from Ansar Khan of Mlive, Simon Edvinsson’s strong first full NHL season with the Detroit Red Wings caught the attention of the Swedish national team which on Saturday added the 6-6 defenseman to its roster for the World Championship.

Saturday features almost 12 hours of #StanleyCup Playoffs hockey, with the @MapleLeafs looking to become the first team to advance to the Second Round while the @FlaPanthers , @mnwild and @DallasStars each eye their third victory.

With a surprise visit from Ken Holland.

* After Montreal fans waited eight years to fill Bell Centre for playoff hockey, the Canadiens delivered with a six-goal outing in a contest that featured nine combined goals, three game-tying tallies and an abundance of ‘Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole’ chants as the home team cut their series deficit in half.

Three teams look to cut their series deficits in half in a trio of Game 3s tonight.

Tampa Bay’s Brandon Hagel will have a hearing today for interference against Florida’s Aleksander Barkov.

from Anthony DiMarco of The Daily Faceoff, Yzerman has not entirely sat on his hands in the way of outside additions, as he has actually been pretty active in free agency in trying to bolster his team’s depth.

“Welcome back, big fella.