Anthony Cirelli? He bleeds. Those are all compliments, by the way. Shorthand for a signature style of play. Point, the world knows, is quick and elusive. Kucherov, we’ve all come to understand, is a visionary in skates.

Here are three reasons to like the Lightning’s new-look power play. Thursday’s moves were transformative, because the personnel and positional changes made it difficult to tell which was the top unit and which was the second. Point men Victor Hedman and Darren Raddysh switched units, with Brayden Point and Jake Guentzel matched with Raddysh.

Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay during regulation while Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 34 saves and stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout. Robby Fabbri, Troy Terry and Leo Carlsson scored for the Ducks ...

Football. The game itself. The matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills. The fabulous spectacle that can be the National Football League. Unless you’re emotionally attached to one of the teams involved.

DETROIT – Cam Talbot made 28 saves for his 33rd NHL shutout and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday.

Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0. Marco Kasper redirected J.T.

The Red Wings won their second consecutive game on this three-game homestand Saturday with a 2-0 victory over Tampa.

He also made a great pad save on Anthony Cirelli's rebound attempt, and he got lucky when Victor Hedman missed an open net before Detroit sealed the win with an empty-net goal. Talbot has now shut out 16 of the league's 33 franchises.

The Blackhawks entered the game with the fifth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league. But the Lightning netted PPGs on a five-on-four, six-on-four, and four-on-three. As a result, they banked two crucial points in the standings.

As of this moment, it’s conceivable that the Leafs could face 11 of the 15 other teams in the Eastern Conference in Round 1. But which opponent would give them the best chance at advancing to Round 2?

The Tampa Bay Lightning will play the Chicago Blackhawks twice in the next five days, starting on Friday night in Chicago. The Lightning are 0-2 so far on their road-trip and would love nothing more than to grab two points.

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Preview. The Blackhawks recalled defenseman Ethan Del Mastro and sent down Wyatt Kaiser on Wednesda