Cooper, Lightning lament ‘unfair’ overturned goals
Two goals, overturned because of goaltender interference, were “clearly a turning point” on Monday night, Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said, as the Lightning saw their season end with a 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of their first-round series.
Unfortunately relatable.
Playoff Takeaways: Stars earn second straight win to pull even with Golden Knights
The Dallas Stars won their second straight game on the road at The Fortress in Vegas on Monday night to pull even in their first-round series with the Golden Knights.
Unfortunately not relatable at all.
Hakstol fired as Kraken coach, no replacement named | NHL.com
Seattle missed playoffs after reaching 2nd round last season
The expectations Vegas ended up setting for an expansion team are absolutely wild.
Playoff Takeaways: Panthers dispatch rival Lightning in five games
The Florida Panthers punched their ticket to the second round after taking out the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 on Monday night. Here are our takeaways from Game 5, which saw fans launch celebratory plastic rats all over the ice when it was over.
I feel like Stamkos and his one ring per hand will be okay even if this was his last game with the Bolts.
Stamkos not thinking of future after Lightning elimination | NHL.com
Captain, selected by Tampa Bay with No. 1 pick in 2008 Draft, can become free agent July 1
Speaking of which, hope we’re prepared for another exciting summer.
Maple Leafs preparing to play Game 5 without Auston Matthews
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ season is on the brink, and they are at risk of bowing out of the playoffs having all four of their star forwards available for just 40 minutes of action.
I would not want to be involved with the Leafs organization in any way right now.
Puck fractured cheekbone of Jets’ Namestnikov
Winnipeg Jets forward Vladislav Namestnikov suffered a fractured cheekbone when he was struck by a slap shot in Sunday’s Game 4 loss at Colorado.
Scary stuff.
Ovechkin shoulders the ‘blame’ for Capitals’ ouster
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, 38, took the blame for his team’s opening round sweep at the hands of the No. 1 seed New York Rangers on Sunday night, the first time the star winger ever went scoreless in a postseason series.
It was not a great series for Ovechkin or the Capitals, but at least it was a quick one.
Bobrovsky, Demko, Hellebuyck named Vezina Trophy finalists | NHL.com
Panthers, Canucks, Jets goalies up for award given to top player at position
Hellebuyck should run away with the Vezina, which makes his performance in the current series all the more astonishing. I almost hope he’s playing hurt, because the alternative means the Avs brought a nuke to the knife fight.