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The postseason has begun (and the regular season continues on!). Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
Our lottery odds are locked in:
Canucks win has locked the #NJDevils into the 4th-best lottery odds for the 2021 draft.
— Corey Masisak (@cmasisak22) May 15, 2021
They have a 9.5% chance to land the No. 1 pick, 9.6% to win No. 2, they cannot pick 3rd, a 14.5.% chance to stay at No. 4, a 45.8% chance to fall to No. 5 and a 20.6% chance to slip to No. 6
Kevin Bahl won’t participate in the Worlds:
UPDATE | Jacob Bernard-Docker has been added to the roster for #IIHFWorlds. He replaces Kevin Bahl, who is unable to participate due to injury.
— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) May 14, 2021
ROSTER ➡️ https://t.co/2DjfHrs1hD pic.twitter.com/G1VX7swQ5P
Hockey Links
Our guy Kyle:
Just a big Kyle Palmieri rip in OT and the @NYIslanders take Game 1! #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/SLINSdQSSg
— NHL (@NHL) May 16, 2021
Some impressive numbers for Marc Andre-Fleury:
By the way, when today's game begins Marc-Andre Fleury will officially become the first goalie in the history of the NHL to play in 15 consecutive postseasons. #VegasBorn
— Jesse Granger (@JesseGranger_) May 16, 2021
Marc-Andre Fleury is competing in the #StanleyCup Playoffs for the 15th consecutive year dating to 2007 – breaking a tie with Tony Esposito (14 from 1970-83) for the most by a goaltender in NHL history.#NHLStats: https://t.co/9g15uotLKt pic.twitter.com/iqzjDQp20x
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) May 16, 2021
Some not-so-surprising news, given the shake-ups this season, but the NHL won’t award the conference championship trophies in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. [ESPN]
Looking ahead to next season, it sounds like the league is planning to return to the previous scheduling format in which teams play every team home and away. [Sportsnet]
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