The Montréal Canadiens signed defenseman Owen Protz to a three-year, entry-level contract (2026-27 to 2028-29).

The Laval Rocket signed forward Josh Nadeau to a one-year, one-way AHL contract (2026-27). He also signed a professional tryout contract for the remainder of the season. (March 25)

 

All games are at Eastern time

March 28 games

Laval Rocket at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 6:05 pm

Trois-Rivières Lions at Tulsa Oilers 8:05 pm

Gornyak-UGMK 2 Molot Perm 1 (Final 1OT) - VHL First Round (best-of-7) (Gornyak leads series 3-0) - Watch online

Alexander Gordin - no points

Khimik Voskresensk 5 Izhstal Izhevsk 2 (Final) - VHL First Round (best-of-7) (Khimik leads series 2-1) - Watch online

Yevgeni Volokhin - 2 goals on 26 shots

Saint John Sea Dogs at Moncton Wildcats 6:00 pm - QMJHL First Round (best-of-7) (Moncton leads series 1-0)

Arseni Radkov -

Regina Pats at Medicine Hat Tigers 9:00 pm - WHL First Round (best-of-7) (Medicine Hat leads series 1-0) - Watch online

Bryce Pickford -

Kamloops Blazers at Kelowna Rocket 9:05 pm - WHL First Round (best-of-7) (Kelowna leads series 1-0) - Watch online

Hayden Paupanekis -  

Victoria Grizzlies at Nanaimo Clippers 7:00 pm

Mikus Vecvanags -

March 27 games

Laval Rocket 2 Bridgeport Islanders 3 (Final SO) (SO: 1-0)

Kaapo Kähkönen - 2 goals on 23 shots (SO: 2/3)
Owen Beck - no points
Alex Belzile - one goal (27), one assist (SO: 0/1)
Dillan Bentley - no points - First career AHL game
Samuel Blais - one assist (SO: 0/1)
Nate Clurman - no points
Lucas Condotta - no points
Jared Davidson - no points
Marc Del Gaizo - no points
Will Dineen - no points
Adam Engström - no points
Sean Farrell - two assists (SO: 0/1)
Filip Mešár - no points
Luke Mittelstadt - one goal (1) - First career AHL point
David Reinbacher - no points
Joshua Roy - no points
William Trudeau - no points
Luke Tuch - no points
Florian Xhekaj - no points

Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg 3 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 4 (Final) - KHL First Round (best-of-7) (Salavat leads series 2-1)

Alexander Zharovsky - one assist

Severstal Cherepovets 1 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 3 (Final) - KHL First Round (best-of-7) (Torpedo leads series 2-1)

Bogdan Konyushkov - one assist

Frölunda HC 1 Luleå HF 2 (Final 1OT) - SHL Quarter Final (best-of-7) (Luleå leads series 2-1)

Filip Eriksson - no points

ZSC Lions 2 HC Lugano 1 (Final) - Swiss NL Quarter Final (best-of-7) (ZSC wins series 4-0)

Vinzenz Rohrer - no points

HK Dukla Michalovce 3 HK Nitra 5 (Final) - Slovak Extraliga Quarter Final (best-of-7) (Nitra leads series 3-2)

Dmitri Kostenko - one goal (1) - First career Slovak Extraliga playoffs point

Sudbury Wolves 2 Brantford Bulldogs 6 (Final) - OHL First Round (best-of-7) (Brantford leads series 1-0)

Owen Protz - no points

Regina Pats 2 Medicine Hat Tigers 6 (Final) - WHL First Round (best-of-7) (Medicine Hat leads series 1-0) - Watch online

Bryce Pickford - one goal (1)

Kamloops Blazers 1 Kelowna Rocket 3 (Final) - WHL First Round (best-of-7) (Kelowna leads series 1-0) - Watch online

Hayden Paupanekis -  no points

Western Michigan University 3 Minnesota State University 1 (Final) - NCAA Regional Semi Final (single game elimination) (Western Michigan advances to Final) - Loveland, Colorado

Jack Smith - no points

Bentley University 1 University of Michigan 5 (Final) - NCAA Regional Semi Final (single game elimination) (Michigan advances to Final) - Albany, New York

Michael Hage - wasn't in the lineup, injured

Cornell University 0 University of Denver 5 (Final) - NCAA Regional Semi Final (single game elimination) (Denver advances to Final) - Loveland, Colorado

Alexis Cournoyer - 4 goals on 29 shots
Quentin Miller - didn't play
Sam Harris - one goal (14), one assist

Cowichan Valley Capitals 3 Victoria Grizzlies 5 (Final)

Mikus Vecvanags - 3 goals on 31 shots

March 26 games

University of Wisconsin 5 Dartmouth College 1 (Final) - NCAA Regional Semi Final (single game elimination) (Wisconsin advances to Final) - Worcester, Massachusetts

Emmett Croteau - 3 goals on 26 shots (Wisconsin scored 2 empty net goals)

Quinnipiac University 5 Providence College 2 (Final) - NCAA Regional Semi Final (single game elimination) (Quinnipiac advances to Final) - Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Logan Sawyer - one goal (14), one assist