NHL Shockers: Shutouts, Surprises & Standout Players

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is NHL News Today, subscribe to keep up with every headline, every game. 11 NHL games lit up the ice on March 19, 2026, with plenty of shutouts and surprises. The Columbus Blue Jackets stunned the New York Rangers 6-3 at home. Boston Bruins crushed Winnipeg 6-1, while Florida Panthers blinked Edmonton for nothing. Buffalo Sabers shutout San Jose 5-0, and Utah Mammoth did the same to Vegas 4-0. A few row teams pulled off Kiwins 2, New York Islanders fell short, 2-3 to Ottawa, Detroit topped Montreal, 3-1, Nashville Beat Seattle 3-1, and Tampa Bay Lightning rode over Vancouver 6-2. Chicago-Edged, Minnesota 2-1, and a tight one. Standout Knights included Clayton Keller's 2 goals for Utah's shutout, Rasmus Dallans 2 for Buffalo, and Nikita Kutcherov's 3 assists in Tampa's route.

1:00David Pasternack and Pavel Zacha, each scored twice for Boston's blowout. The late thriller saw Philadelphia Flyer's Edge, Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in a shootout, thanks to Motvei Michkoff's winner. Columbus got hat tricks of assists from Zach Wyrnski, powering their upset. These results shake up the standings as teams pushed toward the playoffs, with more action coming soon.