John Romano | GM Julien BriseBois takes a calculated risk by trading more first-round picks for Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the hottest team in the NHL. They've won eight games in a row sandwiched around the 4 Nations Face-Off and last lost on Feb. 1.
The Lightning (36-21-4) have gone from a team battling for a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference to pushing toward the top of the Atlantic Division by going 10-1-1 in their past 12 games heading into their game against the Buffalo Sabres at Amalie Arena on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; ESPN).
Nikita Kucherov had two assists and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning beat Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers 4-1.
Columbus acquired Olivier via trade from Nashville in exchange for a 2022 4th round draft pick, that originally belonged to Toronto, that was previously acquired in the Nick Foligno trade. The pick became goalie Dennis Hildeby.
The best thing after a tough loss is to get right back on the ice and that’s what the Lightning will do with a home game against the Blue Jackets on Tuesday.