East Playoff Chaos: Bruins Steal 2 Late, Columbus Climbs, Detroit Drops. Who wins the Rocket Richard? Ask R&D!

The Eastern Conference playoff race is heating up nightly, with even a light schedule delivering major implications—Boston grabbed two crucial points over Buffalo, solidifying their wildcard positioning and even threatening to move up on the Habs. Columbus has surged into contention under Rick Bowness, fuelled by standout goaltending from Jet Greaves and a Norris-caliber season from Zach Werenski, while Detroit finds itself slipping with a negative goal differential and lingering issues down the middle despite Dylan Larkin's return. Ottawa, meanwhile, continues to roll despite a depleted blue line, with rookie Carter Yakemchuk scoring in his debut and drawing comparisons to a young Barrett Jackman, further cementing the feeling that the Sens can't lose right now. In the Rocket Richard race, Nathan MacKinnon (46) and Cole Caufield (44) are both tracking toward 50 goals—a mark Montreal hasn't seen since Vincent Damphousse—while Dallas stars Wyatt Johnston and Jason Robertson sit quietly among the league's top scorers. In Ask Ray and Dregs Anything: a shootout rule change, how did Ray fare against the Dominator and thoughts on player-to-player apologies.

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East Playoff Chaos: Bruins Steal 2 Late, Columbus Climbs, Detroit Drops. Who wins the Rocket Richard? Ask R&D! is an episode from The Ray & Dregs Hockey Podcast by R.E.V. Media.

This episode is 44:53 long.

This episode was published on Mar 26, 2026.

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