Canucks lose a game they deserved to win as the Predators force a Game 6 in the first-round series
After dropping the first game of this first round series, and being eliminated in Round 1 last year, the Colorado Avalanche rolled off four consecutive wins, eliminating the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5 on Tuesday night with a 6-3 victory.
The Toronto Maple Leafs staved off elimination in a 2-1 victory in the team’s pivotal Game 5 matchup against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.
Auston Matthews will not play in Game 5 for Toronto, which also will go with Joseph Woll in net Tuesday night.
Cole’s timely offensive-zone pinch Sunday triggered the scoring sequence on Elias Lindholm’s winning goal in overtime. Read more.
Casey DeSmith is apparently recovered from his lower-body injury.
Myers joined the Kelowna Rockets in February 2006 and billeted with the same family that had taken in Schenn at the start of year. Read on.
Washington veteran forward T.J. Oshie, 37, didn’t call it a career on Tuesday, but the Capitals winger acknowledged that he and doctors must find a solution to his chronic back problems before committing to return for a 17th season in the NHL.
Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said doctors would again decide if forward Auston Matthews plays in Game 5 against Boston on Tuesday.
The Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard, the Wild’s Brock Faber and the Devils’ Luke Hughes are the finalists for the Calder Award, given to the NHL’s top first-year player.