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Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning turned a three-goal deficit into a milestone night. Stamkos tied Vincent Lecavalier for Tampa Bay's career lead in goals, Nikita Kucherov scored twice in the third period and the Lightning rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Thursday. Tampa Bay equaled its franchise record of 54 wins, set last season. Continue to Article

March 15, 2019 12:00:am EST

New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider was ejected from Wednesday's game against the Vancouver Canucks when he caught star rookie Elias Pettersson with a spinning elbow to the head. Given the nature of the play and the penalty, it was a given that the NHL's Department of Player Safety was going to take an additional look at the play for possible supplemental discipline. After doing so, it seems that the ejection will be the harshest punishment Kreider receives. Continue to Article

March 14, 2019 1:07:pm EST

It's hard to believe that Elias Pettersson was born with a bullseye on his head, but the damage he's taken in his first NHL season would make one reconsider. Pettersson had the puck behind his own net when Kreider came flying in. Pettersson did well to make him miss on the initial check, but Kreider spun around and caught the Calder candidate with an elbow flush to the face. Continue to Article

March 14, 2019 12:40:pm EST

Gustav Nyquist created plenty of buzz the Sunday night before the NHL trade deadline when the Sharks acquired him from the Detroit Red Wings. Since then, the 29-year-old forward – who before now had never been traded through his entire hockey career – has worked to acclimate to his new team. For a player who's been with a new team fewer than 10 games after leaving the only organization he's ever known, Nyquist is already gelling quite nicely -- and his contributions are coming in at an important time for the Sharks. Continue to Article

March 13, 2019 7:05:pm EST

As much as the Edmonton Oilers are headlined by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, there are two other key reasons they are on a 7-2-2 run heading into a Wednesday night matchup with the injury-depleted New Jersey Devils. It's no coincidence the Oilers have cobbled together that record in the past 11 games since defenseman Andrej Sekera returned on Feb. 19 from a torn Achilles tendon sustained in the offseason. Simply put, having both Sekera and Oscar Klefbom in the lineup provides the Oilers the kind of blue-liners who make it easier for the forwards to make their offensive contributions. Continue to Article

March 13, 2019 4:40:am EST

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