Connor scores 47th, Jets rally for 4-3 win over Kraken
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor scored his 47th goal of the season to rally the Winnipeg Jets to a season-ending 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken. Winnipeg missed the playoffs but finished the season with a perfect four-game homestand.
Penguins’ All-Star goalie Jarry to miss start of playoffs
UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins will begin their first-round playoff matchup with the New York Rangers without goaltender Tristan Jarry.
Head coach Mike Sullivan characterized Jarry as “day to day” but indicated he would not be available when the best-of-seven series opens in New York on Tuesday.
Jarry hasn’t played since being diagnosed with a lower-body injury following a victory over the New York Islanders on April 14.
Casey DeSmith will get the nod when the Penguins head to Madison Square Garden.
In other NHL news:
— Alex Ovechkin and Aaron Ekblad both practiced on Sunday. Those are positive developments for the Washington Capitals and Florida Panthers.
All signs point to Ovechkin being in the lineup for Game 1 of an Eastern Conference first-round series against the Panthers on Tuesday night. He missed the final three games of the regular season with what the team is calling an upper-body injury.
And Florida interim coach Andrew Brunette says there’s a chance Ekblad could be back for Game 1 as well. He missed Florida’s final 21 games with a knee injury.
