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Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Marchand, Carlo, Matthews, Rielly & Stolarz
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in for a high-stakes showdown tonight against the Florida Panthers at Scotiabank Arena, which will have implications for the Atlantic Division title race. The Maple…
USHL Alum Snuggerud Accounts Himself Well In NHL Debut
Jimmy Snuggerud picked a great time to make his NHL debut.
The 20-year-old USHL alum, who was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the first round (23rd overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft, joined the club Tuesday and logged 10:43 of ice time in a 3-2 overtime victory over the Detroit Red Wings.
Snuggerud had two shots on goal in the win, which extended the Blues’ winning streak to 10. He logged 15 shifts, including less than two minutes on a power-play chance.
While he had been to St. Louis in the past for prospect camps, the 6-foot-2, 187-pound right winger had never played in Enterprise Center until Tuesday.
As is often the case with highly-touted prospects, once that debut comes, it’s a whirlwind of activity. Snuggerud signed a three-year entry-level contract last Friday, one day after his University of Minnesota Gophers were eliminated in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. Three days later, he practiced with the team before finding himself in a pivotal game during a hotly-contested playoff race on Tuesday.
Snuggerud, however, wouldn’t have had it any other way.
“It was fun. So exciting,” Snuggerud said after the game. “The rink was so energetic. Everything about the game, the comeback at the end, it was an awesome game.”
Jordan Kyrou tied the contest with 30 seconds left in regulation, and Cam Fowler scored the game-winner in overtime, as the Blues continue their hold on the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Snuggerud played three seasons of collegiate hockey at Minnesota, where he recorded 51 points (24-27-51) in 40 games this season. He’s one of 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, which will ironically be announced on Thursday in St. Louis.
During his time with the Gophers, Snuggerud posted 135 points (66-69-135) in 119 games.
In two USHL seasons with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (NTDP), Snuggerud appeared in 55 games and totaled 40 points (13-27-40). He also led Team USA to the first of its back-to-back World Junior Championships with five goals in six games.
While his debut was brief, the Blues proved they are not afraid to throw their top prospect into the fire. St. Louis is counting on his offense, but he impressed scouts with his patience on puck and crisp cross-ice passes.
Aside from one giveaway during Tuesday night’s debut, Snuggerud showed he was worthy of the Blues’ confidence.
Devils Recall Seamus Casey From the Utica Comets
On Wednesday morning, the New Jersey Devils announced they have recalled defenseman Seamus Casey from the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL). The 21-year-old will join the team…
Penguins Recall Koppanen On An Emergency Basis
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a little over 24 hours away from facing the red-hot St. Louis Blues, winners of ten straight games on Thursday night.
As the team kicks off a three-game road trip, they invited Joona Koppanen along, recalling the 27-year-old on an emergency basis early Wednesday morning.
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In March, Koppanen skated in five games and scored his first NHL goal on March 18 against the New York Islanders.
With the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season, he's scored seven goals and 22 points in 55 games.
Since moving to North America from Finland in 2018, Koppanen has 52 goals and 134 points in 358 games in the AHL.
Red Wings Burned Late in St. Louis, Fall 2–1 in OT
For about 59 and a half minutes Tuesday night in St. Louis, the Detroit Red Wings appeared on their way to a well played road hockey game: Moments of absorbing pressure, excellent goaltending from Cam Talbot, and an opportunistic attack to nab a third period lead. However, 29 seconds short of securing two points, Detroit failed to clear, the Blues won battles to keep the puck alive, then Cam Fowler teed up a Jordan Kyrou redirect to tie the game at one, leaving a frustrated Dylan Larkin to rifle the puck off the boards. In overtime, Fowler scored the game-winner to give his team a 2–1 win, robbing the Red Wings of a point they'd thought was theirs moments earlier.
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The result was "brutal," J.T. Compher (who'd scored Detroit's lone goal of the night to take a 1–0 lead five minutes into the third) told reporters after the game. "We played a really good road game for a long time, Talbs played out of his mind, gave us a chance to win, and they were able to squeak one in late and steal that second point from us."
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"That's a really good hockey team playing good hockey at the moment, and we gave ourselves a chance to get two points, and we come up short," Compher added. "No one's beat 'em in eight or nine games, and we gave ourselves a really good chance tonight."
The sting of the loss is compounded by the fact that both the Montreal Canadiens and Columbus Blue Jackets won Tuesday night, leaving the Wings four points to the wrong side of the playoff cutline with eight games left in the regular season.
"We know what's at stake, and it's not the fact that we gave up a point to an opponent," said coach Todd McLellan after the game. "It's just we didn't get the point, and I thought after starting slow on the night, Talbs kept us in it, and then we worked our way back in, checked fairly well...put ourselves in a situation to win and with about 3:40 left we iced the puck...and out comes the goalie and we just couldn't find a way to hit the open net at the other end or just finish the night."
Per McLellan, Tuesday's loss leaves Detroit with a choice that isn't really a choice: "We can either feel sorry for ourselves, which I don't think is a great option, or we can get back after it, and we have no choice."
The Red Wings host the Carolina Hurricanes Friday evening then the Florida Panthers Sunday in two games unlikely to lift them back into a playoff spot on their own, but certainly with the potential to all but eliminate them.
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Penguins' Jarry Becomes Fastest Goalie To 20 Shutouts
On Mar. 30, 2025, Pittsburgh Penguins netminder Tristan Jarry became the third goalie in franchise history to record 20 shutouts, blanking the Ottawa Senators 1-0.
He joins a list along with two of the greatest to strap on the pads in Pittsburgh, Marc-Andre Fleury and Tom Barrasso. Fleury is on his way to the Hockey Hall of Fame, while Barrasso earned his ring in 2023.
For the longest time, Barrasso was the only Penguins' netminder to record 20 shutouts, achieving his first on Dec. 28, 1990, and 22nd on Nov. 26, 1999. Overall, he recorded 22 shutouts in 460 games.
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During his 12 seasons in Pittsburgh, including two Stanley Cup titles in 1991 and 1992, Barrasso recorded seven shutouts in 1997-98, only the second time he'd post more than five (1984-85).
Three seasons after Barrasso left the Penguins in 2000, the franchise drafted Fleury with the top pick in the 2003 Draft. He owns the team record with 44 shutouts, which may not be broken for quite some time.
At 21, Fleury collected his first shutout on Oct. 30, 2003, just his sixth NHL game. Eight seasons later, on Oct. 25, 2011, he'd earn his 20th shutout in game No. 375 before tying Barrasso's mark on Feb. 21, 2012.
When Jarry shut out the Senators on Mar. 30, he earned his 20th career shutout in his 288th game, surpassing Fleury's mark for fewest games to 20 shutouts by 87 games.
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Despite the rough season, with numerous demotions to the AHL, Jarry is just in year two of a five-year deal he signed on July 1, 2023. In 288 games, his record is 149-96-30 with a 2.75 GAA and .910 SV%.
When he collects win No. 150, he'll be the third goalie behind Barrasso (226) and Fleury (375) to reach the milestone.
'Lucky To Be In The Lineup': Islanders' Roy Slams Duclair Amid Career-Low Production
New York Islanders coach Patrick Roy didn’t mince his words when he discussed Anthony Duclair’s game in their 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.
“He was god awful,” Roy told reporters after the game. “He’s lucky to be in the lineup. Sorry if I lose it on him right now, but that’s how I feel.”
Duclair had 12:15 of ice time against Tampa Bay, about three minutes less than his season average. He had the third-lowest ice time among Islanders skaters in that contest.
Roy thought the 29-year-old had a bad game, and “that’s why I didn’t play him a lot.”
“He’s not skating, not competing, not moving his feet, he’s not playing up to what we expect from him,” he said, adding he thinks it’s an “effort thing.”
Less ice time has been the theme of Duclair’s last three games. In their outing against the Lightning on Saturday, he played 11:05, a season low.
However, the Isles took on the Carolina Hurricanes the next day, and he played even less, clocking 10:10 in a 6-4 loss.
Duclair’s recent ice time comes during some of the lowest offensive production of his 11-year NHL career.
In 44 games this season, Duclair has seven goals and four assists for 11 points. His 0.25 points per game is a career low, as is his minus-15 plus/minus rating.
In comparison, Duclair put up 24 goals and 42 points in 73 appearances last season playing for Tampa Bay and the San Jose Sharks. That earned him a four-year deal worth $3.5 million per season with the Islanders, the longest contract with the biggest cap hit of his career.
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The Point-Claire, Que., native hasn’t had a point in his last six games. He also hasn’t recorded an even-strength point in 17 games and has just three points in his last 25.
With eight games remaining in the regular season, the Islanders are five points back of the Montreal Canadiens, who control the last wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
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Buffalo Sabres Send First-Round Pick Back To AHL
The Buffalo Sabres have announced that forward Isak Rosen has been loaned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans.
Rosen, 22, was just recalled by the Sabres on March 25. Now, one week later, the 2021 first-round pick is heading right back to Rochester.
Rosen has appeared in six games this season with the Sabres, where he has one assist, three hits, and a minus-2 rating. He recorded his first career NHL point during his latest three-game call-up on March 27 against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Rosen will now look to build on his strong season with Rochester after being demoted to Rochester again. The forward prospect has shown good promise this season with Rochester, setting new AHL career highs with 27 goals and 54 points in 55 games.
In 188 games over three seasons with the Amerks, Rosen has 61 goals, 80 assists, 141 points, and a plus-9 rating.
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