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 31 games

Salavat Yulaev Ufa at Avtomobilist Ekaterinburg 10:00 am - KHL First Round (best-of-7) (Salavat leads series 3-1)

Alexander Zharovsky -

Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod at Severstal Cherepovets 12:30 pm - KHL First Round (best-of-7) (Torpedo leads series 3-1)

Bogdan Konyushkov - 

Luleå HF at Frölunda HC 1:00 pm - SHL Quarter Final (best-of-7) (Luleå leads series 3-1)

Filip Eriksson -

HK Dukla Michalovce at HK Nitra 12:00 pm - Slovak Extraliga Quarter Final (best-of-7) (Series tied 3-3)

Dmitri Kostenko -

Moncton Wildcats at Saint John Sea Dogs 6:00 pm - QMJHL First Round (best-of-7) (Moncton leads series 2-0)

Arseni Radkov -

Brantford Bulldogs at Sudbury Wolves 7:05 pm - OHL First Round (best-of-7) (Brantford leads series 2-0)

Owen Protz -

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

Bryce Pickford -

Kelowna Rockets at Kamloops Blazers 10:00 pm - WHL First Round (best-of-7) (Kelowna leads series 2-0) - Watch online

Hayden Paupanekis -

March 30 games

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

Alexander Gordin - one goal (2)

Khimik Voskresensk 4 Izhstal Izhevsk 1 (Final) - VHL First Round (best-of-7) (Khimik leads series 3-1) - Watch online

Yevgeni Volokhin - 1 goal on 31 shots

March 29 games

Trois-Rivières Lions 2 Wichita Thunder 3 (Final OT)

Ben Gaudreau - 3 goals on 35 shots
Joe Dunlap - no points
Mark Estapa - no points
Egor Goriunov - no points
Charles Martin - no points

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

Bogdan Konyushkov - no points

Frölunda HC 3 Luleå HF 4 (Final 3OT) - SHL Quarter Final (best-of-7) (Luleå leads series 3-1)

Filip Eriksson - no points

HK Nitra 2 HK Dukla Michalovce 4 (Final) - Slovak Extraliga Quarter Final (best-of-7) (Series tied 3-3)

Dmitri Kostenko - one assist - First career Slovak Extraliga playoffs assist

Sudbury Wolves 2 Brantford Bulldogs 4 (Final) - OHL First Round (best-of-7) (Brantford leads series 2-0)

Owen Protz - no points

Western Michigan University 2 University of Denver 6 (Final) - NCAA Regional Final (single game elimination) (Denver advances to NCAA Frozen Four Semi Final) - Loveland, Colorado

Quentin Miller - didn't play
Sam Harris - one goal (15)

University of Minnesota-Duluth 3 University of Michigan 4 (Final) - NCAA Regional Final (single game elimination) (Michigan advances to NCAA Frozen Four Semi Final) - Albany, New York

Michael Hage - no points

Nanaimo Clippers 7 Victoria Grizzlies 2 (Final)

Mikus Vecvanags - wasn't in the lineup, last game of the regular season