Hockey headlines for March 25, 2026

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Senators move into playoff spot with huge win over Red Wings (Ottawa Sun)
Predators score five in 1st period, beat Sharks 6-3 to extend lead in wild card race (The Tennessean)
On a night of milestones, Bobrovsky moves up wins list as Panthers beat Kraken in shootout (Miami Herald)
Martin Necas, Avalanche pay Penguins back with a blowout win (Denver Post)
Anton Frondell scores his first NHL point in debut as the Chicago Blackhawks escape Long Island with win (Chicago Tribune)
Gridin feeds Parekh on his first goal of season to get Flames hearts pounding in win over Kings (Calgary Sun)
Radko Gudas says he feels 'terrible' about hit on Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews (Toronto Sun)
Greaves leads Columbus Blue Jackets past Philadelphia Flyers (Columbus Dispatch)
Lightning come from behind in wild win over Minnesota (Tampa Bay Times)
Scheifele leads Jets to victory over Golden Knights with goal, two assists — and a fight (Winnipeg Free Press)
Edmonton Oilers show signs of life in choking out Utah Mammoth (Edmonton Sun)
Easton Cowan stands tall after John Tavares is run into boards (Toronto Sun)
Kraken wipe out late three-goal deficit before falling in shootout (Seattle Times)
Flyers playoff push hits a setback with a 3-2 home loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Weak Islanders' defense is key reason for loss to Chicago (New York Newsday)
Unfortunate bounce costs Wild in 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay Lightning (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Stars can’t recover from sluggish start vs. Devils, see losing skid extend to three games (Dallas Morning News)
Golden Knights can’t build off momentum, falter in loss to Jets (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bruins suffer special teams lapses in setback at home against Maple Leafs (Boston Globe)
Sharks no-show early in ugly, costly loss to Nashville Predators (San Jose Mercury News)
Penguins’ defensive struggles continue in loss to Avalanche (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Blues slip by Capitals 3-0; Robert Thomas 'fine' after injury in third period (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Tony DeAngelo exits with injury as Islanders’ defense takes another hit (New York Post)
Carter Yakemchuk, Jorian Donovan to make NHL debuts for injury-plagued Senators (Ottawa Sun)
Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor will make his season debut against Penguins (Denver Post)
Roby Jarventie has travelled a long road to make Edmonton Oilers debut (Edmonton Sun)
Sharks’ Askarov opens up more about trade from Predators: ‘I was waiting’ (San Jose Mercury News)
Nifty fifty? Playoff chase brings Sabres within reach of 50 wins (Buffalo News)
Injuries are the ‘story of our season,’ Panthers’ Maurice said. They have two more (Miami Herald)
What’s ailing Lightning captain Victor Hedman? It’s a mystery (Tampa Bay Times)
Penguins defenseman Ryan Shea eager to return from injury (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Pionk’s presence is helping the Jets in a playoff push (Winnipeg Sun)
Noah Cates continues to emerge as a leader on and off the ice for the surging Flyers (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Defenseman Justin Holl trying to take advantage of opportunity with Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flames' Morgan Frost stepping into the spotlight since trade deadline (Calgary Sun)
Matthew Robertson took different path to Rangers chance that he keeps making most of (New York Post)
Islanders’ first-rounder Victor Eklund coming stateside — and bringing ‘energy’ with him (New York Post)
Dallas Stars sign defenseman Aram Minnetian to entry-level contract, team announces (Dallas Morning News)
Firing of morgue worker who leaked info about Gaudreau deaths upheld (Columbus Dispatch)
Sabres assistant equipment manager George Babcock keeps trucking, at more than 2,500 games (Buffalo News)