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• How the NHL got a hip-hop playoff anthem May 18, 2021
  With the song 'Skate,' young artist BIA has given the league a new way of soundtracking the sport.
• Mark Scheifele has pet goats named after GOATs May 18, 2021
  The Jets center has been a goat owner for a month and a half, and the animals got a chance to take the ice at a recent practice.
• NHL Playoffs Daily: The Battle of Florida resumes May 18, 2021
  Tuesday brings the sequel to perhaps the best game of the playoffs so far, between the Panthers and Lightning. Get caught up on everything here.
• 2021 NHL Playoffs Central: Bracket, schedule, scores, highlights, analysis May 18, 2021
  From the first round all the way through the Stanley Cup Final, ESPN has you covered. Check out the full picture and coverage on each team.
• Blues' Perron misses first-round opener vs. Avs May 18, 2021
  The St. Louis Blues were without leading scorer David Perron for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against top-seeded Colorado on Monday due to the NHL's COVID-19 protocols.
• Canucks' Virtanen accused in lawsuit of assault May 17, 2021
  Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel four years ago.
• Panthers' Bennett gets 1-game ban for boarding May 17, 2021
  Panthers center Sam Bennett has been suspended one game for boarding Lightning forward Blake Coleman on Sunday.
• Leafs' development staff now led by 2 women May 17, 2021
  The Maple Leafs have promoted Hayley Wickenheiser to senior director of player development and hired Danielle Goyette as director of player development.
• Anthony Mantha wants to be a 'difference-maker' for the Capitals May 17, 2021
  In his first taste of NHL playoff action, the former Red Wing hopes to make his mark.
• Lightning's Kucherov, out since Sept., scores twice May 17, 2021
  Making his first appearance after missing the entire regular season with a hip injury, Tampa Bay winger Nikita Kucherov scored two power-play goals Sunday night to help the defending champion Lightning beat the Panthers in Game 1 of their playoff series.
• Canadiens' Price, Gallagher sent for conditioning May 17, 2021
  With their first-round date against rival Toronto approaching, Montreal reassigned Carey Price and Brendan Gallagher to the AHL on Sunday night for a short conditioning stint.
• Palmieri nets pair, powers Isles past Pens in OT May 16, 2021
  After scoring just two goals for New York in the regular season, Kyle Palmieri posted two tallies in the Islanders' 4-3 overtime win over the Penguins in Pittsburgh in Game 1 on Sunday.