The Panthers won it all last night. Inevitably an ex-Leaf would be involved given how many are on the two teams, and one of them got it all started.

And Bobrovsky turned back from a pumpkin into Playoff Bob.

And here's the goal that won the game.

Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe trophy but he had a sad and didn't go out to accept it.

And let's laugh at Corey Perry.

Other News

A big trade went down during all the excitement last night sending Linus Ullmark to Ottawa for a first round draft pick.

Ullmark traded to Senators by Bruins for Korpisalo, 1st-round pick | NHL.com
Goalie was 22-10-7 this season for Boston, which also receives Kastelic
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And Alex Meruelo is reportedly going to walk away from the NHL and discard the rights to the Coyotes franchise IP. This comes after the land auction for his new arena project was cancelled at the last minute earlier this month.

Alex Meruelo walks away from ownership of dormant Arizona Coyotes
Meruelo oversaw the team’s relocation to Salt Lake City, Utah earlier this year after failing to secure a new arena…
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Here's what's up for this week:

  • Bob McKenzie has his final draft rankings out today
  • Thursday is the NHL Awards in Vegas, and the opening of the first contract buyout window
  • Friday is round #1 of the draft
  • Saturday is the rest of the draft

Buckle up for a week with lots of news.

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