The Carolina Hurricanes have another selling point.

Team president Don Waddell represented the Hurricanes at the NHL draft lottery on Saturday, and was obviously quite pleased to come away with the No. 2 overall pick after finishing 21st in the overall standings this season.

The addition of a top-flight prospect will certainly help attract candidates for the team's vacant general manager and head coach positions, Waddell believes.

"You put another big asset into your team," Waddell said, per Chip Alexander of the News & Observer. "To have that kind of asset that you didn't have before the day started, I think makes it even more appealing to what we have going on right now in Raleigh."

Waddell added new owner Tom Dundon appreciated the jump in draft order.

"He's happy," Waddell said of Dundon. "The value of the 11 pick is good. The value of a No. 2 pick is great."

Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin is expected to go first overall, but highly-touted forwards Andrei Svechnikov, Brady Tkachuk, and Filip Zadina will all be there for the taking with the second pick.

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Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin was forced to exit Sunday's Game 2 in Washington after taking a hit to the head from Tom Wilson, with Alex Ovechkin levying a check directly in the wake of that contact.

Dumoulin remained down on the ice for a few moments before slowly getting up and heading to the locker room.

No penalty was called on the play, but Wilson may be hearing from the NHL's Department of Player Safety.

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Jon Cooper was less than impressed after a 6-2 shellacking to the Boston Bruins in their second-round series opener on Saturday.

Following the loss, the Tampa Bay Lightning coach opted for a tough practice Sunday, putting his players through a series of intense drills.

While the practice may have been difficult, Cooper's words following the workout were even harsher.

"I bet you all five games in the Jersey series we had more intensity than we had in Game 1 last night," Cooper said, per Joe Smith of The Athletic. "And that's just not going to get it done."

The agitated bench boss particularly felt his team put up little resistance against the Bruins' dominant top line of Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak, and Brad Marchand.

Clearly, Cooper is hoping for a better showing when the two sides meet for Game 2 on Monday.

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Lady luck was finally on the side of the Buffalo Sabres.

After previous draft lottery losses saw the Sabres miss out on Aaron Ekblad and Connor McDavid, a winning combination belonging to Buffalo came up not once, but twice Saturday night.

Already winning the top pick in the first lottery, and the right to draft Rasmus Dahlin come June, the Sabres were picked again in the third draw (the Carolina Hurricanes won the second lottery), which would have given Buffalo the first and third selections.

Of course, since the Sabres' first-rounder had already laid claim to the top pick, a redraw was necessary and ultimately landed on the Montreal Canadiens.

Entering the lottery, the Sabres held a 18.5 percent chance of picking first, and 14.4 percent odds at the third pick.

The Sabres hold the first-overall pick for the first time since 1987, when they chose Pierre Turgeon with the top selection.

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Evgeni Malkin will miss his third straight contest when the Pittsburgh Penguins face off for Game 2 against the Washington Capitals on Sunday, coach Mike Sullivan confirmed.

Malkin returned to practice Saturday in a full-contact jersey and saw some time working with the Penguins' top power-play unit. Following practice, Sullivan indicated that Malkin would be a game-time decision ahead of Game 2.

The Russian center has been sidelined with an undisclosed injury that has forced him to miss both games against the Capitals as well as the series-clinching Game 6 against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Sullivan later added that Malkin has not experienced any setbacks due to the injury, but rather his latest absence is simply part of the recovery process.

Malkin has notched three goals and two assists in five appearances this postseason.

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The New York Rangers have gauged Ilya Kovalchuk's interest in bringing his show to Broadway.

The Russian superstar, now an unrestricted free agent, has expressed interest in returning to the NHL after spending the past five seasons in the Kontinental Hockey League, and could find a fit with the Rangers.

"We've checked in with him. It's fair to say that's something we're going to look at again further and see what's going on," Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton told Larry Brooks of the New York Post.

Kovalchuk last suited up in the NHL for the New Jersey Devils, but retired following the 2012-13 campaign in order to return to Russia. He had 12 years remaining on his contract at the time of his retirement.

Had Kovalchuk opted to return to the NHL prior to the coming season, the Devils would have retained his rights. However, now that his 35th birthday has passed, he is removed from the NHL's voluntary retired list and free to sign with any team.

As of April 15, Kovalchuk can hold talks with interested teams, but cannot put pen to paper until free agency opens on July 1.

In 55 appearances with St. Petersburg SKA this season, Kovalchuk tallied 32 goals and 33 assists. The former Devil and Atlanta Thrasher also notched 816 points in as many NHL games.

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John Ferguson Jr. could be getting another shot.

The Boston Bruins executive is among four candidates to become the next general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, according to Sportsnet's John Shannon.

Ferguson has spent the last four seasons as the Bruins' director of player personnel, also doubling as GM of the AHL's Providence Bruins for the past two campaigns.

The Montreal native previously served as GM of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2003 to 2008, followed by six seasons as the San Jose Sharks' director of pro scouting.

Reports also indicate Buffalo Sabres assistant GM Steve Greeley has had multiple interviews for the position. Greeley is in his first season with the Sabres after a two-year run as the assistant director of player personnel with the New York Rangers.

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The Vegas Golden Knights thought they had won Game 2 in overtime.

Jonathan Marchessault got the puck past San Jose's Martin Jones late in the first OT, but upon further review by NHL officials in the situation room located in Toronto, the goal was overturned due to goaltender interference.

Here's a look at the play in question, with Marchessault pegged as the culprit:

Cue up the seemingly never-ending debate on how to interpret this rule.

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