Note: Reminder that if any Stanley Cup Playoff games go to overtime, we will be having our #ICOTpool contest. Similar to the #ICGWG contest in that you pick one player (total) from either team and @ tweet us (@illegalcurve) with your selection as well as the hashtag #ICOTpool. Winner gets IC Gear.
Stanley Cup news:
Scores: Sharks 2 Kings 1
Games: Hawks @ Wings
Sharks 2 Kings 1 (Series tied 3-3):
San Jose Mercury News: Sharks force game 7.
San Jose Mercury News: Antti Niemi stars in win.
L.A. Times: It’s all on the line for Kings after Game 6 loss to Sharks.
L.A. Times: Jarret Stoll says he feels good, has no timetable for return.
L.A. Times: Slava Voynov likes to go on the offense.
Other Cup news:
Detroit Free Press: Wings want to ‘have some fun’ tonight as they try again to close out Chicago.
Chicago Sun-Times: Blackhawks playing underdog card, but will it work in Detroit?
Boston Herald: Personnel decisions loom for Claude Julien.
Boston Herald: Bruins join elite company.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Dupuis best bargain in NHL.
Globe and Mail: An unmasked Sidney Crosby enjoys downtime before facing Bruins.
NHL news:
CBC: Future is bright for underdog Senators.
Globe and Mail: NHL moving towards new ownership deal for Coyotes.