Defensemen Victor Hedman and Erik Cernak each left the game in the second period. So too did forward Michael Eyssimont. That left the Lightning shorthanded as they closed out a 7-3 Game 1 victory.

Michael Eyssimont and possibly their best defenseman in Victor Hedman. Lightning head coach Jon Cooper told reporters that defenseman Erik Cernak and forward Michael Eyssimont will not play in Game 2.

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Team Sweden announced its leadership team for the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off next month. Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning signed top defenseman Victor Hedman to a four-year contract ... Anthony Cirelli and Nick Paul, D-man Erik Cernak and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. As for the rest of ...

It was a big night for the big defender. Hedman is the fourth defenseman from Sweden to reach 600 NHL assists, joining Nicklas Lidstrom (878), Erik Karlsson (656) and Borje Salming (637).

On Thursday night, during a game against the Anaheim Ducks, Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman registered the 600th assist of his NHL career, becoming the first player in franchise history ...

January 18 - While the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to move up the Eastern Conference standings, their captain Victor Hedman keeps checking ... Nicklas Lidstrom (878), Erik Karlsson (656) and ...