a time' (Ottawa Sun)
- BOB DUFF: Detroit's kids are all right in 3-0 shutout over Lightning (Windsor Star)
- ED WILLES: Game 4 looked like Game Fore for Canucks (Vancouver Province)
- GREGG KRUPA: Red Wings turn in complete effort in Game 3 (Detroit News)
- TOM JONES: Lightning players lose their way on the road (Tampa Bay Times)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames veteran Jiri Hudler picks perfect time to finally break the ice (Calgary Sun)
- PATRICK REUSSE: Pro hockey's glory years here -- then and now (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Ryan Miller takes over but 'felt for Eddie' (Vancouver Sun)
- WES GILBERTSON: Calgary Flames goalie Jonas Hiller helps put Canucks on brink of elimination (Calgary Sun)
- GEORGE JOHNSON: Flames have languishing Canucks on the ropes (Calgary Herald)
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- ADAM PROTEAU: Blues come up flat again in Game 3 loss to Wild -- and big changes in St. Louis draw nearer (The Hockey News)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Rangers aren't perfect, but Pens are who we thought they are: not likely to win this series (The Hockey News)
- MATT LARKIN: Why Buffalo's McDavid-less future is still brighter than Edmonton's (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: Todd McLellan on the move. Next stop, Edmonton? (The Hockey News)
- DAMIEN COX: Jets-Ducks produce an instant classic (Sportsnet)
- SEAN GENTILLE: Penguins' slow start, Game 3 loss isn't just about them (The Sporting News)
- DAMIEN COX: Jets-Ducks produce an instant classic (Sportsnet)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Rangers give Penguins very little in exerting dominance (ESPN)
- ALLAN MUIR: Ducks spoil Jets' first home playoff game in 19 years with overtime win (Si.com)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Senators spend day celebrating Reeds life (Sportsnet)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Senators attend memorial service for assistant coach Mark Reeds (ESPN)
- ERIC SINGLE: Wild use merciless defense to subdue Blues in Game 3 shutout victory (Si.com)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Teams can seek draft pick compensation for fired coaches, GMs, executives (ESPN)
- MARK SPECTOR: History says don't count out Canucks (Sportsnet)
- SARAH KWAK: Rangers use defense to grab series edge in Game 3 win over Penguins (Si.com)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: After winning the draft lottery, what's next for the Oilers? (ESPN)
- MARK SPECTOR: McLellan's style perfect for young Oilers (Sportsnet)
- ROY MacGREGOR: Jets blow another third-period lead; on the brink of elimination (Globe & Mail)
- ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Flames rookie Ferland is the playoffs' unlikeliest success story (Globe & Mail)
- JAMES MIRTLE: Winnipeg Jets let down by Byfuglien, depth players (Globe & Mail)
- DAVID SHOALTS: Broadcast deal hurting NHL as Canadian dollar declines (Globe & Mail)
- SCOTT STINSON: Winnipeg Jets, in front of thunderous home crowd, lose a heartbreaker (again) to the Anaheim Ducks (National Post)
- KYLE WOODLIEF: Which prospects can put on a big finishing kick? (USA Today)
- PAT LEONARD: Penguins take cheap shots but can't rattle Henrik Lundqvist in Rangers' 2-1 win (New York Daily News)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Ottawa Senators celebrate Mark Reeds' life (Ottawa Sun)
- GARY LAWLESS: Jets still just little ducklings (Winnipeg Free Press)
- VALERIE FORTNEY: Fountain of youth overflows with 2015 Flames (Calgary Herald)
- TERRY JONES: Nicholson is Oilers Boss of Everything (Edmonton Sun)
- JIM SOUHAN: Ott's so-called physical tone is becoming cartoonish (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- JEFF SEIDEL: Big, strong Abdelkader just what Red Wings need (Detroit Free Press)
- CAM COLE: Islanders' Boychuk keeps Caps' Ovechkin in check (Vancouver Sun)
- DAVE STUBBS: Rust-free Anderson played briliantly Sunday night, but wishes he made one more save (Montreal Gazette)
- ROB ROSSI: Rutherford falling apart, too (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- TOM POWERS: Focused Wild giving Blues the cold shoulder (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- LARRY BROOKS: How the Penguins stole the Rangers' psychological edge (New York Post)
- GEORGE JOHNSON: Ferland's remarkable transformation from alcohol addiction to playoff hero (Calgary Herald)
- DON BRENNAN: Senators' Karlsson a man on a mission (Ottawa Sun)
- ED WILLES: Flames pest Ferland a reclamation project for coach Bob Hartley (Vancouver Sun)
- MARK PURDY: Pressure on Wilson to get Sharks back on track (San Jose Mercury News)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: Ducks enjoy the noise, but love silencing the Winnipeg crowd (Los Angeles Times)
- MARK WHICKER: To err is human, unless you're a star athlete (Los Angeles Daily News)
- BOB DUFF: Justin Abdelkader to deliver punch to Detroit attack (Windsor Star)
- DAVID STAPLES: Hockey world loses its mind after Edmonton Oilers win Connor McDavid pick (Edmonton Journal)
- JACK TODD: Senators vs. Habs: Stars align on playoff blue lines (Montreal Gazette)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames' Bob Hartley defends his guy (Calgary Sun)
- BEN KUZMA: Burrows may have started a fight but he's no instigator (Vancouver Sun)
- JEFF MILLER: Ducks know to close out the close ones (Orange County Register)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Heartbreak for Jets in 5-4 OT loss to Ducks (Winnipeg Sun)
- TIM BAINES: Weise's 'street hockey' moment (Ottawa Sun)
- NEIL BEST: Rangers bounce back with big road victory (New York Newsday)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Desjardins says Canucks will stay the course (Vancouver Sun)
- JEFF GORDON: Time to take 'Note -- change is in order (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- CHARLEY WALTERS: Minnesota Wild must beat Blues to turn profit (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- WES GILBERTSON: Calgary Flames smash-hit Michael Ferland gets life help from former Canucks enforcer Gino Odjick (Calgary Sun)
- DAVE STUBBS: Ageless Markov a key to Habs' first-round success (Montreal Gazette)
- BOB WOJNOWSKI: Red Wings still can shock Lightning (Detroit News)
- BEN KUZMA: Sedins admit they could use more ice time (Vancouver Sun)
- RON COOK: Missed calls are least of Penguins' worries (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- LARRY BROOKS: Resistant refs, pushy Pens reveal who Rangers truly are (New York Post)
- MARK HERRMANN: Capuano is a steady presence, quirks and all (New York Newsday)
- JIM JAMIESON: Hartley riding his top line, unlike Desjardins (Vancouver Sun)
- DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators should go with Underdog (Ottawa Sun)
- TOM JONES: Valtteri Filppula does little things in big way for Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
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- ADAM PROTEAU: Shea Weber-less Predators won't last long in series against Hawks if injured captain can't return soon (The Hockey News)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Caps drop Game 3 to Isles, need more from players other than Alex Ovechkin & Braden Holtby (The Hockey News)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Shocker: Jonathan Toews comes through at playoff time for Hawks with goal, assist in Game 3 (The Hockey News)
- IAN MENDES: Cameron raises eyebrows with Anderson decision (TSN)
- MARK SPECTOR: Ferland, Flames frustrate Canucks in win (Sportsnet)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Sabres GM Murray not calling Eichel a consolation prize (ESPN)
- BRIAN HAMILTON: Blackhawks overmatch Weber-less Predators in to take 2-1 series lead (Si.com)
- KATIE STRANG: Isles make series noise with OT win (ESPN)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Game 3 defeat hits Senators hard (Sportsnet)
- SARAH BARSHOP: Islanders top Capitals in Game 3 thanks to quick-strike OT goal (Si.com)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: Game 2's effort proves that these aren't last season's Penguins (ESPN)
- ALLAN MUIR: Weise's OT goal downs Senators, gives Canadiens 3-0 series lead (Si.com)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Habs in driver's seat with Weise's clutch play (ESPN)
- ERIC DUHATSCHEK: Lottery win puts Oilers in position to fix defensive deficiencies (Globe & Mail)
- ROY MacGREGOR: As the Jets fly home, Winnipeg prepares for a perfect storm (Globe & Mail)
- KEVIN ALLEN: Nashville Predators raise the bar on their expectations (USA Today)
- SCOTT STINSON: Winnipeg Jets head home for much-anticipated playoff games down but far from out against Anaheim Ducks (National Post)
- PAT HICKEY: Hard-hitting Sens have no answer for Weise (Montreal Gazette)
- BARRY ROZNER: Blackhawks 60 minute men in Game 3 (Chicago Daily Herald)
- GREGG KRUPA: Lightning confuse Red Wings defense (Detroit News)
- MIKE ZEISBERGER: McDavid takes high road amid anti-Edmonton talk (Toronto Sun)
- DON BRENNAN: Ottawa Senators summon inner Chris Neil for physical affair (Ottawa Sun)
- JOSH YOHE: Lapierre's play is improved (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- TERRY JONES: Edmonton Oilers players can't wait to welcome Connor McDavid (Edmonton Sun)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Jets looking for hope at home (Winnipeg Sun)
- WES GILBERTSON: Michael Ferland gets completely under skin of Canucks in Game 3 (Calgary Sun)
- LARRY BROOKS: Oilers found good fortune, now it's up to them to finally cash in (New York Post)
- MARK HERRMANN: Tavares is living the dream (New York Newsday)
- ED WILLES: Did the Flames just seize the series from the Canucks? (Vancouver Province)
- JOHN NIYO: Wings must shuffle deck before Game 3 (Detroit News)
- SID HARTMAN: GM believes Wild as good as any team (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- JEFF GORDON: Blues must make their own luck (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- JERRY SULLIVAN: Murray needed filter after losing lottery (Buffalo News)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Anderson outstanding in a Game 3 loss that left no room for sentiment (Ottawa Citizen)
- RON COOK: Brandon Sutter 'does it all' for Penguins (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- JOHN MacKINNON: Oilers' fans can dream again with McDavid on the doorstep (Edmonton Journal)
- DAVE STUBBS: Habs' Galchenyuk loves intensity, pace, energy of playoffs (Montreal Gazette)
- BRUCE ARTHUR: So, Edmonton got Connor McDavid -- that doesn't mean we should root for him to fail (Toronto Star)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Persistent Flames down Canucks 4-2, lead series 2-1 (Vancouver Sun)
- GEORGE JOHNSON: Ferland plays role of super hero for Flames (Calgary Herald)
- FILIP BONDY: Playoff fatigue a real concern for Rangers after Game 2 loss to Penguins (New York Daily News)
- RICK MORRISSEY: Darling makes a molehill out of a mountain in his first playoff start (Chicago Sun-Times)
- DREW SHARP: Even at home, pressure on Wings in Game 3 (Detroit Free Press)
- GARY LAWLESS: Jets like the mystery carton in your fridge (Winnipeg Free Press)
- CAM COLE: Islanders make short work of Capitals in OT (Vancouver Sun)
- BUCKY GLEASON: Big picture: Sabres still get to draft a true No. 1 center (Buffalo News)
- TOM POWERS: Bob Gainey recalls North Stars' epic 1991 playoff run (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- TIM BAINES: There's chirping, then this (Ottawa Sun)
- JIM SOUHAN: Wild is poised for big things -- if it can win at home (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- TERRY JONES: You Be Da Boss of the Oilers: The fans have spoken (Edmonton Sun)
- IAIN MacINTYRE: Flames coach trying to ease pressure on his top line (Vancouver Sun)
- NEIL BEST: Rangers must regain identity for Game 3 (New York Newsday)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Flames rookie Sam Bennett has arrived as a legitimate NHL player (Calgary Sun)
- DAVE STUBBS: Workhorse Subban sings praises of OT hero Weise (Montreal Gazette)
- ROB ROSSI: Take the lead, and Penguins can take series (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- BEN KUZMA: Battlin' Bob Hartley -- fiery yet funny (sort of) (Vancouver Province)
- DAVID HAUGH: No work of art, but a pretty result for Scott Darling, Blackhawks (Chicago Tribune)Paywall to view
- TIM BAINES: Habs' defenceman P.K. Subban soaking up all the hate in Ottawa (Ottawa Sun)
- MIKE VACCARO: Raucous crowd making Coliseum's final days 'unforgettable' for Isles (New York Post)
- HELENE ELLIOTT: In playoffs, Ducks continue their pattern of comeback victories (Los Angeles Times)
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- RYAN KENNEDY: Edmonton Oilers win the Connor McDavid draft lottery (The Hockey News)
- RYAN KENNEDY: Is Vladimir Tarasenko the missing piece in the Blues Stanley Cup puzzle? (The Hockey News)
- DAMIEN COX: Fading Jets face must-win in Game 3 (Sportsnet)
- IAN MENDES: Cameron undecided on Game 3 starter (TSN)
- SEAN GENTILLE: The bright side for Connor McDavid as an Oiler (The Sporting News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Canucks engage in game of hockey lies (Sportsnet)
- SAM PAGE: Tarasenko's hat trick powers Blues to Game 2 victory over Wild (Si.com)
- PIERRE LeBRUN: Oilers rewarded for years of ineptitude with another No. 1 pick (ESPN)
- SARAH BARSHOP: Crosby regains his touch to lead Penguins past Rangers in Game 2 (Si.com)
- MARK SPECTOR: Canucks engage in game of hockey lies (Sportsnet)
- SCOTT BURNSIDE: What would Connor McDavid mean to the Oilers? (ESPN)
- ALLAN MUIR: Johnson, Lightning take Game 2 from Mrazek, Red Wings to tie series (Si.com)
- KATIE STRANG: Sidney Crosby won't make things easy for Rangers (ESPN)
- CHRIS JOHNSTON: Mitchell went from hockey hell to heaven (Sportsnet)
- ADAM GRETZ: Sidney Crosby has brief injury scare, busts out of playoff 'slump' (CBS Sportsline)
- CRAIG CUSTANCE: In Tarasenko, Blues finally have game-changing player (ESPN)
- CHRIS PETERS: Sabres GM Tim Murray on lottery results: 'I'm disappointed for our fans' (CBS Sportsline)
- SCOTT STINSON: Will Connor McDavid be the saviour that turns around the struggling Edmonton Oilers franchise? (National Post)
- GENE COLLIER: Series of scores makes it a series (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
- MARTIN FENNELLY: Bolts earn their luck, and the much-needed victory (Tampa Tribune)
- LARRY BROOKS: The much bigger Rangers' problem than just a Game 2 loss (New York Post)
- TERRY JONES: Edmonton Oilers get No. 1 pick in NHL draft lottery (Edmonton Sun)
- STEVE EWEN: How B.C. boy Brad Treliving rose to become Flames GM (Vancouver Province)
- RICK MORRISSEY: Quenneville does the right thing and names Darling the Game 3 starter (Chicago Sun-Times)
- PAUL FRIESEN: Penalty by Ladd proves costly to Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
- TIM BAINES: Subban insprired by Mrs. Beliveau (Ottawa Sun)
- NEIL BEST: Don't rely on lucky 7s this time (New York Newsday)
- LUKE DeCOCK: Canes GM Ron Francis has big plans for the future (Raleigh News & Observer)
- DREW SHARP: Series will be short if Wings don't fix mistakes (Detroit Free Press)
- JEFF MILLER: Fowler, Maroon are behind Ducks' Game 2 comeback (Orange County Register)
- CAM COLE: Crosby stars in New York, as Oilers win lottery for the next one (Vancouver Sun)
- ROB ROSSI: We should have seen this coming with the Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- PAT LEONARD: Kevin Klein's return to Rangers likely won't be in Game 3 vs. Penguins (New York Daily News)
- TOM POWERS: Wild-Blues battle now feels like playoffs (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- DON BRENNAN: Stone a 'warrior' says Boro (Ottawa Sun)
- PHILIP HERSH: The art and science of hockey bench management (Chicago Tribune)Paywall to view
- BEN KUZMA: Bo Horvat's everything the Canucks could have hoped for (Vancouver Province)
- MIKE ZEISBERGER: Oilers euphoric, Sabres not so much with draft lottery (Toronto Sun)
- DAVE STUBBS: Élise Béliveau's magic rubs off on Habs' Subban in overtime win (Montreal Gazette)
- JOHN NIYO: Wings must shuffle deck before Game 3 (Detroit News)
- BERNIE MIKLASZ: How Blues can need wake-up call is a mystery (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- DAVID CLIMER: Predators are playing numbers game (The Tennessean)
- JASON BOTCHFORD: Edler's steel is fit for the Iron Throne (Vancouver Province)
- ERIC FRANCIS: Calgary Flames could ill afford to lose blueliner Deryk Engelland (Calgary Sun)
- PAOLA BOVIN: Bad luck strikes Arizona sports again (Arizona Republic)
- GARY LAWLESS: Candid Carlyle wants back in (Winnipeg Free Press)
- MIKE CHAMBERS: Jarome Iginla an asset for Colorado Avalanche, not an issue (Denver Post)
- JOHN MacKINNON: Oilers' MacTavish 'over the moon' about No. 1 NHL draft pick (Edmonton Journal)
- BRUCE GARRIOCH: Cameron glad to see home sweet home (Ottawa Sun)
- TOM JONES: The stars come out for Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
- MICHAEL ARACE: Devil's advocate says not so fast on Jackets' optimistic sales pitch (Columbus Dispatch)
- DREW SHARP: Lightning's Stamkos sets tone in scuffle with Quincey (Detroit Free Press)
- FLUTO SHINZAWA: Bruins take hard-line leadership approach (Boston Globe)
- ED WILLES: Lack can repel attack, but he ain't Battlin' Billy (Vancouver Province)
- CHIP SCOGGINS: Wild-Blues series settling in to be a long one (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- FILIP BONDY: Penguins' Sidney Crosby proves to be Sid Vicious vs. Rangers in Game 2 (New York Daily News)
- JASON MACKEY: For Pens' Winnik, playing with Crosby an ongoing process (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
- WAYNE SCANLAN: Stone soldiers on to do his part for Senators cause (Ottawa Citizen)
- BUCKY GLEASON: Big picture: Sabres still get to draft a true No. 1 center (Buffalo News)
- GREGG KRUPA: Lightning confuse Red Wings defense (Detroit News)
- JEFF STRAUSS: S-T-L line revives Blues' pulse (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- TONY GALLAGHER: You call that a proper hockey brawl? Old-school NHL enforcers must be laughing themselves silly (Vancouver Province)
- MIKE LUPICA: Back in playoffs, Rangers lead New York's spring sports awakening (New York Daily News)
- TIM BAINES: Pacioretty makes his presence felt (Ottawa Sun)
- MARK HERRMAN: Coliseum has always produced fireworks (New York Newsday)
- ROSIE DiMANNO: Maple Leafs miss out on instant salvation in McDavid (Toronto Star)
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