What is the story about?
The playoffs are steadily widdling down the number of combatants, with the Penguins the latest to fall. Tonight the Wild-Stars and Ducks-Oilers resume their series, with the home team in each aiming to stave off elimination again.
Yesterday’s late-breaking news was expected yet tempered by the Islanders’ late-season swoon: Ilya Sorokin is indeed one of the Vezina finalists for best goalie, along with Jeremy Swayman and Andrei Vasilevskiy. The other two are the common favorites, so don’t hold your
breath for Ilya.
Islanders News
- Ilya the Vezina finalist, at last. [Isles]
- Prospect Report: Kashawn Aitcheson is named OHL defenseman of the year, plus news on other prospects still alive in the playoffs. [Isles]
- Offseason analysis: the defensemen. [Newsday]
- The Hog goes home: Marcus Hogberg goes back to Sweden on a three-year deal. [THN]
- Join an LHH playoff pool! [LHH]
Elsewhere
- The Flyers eliminated the Penguins in OT, 1-0. Join me in shedding a tear for Pittsburgh. The Flyers now get to face the Hurricanes. [NHL]
- Brady Tkachuk answers rumors that were manufactured by a blowhard who works for TNT and has an obnoxious dude-bro podcast, best I can tell. [NHL]
- Drew Doughty knows he’s been bad post-injury return, but he hopes to finish his career with the Kings and maybe take over as captain. [NHL]
