The Canes won 3-2 in OT to get back into the series. The Tampa Bay Lightning still lead 2-1.

added 11:40pm, Game highlights are below.

With a 2-1 OT win tonight.

added 10:55pm, game highlights below...

Highlights

Charging

Two game 3's tonight.

Boston Bruins/New York Islanders tied at 1-1 while the Tampa Bay Lightning will try to go up 3-0 on the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek in net for the Canes.

Schedule and notes are below.

from Jessi Pierce at NHL.com,

Zach Parise said he plans on attending training camp for the Minnesota Wild next season even though his role with the team remains unclear.

Parise said he will speak with Wild general manager Bill Guerin and coach Dean Evason during the offseason. The 36-year-old forward has four seasons left on a 13-year, $98 million contract ($7.54 million average annual value) he signed with Minnesota on July 4, 2012.

"You never sign a deal and not fully intend on seeing it through," Parise said Tuesday. "I understand things change, but from my standpoint, I've always enjoyed playing here.

"So no ... I don't want to play anywhere else. … I've got the term left on my deal, and I plan on being here in training camp next year. I haven't been told otherwise. That's my intention and I don't want speculate any other way."

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2 1/2 minutes to watch.

Mic'd up.

There is an "I" in team for a $1000.

Come on people.

update 3:37pm, Video has been made private.

The answer was he Gordie Howe played for this team from 1946-71.

No one answered.

RIGA, Lativa – Colin Blackwell (North Andover, Mass.) and Conor Garland (Scituate, Mass.) scored twice and Cal Peterson (Waterloo, Iowa) made 27 saves to help the U.S. to a 6-1 win here over Slovakia in quarterfinal play at the 2021 IIHF Men’s World Championship.

“I’m just happy for the guys. We’re facing some adversity here with injuries, and to see that pull the group even closer, I couldn’t be prouder of them,” said head coach Jack Capuano. “We’ll see how tonight’s games shake out before knowing our next opponent, but our group is excited to know we have a chance to play for a medal and make some history.”

NEW YORK (June 3, 2021) – Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov, Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic and Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson are the three finalists for the 2020‑21 Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition,” the National Hockey League announced today.

Members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association submitted ballots for the Calder Trophy after the conclusion of the regular season, with the top three vote-getters designated as finalists. The winners of the 2021 NHL Awards presented by Bridgestone will be revealed during the Stanley Cup Semifinals and Stanley Cup Final, with exact dates, format and times to be announced.

Following are the finalists for the Calder Trophy, in alphabetical order:

Get caught up in 2:19.

Watch the hit here if you missed it last night.

from Sam Cosentino of Sportsnet,

Many prognosticators, myself included, have experienced the same challenges NHL teams have in terms of seeing players live and in-person. As a result, and with the number of games played varying widely across leagues, this draft should be the most random I’ve ever been a part of — and randomness is entertaining....

Anyway, as of Wednesday night’s lottery results, here’s how I anticipate the top half of the first round of the draft to go.

6. Detroit Red Wings: William Eklund, LW: The Wings have taken an abundance of D the past couple years, and have a great connection to Sweden. Why not go to the most improved draft eligible player in all of Europe?

more teams...

THREE HARD LAPS

* Mikko Rantanen, with points in each of his last 16 playoff games dating to 2020, scored the overtime winner and handed Vegas its first-ever 2-0 series deficit.

* The Canadiens collected their fourth straight win and took a 1-0 lead in their Second Round series with the Jets.

* The Sabres and Kraken own the first and second overall drafting positions, respectively, for the First Round of the 2021 NHL Draft as a result of Wednesday’s 2021 NHL Draft Lottery Drawing.

Avs win 3-2 in OT.

Game-winning goal first, game highlights below.

Final score 5-3.

Highlights

Mark Scheifele gets a charging major and a game.

17 minutes to watch.

SECAUCUS, N.J. (June 2, 2021) -- The Buffalo Sabres and Seattle Kraken own the first and second overall drafting positions, respectively, for the First Round of the 2021 NHL Draft as a result of the 2021 NHL Draft Lottery Drawing, conducted this evening at NHL Network's Secaucus, N.J., studio.

Participants in the Draft Lottery included the expansion Kraken, who begin play in the 2021-22 season, and Clubs that did not qualify for this season's Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Two draws were held: the first drawing determined the club selecting first overall and the second drawing determined the club selecting second overall. Once a club was assigned a pick, it was ineligible for further participation in subsequent drawings.

The order of selection for the first 15* drafting positions in the First Round, only, of the 2021 NHL Draft is as follows:

Montreal Canadiens vs. Winnipeg Jets at 7:30pm ET and Vegas Golden Knights take on the Colorado Avalanche at 10:00pm ET.

All kinds of notes & numbers on tonight's teams.

Continue tp converse about the games if you'd like.

NEW YORK (June 2, 2021) – The 2021 NHL Draft Lottery, used to determine the order of selection for picks 1-16 in the first round of the 2021 NHL Draft, will be conducted at NHL Network’s Secaucus, N.J., studio tonight – Wednesday, June 2 – at 7 p.m. ET.

The event will be broadcast live on NBCSN and NHL Network in the U.S. as well as Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada.

The general manager of the winning team will be available to media via Zoom during the first intermission of Game 1 of the Second Round series between the Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Canadiens (details below).

If you missed it in an earlier post, the odds for the lottery is listed below.

Also, The Word on Woodward is streaming a draft lottery show. I am not going to embed it but you can watch it here.

added 7:17pm, Wings wil pick 6th in the NHL Draft.

added 7:24pm, 1. Buffalo, 2. Seattle, 3. Anaheim

from Kristen Shilton of TSN,

The Maple Leafs have run out of excuses for their postseason shortcomings.

Perhaps it’s because losing has become all too familiar. When Toronto fell to Montreal in Game 7 of its first-round playoff series on Monday, it was the fourth time in five years that the Leafs had been jettisoned from the opening round, and third time it happened in a decisive Game 7.

The Leafs were coming off an impressive regular season where they won the North Division, and were facing a Montreal team they finished 18 points ahead of in the standings. Toronto had a 3-1 series lead over the Canadiens too, and then blew it in stunning fashion.

“The end result is terrible, it's not what we wanted,” said Mitch Marner on Wednesday during the Leafs' locker clean-out. “This year we had the talent, we had the will, we had the fight. It just didn't come through, and it’s always the same words at the end of the year. We had three cracks at it, and we’re all very disappointed because we had such high confidence that we were a team that was meant to do a lot more.”

No one has taken more heat in the wake of Toronto’s latest loss than Marner and Auston Matthews. Playing together on the Leafs’ top line, the duo produced only one goal and nine points through seven games, and they were a non-factor offensively in Toronto’s final three losses with a paltry three assists combined.

It was baffling to see the two rendered so ineffective, given how strong their regular-season performances were.

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TORONTO (June 2, 2021) – The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) announced today the three finalists for the 2020-21 Ted Lindsay Award (TLA) are forwards Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers. The TLA is presented annually “to the most outstanding player in the NHL,” as voted by fellow members of the NHLPA.

Crosby is seeking his fourth TLA, while McDavid is vying for his third such honour and Matthews is a first-time finalist. All three players led their respective teams to the playoffs, with Crosby leading his team in points for the 11^th time in his career, McDavid winning his third Art Ross Trophy and Matthews winning his first Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy.

The 2020-21 TLA recipient will be announced during the Stanley Cup Final (exact date TBD). Formerly known as the Lester B. Pearson Award, the TLA is the namesake of the first president of the original Players’ Association and NHLPA pioneer, Ted Lindsay. This season marks the 50^th season of the award.

The three TLA finalists received the most votes from their fellow players based on their 2020-21 regular-season campaigns, and are listed in alphabetical order as follows:

via the YouTube page of the Detroit Red Wings,

Today's episode features an in-depth look at tonight's NHL Draft Lottery and an update on the Red Wings’ latest entry-level signings in Wyatt Newpower, Jonatan Berggren and Eemil Viro.

Also, Seattle Kraken broadcaster and Detroit native Everett Fitzhugh joins us to discuss the Kraken, the Expansion Draft and NHL Playoffs.

Stream is schedule to start at 12pm, watch it below.