NHL Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Halverson

Brandon

Halverson

Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning must overcome home playoff woes or they won’t survive opening round against Montreal

Behind a loud, energetic, sellout crowd chanting “Let’s Go Bolts!” from Thunder Alley into the arena, the Tampa Bay Lightning should have a clear home-ice advantage. Not in the playoffs.

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Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning must overcome home playoff woes or they won’t survive opening round against Montreal

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Montreal Canadiens

Juraj Slafkovsky’s hat trick lifts Canadiens to 4-3 overtime win over the Lightning in Game 1

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Buffalo Sabres

Upstart Sabres, Flyers upend Eastern Conference playoff mix that also includes Lightning, Hurricanes

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Connor Bedard

Connor Bedard’s next contract is a top priority for the Blackhawks in an important offseason

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Buffalo Sabres

Sabres ending their NHL-record playoff drought inspires joy beyond Buffalo

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Pontus Holmberg

NHL investigating after Lightning forward Pontus Holmberg hurt arm crashing into unlatched penalty box door

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Hurricanes edge Senators in double overtime after overturned goal, missed penalty shot in OT

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Leon Draisaitl returns to lineup and gets 2 assists to help Oilers beat Ducks in playoff opener

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Wyatt Johnston and Stars beat Wild 4-2 in Game 2 to even their first-round playoff series

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The Penguins have relied on their resilience all year. They’ll need to once again down 2-0 to the Flyers

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Kapanen’s 2nd goal of game with 1:54 remaining lifts Oilers over Ducks 4-3 in playoff opener

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Martinook’s goal lifts Hurricanes past Senators 3-2 in 2OT in NHL playoffs

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