Michigan State Lands Elite Goalie Prospect as NHL Trade Winds Begin to Blow
Michigan State hockey just scored a major win for its future crease. Joshua Ravensbergen - all 6-foot-5 of him - has committed to the Spartans for the 2026-27 season. The towering netminder was a first-round pick by the San Jose Sharks in the 2025 NHL Draft and is currently holding it down for the Prince George Cougars in the WHL.
Through 29 games this season, Ravensbergen has posted a 19-9 record with a 2.67 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage - numbers that speak to both his consistency and upside. While he didn’t see ice time at the recent World Juniors, he was part of Team Canada’s roster, a nod to how highly regarded he is at the national level.
For Michigan State, which is currently ranked No. 2 in the country, this is a future cornerstone addition. Landing a goaltender of Ravensbergen’s pedigree is the kind of move that keeps elite programs elite.
Around the NHL: Vasilevskiy Shuts the Door, Quick Makes History, and Ekholm Lights the Lamp
Tampa Bay 2, Utah 0
Andrei Vasilevskiy continues to be a wall in net.
The Lightning goaltender turned away all 28 shots he faced to earn his second shutout of the season and the 42nd of his career. Darren Raddysh broke through on the power play late in the second, and Brandon Hagel added insurance with another man-advantage tally in the final minute.
Tampa Bay has now won 15 of its last 17 and sits atop the Eastern Conference with 70 points - just ahead of Carolina and Detroit. Karel Vejmelka made 25 saves for Utah, which has been red-hot lately but suffered just its second regulation loss in the past dozen games.
N.Y. Rangers 4, Boston 3 (OT)
Matthew Robertson played hero for the Rangers, scoring 3:53 into overtime to snap a three-game skid. New York got goals from Will Cuylle, J.T.
Miller, and Will Borgen, while veteran goalie Jonathan Quick picked up his 408th career win - moving past Hall of Famer Glenn Hall for 12th all-time. Quick also notched an assist on the game-winner, because why not?
Boston got two goals from Elias Lindholm and a tally from Morgan Geekie. David Pastrnak dished out three assists to hit the 900-point milestone, and he’s got nine helpers in his last five games. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 24 shots in the loss.
N.Y. Islanders 4, Philadelphia 0
Ilya Sorokin is in a shutout groove. He stopped 21 shots to record his league-leading sixth shutout of the season.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored twice, including a short-handed goal that snapped the Islanders' scoreless streak after being blanked in their previous outing.
Mathew Barzal and Tony DeAngelo also found the back of the net. New York hit the trifecta with goals at even strength, on the power play, and short-handed - a complete special teams performance.
Edmonton 7, Anaheim 4
Mattias Ekholm doesn’t usually wear the hat trick crown, but he earned it in style Monday night. The defenseman scored three times, fueling a second-period surge that helped Edmonton outpace Anaheim.
Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid each chipped in with a goal and an assist, while Spencer Stastney notched his first as an Oiler. Darnell Nurse also scored in a high-octane effort.
Anaheim got three power-play goals from Mikael Granlund, who opened the scoring just over three minutes into the game. But the Ducks couldn’t keep pace with Edmonton’s firepower.
Islanders Add Defensive Depth, Rangers Begin the Retool
The Islanders and Rangers don’t do business often, but when they do, it turns heads. On Monday, the Isles acquired defenseman Carson Soucy from their crosstown rivals in exchange for a third-round pick in this year’s draft - just the fourth trade ever between the two franchises and the first since 2010.
Soucy, 31, is a pending UFA and comes with a $3.25 million cap hit, none of which was retained by the Rangers. He fills an immediate need for the Islanders, who have been searching for a left-shot defenseman since Alexander Romanov went down with a shoulder injury in November. Romanov is expected to miss five to six months, which puts his return sometime after the playoffs begin.
This move signals that the Islanders are all-in under first-year GM Mathieu Darche. With No. 1 pick Matthew Schaefer emerging as a potential star and a playoff berth within reach in a wide-open East, the Isles are clearly buyers.
Meanwhile, the Rangers are shifting gears. After a disappointing start under new coach Mike Sullivan, GM Chris Drury is pressing the reset button - or at least the "retool" one. In a message to fans earlier this month, Drury made it clear this wasn’t a full rebuild but rather a strategic reshaping around the team’s core and top prospects.
That could mean more moves are coming. Artemi Panarin, the team’s leading scorer since arriving in 2019, is on an expiring contract and has a full no-move clause. He could be the biggest name moved before the March 6 trade deadline, though any deal would require his blessing.
Outside of untouchables like Igor Shesterkin, Adam Fox, and top prospect Gabe Perreault, the rest of the roster appears to be on the table. This is about clearing cap space, adding picks, and getting younger - all while staying competitive in the near future.
Vancouver’s Injury List Grows
The Canucks’ injury woes continue to pile up.
On Monday, Vancouver placed forward Brock Boeser and defenseman Zeev Buium on injured reserve following Sunday’s 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh. Boeser took an elbow to the head from Penguins forward Bryan Rust in the final seconds and crumpled to the ice. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced that Rust will have a hearing Tuesday regarding the hit.
Buium, meanwhile, took a puck to the face in the first period but returned with a bubble visor and logged over 15 minutes of ice time. Still, he joins Boeser on IR.
The Canucks are already missing goalie Thatcher Demko, defenseman Derek Forbort, and center Marco Rossi. In response, they’ve recalled forward Jonathan Lekkerimaki and defenseman Victor Mancini from AHL Abbotsford.
They’ll need all the reinforcements they can get - the San Jose Sharks are coming to town Tuesday.
Upcoming Local Schedule Highlights
Tuesday
- L.A. Kings at Red Wings, 7 p.m.
Wednesday
- Cleveland at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
- Youngstown at NTDP U18, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday
- Washington at Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.
Friday
- Michigan at Ohio State, 6:30 p.m.
- Michigan State at Penn State, 6 p.m.
- Nebraska Omaha at Western Michigan, 7 p.m.
- Michigan Tech at St. Thomas, 8:07 p.m.
- Bemidji State at Northern Michigan, 6:07 p.m.
- Muskegon at NTDP U18, 7 p.m.
Saturday
- Colorado at Red Wings, 1 p.m.
- Michigan at Ohio State, 5 p.m.
- Michigan State at Penn State, 1 p.m.
- Nebraska Omaha at Western Michigan, 6 p.m.
- Michigan Tech at St.
Thomas, 7:07 p.m.
- Bemidji State at Northern Michigan, 6:07 p.m.
Plenty of action on tap - and with the trade deadline looming, expect the NHL landscape to keep shifting.