John Romano | GM Julien BriseBois takes a calculated risk by trading more first-round picks for Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde.
Victor Hedman scored twice and had three points to lead Tampa Bay to a 6-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists while Jake Guentzel scored twice.
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).
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Lightning GM breaks silence on Yanni Gourde, Oliver Bjorkstrand trade
Lightning acquire Gourde and Bjorkstrand and Panthers get Vanecek as NHL trade action heats up
Lightning acquiring Yanni Gourde, Oliver Bjorkstrand from Kraken: Sources
The Tampa Bay Lightning are acquiring forwards Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand from the Seattle Kraken for a package that includes two first-round picks, league sources said Wednesday. Tampa Bay will send Seattle 2026 and 2027 first-round picks,
Nikita Kucherov had two assists and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning beat Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers 4-1.
The Lightning wasted no time as they hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. The Bolts were on their second night of a back-to-back, after facing the Panthers on Monday night. They quickly opened the scoring with two goals in 1:37,
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