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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 22: Martin Necas #88 of the Carolina Hurricanes and Mikhail Sergachev #98 of the Tampa Bay Lightning work to control the puck during the first period of their game at PNC Arena on February 22, 2021 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

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EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 19: Victor Hedman #77 of the Tampa Bay Lightning reacts against the Dallas Stars during the third period in Game One of the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place on September 19, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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DALLAS, TEXAS - JANUARY 27: Blake Comeau #15 of the Dallas Stars controls the puck against Victor Hedman #77 of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first period at American Airlines Center on January 27, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Tampa Bay Lightning: Behind Enemy Lines

EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 13: Brayden Point #21 of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates after scoring a goal past Semyon Varlamov #40 of the New York Islanders during the third period in Game Four of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on September 13, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Lightning on the doorstep of the Stanley Cup Finals

EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 11: Jean-Gabriel Pageau #44 of the New York Islanders fights with Nikita Kucherov #86 of the Tampa Bay Lightning after scoring an empty-net goal while being slahed during the third period in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on September 11, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Lightning vs Islanders: Game Four Preview

EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 09: Brayden Point #21 of the Tampa Bay Lightning attempts a shot on Semyon Varlamov #40 of the New York Islanders as Leo Komarov #47 defends during the second period at Rogers Place on September 09, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Lightning vs Islanders: Game Three Preview

EDMONTON, ALBERTA - SEPTEMBER 07: The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate a goal against Semyon Varlamov #40 of the New York Islanders in Game One of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on September 07, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Lightning vs Islanders: Game Two Preview

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 01: Anthony Beauvillier #18 of the New York Islanders skates against the Tampa Bay Lightning at NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum on November 01, 2019 in Uniondale, New York. The Islanders defeated the Lightning 5-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Lightning vs. Islanders – Eastern Conference Finals preview

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Yanni Gourde has done exactly what has been asked of him

TAMPA, FL - MARCH 09: Tampa Bay Lightning center Yanni Gourde (37) takes a backhand shot as he is pressured by Detroit Red Wings defender Danny DeKeyser (65) during the third period of an NHL game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 09, 2019 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL. (Photo by Roy K. Miller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Tampa Bay Lightning: Curious case of Yanni Gourde and the scoring drought

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Tampa Bay Lightning looks to start second half off strong

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Lightning heads North to battle Eric Staal and Minnesota Wild

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Lightning: Vasilevskiy, Kucherov lead Bolts to 9th win in a row

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Tampa Bay Lightning looks to kick off 2020 right against Canadiens

MONTREAL, QC - APRIL 2: Artturi Lehkonen #62 of the Montreal Canadiens pushes a loose puck to the net to score against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL game at the Bell Centre on April 2, 2019 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)

Tampa Bay Lightning host Divisional rival Montreal in key contest

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Tampa Bay Lightning needs to embrace a must-win mentality

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Tampa Bay Lightning needs a strong performance against Dallas Stars

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Tampa Bay Lightning face tough challenge in Washington Capitals

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Tampa Bay Lightning: Steven Stamkos is heating up this season

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Tampa Bay Lightning: Steven Stamkos scores twice in victory over Bruins

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Tampa Bay Lightning: Aggressive play leads to victory over Florida Panthers

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Tampa Bay Lightning seek to regain consistency against Sharks

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Tampa Bay Lightning doomed by early mistakes against Minnesota Wild

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Tampa Bay Lightning needs to make a statement against Nashville Predators

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Recap: Tampa Bay Lightning dominate Hurricanes, fail to overcome early mistakes