While revenge surely is on the minds of the Tampa Bay Lightning, the status of defenseman Victor Hedman is the bigger issue heading into Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday afternoon in Toronto. Hedman sustained a lower-body injury ...
Rookie Nicolas Aube-Kubel scored twice and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 to clinch the Eastern Conference’s top seed in the playoffs.