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More NHL: | | | | | The disappointment of mi sing your nation's Olympic team can be huge, some guys Brendan Smith Jersey take it a little tougher than others. The usual coping mechanism is to forget about it as soon as you can and simply move on with your NHL season.In many cases that can be easier said than done, especially if there are reminders about the decision to leave a player off the squad all around you. center and Team Canada regular could face that problem.Especially if he likes Honey Nut Cheerios (and really, who doesn't?).At least EStaal made the Cheerios box! Counts for something, right? Ryan Savin (@rsavin91) The pratfalls of special edition boxes, I suppose. The tough part is that Staal isn't even at the top of the list of "snubbed" centers as nor made the team either. It's a tough gig trying to make the Canadian national team, tougher for those in the marketing world trying to predict it. Staal did play for the Canadians in the Vancouver Games but not this time around. Bee happy, Eric. Shane Bowers Jersey

The are only five points out of a wild card spot, but with 14 games left they're running out of time. They'll have to play the next two without first-line winger , by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Sunday for a hit on the ' .Boychuk was injured on the play after slamming his head into Voracek's back. Voracek repositioned himself when he saw Boychuk coming on the forecheck, which led to the collision. Jake Voracek injures Johnny Boychuk with a hit. Boychuk tells him "I will get you" Brady Randy Carlyle Jersey Trettenero (@BradyTrett) Voracek, who has no history of suspensions or fines with the NHL, was given a five-minute major on the ice for the Boychuk hit. Voracek has 18 goals on the year -- good for fifth-most on the team -- so his presence will be mi sed.After the suspension, was announced, Voracek tweeted about it. Jakub Voracek (@jachobe) That was retweeted by the of the , who was given a two-game suspension for a check to the head on the . Buffalo's Jack Eichel received a two game suspension for this hit on Carl Soderberg yesterday. Michael Spencer (@MichaelCBS4) However, hit on Eichel in that same game wasn't reviewed. Replay of Zadorov taking out Eichel. Buffalo Sabres plays and goals (@SabresPlays) While the Sabres are ultimately out of the playoff race at this point, the Flyers are still playing for a spot, even if their road is difficult with the threatening the ' second spot in the East. Voracek will mi s Monday's game against the and Thursday's matchup against the . Syl Apps Jersey

More NHL: | | | | | All eight teams in the Eastern Conference now know who they will face in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. With the win over the , they clinched the first wild-card slot, while the earned a 1-0 overtime win over the to keep their home-ice hopes alive.By taking the top wild-card spot in the playoffs, the Blue Jackets will meet Metropolitan Division winner . Columbus lost all five meetings between the divisional foes this season.As a result of Columbus' win, the will meet Presidents' Trophy winner Boston in the opening round. It's a meeting of Original Six clubs that has not been Andrew Peeke Jersey seen since 1957. The Wings, oddly enough, were one of the few teams that seemed to have the number this year, winning three of the four meetings between the two clubs. Detroit and Montreal are the only teams with more than two wins against the Bruins, in fact. The clinched their spot against the New York Rangers earlier Saturday .We also know that the Canadiens will meet the in the opening round. What won't be known until Sunday is which of those teams will take home ice. Tampa Bay will take on the on Sunday. A win of any kind would give the Lightning home ice against the Habs, while either a regulation or overtime/shootout lo s will start the series in Montreal.There is plenty of intrigue on this side of the bracket, that's for sure. The Stanley Cup playoffs will begin Wednesday. Milan Lucic Jersey

Ru sia's national nightmare has been realized; the men's hockey team has been eliminated at the Olympics prior to the medal round.Facing enormous pre sure to not just medal but win gold at these Olympics, Ru sia faced longtime rival Finland in the quarterfinals on Wednesday at Bolshoy Ice Dome and came up short, losing 3-1 to their neighbors to the northwest. It brings a collosally disappointing end to the host nation's medal hopes.Perhaps Alex Ovechkin summed it up best for Ru sia.Alex Ovechkin: Jake Walman Jersey "It sucks. What else can I say?" Crey Masisak (@cmasisak22) Ru sia opened the scoring in the first period on the power play when Ilya Kovalchuk one-timed a pa s from that flew by Finnish goalie and popped the water bottle. He and the crowd went nuts, Kovalchuk jumping into the air as if he were competing in the Summer Games in track and field.That forced Finland to open it up a little and that's when Finland's skill shone through, not Ru sia's. The Finns tied the game a minute and a half later when Juhamatti Aaltonen undre sed Ru sian defenseman and then managed to beat Ru sian goalie short side to take the game into the first intermi sion 1-1.In the second period it was the and Mikael Granlund show. Just 2:22 into the period, Granlund turned on his jets and flew by defenseman in the neutral zone to spring Finland on the rush. He held the puck long enough to draw the defense before he pa sed it over to Selanne who put it between Varlamov's pads for the 2-1 lead. Sochi 2014 Selanne would return the favor in the final five minutes of the period when Finland got a chance on the power play. Selanne's shot was saved by Varlamov but Granlund was there for the rebound to make it 3-1 and set about the panic all acro s the country.A couple of minutes later Varlamov was replaced in the game by Sergei Bobrovsky but that didn't help Ru sia get any offense going against Finland's trap and excellent goaltending. Or at least generate any goals.It was partially the Finnish defense and system, partially Rask in net. The goaltender stopped 37 of Ru sia's 38 shots in the game and looked like the goalie Bruins fans have come to know and love. Many are going to look at this as an upset in in some ways it absolutely is. Ru sia is the host at these Games and was labeled a pre-Olympic co-favorite to win gold. In the truest sense of the word, an entire nation is certainly upset. But Finland is consistently excellent in international tournaments while Ru sia hasn't been. Finland has had Ru sia's numbers in recent years.In addition to no medal this year, this marks the third straight Olympics in which Ru sia will not medal in hockey. In a country that cares about hockey the way Ru sia does, that's not going to be considered acceptable. Adam Graves Jersey

TNT is bringing hockey fans Sunday afternoon action. It starts with a matchup between two Metro Division rivals. The Rangers and Capitals square off today in the nation's capital. Artemi Panarin and New York Martin Havlat Jersey have already clinched a spot in the 2023 postseason, but are looking to move up in the standings. The team still trails the Hurricanes and Devils for the lead in the Metro with only a couple of weeks left in the season. MORE: For Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals, Washington remains in the hunt for a playoff spot, but the team is currently outside of the postseason picture, a few points behind a number of teams for the last playoff spot. After the Rangers-Capitals contest is a matchup between the Bruins and the Blues. Boston has already clinched the Atlantic Division and is well on its way to earning the top spot in the East. The Bruins have been the best team in hockey all year, and they look to keep it going against an underwhelming Blues team that is likely going to mi s the postseason. Here is what you need to know to watch the NHL on TNT on Wednesday. How to live stream Capitals vs. Rangerswithout cable Stream: TNT app, Fans can stream Capitals vs. Rangers on the TNT app and Sling TV. Select NHL games on TNT will be available to stream in the United States. In total, 62 regular-season games will be shown on TNT and its networks, including doubleheaders on Wednesday nights. Those games can be streamed through a TV subscription in the TNT app For those without cable, the TNT games are also available to watch on Sling TV. Sling TV offers NHL fans the ability to have acce s to more than 60 percent of the league's nationally televised games which can be streamed on TNT, ESPN and the NHL Network for . What time is Capitals vs. Rangers? Time: 1p.m. ET Location: Capital One Arena The puck drop for the Capitals and Rangers game is set for 7:30 p.m. ET in the nation's capital. The game will be played at Capital One Arena, the home of the Caps. What time is Bruins vs. Blues? Time: 3:30 p.m. ET | 2:30p.m. CT Location: Ball Arena The second game of TNT's doubleheader is scheduled to take place at 3:30 p.m. ET, 2:30 p.m. local time in St. Louis. The Bruins and Blues are playing at the Enterprise Center, the home of the Blues. Clark Griswold Jersey

More NHL: | | | | | KISS does one performance at an outdoor NHL game in Los Angeles and suddenly they are everywhere in the hockey world. The power of makeup and rock is strong.Gene Simmons got to live most hockey fans' dreams by putting NHL Commi sioner Gary Bettman . That made for one heck of a photo that should hang in the NHL offices forever more.Now the NHL is auctioning off custom made KISS goalie masks, each of which was autographed by the band members; Russ Courtnall Jersey Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. From the NHL's auction site, here's a little more information.To commemorate the 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series game at Dodger Stadium, four goalie masks were designed and painted by renowned sports artist David Arrigo. Each mask features the and logos alongside KISS Imagery and/or the likene s of the four members of the legendary rock band and 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees KISS.Masks will be auctioned one at a time:Mask 1 Tuesday, January 28 2014 Friday, February 7, 2014 Mask 2 Friday, February 7 Monday, February 17, 2014 Mask 3 Monday, February 17, 2014 Thursday, February 27, 2014 Mask 4 Thursday, February 27, 2014 Sunday, March 2 2014Procees of the auction will benefit the Kings Care Foundation and the Anaheim Ducks Foundation, fair considering the were the teams playing the game that the KISS rockers were performing at.These masks aren't going to come cheap. With more than a week left, . That's the cost for awesome masks with rock legends on them. To see all of the masks up close, on artits David Arrigo's website. Brad Richardson Jersey

Sidney Crosby is a pretty good hockey player. Yes, alert the ma ses. But it's not just that the Penguins star has been playing up to his typical high standards during the 2016-17 season he has been better than ever at putting the puck in the net. MORE: Crosby continued to distance himself from the rest of the NHL's top goal scorers with another goal on Tuesday against the Devils in a 5-2 Pittsburgh win. Crosby smacked a shot past Devils goaltender Cory Schneider off a beautiful feed from Conor Sheary. Fun fact: Sidney Crosby has 25 goals this season (an NHL-best). No other player has 20. Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) In addition to the goal, Crosby had two a sists, and finished plus-2 in nearly 17 minutes of ice time. "The Kid" is right in the thick of the points race and Joe Kocur Jersey is on track to score more goals in a single season than he ever has in his 11-year career. MORE: Let's take a look at how Crosby has taken his game to another level: 25 With asecond-period goal against the Devils, Crosby now has 25 goals in 30 games. No other NHL player has scored 20 goals. He alsoholds the No. 1 spot despite mi sing the first six games of the season. 63 At his current pace, Crosby will finish the season with 63goals. That would easily eclipse the highest total of his career (51 goals in 2009-10) and would be the most goals scored in a season since Alex Ovechkinnetted 65 in 2007-08.Crosby would join Ovechkin and Steven Stamkos as the only players to score 60 or more goals in a single season since1997. 23.8 Crosby is also on pace forthe highest shooting percentage of his career. He's currently at 23.8 percent on 105 shots, well ahead of the 19.9 percent he posted in 41 games during the 2010-11 season before symptoms stemming from a serious concu sion kept him off the ice. MORE: 0.53 While Crosby is averaging a career-high 0.83 goals per game, his a sists per game have actually dropped to a career-low 0.53. Evgeni Malkin and Phil Ke sel have picked up the slack in that department, both placing in the top 10 on the NHL a sists list. Those averages would keep Crosby at 1.36 points per game, slightly above his career rate (1.328). Crosby is fifth all time in points per game behind Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Mike Bo sy and Bobby Orr. Aside from the numbers, opposing players have noticed subtle changes in Crosby's evolving game. "You see a lot of his goals this year are deflections and tips," Devils winger Taylor Hall told . "It's obviously something he's worked at, and in the new NHL, teams are so good at defending, you've got to find new ways to score, and he's obviously doing that this year." MORE: Bruins winger Brad Marchandeven went so far as to sayCrosby is "on another level." "Some of the goals he gets now, the goals behind the net,out of the air, some of the plays he makes I think he surprises people every year, especially with the talent that he has," Marchand said (via )."You think you've seen it all until he pulls another trick out of the bag." As mentioned, Crosby's goal pace has kept him firmly in the points race. He is tied with Malkin at 41 points, and is on pace for the sixth 100-point season of his career. The Penguins teammates are right behind Oilers phenom Connor McDavid, who leads the league with 42 points. It should be a fun ride asMcDavid attemptsto hold on to the top spot with Crosby and Malkin chasing him down. Filip Chytil Jersey

There's been no indication that Patrik Laine will return during the playoffs. But if the wanted to shake things up, maybe Laine would be the perfect solution. The Canadiens have a Game 7 on Sunday against the to determine who makes it out of the first round. And maybe if Montreal had Laine available to them earlier, Isak Rosen Jersey they would've advanced already. Unfortunately, an abdominal injury has held Laine out of all but five games this season. MORE: The good news for Montreal is that if it wanted to bring Laine off of long-term injured reserve, it could. "FYI, if he was activated, despite his huge AAV,the Habs would still be playoff-cap compliant," wrote in a new article on Friday. Laine's injury has been a bit mysterious, and there never has been a super firm timeline on when he might return. Montreal fans can dream, even if at this point it'd be a surprise for Laine to play again this season. He's got to play hockey again at some point though, right? Maybe he could pull a heroic comeback like the New York Knicks' Willis Reed did more than half a century ago. MORE: The Canadiens are certainly mi sing one particular skill of Laine's -- his power play work. "Even this le ser version of Laine leads all NHL players in goals and shots per 60 on the power play since the start of 2023-24," Larkin writes. Don't hold your breath for a comeback. But if Laine wanted to make it back on the ice, the Canadiens could probably accommodate that. More NHL news: Josh Gorges Jersey

Gerry and Wyatt Nelson took over the Blues' radio broadcast booth for another unforgettable moment. Sportsnet When we last met Gerry Nelson and his son Wyatt, they got a surprise visit from the Stanley Cup in their hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. , Gerry, who became visually impaired in 1988, was overcome with emotion upon his first touch of the Cup. However, it was the story of young Wyatt and how he helps hockey games come alive for his father that really caught everyone Dave Andreychuk Jersey 's attention. The two go to a lot of the local junior hockey team's games together. Gerry used to listen to the play-by-play on the radio to follow the action, but when there was no broadcast for a preseason game, Wyatt handled the call so his father wouldn't mi s a play. That's how they watch most games together now. Touched by the story, former St. Louis player and current radio analyst Kelly Chase went to the organization with an idea. Chase, who also played his junior hockey for the Blades right around the same time Gerry lost his sight, wanted to bring the Nelsons down for a playoff game. He enlisted the help of general manager Doug Armstrong and other Blues staffers to work it out so that Gerry and Wyatt could be there for Game 2 of the Western Conference finals in St. Louis. Here's a look at a little more about their story and the surprise phone call: "Hello?" "Hello Mr. Nelson and Wyatt, it's Doug Armstrong here." St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) Chase also revealed that Wyatt was going to be invited into the Blues' broadcast booth with Chase and play-by-play man Chris Kerber to call some of the action as the Blues took on the San Jose Sharks. However, instead of just calling the game for his dad, he was going to do it live on air for the Blues fans listening on the radio. The two couldn't say yes fast enough to the Blues offer and on Tuesday they boarded a plane to St. Louis. Have a great flight! See you soon, guys. St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) The Nelsons made it to Game 2 and were outfitted with brand new Blues gear. They even gave an introductory pre s conference and were among the most popular people in the building with everyone wanting the chance to meet the inspiring father and son. The Nelsons met Bob Cole, the Canadian broadcasting legend and Hockey hall of Fame honoree who called the game for the CBC. There was an encounter with future Hall of Fame goaltender and Blues a sistant GM Martin Brodeur. Wyatt also got an autograph from former Blues defenseman and recent Hall of Fame inductee , among others. Their entire day was . Proud papa for sure. St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) During the first period, it was time for Wyatt's big debut. The 12-year-old donned the headset, with his father at his side and Chase on the color commentary. He called several minutes of the action, while showing little to no nerves, and doing his best to describe the plays. Not knowing all of the players, he couldn't get as descriptive as a seasoned pro might, but he sounded great. Remember, he's 12. Chase would pop in for some analysis while Kerber, standing behind Wyatt, would offer some gentle nudges in the right direction. All-in-all, it was a really, really cool thing for the Blues to do. There's a little sampling of Wyatt's play-by-play in this video: Apparently Wyatt also got a call from the great Mike "Doc" Emrick of NBC Sports after his broadcasting debut. The young Saskatoon native had referenced Emrick in the original video saying that he didn't feel he could compare to the broadcasting legend. The Blues ended up losing Game 2 to the San Jose Sharks, but they certainly won the day by going out of their way to make an unforgettable memory for a father and son that have a bond worth celebrating. Matt Tomkins Jersey

Whats old is new again: The 2020 Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning are now the 2021 Stanley Cup champions, beating Montreal 1-0 in Game 5 on Wednesday. "To do it in front of our fans and our families, it's so special, special, I never thought I would ever experience this in my life. It's unbelievable," Victor Hedman said during an on-ice interview. When the Lightning won their last Cup 282 days ago, they did it in the Edmonton bubble. On July 7, in a clinically dominating game, they shut the Canadiens out, 1-0, in front of a packed Amalie Arena in Tampa. MORE: Alex Killorn reveals broken leg kept him out of Stanley Cup Final "This group, no matter what happens from here on out, this group is going to be etched in history forever, and that's pretty fing special," captain Steven Stamkos said. "I'm so proud of the guys. You can't soak it in yet. It's so fresh. It's so new. You don't even realize what's going to happen. We won the Stanley Cup and we still have the Stanley Cup. That's just amazing." New Jersey native Ro s Colton, who grew up watching the Devils win their Cups in 2000 and 2003, scored the lone goal of the game off a pa s from David Savard. Those two guys were the only ones in the Lightning lineup for Game 5 who did not win the Cup with the team last year. Savard was with the Blue Jackets; Colton is a rookie. In an ironic twist, Colton is the seventh rookie to score the Cup-clincher and the first since Mike Rupp did it . MORE: The Conn Smythe winner, Andrei Vasilevskiy, stopped all 22 shots he faced in the clincher. What a run by him, by the way he ended the postseason with a shutout in every series-clinching win, an NHL record. Unreal. Vasilevskiy, the third Ru sian to win the award (joining Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin) as the "most valuable player to his team in the playoffs," posted a 1.90 goals-against average, .937 save percentage and had five shutouts in 23 games. "He makes guys like us look good is what he does," said coach Jon Cooper, surrounded by his coaching staff. "What's remarkable to me is I can't believe how he shuts the door in the biggest games of his career. What is it, five now? He's the big cat and when he locks in, he is remarkable to watch." With the win, the Lightning moved to an impre sive 13-0 in games following a lo s dating back to last year's first round (both their Cups were clinched in games following a lo s). They are just the second team this century to win back-to-back Cups, following Pittsburgh's two straight in 2016 and '17. The 2021 Cup marked the third one for the franchise, who also won in 2004 at home. It also marked . Sporting News has all of the action as Lightning won the Stanley Cup: Canadiens vs. Lightning live score, highlights from Game 5 (All times Eastern) Third period: Lightning 1, Canadiens 0 10:51 p.m. Lightning are your 2021 Stanley Cup champions. 10:51 p.m. With 10 seconds left, they clear. 10:50 p.m. Thirty seconds and Goodrow another block. 10:50 p.m. Big stop by Vasilevskiy on Toffoli. 10:49 p.m. Faceoff with 1:29 left deep in the Lightning zone after a timeout. 10:48 p.m. Price to the bench. McDonagh ices after a blocked shot. 10:47 p.m. Faceoff with 1:40 left as Canadiens go offside so Price goes back in net. 10:47 p.m. With 1:50 left, Price finally goes to the bench. 10:46 p.m. Three minutes to go. STANLEY. NHL on NBC Sports (@NHLonNBCSports) 10:43 p.m. Just 5:53 left. 10:40 p.m. Goodrow is back on the ice, because of course. 10:38 p.m. Vasilevskiy stops Gallagher, then Goodrow puts his body on the line and blocks a Weber shot. Goodrow, for his efforts, had trouble getting Jake Sanderson Jersey off the ice and got a push from Gourde. 10:32 p.m. Ten minutes to go. Is this the last 10 minutes of the NHL's 2021 season? 10:31 p.m. Yanni Gourde with a shot on goal off a drop pa s. He knocks down Suzuki after and the Canadiens do not like it. 10:30 p.m. Carey Price is keeping his guys in this one. 10:21 p.m. Anderson is back on the Montreal bench. 10:20 p.m. Sounds like fans are chanting: "We want the Cup." 10:17 p.m. Anderson breaks in, gets wrapped up by Cernak, gets the chance but slams hard into the net. He went to the locker room. 10:15 p.m. Two big stops by Price to keep it a one-goal game including a pad stop on Ondrej Palat. OH MY Another look at Price robbing Palat Here's Your Replay (@TheReplayGuy) 10:12 p.m. Lightning on the power play as the third period begins. Second period: Lightning 1, Canadiens 0 9:53 p.m. Period ends. Lightning will start the third with 1:23 left on the power play. 9:51 p.m. With 37.1 seconds left, Chiarot called for holding Point. 9:51 p.m. With under a minute in the period, Weber to Lehkonen for the redirect in the slot but he is denied. 9:40 p.m. The game opens up a bit and the Canadiens get a 3-on-1 but can't connect pa ses. 9:38 p.m. GOAL. Savard with a brilliant pa s right on the tape of Ro s Colton who just redirects the puck into the net. Tampa Bay leads 1-0. ROSS COLTON 1-0 Here's Your Replay (@TheReplayGuy) 9:34 p.m. Caufield hits the pipe from a bad angle kind of his specialty to score from bad angles, by the way before Corey Perry gets a chance. Cole Caufield PP PING Here's Your Replay (@TheReplayGuy) 9:32 p.m. Heading into this power play, Canadiens being outshot 3-0 when they have the man advantage. Yikes. 9:31 p.m. Nick Suzuki gets his feet kicked out by Sergachev and the Lightning defenseman gets called for two. 9:31 p.m. Lightning continue to get pucks to the net but the guy crashing can't bury it. 9:24 p.m. Pat Maroon walks in but can't beat Price. 9:21 p.m. Big-time kill for the Lightning as the Canadiens don't get a shot on goal. 9:18 p.m. Savard sends one over the gla s and the Canadiens get a power play. They're 1-for-8 in the series. 9:18 p.m. Puck has been dropped as we are sitting, waiting, wishing for the first goal. First period: Canadiens 0, Lightning 0 8:59 p.m. Period comes to an end. 8:51 p.m. Five minutes to go and the Canadiens are being outshot 11-3. Where have we heard this before? 8:49 p.m. Tyler Johnson sends one off the cro sbar just seconds after Eric Staal had a chance at the other end. RINGS IRON: ' Joseph with a beautiful feed to 's Johnson, but Johnson's shot goes off the cro sbar against 's Price (@faiello_mari) 8:43 p.m. Still waiting on that all-important first goal. How important is the first goal? When the opposition scores: Tampa is 0 and 5 Montreal in 1 and 6 John Shannon (@JShannonhl) 8:41 p.m. Back to 5v5. 8:40 p.m. Rutta out of the box and the Lightning have another power play. 8:38 p.m. With 37 seconds left on the Canadiens power play, puck squirts out and Coleman has a chance on a breakaway but Josh Anderson hooks him on the hands and is called for two. Josh Anderson didn't believe he deserved a penalty Omar (@TicTacTOmar) 8:36 p.m. Coincidental minors to Erik Cernak (interference) and Corey Perry (embellishment). It's still 5-on-4. Matching minors Cernak interference Perry embellishment Here's Your Replay (@TheReplayGuy) 8:36 p.m. Blake Coleman with the two best chances on the Canadiens power play and he's on the Lightning. 8:32 p.m. Jan Rutta called for cro s-checking. 8:28 p.m. Kucherov walks out of the corner but Price hugs the post. Teams say hi afterward. 8:27 p.m. Canadiens with bad coverage in the defensive zone but get lucky as Brayden Point is left all alone and can't handle the puck. 8:26 p.m. Lightning get the first power play (2-for-12 in the series) as Corey Perry trips Mathieu Joseph. Bolts fourth line again getting things done. 8:21 p.m. Game on. Pregame 8:09 p.m. Killorn still out. 8 p.m. Lines are the same for the Canadiens. No Jesperi Kotkaniemi. La formation de ce soir. Tonight's lineup. | Canadiens Montral (@CanadiensMTL) Stanley Cup 2021: Latest news GAME 4: Josh Anderson's OT goal forces Stanley Cup Final Game 5 Why Canadiens' Cole Caufield can be America's next star Tampa mayor: Lightning should let Canadiens 'win one' to clinch Stanley Cup at home Alex Killorn injury update: Key Lightning forward out for Game 4 GAME 3: Tampa Bay thumps Montreal, now one win away from Stanley Cup repeat GAME 2: Blake Coleman airborne goal gives Tampa Bay 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup Final Lightning's Blake Coleman scores spectacular diving goal in Game 2 vs. Canadiens GAME 1: Tampa Bay dominates with five-spot Canadiens ready for next step in 2021 journey: Franchise's first Stanley Cup Final since '93 Canadiens' Cole Caufield continues red-hot play with goal in Game 6 Islanders, fans sending Old Barn out in style in final Stanley Cup playoff run Cigarettes and beer: Islanders fans show appreciation for Game 6 overtime win in unique way Islanders, Anthony Beauvillier force Game 7 in (po sibly) last game at Na sau Coliseum Islanders' Ryan Pulock makes last-second save to even series with Lightning Tarun Fizer Jersey