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A three point night for Sidney Crosby wasn't enough to get more than a point for the Lightning, who drew 3-3 with the Bruins.

The Rangers and Devils, somewhat unsurprisingly, got into a third period brawl, including goalies. Weirdly Nikolai Glukhov and James Greenway were the pair that decided not to fight? Oh, and Nick will be delighted to hear that Konsta Helenius scored the winner.

Sam Bennett did what Crosby couldn't, picking up four points in Calgary's 4-3 win over Vancouver.

Pyotr Kochetkov let Dan and the Sharks down, allowing 5 goals on 23 shots against Chicago.

Similarly Michael DiPietro was the weak spot for the Jets, who lost 4-3 to Anaheim.

Whereas Amir Miftakhov and Patrik Bartosek were not the weak spots for the Panthers and Capitals, who won 3-2 over Nashville and Arizona respectively.

Also, I followed Dan's lead and suspended two more AHL goalies who were at/over the 67 game limit (Pittsburgh's Aku Koskenvuo and LA's Thatcher Demko). Hugo Alnefelt and Spencer Knight are at 66, but no one else is above 64, so we could be relatively safe on that front for a few more days.

DetroitGM wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2026 1:34 pm The Rangers and Devils, somewhat unsurprisingly, got into a third period brawl, including goalies. Weirdly Nikolai Glukhov and James Greenway were the pair that decided not to fight? Oh, and Nick will be delighted to hear that Konsta Helenius scored the winner.

This score sheet is like watching Shakespeare the way it was meant to be done.

Yes, Kevin, the Helenius winner is a coup de grace, but he also got 0 PIMs. Come on man, show some grit. some jam. some truculence.

Tale of the tape puts NJ with 3 fight wins, Rags with 2, BUT - Oetter won the goalie duel so that counts twice as much.

Even the AHL team won.

Gonna ride this high all the way til crippling sadness that is inevitably on the horizon.

DetroitGM wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2026 1:34 pm Pyotr Kochetkov let Dan and the Sharks down, allowing 5 goals on 23 shots against Chicago.

I suppose we were overdue for a goalie bed-shitting, but doing it with 2 minutes left in regulation after a spirited comeback seems unnecessary.

DetroitGM wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2026 1:34 pm Similarly Michael DiPietro was the weak spot for the Jets, who lost 4-3 to Anaheim.

Oh, so now he turns out to be merely mortal after all.