The Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins drop the puck on the 2017 Stanley Cup Final at 7 p.m. Monday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The game will be televised on NBC.
The Predators are looking to win their Cup while the Penguins aim to be the first franchise to win back-to-back titles since Detroit did so in 1997 and 1998.
Blackhawks prospect Graham Knott scored the game-tying goal in the Windsor Spitfires’ 4-3 win over Alex DeBrincat and the Erie Otters on Sunday.
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**GM Fletcher hopeful prized prospect Kirill Kaprizov joins Wild for 2018-19 season (Star Tribune)
**Kuemper has likely played his last game for the Wild (Hockey Wilderness)
**Conn Smythe Rankings: Preds will go as far as Rinne takes them (Sportsnet)
**Growth industry: The legend and twisted origin of playoff beards (ESPN)
**Origin, evolution and adventures of the iconic Stanley Cup (AP)
**How to get a ticket to the Stanley Cup Final in Nashville (On The Forecheck)
**ESPN profiles Subban, on Montreal trade, race in hockey (Yahoo!