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Panthers beat Lightning, secure home ice for first round Chris Driedger stopped 30 shots to record his third shutout of the season and the Florida Panthers secured home-ice advantage for the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the regular season finale for both clubs on Monday night. The Canadian Press Juho Lammikko , The Canadian Press Chris Driedger stopped 30 shots to record his third shutout of the season, Juho Lammikko scored a short-handed goal, and the Florida Panthers secured home-ice adva...

Tuesday’s FTB: Let’s trade for Jack Eichel Share this story Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports Thanks to their loser point against the Edmonton Oilers last night, the Montreal Canadiens will be a playoff team in the Scotiabank North Division (TM), while the Calgary Flames, the Vancouver Canucks, and the Ottawa Senators will be left on the outside looking in. Ottawa knew this was a rebuilding year from the outset, while the Canucks had an everything-that-can-possibly-go-wrong season for a team that was pretty shallow to begin with. But the Calgary Flames reasonably expected to make the p...

By Tom Ponzo May 10, 2021 In Monday night's season-ending game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers, the Bolts made NHL history by starting the NHL's first-ever all-black line featuring Mathieu Joseph, Gemel Smith and Daniel Walcott, the latter playing in his very first NHL game. Jay Recher and myself have been researching to see if there has ever been an all-black line in the NHL, but the closest we came was this past March, when the AHL's Ontario Reign became the first professional (not NHL) all-black line since the late 1940s, when the team played Akil Thomas, Quinton Byfi...

Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -162, Stars +134 BOTTOM LINE: Tampa Bay hosts the Dallas Stars after Alex Killorn scored two goals in the Lightning's 7-4 win against the Blackhawks. The Lightning are 33-14-2 in division games. Tampa Bay ranks sixth in the NHL averaging 5.7 assists per game, led by Gemel Smith with 0.8. The Stars are 21-16-12 against opponents in the Central Division. Dallas has scored 35 power-play goals, converting on 24% of chances. In their last meeting on March 25, Dallas won 4-3. TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Point leads the Lightning wi...

Lightning to be without Stamkos Saturday in Nashville It's doubtful the Captain returns before the end of this trip; Gemel Smith will draw into the lineup in his absence by Bryan Burns @BBurnsNHL / TampaBayLightning.com The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without the services of their captain Steven Stamkos when they take on the red-hot Nashville Predators tonight at Bridgestone Arena. More than likely, Stamkos won't play in Tuesd...