OPINION
- ADAM PROTEAU: Do The Maple Leafs Really Need A Familiar Face Like Mats Sundin And Gary Roberts? (The Hockey News)
- SAM CARCHIDI: Old-Time Flyers Hockey Rocks Philadelphia: 'The Crowd Went Bananas' (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: A Canadian 25-And-Under World Hockey Championship Roster Could Be A Wagon (The Hockey News)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Despite Kyle Dubas' Roster Rejuvenation, The Penguins Are Still In Trouble If Crosby Can't Score (The Hockey News)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: 'Somebody's Got To Be The Villain': Why The Lightning Believe They Can Bully Their Way To A Stanley Cup (The Hockey News)
- LYLE RICHARDSON: NHL Rumor Roundup: Latest On Bobrovsky's Panthers Future, Sharks And Flames (The Hockey News)
- MARK SPECTOR: Oilers still waiting for McDavid to put stamp on series with Ducks (Sportsnet)
- SEAN KEELER: Avalanche, Nicolas Roy overcome blind refs, shattered glass, take 2-0 series lead over Kings (Denver Post)
- TIM BENZ: Flyers are playing ‘WWE’ hockey, and the Penguins just got hit with a steel chair (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- BRENDAN KELLY: Canadiens fans down but not out after tough OT loss to Lightning in Game 2 (Montreal Gazette)
- BENJAMIN HOCHMAN: Trade Binner? Makes sense for Blues’ Jordan Binnington to try to start elsewhere (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- DANE MIZUTANI: Wild need more from Kirill Kaprizov to have a chance (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
- MIKE SIELSKI: The Flyers won Game 3 the way they used to, and it all felt fresh and new and promising. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- STU COWAN: Tripped up by mistakes, it's time for Canadiens to make lineup changes (Montreal Gazette)
- ALAN PERGAMENT: Game 1 of Sabres-Bruins series a huge TV hit with one surprise (Buffalo News)
- MAC ENGEL: In the wee hours, Dallas Stars’ special teams win Game 3 at Minnesota in 2OT (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- PAUL ZEISE: Paul Zeise: Flyers might just be better than the Penguins, but the series isn’t over (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Can Bruins take advantage at home after fluke goal deflated Sabres in Game 2? (Boston Globe)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Bad News For The Kings: The Colorado Avalanche Can Win In Any Style (The Hockey News)
- AVRY-LEWIS MacDOUGALL: If Oilers' Draisaitl Misses Game 1, No Problem. Here's Who Else You Should Watch (The Hockey News)
- KEN CAMPBELL: NHL Situational Scoring: Canadiens' Cole Caufield Scored The Most Valuable Points This Year (The Hockey News)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Dallas Stars' Glen Gulutzan Faces His Biggest Challenge Yet As Wild's Top Players Solve Oettinger (The Hockey News)
- SAM CARCHIDI: 'We're Up To The Test': Late-Season Must-Win Games Prepared Flyers For Playoffs (The Hockey News)
- ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' Slafkovsky lives up to reputation as 'big-game player' in Game 1 win (Sportsnet)
- CATHAL KELLY: Auston Matthews is waving every relationship red flag that he can at the Leafs. It’s time to get out (Globe & Mail)
- ROY MacGREGOR: Senators will ignore the noise and try to turn the volume up on the Hurricanes (Globe & Mail)
- JOHN DIETZ: Is the bright picture painted by the Hawks reality? (Chicago Daily-Herald)
- LANCE LYSOWSKI: If this was the Bruins' ideal approach vs. Sabres, they're in trouble (Buffalo News)
- ED GRANEY: Golden Knights face wide-open race for Stanley Cup (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Coaches Lindy Ruff, Marco Sturm recall the physicality of their NHL, and how the intimidation factor remains (Boston Globe)
- SEAN KEELER: Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood helps Colorado beat dirty Kings at their own game (Denver Post)
- TIM BENZ: About the Pens-Flyers Game 1 — ‘If we want to point fingers, I don’t have enough hands’ (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- TARA SULLIVAN: For 52 minutes, the Bruins were living the playoff dream. Then it quickly turned into a Buffalo nightmare. (Boston Globe)
- JOHN ROMANO: Lightning did not just lose to Montreal, they gave the game away (Tampa Bay Times)
- JOE STARKEY: Flyers looked like 2016 Penguins in Game 1, as Rick Tocchet outcoached Dan Muse. Time to simplify (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Mikko Rantanen was quiet in Game 1 loss to Wild. To bounce back, Stars' Moose must shake loose (Dallas Morning News)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: Bruins let a winnable game slip away in Buffalo, doomed again by their inability to create on offense (Boston Globe)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Sabres bite back in the nick of time for an incredible opening act (Buffalo News)
- MIKE SIELSKI: Don’t be surprised by Porter Martone’s spectacular start. The Flyers knew what they had all along. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- CHIP SCOGGINS: Wild deliver a powerful opening statement with Game 1 rout (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
- ADAM PROTEAU: Canucks Next GM Must Make Franchise Defining Decisions Regarding Pettersson, Boeser, Demko (The Hockey News)
- SAM CARCHIDI: Flyers-Penguins: Rick Tocchet Is Ready For The Hate To Begin (The Hockey News)
- MICHAEL TRAIKOS: No, Canada! Senators, Oilers And Canadiens All Shutout From Saturday Hockey Night In Canada (The Hockey News)
- ERIC ENGELS: Canadiens' quest to bottle Lightning a chance to prove contender status (Sportsnet)
- ELLIOTTE FRIEDMAN: 32 Thoughts: Can Hellebuyck and the Jets get back on track? (Sportsnet)
- KEVIN PAUL DUPONT: It took 15 years, but the Sabres’ fortunes finally turned around and NHL playoffs-starved Buffalo awaits the Bruins (Boston Globe)
- LYNN WORTHY: Worthy: Blues' Jim Montgomery owned his miscues, but will his players do the same? (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- TIM COWLISHAW: Stars' Game 1 loss to Wild was an almost shocking display of ineptitude (Dallas Morning News)
- JOHN ROMANO: The preliminaries are over. The Lightning have something to prove (Tampa Bay Times)
- TIM BENZ: Forget ‘Flip the Script.’ After Game 1 loss, the Penguins need a playoff rewriteVideo (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
- MIKE SIELSKI: Youthful Flyers show the moment isn’t too big, grab an impressive series-opening win in Pittsburgh (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- COLIN STEPHENSON: GM Chris Drury and the Rangers' retool reality check (New York Newsday)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: Sabres worked the three-goalie system well, but now it's Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's net (Buffalo News)
- STEVE SIMMONS: Leafs took too long trying to get Mats Sundin involved again (Toronto Sun)
- NOAH HILES: Penguins fans deserved a better showing in postseason return (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- MAC ENGEL: Dallas Stars can no longer hide from their goaltender’s performance (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
- JIM ALEXANDER: Will anyone – Lakers, Kings or Ducks – get past the 1st round? (Los Angeles Daily News)
- MIKE HARRINGTON: A Stanley Cup for Tage Thompson would make him the most unique player in American hockey history (Buffalo News)
- ANDREW GROSS: Isles' Bridgeport affiliate loaded with forwards after making AHL playoffs (New York Newsday)