Hockey headlines for March 22, 2026

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Predators move into playoff position with 4-1 win over Golden Knights (The Tennessean)
Nikita Kucherov takes NHL scoring lead in Lightning’s win in Edmonton (Tampa Bay Times)
Ottawa Senators bounce Toronto Maple Leafs in latest Battle of Ontario (Ottawa Sun)
Wild end home skid with 2-1 overtime victory over Stars (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
'Everybody ropes, everyone rides': Sabres lasso another victory with key plays against Kings (Buffalo News)
Panthers' A.J. Greer faces disciplinary hearing for hit on Flames' Connor Zary (Calgary Sun)
Rangers signing Boston College star Drew Fortescue to entry-level contract (New York Post)
Penguins sign goaltending prospect Gabriel D’Aigle to entry-level contract (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Can Lightning afford not to re-sign defenseman Darren Raddysh? (Tampa Bay Times)
Columbus Blue Jackets top Seattle Kraken, stay in playoff spot (Columbus Dispatch)
Road warrior Flyers pull away from the San Jose Sharks to sweep their West Coast trip (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Blues beat Canucks 3-1 in battle of bottom-five teams (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Bruins notch big road victory over Detroit, 4-2 (Boston Herald)
Penguins finally win shootout, prevailing over Jets as Erik Karlsson scores twice (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Red Wings can't solve Bruins goalie Swayman in loss to division rival (Detroit News)
Edmonton Oilers fighting mad, but not good enough to hang with Lightning (Edmonton Sun)
Caufield's 5-point night dooms Isles in Montreal (New York Newsday)
After losing Anthony Stolarz, Morgan Rielly, Maple Leafs put up no fight in Battle of Ontario (Toronto Sun)
Jets find another unique way to lose (Winnipeg Free Press)
Special teams dooms ‘snakebitten’ Golden Knights in third straight loss (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sharks’ Ferraro sticks up for Celebrini, but penalty proves costly in loss to Flyers (San Jose Mercury News)
Slipping Kraken fall to Blue Jackets for third straight loss (Seattle Times)
Kings stumble against surging Sabres (Los Angeles Times)
Senators' Giroux steps up big time in trouncing of Maple Leafs (Ottawa Sun)
New Islander Brayden Schenn unhappy with play: ‘I got more to give’ (New York Post)
Sharks players get emotional talking about Ryan Reaves’ gesture after his injury (San Jose Mercury News)
Lightning's Jon Cooper rooting for Connor McDavid to finally get his Stanley Cup (Edmonton Sun)
With 12 games left, Detroit Red Wings have one plan: 'Force our luck' (Detroit Free Press)
Avalanche’s ‘identity line’ obliterated the Blackhawks: ‘They never stop’ (Denver Post)
Two Rangers to miss time with injuries: ‘going to be week to week’ (New York Post)
Senators defenceman Jake Sanderson inching closer to a return (Ottawa Sun)
Blackhawks about to get first glimpse of Anton Frondell, whose NHL success could determine fate of rebuild (Chicago Sun-Times)
Rangers’ top goalie prospect Dylan Garand likely to finally make debut (New York Post)