Welcome to your premier source for the latest NHL news, bringing you all the historic milestones, playoff clinches, and scoreboard updates for Friday, April 10, 2026. With only a handful of games left in the 2025-26 NHL regular season, the drama is peaking. Let’s dive right into the biggest stories from around the league.
Historic Night in Montreal: Cole Caufield’s 50th Goal
The Bell Centre was absolutely electric on Thursday night. In the biggest NHL news of the day, Montreal Canadiens sniper Cole Caufield became the first Hab to score 50 goals in a single season in 36 years! Caufield fired a wrist shot past Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy in the second period, securing his milestone and paving the way for a thrilling 2-1 Montreal victory. The last Canadien to hit the half-century mark was Stéphane Richer back in the 1989-90 season.
Playoff Picture: Mammoth and Penguins Punch Their Tickets
The playoff landscape is rapidly coming into focus. Out West, the Utah Mammoth made franchise history by clinching their first-ever Stanley Cup Playoff berth in just their second season. Led by Dylan Guenther and Clayton Keller, the Mammoth rolled over the Nashville Predators 4-1. Furthermore, the Colorado Avalanche officially secured the Presidents’ Trophy with a 3-1 victory against the Calgary Flames.
Meanwhile, in the Eastern Conference, the Pittsburgh Penguins ended their three-year postseason drought. Sidney Crosby and company took down the New Jersey Devils 5-2, locking in their playoff spot.
The Detroit Red Wings are also refusing to go quietly. Captain Dylan Larkin put the team on his back, netting a spectacular hat trick to lead Detroit to a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, keeping their Wild Card hopes very much alive. Over on Long Island, the New York Islanders started the Peter DeBoer coaching era with a bang, defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 to snap a miserable four-game skid.
Complete NHL Scores from April 9, 2026
If you missed yesterday’s action, here is a quick, mobile-friendly recap of all the NHL scores and key notes from an unforgettable night of hockey:
- New York Islanders 5 | Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (Peter DeBoer wins Isles coaching debut)
- Buffalo Sabres 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets 0
- Ottawa Senators 5 | Florida Panthers 1
- Montreal Canadiens 2 | Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (Caufield scores #50)
- Detroit Red Wings 6 | Philadelphia Flyers 3 (Larkin hat trick)
- Pittsburgh Penguins 5 | New Jersey Devils 2 (Pens clinch playoff berth)
- Winnipeg Jets 3 | St. Louis Blues 2
- Carolina Hurricanes 7 | Chicago Blackhawks 2
- Dallas Stars 5 | Minnesota Wild 4
- Colorado Avalanche 3 | Calgary Flames 1 (Avs secure Presidents’ Trophy)
- Utah Mammoth 4 | Nashville Predators 1 (Mammoth clinch 1st playoff berth)
- Seattle Kraken 4 | Vegas Golden Knights 3 (SO) (John Tortorella loses Vegas coaching debut)
- Anaheim Ducks 6 | San Jose Sharks 1 (John Carlson nets 1st career hat trick)
- Los Angeles Kings 4 | Vancouver Canucks 1
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