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 29 games

Trois-Rivières Lions at Wichita Thunder 3:05 pm

Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg 2 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 5 (Final) - KHL First Round (best-of-7) (Salavat leads series 3-1)

Alexander Zharovsky - no points

Severstal Cherepovets at Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod 10:00 am - KHL First Round (best-of-7) (Torpedo leads series 2-1)

Bogdan Konyushkov - 

Frölunda HC at Luleå HF 9:00 am - SHL Quarter Final (best-of-7) (Luleå leads series 2-1)

Filip Eriksson -

Sudbury Wolves at Brantford Bulldogs 4:00 pm - OHL First Round (best-of-7) (Brantford leads series 1-0)

Owen Protz -

Western Michigan University vs University of Denver 3:00 pm - NCAA Regional Final (single game elimination) - Loveland, Colorado

Quentin Miller -
Sam Harris -

University of Minnesota-Duluth vs University of Michigan 5:30 pm - NCAA Regional Final (single game elimination) - Albany, New York

Michael Hage - didn't play on Friday due to an injury, might play this game

Nanaimo Clippers at Victoria Grizzlies 5:00 pm

Mikus Vecvanags -

March 28 games

Laval Rocket 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3 (Final)

Hunter Shepard - 3 goals on 24 shots
Vincent Arseneau - no points
Owen Beck - no points
Alex Belzile - one goal (28)
Dillan Bentley - no points
Samuel Blais - no points
Nate Clurman - no points
Lucas Condotta - no points
Jared Davidson - no points
Marc Del Gaizo - no points
Adam Engström - one assist
Sean Farrell - one assist
Filip Mešár - no points
Luke Mittelstadt - no points
David Reinbacher - no points
Joshua Roy - no points
William Trudeau - no points
Luke Tuch - no points
Florian Xhekaj - no points

Trois-Rivières Lions 3 Tulsa Oilers 5 (Final)

Hunter Jones - 5 goals on 25 shots
Joe Dunlap - one assist
Mark Estapa - no points
Egor Goriunov - no points
Charles Martin - no points

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 2 Moncton Wildcats 3 (Final 1OT) - QMJHL First Round (best-of-7) (Moncton leads series 2-0)

Arseni Radkov - 3 goals on 50 shots - First career QMJHL playoffs game

Regina Pats 4 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 (Final) - WHL First Round (best-of-7) (Series tied 1-1) - Watch online

Bryce Pickford - no points

Kamloops Blazers 1 Kelowna Rocket 5 (Final) - WHL First Round (best-of-7) (Kelowna leads series 2-0) - Watch online

Hayden Paupanekis - one assist

Victoria Grizzlies 4 Nanaimo Clippers 3 (Final OT)

Mikus Vecvanags - 3 goals on 35 shots

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