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Another game, another loss. The Washington Wizards lost to the Miami Heat, 150-129 on Tuesday night.
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo scored a franchise-record 83 points, shooting 20-of-43 from the field and making 36-of-43 free throws tonight. He even made 7-of-22 three pointers. Adebayo, by scoring 83 points has the NBA’s second highest scoring game in history, only behind Wilt Chamberlain’s 100 point game in 1962 for the Philadelphia (now Golden State) Warriors. Adebayo scored 31 of those points in the first quarter, and scored 21 more in the fourth quarter, though 14 of those points were from the free throw line.
For Washington, let’s forget about the 83 point game by Adebayo. The thing that did the Wizards in was the turnovers and points off them. Washington committed 24 turnovers which turned into 31 Miami points. The Heat committed 17 turnovers themselves, but the Wizards only scored … 9 points off them.
Alex Sarr led the Wizards with 28 points with Will Riley adding 22 more. Jaden Hardy added 17 more points off the bench.
The Wizards’ next game is on Thursday when they travel on the road to play the Orlando Magic. Tip off is at 7 p.m. ET. See you then.
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.
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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.”
Korey Lee tanked a three-run homer in Chicago’s loss to the A’s. | (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
It was another high-scoring affair for the White Sox (11-8), who broke up their win streak by dropping Tuesday’s matchup against the Athletics (8-10), 11-7. Each team played 18 position players and seven pitchers, and despite exchanging the lead back-and-forth for most of the game, the A’s were able to out-hit the South Siders 16-10, and the Sox beat themselves by committing three errors.
Shane Smith was on the mound and struggled through his 2 2/3 innings, walking four batters against two strikeouts, and two of the five hits he allowed were home runs. In 7 1/3 innings this spring, Smith’s ERA and WHIP have inflated to 9.82 and 2.05, respectively. Shane, unfortunately, also accounted for one of the errors on a pickoff to first, which led to two runs scoring on the next batter as Brent Rooker ripped a double to drive in two of his three RBIs. Smith would, however, end up actually picking off a batter in the second inning.
The bullpen didn’t fare much better. Garrett Schoenle, Mark McLaughlin, and Grant Taylor each blew a save, and the Good Guys surrendered five more runs after Smith’s exit. McLaughlin allowed one run while Taylor let two more in, and ultimately earned the loss.
Lefthander — and typically starting pitcher — Hagen Smith came in for the bottom of the eighth though he, too, wasn’t on his A-game, and he allowed two runs on three hits while striking out one before being yanked with two outs. Swapping out lefty for lefty, Rylan Kaufman re-entered the game to get the final out of the inning. Due to the pitching staff floundering throughout the game, the South Siders were hoping their offense could complete the comeback one last time. Spoiler alert, they didn’t.
Offensively, they had two three-run innings in the first and the third, but the A’s kept clawing back. Four of the 10 White Sox hits were for extra bases, including doubles from Lenyn Sosa, Miguel Vargas, and Ryan Galanie, with the fourth being a three-run bomb from Korey Lee that gave the lead back to the South Siders. Even with 10 hits and seven runs, only Vargas and Luisangel Acuña had multi-hit days, and the Good Guys went 4-for-14 (.286) with runners in scoring position and left another nine on base as a team.
Still holding a winning record in Spring Training, the White Sox will head back home to Camelback Ranch on Wednesday to take on the Los Angeles Angels. Southpaw Anthony Kay will make his fourth start and has been solid so far in Cactus League play, holding a 2.35 ERA.
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.
Colorado Rockies 2026 Hype Video | Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies dropped their 2026 pre-season hype video on Monday morning.
Take a look:
I know it’s only 30 seconds, but there’s a lot going on here (in addition to the gorgeous shots of the Colorado mountains), and it’s worthwhile to sort through what the Rockies are telling fans about the coming season.
(Look, I’m an English major who really enjoys textual analysis.)
But before going into where the Rockies are now, think back to their last attempt to brand a rebuild, “Generation R.”
Here’s how Eddie Pells described it back in 2005: “If things go as planned this season, ‘Gen R’ as the new group of Rockies is being touted on billboards and newspaper ads around Denver will be scrappy, exciting and fun. And as most baseball fans know, ‘scrappy, exciting and fun’ is often the nice way of saying ‘not very good.’”
The advertising campaign met with some skepticism, even though the Rockies would be in the World Series two years later. But that initial resistance contributed to Dick Monfort’s unwillingness to call the last five years a rebuild.
But it’s a new day at 20th and Blake, and this front office is centering it.
The words
Here’s a transcript of Mike Casey’s narration:
Every climb has a beginning, a commitment to the hard work ahead and a belief that every step matters.
Success doesn’t happen overnight, but progress happens every day.
This is the start of our climb with our team, baseball at altitude here for the climb.
Begin by considering the central metaphor: a climb, which is a fitting image for a number of reasons.
First, it’s appropriate because this video promotes a team called “The Rockies,” which has mountains in its logo, and the mountains are a great place for a climb. Second, the outdoors is central to Colorado’s identity, and if you’ve ever taken a hike, you know it requires work, preparation, and determination. Third, a climb ties in to the mythic symbolism of a journey. This is the beginning of getting to another place — and learning some things along the way.
The words also urge fans to be patient: “Success doesn’t happen over night, but progress happens every day.” Plus, it’s a theme consistent with pretty much every interview we’ve conducted with the Rockies coaching and front office staff. All of them stress the need for players to put in the work and keep improving.
Now look at the third line: It’s our team and our journey.
In other words, the players and front office aren’t the only ones on this journey. Fans are participants, too, and part of the team. Plus, “our team” differentiates the 2026 Rockies from the ones that have gone before (and all that losing). As fans, you and I are participants in what’s next.
And then there’s the reference to “baseball at altitude,” which calls attention to the real challenge that has attracted president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta and general manager Josh Byrnes to Colorado: They want to see if they can figure out baseball at altitude.1
The narrator then returns to the central metaphor of the climb/journey.
It works.
I don’t know much about music theory, but I know someone who does: Sam Bradfield, who was a music teacher in a former life. Here’s her analysis:
The music begins with a lone guitar, but the score gains intensity as the clip moves on and more instruments are added the mix. It uses the same three notes as a repeating ostinato, but the second time the first note is used, there is added emphasis (think: 1-4-5-1). Additionally, the notes they use are “perfect” intervals (fourths and fifths in music), which just means they would stay the same whether the score was in a major or minor key — nothing will change as long as you stay the course.
The ostinato sequences up in pitch briefly in the middle, but returns to “home base” one repetition later. Additionally — and most interestingly — the final repetition builds but doesn’t resolve (1-4-5-1-4-5) before the final beat cuts it off. To me, that signifies that the journey isn’t over, it’s just starting.
And finally, the orchestration is simple: guitar, percussion, and some light strings. While this is a “climbing” metaphor, it doesn’t feature soaring horns and sweeping strings. It keeps to its western roots, while still pushing us to start “the climb.”
The best music always reinforces the theme of a text, and you see that at work here.
The images
The graphics are very Colorado-centric, and they harken back not only to the Colorado outdoors but also to the Rockies City Connect uniforms, which symbolize Colorado sunsets.
Initially, the screen shows someone reading a map (just as DePodesta et al have begun mapping out how to build a winning team in Denver). Then there are shots of trees and snow and the trail. The climber laces up their shoes and pulls on a backpack over a black Colorado Rockies jersey.
They’re getting ready.
After that, the camera intersperses clips of Rockies players: Hunter Goodman holds a bat and wears purple pinstripes; Kyle Freeland looks up at the camera; and Ezequiel Tovar strikes a pose in his City Connects.
Clips are also inserted of unidentified players wearing Rockies gear.
And the video closes with this:
The trail is in the background, waiting for the viewer (and the team) to take the next steps and enter the scene while the purple logo appears on the screen: BASEBALL AT ALTITUDE: HERE FOR THE CLIMB.
The Colorado Rockies logo, which, of course, includes mountains, is superimposed on CLIMB linking the two ideas together: the team and the journey. It’s not just about rebuilding; it’s about rebuilding and solving the puzzle that is baseball at elevation.
Too, it’s an invitation for fans: Come with us. This journey won’t be for everyone because it’s going to be hard work, and it’s going to take time.
But we think you — like the team the Rockies are building — are up for the task.
Well done, atRockies.
I’m in.
1 The correct term would be “elevation,” not altitude. I suspect the Rockies went with “altitude” because it’s closer to “attitude,” and it’s a common usage error.
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.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Freshman Preston Edmead scored a season-high 26 points and Hofstra is returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 25 years after defeating Monmouth 75-69 for the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament championship on Tuesday night.
Third-seeded Hofstra earned its fifth NCAA Tournament bid and first in the tenure of Hofstra alum Speedy Claxton, who has been head coach since the 2021-22 season. Hofstra last played in the tournament in 2001.
Hofstra’s German Plotnikov hit a jumper for a 69-65 lead and two free throws by Edmead made it 71-65 with 14 seconds left. Kavion McClains' four-point play made it interesting at 71-69, but he missed his next 3-point attempt and Hofstra locked up the automatic bid with four free throws down the stretch.
Cruz Davis scored 12 points and Plotnikov 10 for Hofstra (24-10). Silas Sunday grabbed 12 rebounds.
Edmead's previous high was 24 points against Monmouth in January.
McClain scored 19 points, Jason Rivera-Torres and Stefanos Spartalis 16 each and Ray 11 for Monmouth (19-15). Spartalis had 11 rebounds.
Monmouth, the No. 4 seed, led throughout the early going and it was 18-13 with 10 1/2 minutes left in the half. Hofstra took its first lead at 24-23 when Davis drained a 3-pointer and the Pride went on to lead 35-32 at halftime.
Before the loss, the Hawks were 8-2 in February and March and had won five in a row.
Up next
NCAA Tournament pairings will be announced on Sunday.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — TJ Burch scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to help top-seeded Wright State rally from a 12-point deficit and beat No. 3 seed Detroit Mercy 66-63 in the Horizon League Championship title game on Tuesday night.
Wright State used a 25-7 run, capped by consecutive 3-pointers from Logan Woods, for a 62-56 lead with 1:21 remaining. With nine seconds left, TJ Nadeau's 3-pointer pulled Detroit Mercy to 65-63. Michael Cooper then missed two free throws for the Raiders, but on the Titans' final possession Kellen Pickett blocked Orlando Lovejoy's layup attempt. Michael Imariagbe ended it with a free throw.
Pickett added 17 points and Imariagbe finished with 12 for Wright State (23-11). They each had seven rebounds.
Lovejoy scored 26 points on 8-of-19 shooting from the field and 10 of 11 from the free-throw line to lead Detroit Mercy (17-15). Nadeau made four 3-pointers and scored 21 points. Legend Geeter added 11 points and nine rebounds.
Detroit Mercy closed the first half on a 13-1 run for a 29-26 lead at the break. Lovejoy scored nine points during the surge and finished with 13 in the first half.
The Titans led 49-37 with about 10 minutes to play.
It was Wright State’s seventh championship game in the last 14 seasons and the first meeting between the teams in the tournament since 2016. The Raiders have won 22 of the last 26 games against the Titans.
Wright State is the third straight team to complete the regular-season and tournament-title sweep, joining Oakland (2024) and Robert Morris (2025).
Up next
NCAA Tournament pairings will be announced on Sunday.
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.
In his first appearance for Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, Mets young hurler Nolan McLean couldn't have asked for a better start.
Starting the final game of pool play against Team Italy, the 24-year-old struck out the side and needed just 11 pitches to do it while looking absolutely dominant.
McLean began his outing by striking out Jakob Marsee of the Miami Marlins on three pitches, getting him to freeze on a curveball on the outside corner. His next victim was veteran Jon Berti, who struck out swinging on a sweeper down and away. McLean then made quick work of the Kansas City Royals' Vinnie Pasquantino by getting him to chase a curveball out of the zone.
Nolan McLean starts his night off with a strikeout! 🇺🇸
Tuesday's start is McLean's first appearance in a game since Feb. 26, when he pitched four scoreless innings against the Houston Astros. He allowed a hit and a walk in that outing while striking out six.
