Every paper gets ready for the playoffs:
- Newsday: Frans Nielsen and Matt Martin may be back for Game 1, but Travis Hamonic looks doubtful. | KId Line preps for post-season. | Johnny Boychuk and Nick Leddy are used to this time of year | Butch and Joe want Isles-Rangers |
- NY Post: Time for the Islanders to hit a hard reset | How to stop Ovechkin without Hamonic.
- Captain vs Captain: Who ya got? [AP]
- The Capitals will need to worry about stopping Tavares the way the Islanders worry about Ovechkin.