Cayden Lindstrom grew up watching the Canadiens, enamoured with the Bell Centre atmosphere, and would love the chance to play alongside Juraj Slafkovský. [TVA Sports]
Around the league and elsewhere
The Dallas Stars won Game 7 to set up the Central Division Final with the Colorado Avalanche. [NHL.com]
Mike Zibanejad’s three points helped the New York Rangers get out to a 1-0 series lead on the Carolina Hurricanes. [NHL.com]
Matthew Tkachuk has been mentally preparing to face the Boston Bruins since partway through the first round. [Sportsnet]
Sam Bennett will be unavailable for the Florida Panthers in Game 1. [TSN]
Aleksander Barkov, Auston Matthews, and Jordan Staal are the finalists for the Selke Trophy. [NHL.com]
Jacques Martin has made his recommendations for the Ottawa Senators’ coaching search, and will remain with the organization in a lesser capacity. [La Presse]
Down 3-1 to the United States, Canada came back for a 6-4 win in the Gold Medal Game of the 2024 Men’s World Under-18 Championship. [TSN]
The PWHL playoff field is set as Ottawa failed to win to secure its place. [Sportsnet]
We will know the matchups this evening:
PWHL TOR GM Gina Kingsbury announced on the broadcast that Toronto will announced who they’ve picked as their playoff opponent tomorrow at 7:30PM EST on their social media channels. (@PWHL_Toronto)
