News and Notes from Saturday, March 21st, 2026
News
- The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced that Florida Panthers F A.J. Greer will have a phone hearing tomorrow following his boarding of Calgary Flames F Conor Zary Friday night.
- The maximum Greer can be suspended for is five games per the guidelines of the NHL’s CBA
Jersey Tracking and Mini Recaps
Winnipeg Jets v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 1p ET
- In Pittsburgh, the Penguins hosted the Jets and in the first the Penguins took the 1-0 lead when Egor Chinakov netted his 15th of the year and then Rickard Rakell scored his 14th as Pittsburgh went up 2-0. Then, Winnipeg got on the board when Morgan Barron scored his 11th of the year. In the second, Winnipeg tied the game with a shorthanded goal from Cole Koepke, his sixth of the year, but then Pittsburgh re-took the lead when Erik Karlsson scored his 10th of the year. In the third, Neal Pionk netted his third of the year to tie the game for Winnipeg and then Brad Lambert netted his second as the Jets took the 4-3 lead, Then, Erik Karlsson scored his second of the game as the Pens tied the contest. Following a scoreless overtime, Rickard Rakell scored the game winner as the Penguins defeated the Jets 5-4.
Vegas Golden Knights v. Nashville Predators – 2p ET
- In Nashville, the Predators took on the Golden Knights for the final time on the season and in the first Nashville took the 1-0 lead when Steven Stamkos scored his 32nd of the year. In the second, Steven Stamkos scored his second goal of the game with a power play goal and then Tyson Jost scored his seventh goal of the year, a shorthanded goal, as the Predators took the 3-0 lead. Then, Vegas got on the board when Shea Theodore netted his eighth of the year with a power play goal but then Nashville’s Ryan O’Reilly scored his 24th goal of the year. Following the scoreless third, the Predators stood pat to defeat the Golden Knights 4-1.
Minnesota Frost v. Vancouver Goldeneyes – 3p ET (PWHL)
- In Vancouver, the Goldeneyes hosted the Frost and in the first Minnesota took the 1-0 lead when Natalie Buchbinder scored a power play goal, her first goal of the PWHL season. In the second, the Frost went up 2-0 when Kelly Pannek scored her 12th of the year with a power play goal. In the third, Vancouver got on the board wehn Mannon McMahon scored her third of the year but then Britta Curl-Salemme netted her ninth of the year with an empty netter as the Frost defeated the Goldeneyes 3-1.
Seattle Torrent v. Boston Fleet – 4p ET (PWHL)
- In Boston, the Fleet hosted the Torrent and in the first, the Fleet took the 1-0 lead when Abby Newhook scored her sixth of the year. After a scoreless second, Susanna Tapani netted her ninth to put Boston up 2-0 and then Haley Winn netted her third of the year as the Fleet shutout the Torrent 3-0.
Dallas Stars v. Minnesota Wild – 4p ET
- In Minnesota, the Wild hosted the Stars in a key Central Divisional match-up and in the first Dallas took the 1-0 lead when Jason Robertson scored a power play goal. In the second, Minnesota tied the contest when Bobby Brink scored his 15th of the year. Following the scoreless third, Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 20th of the year as the Wild defeated the Stars 2-1.
Buffalo Sabres v. Los Angeles Kings – 4p ET
- In Los Angeles, the Kings hosted the Sabres and in the first the Kings took the 1-0 lead when Artemi Panarin netted his 24th of the year on the Los Angeles power play. In the second, Buffalo tied the game when Tage Thompson scored his 36th of the year. In the third, Buffalo took the lead when Sam Carrick scored his ninth of the year and then Rasmus Dahlin was awarded a goal while on the Buffalo power play to take the 3-1 lead. Zach Benson then scored his eighth goal of the year with an empty netter as the Sabres got the 4-1 win over the Kings.
Philadelphia Flyers v. San Jose Sharks – 4p ET
- In San Jose, the Sharks took on the Flyers and following a scoreless first, Philadelphia took the 1-0 lead when Owen Tippett scored his 24th but then San Jose tied the game with Dmitry Orlov scored his third with a power play goal. In the third, Christian Dvorak scored his 14 with a power play goal to put Philadelphia back in the lead and then Travis Sanheim scored his eighth with a power play goal to put Philly up 3-1. Then, Noah Cates netted a power play, his 15th score of the year, to give the Flyers the 4-1 win over the Sharks.
Seattle Kraken v. Columbus Blue Jackets – 5p ET
- In Columbus, the Blue Jackets hosted the Kraken and in the first Danton Heinen scored his fifth of the year to put Columbus up 1-0 and Damon Severson scored his seventh as the Blue Jackets took the 2-0 lead. Then, Mathieu Olivier scored his 14th as Columbus went up 3-0 but then Seattle got on the board when Vince Dunn scored his 11th of the year. In the second, Kaapo Kakko scored his 11th as Seattle got within a goal with a power play goal but then Kent Johnson scored his seventh to put Columbus back up two. In the third, Cole Sillinger scored an empty net goal as the Blue Jackets defeated the Kraken 5-2.
New York Islanders v. Montréal Canadiens – 7p ET
- In Montréal, the Canadiens hosted the Islanders and in the first Juraj Slafkovský scored his 26th of the year with a power play gaol to give Montréal the 1-0 lead but then Emil Heineman scored his 20th to tie the game for New York. Simon Holmstrom then scored his 17th to give the Isles the lead. In the second, Montréal tied the game when Alex Newhook scored his 10th of the year and then Cole Caufield scored a power play goal to give the Habs the 3-2 lead. In the third, the Islanders tied the game with Matthew Schaefer’s 22nd goal of the year on the New York power play but then Montréal re-took the lead with Kaiden Guhle’s second of the year. Juraj Slafkovský then scored his second of the night to give the Canadiens the two goal lead and then Cole Caufield scored his second of the night to put Montréal up three. Then, Cole Caufield completed the hat trick with a power play goal as the Canadiens defeated the Islanders 7-3.
Toronto Maple Leafs v. Ottawa Senators – 7p ET
- In Ottawa, the Senators hosted the Maple Leafs and in the first, Ottawa took the lead when Tim Stützle scored a power play goal, his 32nd goal of the year. In the second, Claude Giroux’s 12th of the year as Ottawa went up 2-0 and then Warren Foegele scored his 11th as the Sens went up 3-0. Then, Toronto got on the board when John Tavares got his 25th of the year. In the third, Easton Cowan netted his ninth as the Maple Leafs got within a goal but then Ottawa re-took the two goal lead when Michael Amadio got his 12th. Then, Ridly Greig got his 11th of the year as the Senators defeated the Maple Leafs 5-2.
St. Louis Blues v. Vancouver Canucks – 7p ET
- In Vancouver, the Canucks hosted the Blues and following a scoreless first, St. Louis took the 1-0 lead when Pius Suter netted his 11th of the year and then Pavel Buchnevich scored his 16th as the Blues went up 2-0. In the third, Vancouver got on the board when Filip Hronek netted his eighth of the year but then Jordan Kyrou scored his 16th of the year with an empty net, power play goal as the Blues defeated the Canucks 3-1.
Boston Bruins v. Detroit Red Wings – 8p ET
- In the Motor City, it would be an Original Six match-up where the Red Wings hosted the Bruins and after a scoreless first, Lucas Raymond scored a power play goal, his 22nd goal of the year, to put Detroit up 1-0 but then Boston tied the game when David Pastrnak scored his 28th of the year. In the third, Detroit took the 2-1 lead when Alex DeBrincat netted his 35tth of the year but then Elias Lindholm scored his 13th of the year to tie teh game for Boston. Then, Nikita Zadorov scored his second of the year to put Boston up 3-2 and then Marat Khusnutdinov scored his 14th of the year on an empty net to give the Bruins the 4-2 win over the Red Wings.
Late Games
Tampa Bay Lightning v. Edmonton Oilers – 10p ET
Today’s Games
- WIN v. NYR – 12p ET
- COL v. WAS – 1230p ET
- CAR v. PIT – 3p ET
- NAS v. CHI – 3p ET
- MON v. OTT – 7p ET (PWHL)
- CLB v. NYI – 7p ET
- VGK v. DAL – 7p ET
- TB v. CAL – 8p ET
- BUF v. ANA – 8p ET
- LA v. UTH – 9p ET
Noteworthy in Hockey
- Saturday Headlines: Greer hit adds to frustration with DoPS – (Sportsnet)
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