NHL Tampa Bay Lightning Kevin Hodson

Kevin

Hodson

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

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Capitals say they’ll have a contingency plan for whatever Ovechkin decides on his future

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Sabres mark return to the playoffs by rallying to beat Bruins

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Golden Knights rally past Mammoth 4-2 in Game 1 as Nic Dowd nets the winner

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Scott Wedgewood sharp in net, Logan O’Connor scores 1st goal in a year as Avalanche beat Kings 2-1 in Game 1

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Minnesota Wild look for a playoff first after putting Dallas Stars in familiar postseason spot

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