Hockey headlines for March 30, 2026

Monday, March 30, 2026

Golden Knights fire Bruce Cassidy, hire John Tortorella (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lightning sweep back-to-back, top Steven Stamkos’ Predators (Tampa Bay Times)
Flyers pick up much-needed win over Stars, 2-1, in overtime to remain in playoff hunt (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Carolina Hurricanes fall to Montreal Canadiens after second-period swoon (Raleigh News & Observer)
Florida Panthers’ Paul Maurice: Aleksander Barkov will not play this season (Miami Herald)
Flyers sign top prospect Porter Martone to an NHL contract (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bruins rise from dead late, rally from three down to stun Blue Jackets in a shootout (Boston Globe)
Rangers beat Panthers in duel that was a far cry from their 2024 playoff clash (New York Post)
Chicago Blackhawks suffer 2nd straight blowout loss — 6-1 to New York Rangers — but improve draft-lottery odds (Chicago Tribune)
Nashville Predators fall 3-2 to Tampa Bay Lightning, lose third straight (The Tennessean)
Columbus Blue Jackets crumble against Boston Bruins (Columbus Dispatch)
Rookie Adam Sykora providing ray of light for gloomy Rangers: ‘Hard not to like that guy’ (New York Post)
Joakim Kemell scores unusual first NHL goal for Nashville Predators vs Tampa (The Tennessean)
Stars’ injured list grows as Michael Bunting exits game vs. Flyers (Dallas Morning News)
Columbus Blue Jackets await Mathieu Olivier injury prognosis (Columbus Dispatch)
Jets won’t go down without a fight (Winnipeg Free Press)
Detroit Red Wings' playoff hopes undermined by sloppiness (Detroit Free Press)
Blackhawks rookie Artyom Levshunov sidelined with hand fracture (Chicago Sun-Times)
‘More weight than words,’ for Jets captain Adam Lowry (Winnipeg Sun)
Why Maple Leaf Jacob Quillan's first NHL point is an overdue reward (Toronto Sun)
Senators send Jorian Donovan back to Belleville as club prepares to face Florida (Ottawa Sun)
Bruins ink Merrimack’s Max Lundgren (Boston Herald)