The Buffalo Sabres picked up a 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. With it, the Sabres have now won eight straight games and have a four-point lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning for the top spot in the Atlantic Division standings.
Jack Quinn played a big role in the Sabres' win against the San Jose Sharks, as he had a monster game.
Quinn stepped up in a major way for the Sabres against the Sharks, as he scored three goals and recorded an assist. With this, Quinn recorded the first hat trick of his NHL career, which is an impressive achievement.
After this big performance, Quinn now has 15 goals, 28 points, and a plus-9 rating in 65 games this season. He has also now set a new career-high with 43 points on the season, so there is no question that the 2020 eighth-overall pick has been having a strong year for the Sabres.
It will now be interesting to see how Quinn builds on his strong stretch of play from here. If he continues to chip in solid offense, it would certainly be good news for a red-hot Sabres club right now.
All of a sudden, the Rangers are doing everything that they couldn’t do earlier in the season.
All of a sudden, Alexis Lafrenière resembles what a $52.15 million player and former No. 1 overall pick is supposed to look like, and the Blueshirts are stringing wins together.
The latest unfolded Tuesday night, when Lafrenière scored three more goals, including one with 2:18 left to cap the second hat trick of his career, during their 4-0 win over the Flames to give him 13 points in his last nine games.
It’s the first time Lafrenière has scored in consecutive games since November.
With their latest win giving the Blueshirts (26-30-8) points in six of seven games since the Olympic break ended, they’ve also won consecutive home games in regulation for the first time all season.
Conor Sheary also scored his second goal of the season.
Jonathan Quick recorded his first shutout since October and picked up just his second win since November, stopping all 21 Calgary shots.
“I think one of the things that we tried to encourage [Lafrenière] to do a little bit more of was finding ways to create offense different ways,” head coach Mike Sullivan said, “and he’s a dangerous player off the rush because he has great offensive instincts. He has the ability to see it and make plays, and he has finishing ability when he’s on the receiving end of those plays. … But I think he’s adding a dimension to his game and that’s, we’ll call it the grind game.”
Alexis Lafrenière tips a puck past Dustin Wolf for the first of his three goals in the Rangers’ 4-0 win over the Flames at the Garden on March 10, 2026.
Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
That added element led to his first goal Tuesday, when a Mika Zibanejad shot from the point deflected off the winger and into the net late in the opening period while on the power play.
Sheary added to the Rangers’ lead in the second frame off a strange sequence, when a long pass bounced off the boards behind the net, went through Noah Laba’s legs and ended up right on the stick of Tye Kartye — who threaded a pass to Sheary.
The Blueshirts’ third goal featured some nifty passing, with Gabe Perreault opting for the extra movement and feeding a wide-open Lafrenière near the back post.
Jonathan Quick makes one of his 21 saves during the Rangers’ win over the Flames at the Garden. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
And in the final minutes, with Perreault carrying the puck down the ice on a 2-on-1 rush, Lafrenière took the cross-ice pass and ripped a shot into the Flames’ net as hats started to pour onto the ice.
“They’ve been unbelievable,” Lafrenière said of skating with Zibanejad and Perreault. “Every time they get it, they can make a play, and for me, it’s just help them as much as I can and just try and get open for them.”
J.T. Miller, on injured reserve since March 3 with an upper-body injury, participated in the Blueshirts’ optional morning skate Tuesday while wearing a red noncontact jersey — marking his first time practicing in a team capacity since landing on IR.
Sullivan anticipated Miller being able to shed the noncontact jersey “sooner than later.”
Miller is eligible to return from injured reserve at any point, as he has already missed the minimum of seven days.
Quick’s shutout marked the 65th of his career, moving him past Henrik Lundqvist and into 17th place all-time in NHL history. “Any time you’re mentioned with Hank’s name with anything, it’s special,” Quick said.
With their assists on Lafrenière’s first goal, Zibanejad and Adam Fox recorded the 800th and 400th points of their careers, respectively. Who keeps the milestone puck? “Seniority, I guess,” Zibanejad, 32, said with a grin. “We’ll see who gets it.”
The New York Islanders erased a 3-0 deficit before Mathew Barzal scored the 4-3 overtime winner to defeat the St. Louis Blues in Brayden Schenn's return.
The former St. Louis captain earned the primary assist on the Barzal winner for his point with the Islanders:
Goaltender Ilya Sorokin, who was almost pulled in this game -- will get to that in a minute -- turned aside 20 of 23 for the win, including the last 11 shots he faced.
The Islanders conclude their four-game road trip 2-2-0 after winning their last two games. It was a monumental comeback as the Buffalo Sabres won yet again, while the Pittsburgh Penguins earned a point.
Here's how the game unfolded.
The Blues scored the first three goals of the game, the second and third goals coming 1:27 apart. They did score a fourth goal, but the Islanders won their offside challenge.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau was able to stop the bleeding at 17:50 of the second period with his rebound goal to make it a 3-1 game before the second period came to a close, despite outshooting their opponents 29-14.
The Islanders then scored twice on a double-minor power play early in the third period.
First, it was Calum Ritchie, the one who took the high stick by Pavel Buchnevich at 5:52 of the third period. He was the last to touch the puck before Joe Finley poked the rubber into his own net:
Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman eyes the puck after a save in the first period. (Charles Krupa / Associated Press)
Charlie McAvoy scored 39 seconds into overtime and Jeremy Swayman stopped 14 shots on Tuesday night to earn the Boston Bruins their 13th straight victory at home, 2-1 over the Kings.
Mason Lohrei scored midway through the third period to break a scoreless tie. But the Kings tied it five minutes later when Drew Doughty’s shot from the blue line deflected off the heel of Bruins forward Elias Lindholm and into the net.
It was the seventh straight time the teams had gone to overtime in Boston.
In the overtime, Mark Kastelic blocked a shot in the defensive zone and made a long pass to David Pastrnak, who waited for McAvoy to come into the zone. The Bruins' defenseman and U.S. Olympian, who went to the locker room at the end of the second period after taking a puck off his mouth, skated in on Darcy Kuemper and went to his backhand for the winner.
Kuemper stopped 21 shots for the Kings, who entered the night one point out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The victory kept Boston in possession of the East’s second wild-card spot.
Swayman tied his career high with his 25th win of the season. The Bruins haven’t lost at the TD Garden since before Christmas.
After the game, Kings forward and future Hall of Famer Anze Kopitar stayed on the ice to shake hands with the Bruins after what is expected to be his last game in Boston.
MONTREAL (AP) — Oliver Kapanen scored his 20th of the season as the Montreal Canadiens held on for a 3-1 win and handed the Toronto Maple Leafs their eighth consecutive loss Tuesday night.
Phillip Danault also scored, and Jake Evans added an empty-net goal for Montreal. Jakub Dobes made 17 saves.
William Nylander scored for struggling Toronto, which is on track to miss the playoffs after nine consecutive trips to the postseason.
Joseph Woll stopped 30 shots in a solid outing.
The Maple Leafs entered the night 11 points outside the playoffs and 13 behind the Canadiens, who held the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Besides two shifts on the power play, Cole Caufield sat at the end of the Canadiens’ bench from late in the second period through the end of the game. Montreal’s leading goal scorer appeared to be in some discomfort, with trainers occasionally checking in. The Canadiens said after the game that Caufield was sick.
Toronto captain Auston Matthews — a former 69-goal scorer — extended his goalless streak to 12 games.
Up next
Maple Leafs: Host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.
Canadiens: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored two goals in the final 90 seconds to rally the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.
With Florida goalie Daniil Tarasov on the bench, Verhaeghe scored with 1:30 remaining to make it 3-all.
Then, with 15 seconds left, Verhaeghe took a pass from Matthew Tkachuk and his shot went off the skate of Detroit defenseman Justin Faulk and past goalie Josh Gibson.
Vinnie Hinostroza had his first goal and assist for the Panthers, and Niko Mikkola also scored. Tarasov stopped 25 shots.
Faulk had a goal and an assist in his second game for the Red Wings, who also lost to the Panthers 3-1 at Detroit on Friday night. Faulk was acquired from St. Louis at Friday's trade deadline.
Patrick Kane and Marco Kasper also scored for the Red Wings, and Gibson made 24 saves.
Hinostroza scored at 9:48 of the first period to give Florida a 1-0 lead. He was acquired from Minnesota on Friday. Hinostroza played in nine games for Florida during the 2020-21 season but did not record a point.
The Red Wings took a 2-1 lead at 12:59 of the second when Faulk shoveled a backhanded shot from 30 feet out that went over Tarasov's shoulder.
Florida tied the score 2-2 at 5:10 of the third on Mikkola’s bouncing shot from the blue line that deflected off Faulk’s skate before going past Gibson.
Just over a minute later, the Red Wings retook the lead on Kasper's breakaway.
Detroit center Andrew Copp left the game in the second period with an apparent left leg injury and did not return.
The Panthers played without their two leading scorers, Brad Marchand and Sam Reinhart.
NEW YORK (AP) — Rangers forward Alexis Lafreniere got his second career hat trick and Jonathan Quick stopped 21 shots as New York defeated the Calgary Flames 4-0 on Tuesday night.
Conor Sheary scored his second goal of the season.
Mika Zibanejad and Gabe Perreault added two assists. Zibanejad’s assist on Lafreniere’s first goal gave him 800 career points. Adam Fox’s assist on the goal gave him 400 career points, becoming the fourth Rangers defenseman to hit that milestone.
Lafreniere has eight goals and five assists in his last nine games.
Quick earned his second shutout of the season and the 65th of his career. He passed Henrik Lundqvist for 17th most career shutouts in the NHL and sits one behind Patrick Roy.
Dustin Wolf made 25 saves for the Flames.
The Rangers are in last place in the Eastern Conference. They were coming off a 6-2 win over Philadelphia in which Zibanejad scored twice. Tuesday night was the first time they won two in a row since December.
The Flames have lost six of their last seven.
New York right wing Taylor Raddysh was scratched, missing his second straight game because of the death of his father.
The Detroit Red Wings twice held the lead against the severely shorthanded Florida Panthers, who were missing multiple forwards, on Tuesday evening at Amerant Bank Arena.
But on a night when the Red Wings needed to gain points in the standings and get some outside help, nothing went right.
The Panthers twice tied the score in the third period, and then scored the game-winning goal with 14 seconds left in regulation, holding on for a victory and dealing the Red Wings perhaps their most disappointing defeat of the season.
Not only that, but the Red Wings, who were already playing without top center and team captain Dylan Larkin, lost Andrew Copp after he suffered a lower-body injury in the second period; he was ruled out for the remainder of the game.
Adding extra insult to injury was the fact that the Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, and Columbus Blue Jackets all won their respective games.
Montreal is now back in the third place position in the Atlantic, while the Red Wings dropped down to the first Wild Card position; the Bruins are only one point behind, with the Blue Jackets only three points behind.
Vinnie Hinostroza, who was recently re-acquired by the Panthers, opened the scoring by deflecting a shot past goaltender John Gibson in the first period.
However, the Red Wings took the lead in the second period thanks to strikes from Patrick Kane and Justin Faulk. For Faulk, it was his first goal in a Red Wings uniform after being acquired on Friday from the St. Louis Blues.
While the Panthers tied the game early in the third period, Marco Kasper took a pass from Emmitt Finnie and partially broke in alone before ripping a shot past goaltender Daniil Tarasov.
But the Panthers managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat thanks to a pair of goals from Carter Verhaeghe, who not only tied the score with Tarasov on the bench for an extra attacker but then scored the winner with 14 seconds remaining.
Gibson finished with 24 saves, while Tarasov countered with 25 saves.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Rangers forward Alexis Lafreniere got his second career hat trick and Jonathan Quick stopped 21 shots as the New York Rangers defeated the Calgary Flames 4-0 on Tuesday night.
Conor Sheary scored his second goal of the season.
Mika Zibanejad and Gabe Perreault added two assists. Zibanejad's assist on Lafreniere’s first goal gave him 800 career points. Adam Fox’s assist on the goal gave him 400 career points, becoming the fourth Rangers defenseman to hit that milestone.
Lafreniere has eight goals and five assists in his last nine games.
Quick earned his second shutout of the season and the 65th of his career. He passed Henrik Lundqvist for 17th most career shutouts in the NHL and sits one behind Patrick Roy.
Dustin Wolf made 25 saves for the Flames.
The Rangers are in last place in the Eastern Conference. They were coming off a 6-2 win over Philadelphia in which Zibanejad scored twice. Tuesday night was the first time they won two in a row since December.
The Flames have lost six of their last seven.
New York right wing Taylor Raddysh was scratched, missing his second straight game because of the death of his father.
The Calgary Flames came up empty on Tuesday night, dropping a 4–0 decision to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
It was a night of milestones despite the result. Forward Ryan Strome skated in his 900th NHL game, doing so in a familiar building where he spent four seasons with the Rangers. Meanwhile, Adam Klapka reached the 100-game mark in his NHL career. In goal, Dustin Wolf got the start for Calgary opposite veteran netminder Jonathan Quick, a player Wolf has often cited as a childhood hero.
The Rangers opened the scoring late in the first period during a lengthy two-man advantage. At 17:27, Alexis Lafrenière positioned himself in front of the net and redirected a Mika Zibanejad shot past Wolf for the power-play marker. The assist gave Zibanejad the 800th point of his NHL career and sent the Rangers to the intermission with a 1–0 lead.
New York added to its advantage midway through the second period. After a long dump-in created pressure in the Flames’ zone, Ty Kartye tracked down the puck and fed Conor Sheary trailing into the play. Sheary wasted no time ripping a one-timer past Wolf at 10:28 to double the Rangers’ lead.
The home side kept the momentum rolling later in the frame. At 16:31, a quick passing sequence through the slot set up Lafrenière for his second of the night. Zibanejad picked up his second assist on the play as the Rangers executed a crisp tic-tac-toe passing play that left Wolf with little chance. After 40 minutes, New York held a commanding 3–0 edge.
Lafrenière completed the hat trick in the third period. Gabriel Perreault found him open for a one-timer, and the Rangers forward roofed the puck to extend the lead to 4–0 and seal the win for New York.
Despite generating several chances, Calgary was unable to solve Quick, who turned aside every attempt he faced to secure the shutout.
Ryan Strome reached the 900-game plateau in the same building where he spent four seasons as a Ranger, while Adam Klapka appeared in the 100th game of his NHL career.
Coronato Creating Chances
Matt Coronato remains without a goal in his last 12 games, but the young forward showed signs of progress by generating several quality opportunities and putting six shots on goal.
New Power-Play Look
The Flames debuted a reworked second power-play unit featuring newcomers Ryan Strome and Victor Olofsson, a sign the coaching staff is continuing to experiment with combinations following recent roster changes.
On Friday, the St. Louis Blues traded captain Brayden Schenn to the New York Islanders. On Tuesday night, the 34-year-old veteran and member of the Blues' 2019 Stanley Cup team was back inside Enterprise Arena with his new team, the Islanders, concluding a four-game road trip in the Gateway To The West.
As expected, Schenn received a standing ovation when his name was announced and yet again when they welcomed him back with a tribute video:
Schenn was acquired by St. Louis from the Los Angeles Kings for forward Jori Lehtera, the 27th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft (used for Morgan Frost), and a conditional 2018 first-round pick.
He suited up for 650 regular-season games in St. Louis over his nine seasons there, recording 181 goals and 284 assists for 284 points.
In those nine seasons, the Blues qualified for the postseason five times. He recorded 29 points (10 goals, 19 assists) in 58 playoff games, including 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in 26 games during their Cup-winning season.
Schenn is in year six of an eight-year deal worth $6.5 million annually.
Adam Klapka will reach a significant milestone on Tuesday night, appearing in his 100th NHL game as the Calgary Flames face the New York Rangers.
The Praha, Czechia native is in his third season with the Flames and has recorded 12 goals and 12 assists for 24 points, along with 145 penalty minutes, through his first 99 NHL appearances.
Klapka’s path to the league wasn’t a traditional one. After going undrafted, the towering forward signed with the Calgary organization in 2022 and spent time developing with the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers before carving out a role at the NHL level.
“It's awesome,” Klapka told Flames TV on Tuesday when asked about appearing in his 100th game. “When I signed with the flames four years ago, I never thought it was going to be that many games, so I’m really appreciative for that, and I hope (I’m going to) add a couple hundred more.”
"I hope it's a couple hundred more."
Adam Klapka reflects on his journey to the NHL, as he gets set to play in his 100th career game tonight. pic.twitter.com/Q8Lvrb4MTy
Standing 6-foot-8 and weighing 235 pounds, Klapka has grown into a formidable physical presence. His physical style of play has been especially noticeable this season, where he currently ranks third in the NHL with 235 hits.
Adam Klapka will reach a significant milestone on Tuesday night, appearing in his 100th NHL game as the Calgary Flames face the New York Rangers.
The Praha, Czechia native is in his third season with the Flames and has recorded 12 goals and 12 assists for 24 points, along with 145 penalty minutes, through his first 99 NHL appearances.
Klapka’s path to the league wasn’t a traditional one. After going undrafted, the towering forward signed with the Calgary organization in 2022 and spent time developing with the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers before carving out a role at the NHL level.
“It's awesome,” Klapka told Flames TV on Tuesday when asked about appearing in his 100th game. “When I signed with the flames four years ago, I never thought it was going to be that many games, so I’m really appreciative for that, and I hope (I’m going to) add a couple hundred more.”
"I hope it's a couple hundred more."
Adam Klapka reflects on his journey to the NHL, as he gets set to play in his 100th career game tonight. pic.twitter.com/Q8Lvrb4MTy
Standing 6-foot-8 and weighing 235 pounds, Klapka has grown into a formidable physical presence. His physical style of play has been especially noticeable this season, where he currently ranks third in the NHL with 235 hits.
Adam Klapka will reach a significant milestone on Tuesday night, appearing in his 100th NHL game as the Calgary Flames face the New York Rangers.
The Praha, Czechia native is in his third season with the Flames and has recorded 12 goals and 12 assists for 24 points, along with 145 penalty minutes, through his first 99 NHL appearances.
Klapka’s path to the league wasn’t a traditional one. After going undrafted, the towering forward signed with the Calgary organization in 2022 and spent time developing with the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers before carving out a role at the NHL level.
“It's awesome,” Klapka told Flames TV on Tuesday when asked about appearing in his 100th game. “When I signed with the flames four years ago, I never thought it was going to be that many games, so I’m really appreciative for that, and I hope (I’m going to) add a couple hundred more.”
"I hope it's a couple hundred more."
Adam Klapka reflects on his journey to the NHL, as he gets set to play in his 100th career game tonight. pic.twitter.com/Q8Lvrb4MTy
Standing 6-foot-8 and weighing 235 pounds, Klapka has grown into a formidable physical presence. His physical style of play has been especially noticeable this season, where he currently ranks third in the NHL with 235 hits.
The Kings are coming off a 5-4 overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. That game was a very important one for the Kings, who are now 1 point behind the Seattle Kraken for the final wild card spot. The Kings take on a very good Boston team, which is coming off a 5-4 comeback loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. So they will be looking to bounce back, especially after blowing a 3-0 lead in that game.
Marat Khusnutdinov - Elias Lindholm - David Pastrnak
Casey Mittelstadt - Pavel Zacha - Viktor Arvidsson
Michael Eyssimont - Fraser Minten - Morgan Geekie
Tanner Jeannot - Sean Kuraly - Mark Kastelic
Jonathan Aspirot - Charlie McAvoy
Nikita Zadorov - Andrew Peeke
Hampus Lindholm - Mason Lohrei
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Line Changes and Injuries
The Injuries for the Kings have not changed since yesterday, and Mathieu Joseph and Jacob Moverare are again scratches for tonight's matchup. For the Bruins, they have scratched Alex Steeves, Henri Jokiharju, Jordan Harris and have no injuries listed on the roster.
The lines for the Kings are the same as yesterday, with the only change in goal: Kuemper is getting the nod today, as Forsberg made 28 saves in the win against Columbus. The Bruins are likely to start Jeremy Swayman, as Korpisalo started in their last game against the Penguins.
Key Factors
The Kings are on their second night of a back-to-back, and the Bruins have been one of the best home teams in the NHL, posting a 24-8-1 home record this season. The Kings on the road this season have a 16-8-7 record, so while they are a better team away from home, they still lose in overtime.
Artemi Panarin and Adrian Kempe look to continue their impressive play together. In the Blue Jackets game, both had 2 points, with Kempe scoring 2 goals and Panarin adding a goal and an assist.
The Kings will have to be wary of the Bruins' depth offence, but also their physical defence, as the Bruins like to play physical, and the Kings will need an answer for that.
Overall, this game is once again a very important one for the Kings as they look to move back into a playoff spot with a win tonight. My prediction for tonight's matchup is a 3-2 Kings win.
