Three recruits from Michigan State University—defensemen Nick Bogas from Royal Oak and Tyler Martyniuk from Washington Township, along with forward Brooks Rogowski from Brighton—will represent Team USA at the U18 World Hockey Championships in Bratislava and Trencin, Slovakia. The U.S. will begin its tournament against Czechia on Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time. The tournament features ten countries, with the final scheduled for May 2.

In the NHL, the Boston Bruins evened their Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series against the Buffalo Sabres with a 4-2 win. The Bruins scored three goals in the second period, with Viktor Arvidsson netting two of them. Morgan Geekie and Pavel Zacha also contributed goals for Boston, which will host Game 3 of the best-of-seven series on Thursday. Despite a strong effort from the Sabres, including a 36-26 shot advantage, they could not capitalize on their power play opportunities, finishing 0-for-5. The physical matchup resulted in 47 penalty minutes for each team.