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Despite significant injuries to key defensemen Victor Hedman and Ryan McDonagh, the Tampa Bay Lightning have climbed to the top of The Athletic's NHL Power Rankings. Their impressive 13-0-1 point streak showcases remarkable depth and championship-level play,
The Chicago Blackhawks battled the NHL’s hottest team to the wire Friday night but fell short in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Tampa Bay Lightning face the Chicago Blackhawks Friday at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET.
Each day, our writers here at Last Word On Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.
It was a long weekend of road hockey for the Tampa Bay Lightning, with a pair of games that saw two different styles of play—Tampa Bay fought hard but saw one of the longest point streaks in franchise history come to an end with a back-to-back split.
A Winnipeg tension fabric company run by a pair of hockey-loving Canadians offered the league an option to protect the ice in warm climates.