2. The Devils Give the Habs a Little Help In New Jersey, the Habs' next opponents, the Bruins, were visiting the Devils. The two teams went into overtime, which gave Boston a big point, but New Jersey came out on top thanks to breakaway specialist Paul Cotter.
With this one-point loss, Boston moved within one point of Montreal. In the game, David Pastrnak stood out with two goals. This one was particularly beautiful.
3. The Penguins crush the Nordiques Late in the evening, the Penguins visited the Avalanche, who were playing in all-blue uniforms. It was Nazem Kadri's first game in that uniform.
4. Artemi Panarin Returns to New York For the first time since his trade to the Kings, Artemi Panarin was back at Madison Square Garden. He was, of course, honored.
Panarin and Los Angeles easily defeated the home team 4-1. A big win for the Kings, who are closing in on the playoffs.
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During the game, the officials called the players back onto the ice for a faceoff… There wasn't even a second left in the period.
Both the Rangers and Kings started to head off the ice after the 2nd period ended, but the officials made them all come back out after adding time back on the clock… The amount of added time? 0.5 seconds… pic.twitter.com/prbiHfuGrX— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) March 17, 2026
After the game, Anže Kopitar was honored by the Rangers players.
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