While the NHL trade deadline ended on March 6th, another hockey deadline was still a week away: the AHL deadline. The AHL trade deadline is different from the NHL's, as its official deadline ends March 13th, which is tomorrow. Last Friday, the Kings and Senators made a trade involving Warren Foegele, who went from Los Angeles to Ottawa.
The Trade
The official trade is that the LA Kings acquire forward Jan Janik in exchange for defenseman Samuel Bolduc. The trade is a one-for-one, and both players will remain in the AHL as of now.
Jan Janik, this season with the Belleville Senators, has played in 41 games, registering 9 goals, 8 assists, and 17 points. In his NHL career, the 26-year-old has played 24 games, recording 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points.
The Kings are trading away Samuel Bolduc, who this season has played in 56 games for the Ontario Reign, recording 5 goals and 16 assists for 21 points. In the NHL, he has played 52 games, recording 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 points.
Ontario Reign
With the LA Kings fighting for a playoff spot, the Ontario Reign are the opposite, as they currently sit atop the Pacific Division with 79 points. In the overall AHL league standings, the Ontario Reign are 4th, only behind the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Providence Bruins, and Grand Rapids Griffins.
Leading the Ontario Reign is Glenn Gawdin, who has 44 points in 57 games and leads the team in points. 25-year-old Andre Lee leads the Ontario Reign with 23 goals this season and has 40 points.
There is a good chance the Kings and the Reign make the playoffs in their respective leagues, and while it seems pretty likely the Reign will make it, it will come down to the final couple of games to see if the Kings can make it in.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jimmy Snuggerud scored twice to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-1 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
Snuggerud scored a tying goal in the second period and added a go-ahead score in third for the Blues, who were coming off an overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
Jordan Binnington starred for St. Louis, stopping 31 of the 32 shots he faced. Pavel Buchnevich scored his 15th of the season into an empty net in the final minute and Dylan Holloway assisted on both goals by Snuggerud, who has been on a offensive tear recently as the Blues won for the sixth time in eight games.
Snuggerud had his fourth straight multi-point game and scored in his fourth straight. The 21-year-old forward had a goal and two assists against the Islanders after recording a goal and assist in wins over Anaheim and San Jose. He has 15 goals and 19 assists in 53 games.
Mark Jankowski scored for the Hurricanes, who had their 12-game home points streak halted. Brandon Bussi made 14 saves.
Carolina, which entered having won three of their last four games and eight of their last 10, dominated at the outset, outshooting the Blues 13-2 in the first period.
Jankowski scored his seventh of the season after making a steal at center ice, moving around the Blues' Tyler Tucker and beating a sliding Binnington with a high shot for a 1-0 lead.
Snuggerud tied the game less than four minutes into the second period, beating Bussi with a snap shot from the high slot. He added the tiebreaking goal with just under five minutes remaining in the third period, sending a shot beneath Bussi's blocker from close range.
Up next
Blues: Host the Edmonton Oilers on Friday.
Hurricanes: At the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 07: Ilya Samsonov #35 of the Vegas Golden Knights makes a save as Blake Lizotte #46 of the Pittsburgh Penguins looks for a rebound in the first period of their game at T-Mobile Arena on March 07, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Calgary Flames continued their road swing with a stop in the Garden State on Thursday night and came away with a solid 5–4 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
It was a memorable night for several Flames players. John Beecher delivered his best performance since joining the club with a two-goal outing, Kevin Bahl added his fourth of the season, Yegor Sharangovich tallied his 14th, and captain Mikael Backlund reached a major milestone by recording the 600th point of his NHL career. Between the pipes, Dustin Wolf turned aside 27 Devils chances to secure the win.
Calgary wasted little time getting on the board. On just their second shot of the game, Beecher opened the scoring at 5:04 of the first period. The Flames forward carried the puck into the zone on a partial odd-man rush and elected to shoot, slipping a shot through former Flames goaltender Jakob Markstrom on the blocker side. The goal marked Beecher’s first as a Flame in his 31st game with the club, with Matvei Gridin picking up his fifth assist of the season on the play.
The Flames doubled their lead later in the period thanks to a strong sequence at the blue line. Bahl kept the puck alive in the offensive zone before the play cycled to Olli Maatta, who quickly returned the puck to Bahl for a booming one-timer at 14:07. The defenceman’s fourth of the season made it 2–0, with Adam Klapka also earning an assist.
New Jersey pushed back before the period ended. A turnover in front of the Calgary net created an opportunity for Maxim Tsyplakov, whose shot deflected off traffic in front and slipped past Wolf at 16:24 to cut the Flames lead to 2–1.
Late in the opening frame, Joel Hanley was assessed a four-minute high-sticking penalty, giving the Devils an extended power play that carried into the second period.
Instead, Calgary struck first when play resumed.
Just 54 seconds into the second, Beecher forced a turnover deep in the Devils zone and drove the net. His initial attempt was stopped by Markstrom, but Beecher followed up his own rebound and banked the puck in to restore the Flames’ two-goal advantage at 3–1.
New Jersey responded moments later on the same power play. After Luke Hughes’ shot created a scramble in front, Simon Nemec located the loose puck and pushed it past Wolf at 1:36 to make it a one-goal game again.
The Flames answered before the period ended with a well-executed rush. Ryan Strome led a two-on-one and slid the puck across to Sharangovich, who shifted to his backhand and lifted the puck over Markstrom to make it 4–2 heading into the third.
Calgary’s captain added a milestone marker early in the final frame. Backlund walked into the slot at 4:10 and snapped a shot past Markstrom to extend the lead to 5–2. The goal not only gave the Flames some breathing room, but it also marked career point number 600 for the longtime Calgary forward.
The Devils managed one more push late in the period. Jesper Bratt spotted Jack Hughes jumping onto the ice during a line change, and Hughes stepped into the play before wiring a wrist shot past Wolf to trim the deficit to 5–3.
Luke Hughes added a late powerplay tally, but that would be as close as New Jersey would get, as Calgary closed things out to secure the road victory.
The Flames have been waiting for a night like this from John Beecher. The former first-round pick showed the full package with two goals, strong defensive play, and key penalty-killing work.
Maatta Making the Most of His Opportunity
Olli Maatta continues to settle in nicely since arriving via trade from Utah. The veteran defenceman added another assist and now has three helpers in his first four games with Calgary.
Backlund Reaches 600 Points
Another milestone for the Flames captain. With his third-period goal, Mikael Backlund recorded the 600th point of his NHL career, further cementing his long-standing legacy in Calgary.
The Florida Panthers are starting to string some wins together, hoping that their effort is not too little, too late.
Florida once again had to come from behind, erasing a third-period deficit and taking down the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 in overtime on Thursday night in Sunrise.
It was a quiet evening on the scoreboard, with both teams struggling to light the lamp until well into the night.
Columbus finally got on the board just over 13 minutes into the second period.
After a failed Florida 2-on-1 attempt while killing the final seconds off a Donovan Sebrango interference penalty, the Blue Jackets took advantage of the quick transition and went on an odd-man rush of their own.
Entering Florida’s zone on a 3-on-1, Adam Fantilli carried the puck into the right circle and instead of passing, wound up and fired a shot that went past Sergei Bobrovsky and into the net with 6:59 remaining in the middle frame.
The Blue Jackets carried that lead into the third period, but an early power play for Florida led to the game-tying tally.
A shot by Sam Reinhart was partially blocked and ended up hitting Sam Benentt in the chest at the back post.
Bennett quickly swatted the puck into the back of the net, knotting the score at one at the 1:28 mark of the final frame.
That’s how the score would remain through the end of regulation.
Florida would pick up the bonus point during overtime, once again cashing in on the power play.
The play started with the puck on the stick of rookie Mike Benning, who was playing in his first NHL game.
Benning fed Matthew Tkachuk in the right circle, and his centering pass went through the slot and all the way to Sam Reinhart at the goal line.
Reinhart saw an opening and fired a sharp-angle shot past a sprawling Elvis Merzlikins, giving Florida their third straight victory.
For Benning, he picked up his first NHL point on the game-winning goal in his first NHL game.
Photo caption: Dec 6, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins (90) makes a save on a shot tipped by Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett (9) during the second period at Amerant Bank Arena. (Jim Rassol-Imagn Images)
The incident occurred in the latter stages of the second period, shortly after Matthews − who captained the United States men's hockey team to the gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics − scored his first goal for the Leafs since Jan. 27. Matthews had gotten the puck alone in front of the net and a hard-charging Gudas drove right through the American star, Gudas' left leg taking out Matthews' left.
Matthews, 28, immediately clutched at his leg and needed assistance to get off the ice. Gudas, a 35-year-old veteran defenseman, was assessed a 5-minute major for kneeing and a 10-minute game misconduct, ending his night.
Radko Gudas has been ejected from the game for kneeing and Auston Matthews has gone to the dressing room. pic.twitter.com/wTiR9t7Tzw
The Leafs announced that Matthews would not return to the game due to a lower-body injury.
The Maple Leafs won 6-4, cashing in twice on the 5-minute power play brought on by Gudas' hit.
Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube called Gudas' hit a "dirty play." He didn't have any updates on Matthews' status, saying Matthews would be "looked at tomorrow."
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanayama will miss Thursday night's game against the Denver Nuggets due to right ankle soreness.
Wembanyama was questionable and ruled out after going through pre-game warmups.
The 7-foot-4 center from France went through his pre-game workout about 25 minutes earlier than normal. He walked off the court after shooting free throws and speaking to a member of the Spurs training staff.
San Antonio, which has won five straight and 16 of its last 17 games, is second in the Western Conference at 48-17. Denver (40-26) is fifth in the West.
Wembanyama was named the West's Player of the Week after leading the Spurs to a 4-0 record for the week ending March 8. He averaged 26 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.8 blocks.
Wembanyama must play in 13 of San Antonio's final 16 games for end-of-season award eligibility. The NBA requires players to play at least 20 minutes for 65 games during the 82-game regular season.
Wembanyama has played in 51 games this season. He is credited with a 52nd game after playing in the NBA Cup Final, which does not count toward the regular-season standings or statistics, but is part of the 65-game requirement.
Spurs forward Harrison Barnes, who missed five straight games with a left ankle injury will play Thursday. Barnes played in 364 consecutive games before sitting out.
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews left Thursday night against Anaheim after a knee-on-knee hit from Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas.
Trying to make a move around Gudas in the slot in the second period, Matthew stook a direct blow to his left leg and crashed to the ice. The U.S. Olympic captain stayed down before being helped to the locker room.
Gudas, the bruising Czech defender whose hit ended Canadian captain Sidney Crosby’s Olympics in the quarterfinals, was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct.
Matthews snapped a 12-game goal drought earlier in the period on a power play. The center has 27 goals and 26 assists in 60 games this season.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 10: Miguel Rojas #72 of the Los Angeles Dodgers tosses the ball during a Spring Training game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Camelback Ranch on March 10, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Dodgers are back after their day off on Wednesday as they host the Cincinnati Reds at Camelback Ranch on Thursday. Cole Irvin gets the start for the Dodgers, facing left-hander Nick Lodolo.
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Dallas hasn’t had much success in the win column this season, but Flagg is the real deal. He’s one of the most well-rounded prospects we’ve seen in recent seasons, as he’s a solid playmaker and a threat to score at all three levels, even though he has some room to grow with this three-point shot. Flagg is averaging 20.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game on .470/.299/.804 shooting splits.
As seen on Wednesday, the Cavs are a work in progress, especially defensively. We’ll see if the Cavs can clean up that end of the floor against a Mavs team that will be on the second leg of a back-to-back.
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Cavs injury report: Jarrett Allen – OUT (knee), Tyrese Proctor – OUT (quad), Max Strus – OUT (foot), Olivier Sarr – OUT (G League)
Mavs injury report for Thursday’s game vs. Grizzlies: Kyrie Irving – OUT (knee), Dereck LIvely II – OUT (foot), Klay Thompson – OUT (rest), Moussa Cisse – OUT (G League), John Poulakidas – OUT (G League), Tyler Smith – OUT (G League)
Cavs expectedstarting lineup: James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Sam Merrill, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley
Mavs expected starting lineup: Naji Marshall, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg, P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford
After the Ottawa Senators' 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night, Sens goalie Linus Ullmark was, predictably, made available to the local media.
Ullmark probably wasn't in the best of moods after the loss, particularly after the winning goal by Canadiens rookie Ivan Demidov. The third-period goal stood up as the winner, frustrating Senators fans, many of whom vented about it on social media.
While Ullmark deserves credit for being available after a tough game, it was clear he wasn't going to be particularly forthcoming with his answers.
TSN 1200's Gord Wilson asked about it being a disappointing result, given the circumstances and the playoff atmosphere in the building.
"Yep!" Ullmark said. "Spot on. Very much."
Wilson tried again, falling back on a reference that Ullmark has used in the past that comes from the TV show Ted Lasso. Wilson asked about the importance of forgetting the result quickly and maintaining a short memory like a goldfish.
"Yeah. Spot on, once again," Ullmark said with a smile and a sideways glance.
TSN's Claire Hanna then gave it a go, asking for Ullmark's thoughts on the Canadiens' winning goal and what he saw.
"Nothing, really," Ullmark said. "I mean, he does a good job of shooting it through, and I feel like I have it. But the puck bounced their way at the end."
At that point, things went quiet.
Ullmark looked to his left and his right, smiling, and assumed more questions were coming. But reporters, who were either frustrated or fresh out of questions, were content to leave 25 seconds after the media availability began.
I want this guy to succeed so badly that I'm almost angry at him for struggling. Feel bad but what else can you say?? A really good team has been sunk by one thing. pic.twitter.com/PcnWwLBPiK
Ullmark's interactions with the Ottawa media have proven unpredictable at times. Last season, his first with the club, he was asked by a reporter about something unrelated, then shoehorned this comment into the conversation:
"I think it's just the media who've been doing their job and not doing their job. Writing things and saying things that haven't totally been the truth."
When Julian McKenzie from the Athletic asked him to elaborate on that, he wouldn't.
"Nope. That's for you to think about."
It is nice when players give you something to think about. But that certainly wasn't the case in the 25-second gathering on Thursday night, in what was surely the shortest media availability in Sens history.
Steve Warne The Hockey News
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The Kansas City Royals went 0-for-2 yesterday in split-squad action and will regroup against the San Diego Padres. The two teams face off in Peoria Sports Complex down in Arizona, with left-handed pitcher Kris Bubic taking the mound.
Things have been rough for the boys in blue since the World Baseball Classic began. With players like Bobby Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino gone, the Royals are 1-8 in nine Cactus League games.
Tonight’s Royals Lineup
Kris Bubic takes the mound under the lights in Peoria.
A pass-through of the San Diego Padres broadcast of tonight's game will be available to stream for free on https://t.co/TQjpx7L0LJ, and to watch on MLB Network in the Kansas City area. pic.twitter.com/mGRKfDdxs3
Edgar Quero will help Ryan Borucki from behind the plate against the Giants. | (Rick Scuteri/Imagn Images)
Happy 312 Day, Sox fans! Prior to tonight’s game, the team shared photos from the Los White Sox mural at Midway Airport, which spans 13,600 square feet.
The White Sox look to bounce back after two straight losses in a rare late-night Spring Training matchup. It might be a tough hill to climb, though, as the Giants have had a successful spring, with a 15-3 record.
Edgar Quero will be behind the plate tonight, and with Kyle Teel sidelined by a recent World Baseball Classic injury, we’ll likely be seeing plenty of him. Ryan Borucki will start the contest after pitching four innings so far this spring. He’s done fairly well, only giving up two hits and a walk, while striking out six as a relief arm.
Trevor McDonald will take the mound for San Francisco. The righthander has pitched a total of seven innings so far and has a similar line to Borucki’s, with two hits, one walk, and seven strikeouts.
Matthew Short was the only Australian purchased at Thursday’s auction for the Men’s Hundred as uncapped spinner James Coles pocketed an eye-watering sum following a bidding war.
Mar 12, 2026; Bradenton, Florida, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Grant Holmes (66) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at LECOM Park. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images | Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images
Grant Holmes went into this evening’s spring training start against the Pittsburgh Pirates having not given up a single run across two starts and three appearances. He’s now up to three starts and four appearances without giving up a run so far through spring training and his fourth appearance here in camp was probably the best one of them all so far.
Holmes ended up going five innings in this one against a lineup that very likely won’t look too much different from the one that the Pirates will be rolling out there in a couple of weeks for Opening Day. Holmes struck out Spencer Horowitz to start this one and then followed that up by walking Ryan O’Hearn. That was as good as it got for the Pirates against Holmes as he completely dominated Pittsburgh from this point forward. Holmes got former Braves DH Marcell Ozuna to fly out to end the inning after racking up his second strikeout of the frame and that was the start of a very productive outing for him.
All six pitches from Grant Holmes were put on display on this one — that includes the sinker that Holmes has apparently been working on throughout the offseason and during camp as well. As you can tell by the fact that Holmes didn’t give up a single hit and only had to deal with one baserunner throughout the time that he was on the mound on Thursday evening, each of those six pitches were working like a charm for him in this one.
The Pirates were unable to do much of anything about what Grant Holmes was delivering from the mound tonight and the swings-and-misses were further proof of that. They were also proof that his slider was the key to befuddling Pittsburgh’s batters in this one — of the nine strikeouts that Holmes racked up during this game, eight of them came from a slider. This was one of those outings that made me think “Dude, save some of that for the regular season!” Spring training or not, this was a fantastic performance from Grant Holmes and if he can bring that with him to the regular season then there will be a lot of happy campers here watching Holmes pitch.
As far as the Braves go, that was basically the sparkling highlight of the night. The Pirates started Bubba Chandler (the No. 2 pitching prospect in all of baseball, according to MLB Pipeline) in this one and he absolutely lived up to the lofty status that he’s already achieved during his time on the farm. Chandler got his evening started by getting Michael Harris II to ground out on a 99-mph fastball that was inside and that basically set the tone for what came next. As good as Grant Holmes was in this one, Bubba Chandler wasn’t too far behind.
Chandler also went five innings in this one and struck out eight batters while only giving up one hit and one walk. Fortunately for the Braves, the one hit that he gave up ended up being a long ball. Former Twins prospect Jair Camargo has been having a very quiet spring training for the Braves so far and he was down 0-2 to Chandler in this AB before he got a hold of a slider and sent it flying onto the party deck out there in left field for a solo shot that put the Braves on the board and in the lead.
Fast forward to the sixth inning and we got to see a truly rare sight: A Michael Harris II walk. The free pass at the expense of Pirates pitcher Evan Sisk ended up being the start of something, as Money Mike stole second base and then eventually made it home on an RBI single from Kyle Farmer. Farmer’s single continues to bolster his care for making a roster spot while Michael Harris II’s fourth walk of spring training so far ended up paying off in dividends a little bit down the road.
The Braves led 2-0 at that point but ended up losing 5-2 after the Pirates ended up plating five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning due to a mixture of a rough outing from Blayne Enlow and a pair of backbreaking errors that allowed Pittsburgh to flip the game upside down. As a result, the Pirates were able to knock the Braves off of their lofty perch in the prestigious Grapefruit League as Atlanta fell to 12-5 with a couple of ties to their name.
With that being said, the most important takeaway here is that Grant Holmes appears to be champing at the bit to get out there for the regular season. He looked excellent on the mound today and has been locked in all spring. Sure, it may be spring training but he’s certainly looking the part when it comes to regular season readiness. We’ll see you tomorrow afternoon at 1:05 p.m. ET when the Braves welcome the Yankees to North Port.
