Welcome to the PHT Morning Skate, a collection of links from around the hockey world. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at phtblog@nbcsports.com.
• For Ducks, getting swept should be a wake-up call (Los Angeles Times)
• Takeaways: an unlikely hero emerges as Sharks sweep Ducks (San Jose Mercury News)
• Sidney Crosby passes Mario Lemieux for Penguins’ playoff points lead (USA Today)
• The Penguins are still too much for the Flyers (SB Nation)
• Hey, Saint Patrick. It’s a sin you missed how Avs refused to quit in 3-2 loss against Nashville. (Denver Post)
• In defying odds, Golden Knights’ success is not so good for sports books (USA Today)
• Marc-Andre Fleury’s ex-teammates with Penguins happy for his success in playoffs (NHL.com)
• Bodog: Golden Knights are Cup favourites (TSN.ca)
• Foligno brothers savouring first simultaneous NHL post-season (Toronto Star)
• Blake Wheeler’s path to being an elite player in the NHL took a winding road (Winnipeg Sun)
• How a financial advisor became the NHL’s only active black official (Sportsnet)
• Bill Peters has the inside track in Calgary, but there’s a lot of local blood to consider (The Hockey News)
• Von Miller just discovered hockey and he is WAY into it (The Loop)
• Humboldt Broncos tribute concert aims to bring in NHL players, alumni (Sportsnet)
• Town puts ‘giant hockey stick on our porch’ in Humboldt tribute (CBC)
• The case for each Vezina Trophy finalist -- and a few snubs (The Hockey News)
• Why the Stanley Cup gets names removed every 13 years (Sportsnet)
• Up top, watch how the Penguins are coming alive in the postseason and the energy being displayed by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin should be worrying their opponents.
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck