NEWARK, NJ - JANUARY 22: Boston Bruins center Pavel Zacha (18) and New Jersey Devils left wing Jesper Bratt (63) battle for the puck during a NHL game between the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on January 22, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Andrew Mordzynski/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
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DENVER — Ilya Solovyov didn’t spend long in Denver, but his brief stint with the Colorado Avalanche still produced a moment he’ll remember for the rest of his career — the first NHL goal of his career.
The 25-year-old defenseman scored that milestone marker on Jan. 10 in a 4–0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. With 9:30 remaining in the second period, Solovyov accepted a rink wide pass from Parker Kelly, stepped into the play, and ripped a wrist shot from the top of the left circle past the goaltender. The celebration was instant and emotional as he leapt into the arms of teammate Brent Burns.
"It's good to score when we play at home," Solovyov told The Hockey News. "Yeah, it was a fun (moment), fun memory, so I'll try to (score some more) tonight."
Solovyov has been getting more ice time with the Penguins. Credit: Charles LeClaire
Solovyov’s path to that moment in Denver was far from straightforward. The Belarusian defenseman was claimed off waivers by Colorado in October after spending most of the 2024–25 season with the Calgary Wranglers, the AHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames.
During that AHL campaign, Solovyov produced 28 points — six goals and 22 assists — tying for the team lead in goals among defensemen. He also appeared in five NHL games with Calgary, recording one assist.
But the move to Denver came with challenges beyond the ice, particularly for his family, who remained behind in Calgary while the logistics of another relocation were sorted out.
“I left my family back in Calgary for a bit. It’s been almost two weeks right now,” Solovyov said shortly after arriving in Colorado. “We have a house over there, so they’re not able to jump in right away. We have to clean everything; we have to call a moving company to pick up all the stuff. We’ve got a bed, a lot of kid stuff, so they’re not able to come right away. Now we’re trying to figure out everything else. The next day I’m flying to Colorado, and the day after that I’m skating by myself.”
Another Move, Another Opportunity
Just 10 days after scoring his first NHL goal, Solovyov’s whirlwind season took another turn. Colorado traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Valtteri Puustinen and a 2026 seventh-round draft pick.
Given those circumstances, it was only natural to ask how his family has handled yet another move.
"It's maybe a little bit easier for me than for (my) family, especially my wife and son," he added. "Moving from Calgary to Denver, like you said, it was a little hard for them, but they try to manage it, and help me as much as they can."
On the ice, Solovyov appears to be settling in with his new club. In 16 games with Colorado, he recorded one goal and two assists for three points. Since joining Pittsburgh, however, his offensive production has already picked up. Through nine games with the Penguins, Solovyov has registered four assists — already surpassing his point total with the Avalanche, aside from the lone goal.
Now, he’ll have an opportunity to show his former team what they may have lost when the Penguins face the Avalanche tonight.
"I'm just trying to play solid, that's it. The last few games haven't been good for me, so I'll just try to (play better)."
The Pittsburgh Penguins have made some changes to their roster ahead of their matchup against the Colorado Avalanche.
The Penguins have announced that they have recalled defenseman Jack St. Ivany from his conditioning stint with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. In addition, Pittsburgh shared that blueliner Alexander Alexeyev has been sent back down to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
St. Ivany played in three games for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton during his conditioning loan, where he had one assist and a plus-1 rating. Now, after getting called back up to Pittsburgh's roster, he will be looking to make an impact.
St. Ivany has not played in a game for Pittsburgh since Jan. 25 due to injury. Yet, he is now ready to return for the Penguins and will look to build on his strong season with the Metropolitan Division club. In 17 games this season for Pittsburgh, he has a career-high seven assists and 40 hits.
As for Alexeyev, he did not make his Pittsburgh debut during his call-up. In 29 games this season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, he has three goals, seven points, 15 penalty minutes, and a plus-4 rating.
The Montreal Canadiens lost more than the game when they were beaten 4-3 by the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night; they also lost forward Kirby Dach, once again. In the very early stages of the game, forward Jeffrey Viel blindsided Dach with a solid hit. The Canadiens’ player did not see the hit coming at all. He got back up, skating gingerly and headed to the bench; that was his second and last shift of the game.
During the first intermission, the Canadiens announced that he would not be back in the game because of an upper-body injury. The media asked for an update after the game, but there was no news to share. With the Habs benefiting from a day off on Monday, it’s unlikely that we’ll hear anything before morning skate on Tuesday ahead of the evening’s duel with the Boston Bruins.
Ever since he entered the NHL, Dach has been plagued by rotten luck with injuries. From the wrist injury at the World Junior Championships to the concussion with the Chicago Blackhawks and the two knee injuries with the Canadiens, he’s been through a lot. As if that wasn’t enough, he also suffered a broken leg earlier this season.
The Canadiens have not confirmed that he’s dealing with a concussion, but given how the play unfolded, it wouldn’t be surprising. The timing of this latest setback couldn’t have been worse for Dach, who is currently playing the last year of the four-year deal he signed when the Canadiens acquired him.
Of the 312 games the Habs have played since then, Dach has only played 149, for just 48% of the matches. As harsh as it seems to write this, it’s hard to see the Habs committing long-term to the 6-foot-4 and 221-pound forward. While there’s definitely some talent there, his body seems unable to sustain the rigours of an NHL career.
Montreal already signed Kaiden Guhle to a six-year deal, and the defenseman keeps missing time, putting the defence corps under pressure. In four seasons, he has played 195 games, out of a possible 328, which means the Canadiens have had him only 60% of the time.
It’s tough to build a team and need to have a plan B scenario ready at all times, especially given the constraints of the salary cap. Montreal already has to do that with Guhle, and doing it with Dach as well could hurt the team. At the end of the season, Dach will be an RFA but will become a UFA at the end of the 2026-27 season. If the Canadiens choose to give him yet another chance, I would be surprised if the contract had much term on it. It’s hard not to feel for Dach, but hockey is first and foremost a business at the professional level.
With the Ottawa Senators down two of their regular defensemen due to injury, Carter Yakemchuk is making a loud statement in the AHL about what he'd like to see happen next.
The American Hockey League announced on Monday that Yakemchuk has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending March 15, 2026. In his past three games for Belleville, Yakemchuk has a goal, eight points and a plus-8.
Yakemchuk assisted on six goals in his two games last week, helping the Senators to a sweep of their weekend visit to Hershey.
He becomes only the seventh Belleville Sens player to earn the player of the week honours. The others are Drake Batherson (October 28, 2019), Logan Brown (November 4, 2019), Josh Norris (April 19, 2021), Michael Carcone (December 6, 2021), Egor Sokolov (February 7, 2022), and Angus Crookshank (January 22, 2024).
Yakemchuk, the seventh overall selection in the 2024 NHL Draft, is still waiting to make his NHL debut for Ottawa, even though both Jake Sanderson and Nick Jensen are out with injuries. Their spots on the everyday roster have been taken by Yakemchuk's Belleville teammate, Dennis Gilbert, and Ottawa's seventh defenseman, Nik Matinpalo.
But that still left a need for a seventh defenseman in Ottawa, and the Sens also chose to bypass Yakemchuk for that role, calling up Lassi Thomson.
At the start of the season, if you told a Sens fan that the club would need nine defensemen in Ottawa at some point, they probably would have assumed Yakemchuk would be one of them.
But the fact of the matter is that the Senators want Yakemchuk to keep developing, keep playing big minutes, and come up to the NHL only when the time is right.
So far, so good.
On Saturday, Yakemchuk recorded four assists to help Belleville to a 6-3 victory. Then on Sunday, he added two more helpers in another three-goal Belleville win, this time, 5-2. Yakemchuk was named the First Star in both games.
On the season, Yakemchuk has recorded 35 points in 47 games, good for second among all AHL rookie defensemen.
When the Sens drafted him, he had just come off a 30-goal season with the Calgary Hitmen in 2023-24. But when he returned to the WHL last season to work on skating and his defensive game, his offensive numbers took a hit, but it looks like things are starting to trend back in a positive direction.
He did get a recent NHL taste, which he loved, coming up to practice with Ottawa during the Olympic break last month. Based on his recent performances, the kid looks like he's hungry for a lot more.
Steve Warne The Hockey News
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They played a horrendous first 30 minutes and were down 2-0 late in the second period before rallying to win 4-3. The win snapped the Penguins' two-game losing streak and kept them in second place in the Metropolitan Division.
The Penguins will try to make it two wins in a row on Monday night when they play the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche are in first place in the Central Division with a 44-12-9 record, good for 97 points. They have won seven of their last 10 games and have only lost in regulation five times at home this year.
Nathan MacKinnon is one of the best players on the planet and is having another outstanding season, compiling 44 goals and 109 points in 64 games. He does it all, and once he gets a burst of speed, it's usually game over.
Martin Necas is second on the team in goals (31) and points (80). He has been a perfect fit for the Avalanche since they acquired him last season.
Cale Makar is elite on the backend for the Avalanche, racking up 19 goals and 67 points in 65 games this year. He's hit the 90-point mark for two seasons in a row and is trying to make it three this year.
This is also an Avalanche team that is very deep at center. They can run MacKinnon-Nelson-Kadri down the middle for their first three lines.
Scott Wedgewood will start in goal for the Avalanche. He has a 25-4-5 record to go along with a .918 save percentage.
The Penguins will get Evgeni Malkin back from his five-game suspension and Justin Brazeau back from injury. They both took line rushes during the morning skate.
Sidney Crosby participated in the skate, but didn't take line rushes, meaning he will likely still be out for this game. Blake Lizotte will also be out with an upper-body injury.
Here's the projected lineup:
Forwards
Chinakhov-Novak-Malkin
Mantha-Rakell-Rust
Koivunen-Kindel-Brazeau
Soderblom-Dewar-Acciari
Defensive pairs
Wotherspoon-Karlsson
Shea-Letang
Solovyov-Clifton
Arturs Silovs will start in goal for the Penguins after Stuart Skinner started against the Mammoth.
Puck drop is set for 9:30 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh and ESPN. You can also listen to the game on 105.9 'The X.'
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a three-year contract with Sacha Boisvert, one of the team's top prospects.
The Blackhawks announced the entry-level deal with the Canadian forward on Monday. The contract carries a $974,167 salary-cap hit and runs through the 2027-28 season.
Boisvert, who turns 20 on Tuesday, could make his NHL debut this week. He won't play Tuesday against Minnesota while he waits for immigration clearance, but the Blackhawks visit the Wild on Thursday and host the Colorado Avalanche on Friday.
Coach Jeff Blashill said he plans to go slowly with Boisvert in terms of playing time.
“I think he's going to need to have a physical impact on the game on a night-to-night basis, and if he can do that, he becomes a real commodity,” Blashill said.
“He can add something to our team I don't know that we have enough of, and that's that kind of hard skill. And if he can do that, it'll be a real positive for us.”
Boisvert, a Quebec native, was selected by the Blackhawks with the No. 18 pick in the 2024 draft. He had three goals and 14 assists in 26 games with Boston University this year.
Boisvert was scratched from BU's 4-1 victory over Vermont in the opening round of the Hockey East Tournament for an undisclosed reason. He returned to the lineup for Saturday's season-ending loss to UConn.
He was suspended for two games in January after getting into a fight during a 4-3 loss to UMass Lowell.
The 6-foot-3 Boisvert played for North Dakota for one season before transferring to Boston. He had 18 goals and 14 assists in 37 games for the Fighting Hawks.
The NHL and NHL Players' Association announced the host cities for the next big best-on-best international tournament.
The 2028 World Cup Hockey will be played in February 2028 in both Europe and North America. The European site is Prague, Czechia. The North American phase will be held in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta.
Calgary will have a new arena, Scotia Place, by then and will host seven round robin games and one elimination game. The same will occur at the O2 Arena in Prague.
Edmonton's Rogers Place will host both semifinals and the final.
Here's what to know about the 2028 World Cup of Hockey after details announced on Monday, March 16:
How many countries will take part?
There will be eight countries participating. Those countries will be announced later.
Where will the World Cup of Hockey be played?
Round robin games and one elimination game will be played in Calgary, Alberta and Prague, Czechia. Edmonton will host the semifinals and final.
When is the World Cup of Hockey?
It will be held in February 2028, but the dates and schedule will be announced later. There will be 17 games played.
When was the last World Cup of Hockey?
The World Cup of Hockey has previously been held in 1996 (USA victory), 2004 (Canada) and 2016 (Canada).
The 2028 event continues a recent stretch of international tournaments involving NHL players.
The 4 Nations Face-Off got things started in 2025 and NHL players returned to the Olympics in 2026 for the first time since 2014. Both tournaments ended up with USA-Canada finals. Canada beat the Americans in overtime at the 4 Nations on a Connor McDavid goal. Jack Hughes and the USA prevailed in overtime in Milan last month.
More details have emerged about the 2028 World Cup of Hockey. On Monday, the NHL announced the three host cities for the event, which will be Calgary, Edmonton and Prague. The eight-team tournament will be held in February 2028.
As per the NHL, Calgary and Prague will each host seven games. Six of them will be round-robin games, while the final will be an elimination game. As for Edmonton, they will host the two semifinal games and the championship.
In a press release, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said, "There is no international competition in sports that matches the passion, skill, and excitement of hockey’s best-on-best coming together to represent their countries -- last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off and the recent Winter Olympics were just the latest examples. We at the National Hockey League and our partners at the National Hockey League Players' Association can’t wait to bring the World Cup of Hockey 2028 to three spectacular venues in three cities that shine when staging big events. We know Calgary, Edmonton and Prague will serve as fantastic hosts for hockey fans from all over the globe, and that the greatest hockey players in the world will compete on a level that will make this event truly memorable."
2028 will be the fourth World Cup of Hockey. Canada won in 2004 and 2016, while Team USA picked up a victory in 1996. Based on the Vancouver Canucks' current roster, the organization should have a few players at the event.
Feb 12, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; [Imagn Images direct customers only] NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced the return of the World Cup in 2028 before a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images
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The Calgary Flames will look to play spoiler when they visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena tonight.
My top Flames vs. Red Wings predictions and NHL picks are headlined by promising Calgary rookie Matvei Gridin.
Flames vs Red Wings prediction
Flames vs Red Wings best bet: Matvei Gridin Over 1.5 shots (-130)
Calgary Flames winger Matvei Gridin is receiving a late-season audition in an offensive role and has recorded 2+ in 10 of his past 13 games while piling up an impressive 61 attempts.
The 2024 first-round selection averaged a healthy 2.78 shots per game during his AHL stint this season, and the high-volume shooting dates back to putting up 4.21 per game in the QMJHL while making the CHL All-Rookie Team last year.
Finally, the Detroit Red Wings have allowed a healthy 28.1 shots per game out of the Olympic break, too.
Flames vs Red Wings same-game parlay
The Flames have scored the fewest goals per road game (2.18), and the Red Wings have only averaged 2.33 per game out of the Olympic break, so I’m expecting the two teams to continue their trends of low-scoring tilts tonight.
Turning to the final leg of this SGP, Calgary starter Dustin Wolf sports an elite .933 SV% and 2.17 GAA across his past five road starts, and the Flames have allowed 29.2 shots per game since the NHL Trade Deadline.
Flames vs Red Wings SGP
Under 5.5
Dustin Wolf Over 25.5 saves
Matvei Gridin Over 1.5 shots
Flames vs Red Wings odds
Moneyline: Flames +155 | Red Wings -180
Puck Line: Flames +1.5 (-155) | Red Wings -1.5 (+135)
Over/Under: Over 5.5 (-125) | Under 5.5 (+105)
Flames vs Red Wings trend
The Flames have cashed the Under in 11 of their last 14 road games for +7.70 units and a 49% ROI, and the Red Wings have played to the Under in 15 of their last 25 games for +6.40 units and a 23% ROI. Find more NHL betting trends for Flames vs. Red Wings.
How to watch Flames vs Red Wings
Location
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Date
Monday, March 16, 2026
Puck drop
7:00 p.m. ET
TV
FDSN-Detroit, Prime Video
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The end of the NHL regular season is one month away, and there is a lot of be decided.
No team has clinched and no team has been officially eliminated, though the Vancouver Canucks are getting close.
The scoring race looks like it might come down to the wire.
And the playoff field has a chance to look radically different from last season.
As of the morning of Monday, March 16, eight teams that are sitting in a playoff position – the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Anaheim Ducks, Utah Mammoth and San Jose Sharks – had missed the postseason in 2024-25. Some of the those teams are looking to end lengthy playoff droughts.
Here are questions to be answered before the 2025-26 regular season ends on April 16:
Can the Buffalo Sabres end their playoff drought?
It sits at 14 seasons, an NHL record, but the Sabres lead the Atlantic Division with 15 games left. The closest non-playoff team is nine points back. It would take a major collapse for Buffalo to miss the playoffs again, but the Sabres show little sign of doing that, going 30-6-2 since Dec. 8. A big reason for the turnaround was the firing of general manager Kevyn Adams and the promotion of Jarmo Kekalainen on Dec. 15. The new general manager took steps at the trade deadline to keep the run going. After defenseman Colton Parayko vetoed a trade, Kekalainen pivoted to defensemen Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn, plus forward Tanner Pearson. Schenn and Pearson have won Stanley Cup titles, important for a core making a rare step into postseason play.
Can the Detroit Red Wings end their playoff drought?
Their situation is precarious. They hold the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference but have played one more than game than their closest pursuers. The Columbus Blue Jackets are surging since making a coaching change to Rick Bowness and sit one point back. The Red Wings are in a 1-3-2 slide and are without forwards Dylan Larkin and Andrew Copp. Eight of their final 15 games are against non-playoff teams, including the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 7. Detroit, which last made the playoffs in 2016, added David Perron and Justin Faulk at the deadline.
Can the Anaheim Ducks end their playoff drought?
Their drought is seven seasons but they're first in the Pacific Division. They have a good mix of youngsters and veterans, including trade deadline acquisition John Carlson, and an experienced coach in Joel Quenneville. They'll be without suspended defenseman Radko Gudas for another three games after his knee-on-knee hit on Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews. But forward Troy Terry has returned from an injury.
Will we see another Panthers-Oilers Stanley Cup Final?
The Edmonton Oilers are in a good position for a third consecutive run to the Final. They currently sit in a playoff spot, though Leon Draisaitl left Sunday's game with an injury. He was hit by Nashville Predators' Ozzy Wiesblatt, came back for one shift and didn't feel well so he missed the rest of the game.
Who will win the Central Division title?
Early in the season, the answer was easy: the Colorado Avalanche. They had only two regulations losses on Jan. 1 and that figure is up to 12. Gabriel Landeskog and Artturi Lehkonen are out with injuries. Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars are on a franchise-record 15-game point streak and are three points back. The teams meet Wednesday, March 18, in Denver (9:30 p.m. ET, TNT). Both teams beefed up at the trade deadline.
Who will win the scoring title?
There are three 100-point scorers: Edmonton's Connor McDavid (114), Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon (109) and Tampa Bay Lightning's Nikita Kucherov (106). Kucherov, who won the last two titles, is the hottest player with 55 points since Jan. 1 (McDavid has 44 and MacKinnon has 39). But the eight-point gap might be hard for Kucherov to make up until McDavid's point totals are affected by the injury to Draisaitl.
Who will have the best draft lottery odds?
The Vancouver Canucks are last in the league with 48 points and the 31st overall Calgary Flames have 59. But the 2025 draft lottery showed that might not have matter as the Islanders moved up from 11th to first and selected Matthew Schaefer. Utah won the second drawing and moved up to fourth. Penn State's Gavin McKenna and Sweden's Ivar Stenberg are expected to be the top two picks.
Mike and Dan recap a week of good and bad for the Islanders, and set up what could be a massive Canadian road trip and a home game against the Blue Jackets next Sunday.
A contest in St. Louis with a lot of weird connections ended being the most Rangers-like win we’ve seen in some time, using two late powerplay goals to complete a shocking overtime comeback victory. A return home meant a deflating loss to the LA Kings that saw no comeback happen, then a victory over Calgary that almost got a way from them. Overall, the games showed what the Islanders still lack: a definitive executable structure on the ice and a set line-up that maximizes everyone’s strengths. There’s a difference between stopgaps and solutions, and right now the Islanders seem to have more of the former than the latter.
With games against the very beaten down Maple Leafs, the surging Senators and the stumbling Canadiens, the Islanders have a chance to pick up points. And they better, because next Sunday’s game at UBS Arena against Columbus could mean the season. Once again, they are the mercy of their schedule and their opponents’ schedules, so the time for experimentation is over. They need to treat these games like they’re the playoffs. If they don’t, they might miss them altogether.
We also get into Mathieu Darche’s longterm plan for the club, what the hell has happened to the Flyers, the struggles of the Carson Soucy-Scott Mayfield pairing and the hope that next week is finally Schenn Week.
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MacKinnon and Necas hold the team's top two slots in 5-on-5 points by a wide margin. Playing alongside them will raise Nichushkin's floor and ceiling.
Nichushkin has averaged more than two points per 60 with MacKinnon, and that trio has posted an encouraging 72% xG share through 18 minutes.
Penguins vs Avalanche same-game parlay
MacKinnon and Nichushkin both rank Top-3 on the Avalanche in 5-on-5 shot rate. Necas? 9th. He is much more selective as a shooter, giving him high assist equity on this line.
The Avalanche have outscored opponents by 1.64 goals per game at home following a day of rest. The Pittsburgh Penguins have allowed 3+ goals in six straight and are unlikely to stop the bleeding in this matchup.
The Colorado Avalanche have covered the Puck Line in 15 of their last 25 games at home (+4.70 Units / 16% ROI). Find more NHL betting trends for Penguins vs. Avalanche.
How to watch Penguins vs Avalanche
Location
Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Date
Monday, March 16, 2026
Puck drop
9:30 p.m. ET
TV
ESPN
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Jack Hughes ranks second on the New Jersey Devils in assists despite missing more than 20 games, and hasn’t gone back-to-back games without a helper since the beginning of January.
My Bruins vs. Devils predictions and NHL picks see Hughes having another productive night as a facilitator on home soil.
Bruins vs Devils prediction
Bruins vs Devils best bet: Pick (ODDS)
Jack Hughes has picked up a helper in 16 of his last 24 games, good for a 67% clip. Only once did he go back-to-back games without an assist — and he failed to record one last time out against Los Angeles.
He has a nice matchup to get right back on the horse. The Boston Bruins rank 28th in shot suppression, tied for 18th in goals against, and have won only 12 of 31 road games.
Excluding Top-10 goal suppression teams, Hughes has an assist in 58% of his contests this season. That hit rate jumps to 77% following one day of rest.
Bruins vs Devils same-game parlay
Dougie Hamilton has averaged 3.0 shots on 6.3 attempts against Bottom-16 shot suppression teams this season. He's gone Over this total in 68% of such matchups, and 72% when playing on home soil.
The New Jersey Devils rank fourth in shot attempts generated over the last 10 games. That means plenty of blocked shot opportunities for a minute-muncher like Charlie McAvoy, who has picked up at least two in 67% of his road dates.
Jack Hughes has assists in three of his last four meetings with the Bruins. Find more NHL betting trends for Bruins vs. Devils.
How to watch Bruins vs Devils
Location
Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Date
Monday, March 16, 2026
Puck drop
7:00 p.m. ET
TV
ESPN
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Ahead of the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline, the New York Islanders acquired 34-year-old centerman Brayden Schenn from the St. Louis Blues for the Colorado Avalanche's 2026 first-round pick, the New Jersey Devils' 2026 third-round pick, forward Jonathan Drouin, and goaltender prospect Marcus Gidlof.
In the four games since the trade, the Islanders are 3-1-0, with Schenn recording two assists, his first of the two coming up against St. Louis, dropping the puck to Mathew Barzal before No. 13 scored the overtime winner:
The former Blues captain has averaged 16:40 minutes per game, a second short of what he'd averaged over his 61 games in St. Louis. He's won 53.5% of his face-offs (23-40), with four blocks and nine hits.
Looking at his advanced metrics, when Schenn has been on the ice at 5-on-5 (47:58), the Islanders have been outshot 23-13 and outscored 4-2.
Schenn has had five scoring chances for himself, three of which were considered high-danger.
Over these four games, Schenn has played with Calum Ritchie, Simon Holmstrom, Antony Duclair, Mathew Barzal, and Ondrej Palat, as head coach Patrick Roy tries to figure out the best combinations.
Schenn has two seasons left at $6.5 million annually.
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