There would be a powder keg at Madison Square Garden as the Devils and Rangers would rekindle their rivalry.
NHL News and Notes Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
News
- The NHL, TNT Sports, and Warner Bros. Games announced that they will present the first ever MultiVersus NHL Face-Off.
- The first ever MultiVersus NHL Face-Off will take place on Sunday April 14th when the Colorado Avalanche take on the Vegas Golden Knights.
- The game will air on TruTV and stream on MAX.
TNT Sports, Warner Bros. Games and the NHL are joining forces to bring viewers a clash of excellence in hockey and real-time animation for the first-ever MultiVersus NHL Face-Off on Sunday, April 14.
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) April 3, 2024
Details: https://t.co/uGAQ0pfmSu pic.twitter.com/leWOxlct6k
Get ready to experience hockey like you’ve never seen it before …
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) April 3, 2024
The MultiVersus NHL Face-Off is going to be unreal 🔥 pic.twitter.com/mYLzrD1G51
- The Washington Capitals announced that they have loaned forward Matthew Phillips to Hershey of the AHL.
NEWS | The Capitals have loaned forward Matthew Phillips to the Hershey Bears. https://t.co/9nf4Puauyr
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 3, 2024
Game Recaps
Tampa Bay Lightning v. Toronto Maple Leafs – 7p ET
- In Toronto the Maple Leafs would look to punch their ticket to the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning, and in the first period Victor Hedman would open the scoring for the Bolts, but Auston Matthews would score to tie the game at one for the Leafs. In the second period Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos would score to give the Bolts the 3-1 lead. Then in the third period Nick Paul would score to give the Lightning the 4-1 victory over the Maple Leafs.
New Jersey Devils v. New York Rangers – 7p ET
- It would be a powder keg to kick things off at Madison Square Garden as the New York Rangers would faceoff with the New Jersey Devils. In the first period it would be two seconds in and we’d see a line brawl that would feature five fights and eight ejections. Then four minutes later we would see a sixth fight take place before we’d see Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere both score to give the Rangers the 2-0 lead. In the second period Ondrej Palat, Brendan Smith, and Nico Hischier would score to give the Devils the 3-2 lead. Then in the third period Kaapo Kakko and Chris Kreider would score to give the Rangers the 4-3 victory over the Devils.
Late Games
- Edmonton Oilers v. Dallas Stars – 9p ET
- Seattle Kraken v. Los Angeles Kings – 9:30p ET
- Vancouver Canucks v. Arizona Coyotes – 10p ET
Today’s Games
- BOS v. CAR – 7p ET
- NYI v. CLB – 7p ET
- TB v. MON – 7p ET
- FLA v. OTT – 7p ET
- PIT v. WAS – 7p ET
- COL v. MIN – 8p ET
- STL v. NAS – 8p ET
- CAL v. WIN – 8p ET
- LA v. SJ – 10:30p ET
Noteworthy in Hockey
- Capitals’ Tom Wilson Opens Up About High Stick On Leafs’ Noah Gregor, Six-Game Suspension & Decision Not To Appeal (The Hockey News)
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