On the eve of the Trade Deadline, there would be more trades as well as a 12 game slate of action
NHL News and Notes Thursday, March 7th, 2024
News
- The Vegas Golden Knights, Calgary Flames, and Philadelphia Flyers would do a three team trade.
- The Golden Knights would acquire defenseman Noah Hanafin.
- The Flames would acquire defenseman Daniil Miromanov, a Conditional 2025 1st Rd Pick, and a conditional 2025 3rd Rd Pick.
- The Flyers would acquire Vegas’ 2024 5th Rd Pick.
- Calgary retained 50% of Hanafin’s salary when trading him to Philadelphia.
- Philadelphia would also retain 50% of Hanafin’s remaining salary when trading him to Vegas.
🔄 TRADE DETAILS 🚨
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) March 7, 2024
To Vegas: Noah Hanifin
To Calgary: Daniil Miromanov, a 1st round pick & a conditional 3rd round pick
To Philadelphia: VGK’s 2024 5th round pickhttps://t.co/m6ig6SsIAZ
- The Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs would make a trade.
- The Maple Leafs would acquire defenseman Joel Edmundson.
- The Capitals would acquire a 2024 3rd Rd Pick (NYI) and a 2025 5th Rd Pick (CHI).
- The Capitals would retain 50% of Edmundson’s salary.
TRADE: We’ve acquired defenceman Joel Edmundson from the Washington Capitals
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 7, 2024
- The Florida Panthers announced that they have re-signed defenseman Gustav Forsling.
- Forsling singed an eight year deal with an AAV of $5.75 million per season.
Earned it.
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) March 7, 2024
We’re proud to have agreed to terms with defenseman Gustav Forsling on an eight-year contract extension!
✍️ » https://t.co/TRTGz9KnO0 pic.twitter.com/psAIWHcYr5
- The St. Louis Blues re-signed forward Oskar Sundqvist.
- Sundqvist signed a two year deal with an AAV of $1.5 million per season.
BREAKING NEWS! We've signed Oskar Sundqvist to a two-year contract extension. #stlblues
— St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) March 7, 2024
DETAILS ➡️ https://t.co/UVchi2FSHL
- The NHL would dole out a pair of fines.
- The NHL would fine St. Louis Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist and Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins for embellishment.
- Both Sundqvist and Cousins were fined $2,000.
Oskar Sundqvist (@StLouisBlues) fined for embellishment. https://t.co/VCqQKJVCts pic.twitter.com/MzHhHG0p7P
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) March 7, 2024
Nick Cousins (@FlaPanthers) fined for embellishment. https://t.co/Tjh4zjm3vY pic.twitter.com/by85FXEpTJ
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) March 7, 2024
- The Colorado Avalanche and the Minnesota Wild would make a trade.
- The Avalanche would acquire forward Brandon Duhaime.
- The Wild acquired a 2026 3rd Rd Pick.
We have acquired forward Brandon Duhaime from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. pic.twitter.com/MPZoAVGdUQ
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) March 7, 2024
- The Edmonton Oilers and Arizona Coyotes would make a trade.
- The Oilers would acquire defenseman Troy Stetcher and a 2024 7th Rd Pick (BOS).
- The Coyotes would acquire a 2027 4th Rd Pick.
🔁 TRADE 🔁
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) March 7, 2024
The #Oilers have acquired defenceman Troy Stecher along with a seventh-round selection in the 2024 Draft from the Coyotes in exchange for Edmonton’s fourth-round selection in the 2027 Draft.#LetsGoOilers pic.twitter.com/ibKM2FjEJv

Game Recaps

Toronto Maple Leafs v. Boston Bruins – 7p ET
- In an Original Six match-up in Beantown, the Bruins and Maple Leafs renew their rivalry. In the first, David Pastrnak scored on the power play to put Boston up 1-0. In the second, Trent Frederic scored his 17th of the year to put the B’s up 2-0 but then Mitch Marner scored on the power play to put Toronto on the board. Morgan Geekie scored a power play goal of his own to put Boston back up two and then Brandon Carlo scored his fourth of the year. Following a scoreless third, the Bruins went on to down the Maple Leafs 4-1.

Montreal Canadiens v. Carolina Hurricanes – 7p ET
- In Raleigh, the Hurricanes hosted the Canadiens and in the first Joshua Roy scored his third to put Montreal up 1-0. Brady Skjei then scored his ninth of the year to put Boston on the board. In the second, Stefan Noesen then struck with his 14th of the year to put Carolina in the lead. In the third, Bradyn Skjei scored his second of the night to put the Canes up two and then Andrei Svechnikov scored an empty netter as the Hurricanes breezed by the Canadiens 4-1.

Edmonton Oilers v. Columbus Blue Jackets – 7p ET
- In Columbus, the Blue Jackets hosted the Oilers and in the first Mathieu Oliver scored his third of the year to make it a Columbus 1-0 lead and then Alex Nylander scored his fifth of the year to give the Jackets the 2-0 lead. Then, Dmitri Voronkov struck with his 17th of the year to put Columbus up 3-0. In the second, Zach Hyman got Edmonton on the board with his 43rd of the year. In the third, Corey Perry scored a power play goal to bring Edmonton within a goal but then Jack Roslovic scored an empty net goal to lift the Blue Jackets to the 4-2 victory over the Oilers.

Philadelphia Flyers v. Florida Panthers – 7p ET
- In South Florida, the Panthers hosted the Flyers and after a scoreless first Ryan Poehling scored his eighth to put Philly in the lead but Gustav Forsling’s 10th of the year tied the game. In the third, Garnet Hathaway’s seventh of the year gave the Flyers the 2-1 win over the Panthers.

St. Louis Blues v. New Jersey Devils – 7p ET
- In Newark, the Devils hosted the Blues and in the first Timo Meier scored a pair of goals to give New Jersey the 2-0 lead. In the second, Brandon Saad scored his 18th to put St. Louis on the board but then Timo Meier struck to get the hat trick. In the third, Erik Kaula scored his 13th of the year as the Devils downed the Blues 4-1.

Washington Capitals v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 7p ET
- In the Steel City, the Penguins and Capitals went to battle and in the first Washington took the 1-0 lead with a shorthanded goal from Tom Wilson. In the second, Alex Ovechkin scored a power play goal to put the Caps up 2-0 and then Nick Jensen scored his first goal of the year to make it a 3-0 Washington lead. Then, Hendrix Lapierre scored his sixth of the year to make it a 4-0 Washington lead followed by Ivan Miroshnichenko scoring his first career NHL goal to put the Caps up 5-0. In the third, Sonny Milano’s ninth of the year gave the Capitals the dominant 6-0 shutout win over the Penguins.

Calgary Flames v. Tampa Bay Lightning – 7p ET
- In Tampa, the Lightning hosted the Flames and in the first Dryden Hunt scored his second of the year to put Calgary in the lead but then Conor Sheary’s second of the year tied the game. In the second, Yegor Sharangovich scored a pair of goal to put Calgary up 3-1 and then Jakob Pelletier’s first put the Flames up three. Then, Anthony Cirelli’s 14th of the year brought Tampa within two. In the third, Blake Coleman scored his 26th of the year to put Calgary up 5-2 and then Andrew Mangiapane hit an empty net to put the Flames up four. Tampa’s Michael Eyssimont then scored his ninth but the Flames went on to double up the Lightning 6-3.

Buffalo Sabres v. Nashville Predators – 8p ET
- In Nashville, the Predators hosted the Sabres and in the first, Filip Forsberg scored his 31st on the power play to put Nashville up 1-0 but then Bowen Byram scored his ninth to tie the game. Then, Luke Evangelista scored his 12th on the power play to put the Preds back in the lead. After a scoreless second, Filip Forsberg scored a pair to complete the hat trick but then Owen Power scored his fifth of the year. However, the Predators escaped with the 4-2 win over the Sabres.
Late Games

- Minnesota Wild v. Arizona Coyotes – 9p ET

- Vancouver Canucks v. Vegas Golden Knights – 10p ET

- Ottawa Senators v. Los Angeles Kings – 10:30p ET

- New York Islanders v. San Jose Sharks – 10:30p ET
Today’s Games
- DET v. ARI – 9p ET
- MIN v. COL – 9p ET
- DAL v. ANA – 10p ET
- WIN v. SEA – 10p ET
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