The OHL playoffs are looming:

2026 OHL Playoff Tracker - Ontario Hockey League
Tracking progress on the road to the 2026 OHL Playoffs presented by Nissan.
Ontario Hockey LeagueJosh Sweetland

Get ready to track the Leafs prospects.

  • Ben Danford is with the Brantford Bulldogs
  • Tyler Hopkins is with the Guelph Storm
  • Harry Nansi is with the Owen Sound Attack
  • Sam McCue is with the Ottawa 67s

(I think that's it, but I likely missed someone. The top three there are very interesting, somewhat interesting, interesting because of the pace of improvement in that order.)

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Senators boost playoff push by beating Rangers
Shane Pinto scored on the power play, Warren Foegele added his fifth goal in nine games since being traded and the Ottawa Senators made up more ground in their chase to make the playoffs by beating the New York Rangers 2-1 on Monday night.
TSNThe Associated Press

The Rangers had nine SOG in the entire game. But the price was high for the Sens:

Senators’ Chabot, Thomson both ‘out for a while’
The Ottawa Senators’ thin blue line has taken another hit.
Sportsnet.caSportsnet Staff

Business moves:

Kraken assume majority ownership of Climate Pledge Arena
The Seattle Kraken ownership group, led by Samantha Holloway, announced the creation of One Roof Sports and Entertainment on Monday.
TSNThe Associated Press

The annual noticing of the bulk of the NHL not based in Canada has begun:

Quiet consistency has Hurricanes positioned for playoff run
While more ink has been spilled over other teams, the Hurricanes have maintained a quiet consistency, and could hog the headlines come playoff time, writes Ryan Dixon.
Sportsnet.caRyan Dixon

I guess it depends on your POV, but to me, the quietly good team no one talks about much is Tampa. Aside from the points race, which is tight, no one mentions them all that much. Or they didn't until McDavid said something fairly bland about Jon Cooper and a whole crop of fantastical stories got written around it.

Speaking of the Oilers:

Jarry gets another shot as Oilers search for answers in net
After another uneven stretch in goal, the Edmonton Oilers are turning back to Tristan Jarry for a chance to steady things in net.
Sportsnet.caCanadian Press

Okay, that's it for now. I seriously cannot think of a thing Boston-related to talk about, though. Huh.

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