The Chicago Blackhawks dealt franchise icon Duncan Keith and forward prospect Tim Soderlund to the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Caleb Jones and a conditional third-round draft pick in 2022, the teams announced Monday.If the Oilers win three rounds in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs and Keith is among the top-four defensemen on the team in total ice time, the pick turns into a second-rounder.The Blackhawks aren't retaining any salary in the deal. Keith, who turns 38 later this week, has two years left on his contract with an annual cap hit of $5.54 million, per CapFriendly. His deal includes a full no-movement clause, so Keith will have to be protected in the upcoming expansion draft unless he agrees to waive it.Keith had reportedly expressed a desire to be closer to his family in Penticton, British Columbia, after 16 seasons in the Windy City.The future Hall of Famer has shown serious signs of decline recently. He recorded 15 points in 54 games during the 2020-21 season while averaging 23:25 per contest. The underlying numbers were poor as well, especially on the defensive side of the puck.

The St. Louis Blues are preparing to give a "full pitch effort" to sign Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog if he hits free agency later this month, reports NHL.com's Lou Korac.Earlier this season, both Landeskog and the Avalanche stated they hoped to agree on a long-term extension. Colorado has over $25 million in cap space this offseason, according to Cap Friendly, but general manager Joe Sakic needs to work out new deals with several key players.In addition to Landeskog, goaltender Philipp Grubauer, an unrestricted free agent, and defenseman Cale Makar, a restricted free agent, are looking to sign new contracts this summer. Both players could command big-ticket deals after seasons in which they were both nominated for awards.The Blues have about $17.3 million in available funds this offseason but could create $7.5 million in additional space by dealing sniper Vladimir Tarasenko, who reportedly requested a trade. Forwards Mike Hoffman, Tyler Bozak, and Jaden Schwartz are notable UFAs on St. Louis' books, and defenseman Vince Dunn is an RFA.Landeskog's 52 points this season are the most of any UFA available this year. He's spent his entire 10-year career with the Avalanche since being drafted second overall by the team in 2011 and has posted 512 points in 687 contests. The 28-year-old's last contract paid him $5.57 million per season.The NHL's free-agency period opens on July 28.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Less than a week after the Tampa Bay Lightning won their second straight Stanley Cup, teams are already preparing for the Seattle expansion draft, the 2021 NHL Draft, and the start of free agency at the end of July.It's all happening quickly, meaning now is the time to lock in early NHL value futures, with odds sure to change considerably over the next few weeks as teams shape their rosters for next season.The Colorado Avalanche open as favorites to win the 2022 Stanley Cup despite the uncertainty surrounding captain and pending unrestricted free agent Gabriel Landeskog. Behind them are Vegas Golden Knights, followed by the Lightning, who will aim to be the first team to three-peat since the 1984 New York Islanders.TEAMODDSColorado Avalanche+500Vegas Golden Knights+600Tampa Bay Lightning+700Toronto Maple Leafs+1200Boston Bruins+1500Carolina Hurricanes+1500Pittsburgh Penguins+2300Florida Panthers+2400Minnesota Wild+2400New York Islanders+2500New York Rangers+2500Edmonton Oilers+2600Montreal Canadiens+2700Philadelphia Flyers+3000Washington Capitals+3000Calgary Flames+3200Dallas Stars+3500St. Louis Blues+3500Winnipeg Jets+4000Nashville Predators+5000Seattle Kraken+5000Los Angeles Kings+5500Vancouver Canucks+6000Anaheim Ducks+6500Chicago Blackhawks+6500San Jose Sharks+6500Columbus Blue Jackets+10000New Jersey Devils+10000Arizona Coyotes+12500Ottawa Senators+12500Detroit Red Wings+20000Buffalo Sabres+25000Tampa Bay Lightning (+700)Everyone is waiting for the Lightning to be stripped for parts this offseason, but the situation might not get so grave for Tampa GM Julien BriseBois. Mathieu Joseph and Ross Colton look ready to step up should the team lose pending free agents Barclay Goodrow and Blake Coleman, and the Lightning have done a terrific job finding bargain players - like Goodrow - to round out their roster.Might they consider finding a new home for Steven Stamkos - who had just six five-on-five points in 23 playoff games - while he still offers value at his current $8.5-million salary? Tampa will look different next season, but don't rule out another repeat with the core set to stay largely intact.Toronto Maple Leafs (+1200)Though it's considered an old-school line of thought, playoff success has largely remained contingent on good goaltending, strong depth, and size on the back end. Championship clubs obviously have high-end talent as well, but that alone is not enough to win in the postseason. Teams can't play their offensive stars 24 minutes a night and expect to survive a long playoff run. The ice-time distributions among the forward groups of this season's final four teams confirm as much.The Maple Leafs have as much high-end talent as any team, and general manager Kyle Dubas could add another top-six forward this offseason. But the bottom six is dire, and the cap space isn't there to fix it. The goaltending situation, meanwhile, remains a massive question mark. Without those components settled, it's hard to take Toronto seriously in a playoff setting.New York Rangers (+2500)The Rangers are sure to be a big liability for sportsbooks next season, with the bandwagon filling up fast as fans fall in love with their young talent. Though they should push for a playoff berth in a tough Eastern Conference, the growing pains that accompany such a young roster could be enough to hold this team back. There's also uncertainty about the Rangers' depth down the middle.New York is being priced under the assumption that its young players - particularly Alexis Lafreniere and Kaapo Kakko - make considerable strides, but development isn't linear. Buying into the Rangers at this price means buying what they could be. Investing in a team's potential instead of its most likely outcome is a surefire way to lose money in the long run.Dallas Stars (+3500)This is as good a time as any to buy in on a Stars team that couldn't buy a break last season. COVID-19 issues and weather postponements forced Dallas to play an impossibly condensed schedule while already hamstrung by fatigue and injuries - Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov, and Ben Bishop played a combined 14 games. Getting those three back will be key, as the Stars are expected to return virtually all of their 2020-21 roster, including a trio of emerging superstars in Roope Hintz, Jason Robertson, and Miro Heiskanen.Seattle Kraken (+5000)A Vegas-like first season from the Kraken is unrealistic - but also not impossible. The league's expansion format caters well to new teams, and the path is certainly there for GM Ron Francis to position this club for immediate success. Winning teams are built from the back out, and there will be no shortage of quality goaltenders and defensemen available to the Kraken in the expansion draft. Playing in a weak Pacific Division doesn't hurt, either.Los Angeles Kings (+5500)Speaking of a wide-open Pacific Division, the Kings - who have already been busy acquiring Viktor Arvidsson from the Predators - are another interesting team to watch. There's still some good hockey left in the core that remains from 2014, but it's the youngsters coming through the system who bettors should take note of. Los Angeles has the best farm system in the NHL and is about to be rewarded for it, with forwards Quinton Byfield, Arthur Kaliyev, Alex Turcotte, and Gabe Vilardi all expected to contribute next season.The depth of the Kings' system gives them the flexibility to part with more of their significant draft capital, as they did once already for Arvidsson. They're being linked to several big-name players as general manager Rob Blake's rebuild nears completion, and it wouldn't be surprising to see him big-game hunting this offseason. Buy some early stock at 55-1.New Jersey Devils (+10000)There's a lot to like about the direction the Devils are heading. Injuries made it a lost year for Nico Hischier, but the club has to be thrilled with the steps taken by Jack Hughes. New Jersey is impressively deep down the middle with some exciting scoring on the wing. This team's glaring issue is defense, and though goaltending also plagued it last season, Mackenzie Blackwood deserves the benefit of the doubt.If the Devils can improve their blue line and add some experience up front - they have the second-most cap space in the league to do so - they could surprise in a division featuring multiple other teams on the downswing.Alex Moretto is theScore's supervising editor of sports betting. Find him on Twitter @alexjmoretto.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Philipp Grubauer has made it clear he wants to stay with the Colorado Avalanche."One-hundred percent," Grubauer said Sunday when asked if he wants to re-sign with the Avalanche, according to The Denver Post's Sean Keeler."I think we have an incredible team next year, too," Grubauer added. "(General manager) Joe (Sakic) and (assistant general manager Chris MacFarland), they always do a great job putting a team together that’s performing at a high level and playing in the playoffs. And I want to be a part of that."Grubauer is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 28.The 29-year-old turned in an incredible season in Colorado this year and was a Vezina Trophy finalist. He recorded a 30-9-1 record alongside a .922 save percentage and 1.95 goals-against average.Sakic has his hands full this offseason, with captain Gabriel Landeskog and forward Brandon Saad in need of new contracts and defenseman Cale Makar potentially becoming a restricted free agent. On top of that, the team will lose a player to the Seattle Kraken in the upcoming expansion draft."Everything is uncertain right now. Every team is waiting for the expansion draft. I would love to stay in Denver," Grubauer said. "Denver has become home. I love the team, love the organization. So it would be nice to work something out."Grubauer inked a three-year contract carrying an average annual value of $3.33 million with the Avalanche after winning the Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals as a backup goalie in 2018.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Ottawa Senators have appointed Pierre McGuire as senior vice president of player development, the team announced Monday.McGuire will work closely with general manager Pierre Dorion and owner Eugene Melnyk."We are excited to add Pierre to our hockey management group. His experience will be instrumental as we continue to build an elite team," Melnyk said. "Pierre's knowledge of the game and its players is highly regarded, and I am confident that he will positively assist our team as it progresses to the next level."McGuire, 59, has spent the last 24 years as a broadcaster. Prior to that, he served as a head coach, assistant coach, and scout with various NHL, ECHL, and college teams."I wanted someone that knew as many of the players as possible," Melnyk said, according to the Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch. "That's one of the key elements, is knowing who you're acquiring. ... You want to know that player's family, friends, who he hangs out with, who influenced him, and everything possible to know you're getting the right person."Despite posting a 23-28-5 record last season, the Senators finished the 2021 campaign as one of the league's strongest teams. For Melnyk, that was apparently enough for him to deem the rebuilding club as ready to be competitive again."There's no more excuses. It's showtime," Melnyk said. "We've done the rebuild. We're still building, but we're almost done."Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Blue chip 2021 NHL Draft prospect Luke Hughes said it would be a dream come true to become the third member of his family to be a first-round pick come July 23.Luke is the younger brother of Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes and New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes, who were drafted in 2018 and 2019, respectively."I think it would be super special," Hughes told NHL.com's Mike Morreale. "I mean, three brothers in the first round ... that's amazing."The three of us put in the work and are really dedicated to the sport, so if it happens, it would be really exciting not just for us but for our parents. They've done an unbelievable job raising us, not just as players but as people. It'd be a great accomplishment for my entire family and pretty cool."Luke enters this year's draft as Central Scouting's fourth-ranked North American skater. Like eldest brother Quinn, he's a fellow defenseman and posted 34 points in 38 games with the under-18 U.S. National Team Development Program this past season. The 17-year-old's committed to the University of Michigan for the upcoming campaign.It's a virtual lock Luke will be taken in the first round, but there's also a reasonable chance he ends up as teammates with one of his older brothers. The Devils hold the fourth overall pick, and the Canucks pick ninth."I'd want to take him, and I'm not shy about saying that," Jack said. "But at the end of the day, Luke's going to find his way. He's a great player, and I'd love to have him in New Jersey. But if it doesn't work out, I know he'll be successful wherever he goes."Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The San Jose Sharks are ramping up trade discussions with other teams, and winger Kevin Labanc is the most prominent name among the potentially available players, reports The Athletic's Kevin Kurz.Forward Dylan Gambrell and defenseman Radim Simek have also reportedly been dangled as potential trade bait.The Sharks would prefer to make deals that involve established NHL players on both sides but are open to gaining more picks for the upcoming draft, Kurz adds.Labanc recorded 12 goals and 16 assists in 55 games this past season. The 25-year-old produced a career-best 56 points during the 2018-19 campaign. He has three more years left on his contract with an annual cap hit of $4.725 million.Gambrell, 24, is a pending RFA. The center has registered just 23 points across 110 career NHL games.Simek is a left-handed defenseman standing at 5-foot-11 and 200 pounds. He picked up six points in 40 games in 2020-21 while averaging 14:13 of ice time per contest. The 28-year-old has three years left on his contract, which carries an annual cap hit of $2.25 million.Longtime general manager Doug Wilson announced in March that the team is set to enter a "reset." The Sharks finished the 2020-21 campaign 26th in league standings with a 21-28-7 record.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The captain predicted victory first. Overtime was waning in the 2019 OHL Cup final when Ethan Mistry hopped the boards, pivoted up ice, and saw some helpless defenseman backpedaling in his zone, marooned between Shane Wright and Brennan Othmann on a two-on-one. Goal, Mistry thought. Too many Don Mills Flyers practice drills over the years had ended that way to guess otherwise.Under pressure seconds earlier, Brandt Clarke had flipped a high-arcing pass out of Don Mills' zone to spring Wright in open space, and now Othmann glided into view on his left wing, three future NHLers linking up to create a glorious chance. The OHL Cup is Ontario minor hockey's marquee tournament, the peak of a great 16-year-old player's progress through the ranks. Seasons, daydreams, and a three-goal Flyers comeback built to Wright feeding Othmann's forehand. Othmann rang the puck off the post and in.

A former Chicago Blackhawks player, who alleges former video coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted him, won't participate in the team's investigation into the matter, his lawyer Susan Loggans confirmed to TSN's Rick Westhead."The Blackhawks have been lying all along, denying in court documents that this sexual misconduct even took place, so why would we have any faith now in an investigation that has been paid for by the Blackhawks," Loggans said."Also, there is no assurance from anyone, not at the Blackhawks and not at the NHL, that the results of the team's investigation will be made public. ... Why would we bother to participate in an investigation that may ultimately be buried and hidden from public view?"The unidentified player filed a lawsuit against Chicago in May, claiming Aldrich sexually assaulted him and a teammate during the 2009-10 season. Former Blackhawks associate coach John Torchetti recently confirmed to Westhead that the organization discussed the events. However, the Blackhawks never took matters to the police.After Torchetti's confirmation, Chicago announced the hiring of a former federal prosecutor to lead a team-financed, independent review of the allegations 11 years after the incident.NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said the league has spoken to the Blackhawks but isn't investigating the club at this point.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The New Jersey Devils re-signed defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler to a two-year contract that carries an average annual value of $1.125 million, the team announced Friday.Siegenthaler, 24, was acquired by the Devils from the Washington Capitals in April. He only skated in eight games with New Jersey, missing time while in COVID-19 protocol.He appeared in 64 games with the Capitals in 2019-20, recording two goals and seven assists. He played a vital role on their penalty kill, leading the club with an average of 3:11 minutes of shorthanded ice time per contest.Siegenthaler has two goals and 11 assists across 105 career games. Washington drafted him 57th overall in 2015.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Joel Bouchard has left the Montreal Canadiens organization.The Anaheim Ducks announced Friday that Bouchard will be the new head coach of their AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls.Bouchard guided the Laval Rocket to an 83-67-24 record over the past three campaigns. Last season, the Rocket won the Canadian Division and had the AHL's second-highest points percentage (.694)."The opportunity to bring in Joel Bouchard as head coach of our American Hockey League club was something that we could not pass up," Ducks general manager Bob Murray said. "Joel has a strong track record coaching and developing players at the professional, junior, and international level. This is the primary focus for us, and Joel fits the bill perfectly."Bouchard was seen as a leading candidate for the Canadiens' head coaching job. Interim bench boss Dominique Ducharme recently guided the team to a Stanley Cup Final appearance.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Corey Perry isn't ready to call it a career.The 36-year-old said Friday he wants to keep playing, and that he hopes to spend next season with the Montreal Canadiens."There's still a lot of good hockey left in me, and I would love to come back to experience Montreal for what it's like really being in Montreal," Perry said, according to Sportsnet's Eric Engels."There's definitely a bright future in Montreal, and, hopefully, I'm a part of it," he added, per The Athletic's Arpon Basu.Perry's coming off a one-year, $750,000 contract. Despite not being in the Canadiens' lineup for a handful of early-season games, he recorded 21 points in 49 contests while leading their fourth line throughout the campaign. The veteran forward also notched four goals and six assists during Montreal's surprise Stanley Cup Final run.Perry played a similar role in the Dallas Stars' postseason run last year. He lost the title to the Tampa Bay Lightning both seasons.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Warning: The story contains reporting about allegations of sexual abuse that some readers may find upsetting.Shortly before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final last week, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman made his first public comments about the sexual assault allegations aimed at a former coach of one of the league's marquee teams, the Chicago Blackhawks."Let us see what the investigation reveals, and then we can figure out what comes next," Bettman said during a press conference dominated by questions relating to the scandal involving Brad Aldrich, a video coach on Chicago's 2010 Stanley Cup-winning staff."I think everyone is jumping too far, too fast. This is going to be handled appropriately and professionally, and done right," Bettman added, referring to the Blackhawks' "independent review," which is being conducted by the law firm Jenner & Block LLP.The Chicago Blackhawks win the 2010 Stanley Cup David E. Klutho / Getty ImagesBut the review comes more than a decade after Aldrich was first accused of sexual assault by two Blackhawks players, something that was "an open secret" within the organization. Reporting by Chicago NPR station WBEZ, The Athletic, and TSN has revealed the ways in which the team failed in its approach to the situation at the time.Now that the Blackhawks - and by extension the league - are involved in an investigation, there's an opportunity to address the past failures and put in place stringent and meaningful policies that could prevent or mitigate the next occurrence. If there were policies in effect within the Blackhawks or the NHL, they don't appear to have been followed. The team allowed Aldrich to move on to other jobs, including a volunteer position with a high school team in Michigan, where he was convicted of fourth-degree criminal sexual misconduct in 2013.According to experts in the area of sexual assault policy and research, there is indeed a path for the NHL's investigation to be done correctly, starting with a thorough understanding of the facts and sharing those facts with the public. In interviews with theScore, the experts also said that institutions of all kinds - which would include the NHL, the Blackhawks, and all the league's other franchises - need to be proactive in fostering an environment in which allegations of sexual harassment or abuse are taken seriously and acted upon."From the institutional standpoint, you're never going to be able to guarantee that you prevent every incident from happening," said Scott Berkowitz, the president of the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). "But you can prevent a lot of them, and you can make sure that if something does happen, you take it very, very seriously."Elizabeth Jeglic, a professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, whose research focuses largely on sexual violence prevention, noted that reporting abusive behavior must be "something that is important to the organization," and especially its leaders."This is reinforced through training, through the culture," Jeglic added, "and therefore, when ambiguous situations, or situations that may be indicative of abuse arise, people are reinforced and will come forward with reporting those things."If the allegations are true, that certainly wasn't the case with the 2009-10 Blackhawks.Aldrich, who was employed by the team from 2008-10, is accused of sexually assaulting two unidentified Blackhawks players during the 2009-10 season. In the playoffs, the players reported the assault to Paul Vincent, a skills coach who relayed the allegations to a group of key decision makers, namely former president John McDonough and current general manager Stan Bowman. Vincent says he urged the club to take action, but its leaders chose not to report the allegations to the police.Former Blackhawks president John McDonough at the 2017 NHL Draft Bruce Bennett / Getty"I will stand up in court and say what happened," Vincent told TSN recently, backing allegations laid out in a lawsuit that was filed against the Blackhawks on May 7. "I know what the team did to cover this up and coming forward was the right thing to do."The lawsuit, filed by one of the ex-players under the name "John Doe," claims Aldrich "turned on porn and began to masturbate in front of" the player without his consent; sent "inappropriate text messages"; and threatened to "physically, financially, and emotionally" injure the player if he "did not engage in sexual activity" with Aldrich.The lawsuit also claims the Blackhawks were negligent because they failed to "establish, maintain, and carry out a continuing harassment program," and "take reasonable action within the organization to reduce the likelihood of future sexual harassment incidents by updating policies and communicatiing them to the workforce."A former marketing official for the Blackhawks told TSN the allegations were an "open secret" within the organization, while former associate coach John Torchetti confirmed there was a meeting between Vincent and management. The Athletic talked with a player from the 2009-10 Blackhawks who said, "every single guy on the team knew."Aldrich finished the season with the team, but left the Blackhawks at some point after the Cup parade. At the time, the team said he was pursuing other opportunities.The allegations made in the lawsuit by the former Blackhawks player have not been tested in court.In 2013, Aldrich was convicted of fourth-degree criminal sexual misconduct by a county court in northern Michigan. He was sentenced in 2014 to nine months in jail and five years' probation. Aldrich, who's 38 and believed to be living in Hancock, Michigan, is a registered sex offender in the state.Brad Aldrich poses for a photo in 2009 Jamie Squire / Getty ImagesThe teenaged player Aldrich assaulted at Houghton High School has filed a lawsuit against the Blackhawks, claiming the team provided positive references for Aldrich.There are a total of seven known allegations against Aldrich in police records and court files, according to WBEZ, which was the first news organization to report on Aldrich's tenure with the Blackhawks. Aldrich has also worked for the men's hockey teams at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and Miami University in Ohio. WBEZ reported Friday that Miami has confirmed there were two sexual assault claims against Aldrich during his time at the school in 2012.Jeglic said that with perpetrators of sexual assault, there's often a "pattern of behavior across many situations.""If there are no consequences and they are able to get away with it - which historically, in many institutions, they have - then the pattern of behavior continues, and we just see more victims," she said. "We saw that with the Catholic church. We saw that with (Jerry) Sandusky at Penn State. We saw that with (Larry) Nassar, the gymnastics doctor. There's potentially suspicion along the way, but if people don't formally report it, or they don't take those reports seriously, then the perpetrator just continues with the abuse."The Sandusky case, in which the former college football coach was convincted in 2012 of 45 counts of sexual abuse, introduced the concept of sexual grooming to the general public, Jeglic said. Yet grooming isn't exclusive to victims.Perpetrators try to "leverage their reputation, their relationships, and are able to test the boundaries of what is appropriate" in an effort to groom institutions too, said Laura Palumbo, communications director at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.Allegations that Penn State ignored what it knew about Jerry Sandusky caused head football coach Joe Paterno to lose his job and his statue was removed in 2012 Rob Carr / Getty ImagesSo what can the NHL, the Blackhawks, and the league's other franchises learn? How can they be proactive in minimizing future abuse in the sport?A good start would be implementing and enforcing protocols and procedures for how to appropriately handle an allegation. There must be training, structure, and steps to follow. Without structure, reporting is left to individual choice, which means those in leadership roles will weigh the pros and cons between taking action or looking the other way.Doing the "right thing" as a leader may appear simple on the surface, but it can be extremely complicated if there's a lack of guidance from the institution and if its culture doesn't promote the proper actions."These are challenging situations and that's why we need good education, good employee training, good training of managers," said David Finkelhor, the director of Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire.Managers should be prepared for situations in which they're blindsided by a shocking revelation, Finkelhor added, and they also should be coached on how to take responsibility, as difficult as it might be. "It may reflect negatively on you and there may be no way to avoid that," he said. "It's just that part of taking the mantle of leadership is that you can be tarnished by something you had nothing to do with. And your handling of it may not provide any great options, but you have to steer the ship off the shoals."Hockey, like many entrenched institutions, is built on relationships and can develop old boys' networks. It might be tempting to dismiss an allegation if the accused is considered a well-respected member of the community."Because we are human we are subject to our own biases and stereotypes. That impacts how reporting is done," Jeglic said. "A better way to do it is to do training and to also have strict policies and procedures as to what has to be done in such situations."From Berkowitz's perspective, it appears a number of typical motivating factors weren't enough to convince the leaders of the 2009-10 Blackhawks that Aldrich should be reported."Ideally, there's multiple sources of pressure to do the right thing," Berkowitz said. "There's personal conscience in knowing what's right. There's the desire to look out for and protect your friends and colleagues. And then there's risk-based reasons. Because not doing the right thing exposes you to both legal and reputational risk."2010 Stanley Cup parade in Chicago Jonathan Daniel / Getty ImagesA 2018 study in the U.S. found 81% of women and 43% of men said they had experienced some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime. But, according to a recent National Crime Victimization Survey, around 66% of people don't report the abuse and that number is believed to be higher among boys and men."There's many aspects of the male culture that make it more difficult," Finkelhor said. "There's the stigma of homosexuality. There's the idea that if you got victimized, and you weren't able to fight off the offender, that it's a failure of your masculinity, that you weren't able to defend yourself. The idea that men don't complain, men don't see themselves as victims. To portray yourself as a victim is sort of the abdication of an idea that men can kind of tough their way through things and they overcome."All of these cultural barriers can be compounded by what's prioritized inside the organization. Winning trumps everything else inside the sports team bubble, and that single-mindedness can deter people from acting. "There is kind of an ethic, with sports in particular and maybe even the corporate world," Finkelhor said. "It's this idea that what we're doing is so important."The NHL's other teams should be - and perhaps already are - viewing the Blackhawks' lack of action as a wake-up call. Berkowitz cited the recent announcement from Uber and Lyft that stated the ride-hailing companies had created a shared database of banned drivers kicked off their platforms due to complaints about sexual assault and other crimes."We often see that when something bad happens to one company in an industry there's suddenly a lot more interest from other companies in auditing how they approach (a major issue) and making sure that they fix any shortcomings before anything terrible happens and it becomes public," Berkowitz said.Uber and Lyft are doing the opposite of what's called "passing the trash." An example of that would be when a school teacher abuses a student, resigns, gets a letter of recommendation, and then reappears in another district. The Michigan student's lawsuit against the Blackhawks essentially accuses the team of doing that.Society as a whole is taking stronger interest in reshaping its institutions in ways that prioritize hard stances against racism, misogyny, and sexual abuse. Hockey can use this momentum to do better in this area, too. Silence and ignorance can no longer be tolerated."It is the easy route and it's been discovered by many people. But it doesn't protect society," Finkelhor said of passing the trash. "It doesn't protect others within the organization and it often doesn't do justice for the victims."John Matisz is theScore's senior NHL writer. You can follow John on Twitter (@MatiszJohn) and contact him via email (john.matisz@thescore.com).Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will once again take the Stanley Cup from the frozen water to the fluid variety in Tampa's Hillsborough River.For the second straight year, the Lightning will hold a boat parade as part of their championship celebration.The event will take place Monday at 11 a.m. ET, and the team is encouraging fans to line the Tampa Riverwalk to watch the procession on land. No other boats will be permitted.There will be a standard Cup celebration in Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park at 2 p.m. ET following the boat parade.The Lightning held a boat parade for the first time after winning the title last season. They also held that portion of the 2020 event on the Hillsborough River, with fans gathering on the Riverwalk. The club hosted the second part of last year's festivities at Raymond James Stadium.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Taylor Hall and the Boston Bruins are both open to extending his tenure with the team, but the Toronto Maple Leafs are among the clubs that could pursue him if he opts to sign elsewhere.Hall and the Bruins are negotiating a contract extension, but there's "outside interest as well," reports TSN's Darren Dreger, who adds the Maple Leafs are included in that group.On June 15, Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said both the club and player were amenable to him re-signing. Less than a week earlier, Hall said he saw a fit with Boston and wasn't looking to maximize his value in free agency.Toronto holds about $9.3 million in cap space with nine pending unrestricted free agents, including goaltender Frederik Andersen and forward Zach Hyman, according to CapFriendly.Hall, who's also a pending UFA, struggled with the Buffalo Sabres this season before they traded him to the Bruins in April. The 29-year-old winger then flourished with Boston, racking up eight goals and six assists over 16 regular-season games before adding three markers and two helpers in 11 playoff contests.The Sabres inked Hall to a one-year, $8-million pact last offseason.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Nikita Kucherov battled through a significant injury while helping the Tampa Bay Lightning go back-to-back.The superstar forward played with a fractured rib throughout the Stanley Cup Final, his agent Dan Milstein confirmed, according to The Athletic's Joe Smith.Kucherov reportedly needed multiple injections during the series and played the Lightning's final six games with the ailment, including Game 7 of the semifinal against the New York Islanders.The 28-year-old winger left Game 6 of that series early in the contest and didn't return. The Lightning didn't disclose the nature of the injury at the time. Kucherov was a question mark for Game 7 but ultimately played, though he didn't appear to be 100% during that contest.Kucherov led all skaters with 24 assists and 32 points in the 2021 playoffs. He notched three goals and two assists over the final six games of the postseason, including a two-goal, one-assist effort during a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the final.The seven-year veteran missed the entire regular season after undergoing hip surgery.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Carey Price is shouldering the blame after his Montreal Canadiens lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final."At the end of the day, I just don't think I played well enough at the start of the series," Price said postgame Wednesday, per TVA Sports.Captain Shea Weber, who was seated next to Price, dismissed his star goalie's comments and quickly interjected."I don't think that's the case at all, to be honest. I think that we weren't good enough in front of Carey," Weber said. "Give them credit, they're a heck of a team, they're here for a reason, and they were better than us in the end."Price was outstanding for the first three rounds of the playoffs, helping guide the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Final since 1993. However, he and the team in front of him weren't as sharp in the opening games against the highly talented Lightning.Through Game 3, Price allowed 13 goals on 79 shots for an .835 save percentage. The Canadiens were outscored 14-5 over that span, unable to generate much on either side of the ice.Price seemed to regain his form after calling out his own play following Game 3, but it was ultimately too little too late. He made 32 saves in an overtime win in Game 4 and stopped 29 of 30 shots in the following contest.The 33-year-old sees a bittersweetness in the defeat and the experience of his team's improbable run."It's incredibly disappointing," Price said, according to The Athletic's Arpon Basu. "But I'm only disappointed in the result."Price finished the postseason with a .924 save percentage and 2.28 goals-against average.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Of course it was Ross Colton.With 6:33 remaining in the second period Wednesday, Colton - the Tampa Bay Lightning's most under-the-radar player - redirected a perfectly placed pass into the back of the Montreal Canadiens' net. It turned out to be the lone goal in the fifth and final game of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, leading to the juggernaut Lightning's second championship in 282 days.Colton, a 2016 fourth-rounder with 30 games of NHL experience coming into the postseason, was both the unlikely and likely hero. The Lightning have been built to overwhelm opponents with their star power. Yet endless depth is the club's true competitive advantage. The bottom-six forwards, Patrick Maroon, Barclay Goodrow, Blake Coleman, and Tyler Johnson, scored the five goals prior to Colton's memorable marker. In total, 16 of the 20 skaters who dressed for Tampa Bay in the 2021 playoffs scored at least once. Mark LoMoglio / Getty ImagesIt's no fluke, either. The Lightning have boasted an enviable stable of role and bit players for at least three years now, long before superstar Nikita Kucherov's league-approved injury timeline became such a hot-button topic.A core group of seven players has grown alongside head coach Jon Cooper since the organization's 2015 Cup Final appearance, with management tinkering with the periphery pieces each season. Prior to last year's trade deadline, for instance, the highly effective Goodrow and Coleman came aboard. This past deadline, Tampa Bay acquired veteran defenseman David Savard, who recorded the primary assist on Colton's clinching goal.Through it all, the Lightning have developed an almost clinical way of operating, where a player like Colton can slide into the lineup seamlessly. They've also learned how to adapt on a dime. In 23 playoff games over four rounds this year, they flashed some version of a run-and-gun style versus the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes, as well as a more methodical, counter-attacking approach against the New York Islanders and Canadiens.This Cup-winning squad will be remembered as the fully evolved version of the Lightning, a team that could beat opponents in so many ways."In 2015, we were the new kids on the block, this team that was young and so fun to watch," Cooper said during his celebratory press conference. "Then, we were labeled as the team that couldn't get it done. And now, we're throwing around the word dynasty. It's a huge wave of emotions.""You win the Stanley Cup two years in a row, you deserve to go down in history," forward Steven Stamkos said. "No matter what happens from here on, this group will be etched together forever. That's pretty effing special." Mike Ehrmann / Getty ImagesThis Cup victory has a different feel for Tampa Bay players and coaches than last season's. They weren't confined to a bubble throughout the playoffs, and on Wednesday, most were able to celebrate the accomplishment with family. Additionally, Stamkos, the team captain, got to compete, pitching in eight goals and 10 assists after an injury limited him to only five shifts last year.Stamkos, the longest-tenured Lightning player as the first overall pick in the 2008 NHL Draft, said he was especially proud of the way Tampa Bay responded to losses over the past two runs. Amazingly, the Lightning strung together a flawless 15-0 record in games following a defeat.Despite similar end results, Tampa Bay's motivation wasn't quite the same year-to-year. In the 2020 playoffs, the Lightning were on a redemption tour after the previous season's 62-win team was embarrassed by a first-round sweep to the Columbus Blue Jackets. This year, to borrow Cooper's phrase, there were "last day of school" vibes around the cap-strapped club.With Kucherov shelved for all 56 regular-season games, Tampa Bay finished behind the Hurricanes and Panthers in the Central Division standings. And with a different playoff format and formidable opponents in their way, nothing was guaranteed to the Lightning."Once the playoffs started, we kind of pushed the (go) button," said longtime Bolt Victor Hedman.The last two months have been all about seizing the moment."We know going forward, with the salary-cap world, that this might be the last game that this particular group plays together. I can't (overstate) how much that motivated us," Stamkos said. "We talked about it midway through the playoffs, we talked about it going into Game 5 of the Islanders series: 'Let's take advantage of this opportunity.' It's not very often you get this chance to play with a talented team like we did, and we just believed."The Lightning join the 2015-16 and 2016-17 Pittsburgh Penguins as the only teams to repeat as champs in the salary-cap era. The franchise, founded in 1992, now has three NHL titles. Since 2018-19, Tampa Bay has maintained a league-high .709 points percentage in regular-season action. Icon Sportswire / Getty ImagesAndrei Vasilevskiy, the Conn Smythe winner ahead of Kucherov (32 points) and Brayden Point (14 goals), is on top of the goaltending mountain. The 26-year-old Russian manned Tampa Bay's net every single minute of both Cup runs, posting save percentages of .927 and .937 in 25 and 23 contests, respectively."I can't believe how he shuts the door in the biggest games of his career," Cooper said of Vasilevskiy's five consecutive shutouts in series-clinching contests."If he played in a different market," Kucherov added about his countryman in a zany press conference, "he would win the Vezina every year."Vasilevskiy was the ultimate safety valve for when things occasionally went awry this postseason, though you could say the same about Kucherov. Or Point. Or Hedman. Or Stamkos, or Ryan McDonagh, or Tyler Johnson. The list goes on and on, because not only do the Lightning have incredible depth at all positions, but their best players almost always rise to the occasion. On any given night, at least one impact player affects the game at a high level."I mean, it's just, it's stupid. You miss an entire season and you lead the playoffs by (nine points)," Coleman said of Kucherov's brilliance. "The guy is just a special, special player. Obviously, a big reason why we're here celebrating, a big part of this team. He's just on another level." Mike Carlson / Getty ImagesYears from now, when a handful of Lightning players, and probably Cooper, are enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, we'll likely look back on this squad as the best collection of talent from the first 15 or so years of the cap era. Sure, there's a case to be made for the early 2010s Chicago Blackhawks and Los Angeles Kings, and the late 2010s Penguins, but no other team squeezed so much talent onto its payroll quite like Tampa Bay under the leadership of general manager Julien BriseBois and his predecessor, Steve Yzerman.There are common threads among the vast majority of Lightning players, as well. They're intelligent, they're highly skilled, they skate well, and they're committed to taking care of the defensive side of the puck. This isn't a groundbreaking or unique approach, but there's no denying Tampa Bay drafts, develops, and acquires a specific kind of player. It's key to the club's culture, and the decision-makers rarely, if ever, stray from the plan. The Lightning's true edge, what really sets them apart, is being more than the sum of their parts.Management has also done its best to keep the band together. It worked last offseason, in large part due to Kucherov's injury status. This time, it'll be borderline impossible to retain all 20 everyday skaters, though a three-peat isn't out of the question with the likes of Kucherov, Point, Hedman, Vasilevskiy, and a bunch of important role players all coming back.For now, the achievement of back-to-back Cups is all that matters for these players - from a virtual unknown like Colton to the veteran captain."We won the Stanley Cup. We still have the Stanley Cup," Stamkos said."That's just amazing."John Matisz is theScore's senior NHL writer. You can follow John on Twitter (@MatiszJohn) and contact him via email (john.matisz@thescore.com).Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed defenseman Travis Dermott to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $1.5 million, the team announced Thursday.Dermott, 24, recorded two goals and four assists through 51 games last season. He averaged 13:13 of ice time per contest.Toronto selected the Newmarket, Ontario, native 34th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft. He's managed 11 goals and 36 assists during 208 career games over four campaigns.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

A second consecutive Stanley Cup victory didn't stop Nikita Kucherov from calling out numerous people afterward.During a press conference in which he showed up shirtless and appeared noticeably inebriated, the Tampa Bay Lightning superstar took aim at Canadiens fans for the way they celebrated after Montreal won Game 4.He also criticized Vezina Trophy voters for choosing Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury over Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy, who claimed the Conn Smythe Trophy on Wednesday night after Tampa Bay defeated the Canadiens 1-0 in Game 5 to capture the Stanley Cup again.

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night to claim their second consecutive championship.Tampa Bay won the title again after dispatching the Dallas Stars over six games in the 2019-20 final in the Edmonton bubble.Montreal was vying for its first Stanley Cup victory since 1993, and the Canadian club was making its first appearance in the championship round since that year.The Canadiens had the worst record among postseason squads this year, but they upset the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, and Vegas Golden Knights en route to the Stanley Cup Final.Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves to earn the shutout Wednesday - his fifth of this postseason - and he won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.Tampa Bay rookie Ross Colton scored the lone goal of Game 5 in the second period.The Lightning reached the final for the third time in seven years after the Chicago Blackhawks vanquished them over six games in 2015.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Stanley Cup Playoffs' most valuable player Wednesday night.Vasilevskiy only lost seven of 23 games this postseason. He finished the playoffs with a .937 save percentage, 1.90 goals-against average, and five shutouts.He's blanked opponents in the Lightning's last five series-clinching games, dating back to last season.Vasilevskiy has been a Vezina Trophy finalist in each of the past three campaigns and won the award in 2019.Defenseman Victor Hedman earned the Conn Smythe last season in Tampa's first of back-to-back championships.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Vladimir Tarasenko has requested a trade from the St. Louis Blues and the team is working on moving the sniper, The Athletic's Jeremy Rutherford reports.Tarasenko asked to be dealt earlier this offseason. He's upset over how the Blues handled two of his three shoulder surgeries, and the veteran no longer trusts the club, sources told Rutherford.Team physicians operated on the five-time 30-goal scorer's shoulder in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, doctors from outside the organization performed a procedure on Tarasenko after the ligament damage from the original injury wasn't successfully fixed during the first two surgeries.Tarasenko has only appeared in 34 regular-season games over the last two years. He recorded 14 points over 24 contests during the 2020-21 campaign before adding two goals as the Colorado Avalanche swept St. Louis in the first round.The veteran recorded 33 goals and 35 assists over 76 games during his last healthy season in 2018-19, and he notched 10 playoff tallies while the Blues marched to their first Stanley Cup.There are two years left on Tarasenko's current contract at a $7.5 million cap hit, according to Cap Friendly. However, he's owed $9.5 million next season, which could deter cash-strapped suitors.The forward also holds a full no-trade clause, but Tarasenko has provided the Blues with a list of as many as 10 teams he'd waive it to join, according to Rutherford.The Blues drafted him 16th overall in 2010. The 29-year-old has amassed 442 points over 531 games since entering the NHL in 2012-13.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Alex Killorn isn't suiting up for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.Head coach Jon Cooper said earlier Wednesday that Killorn was doubtful to play, according to The Associated Press' Stephen Whyno.Killorn blocked a shot in Game 1 and missed the next three contests despite being a game-time decision for Game 4.The 31-year-old has recorded eight goals and nine assists in 19 games this postseason.Mathieu Joseph has been inserted into the lineup in Killorn's absence, registering a pair of assists in three tilts.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The NHL isn't planning to reschedule Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final in Tampa on Wednesday night despite the imminent arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa.There's "zero chance" the game would need to be delayed based on the storm's current trajectory, an NHL source told ESPN's Greg Wyshynski. Forecasts are calling for the worst of the storm to end by Wednesday afternoon.On Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning for part of Florida's Gulf Coast with winds intensifying. All of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens, and other NHL personnel have already landed safely in the area.Tampa International Airport shut down at 5 p.m. ET and aimed to reopen Wednesday morning after evaluating the conditions.NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said the league would keep tabs on the situation."(We) will continue to monitor and make a call when we have to," Daly said Tuesday, according to The Associated Press' Stephen Whyno. "We do have an amount of flexibility."Game 5 is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET Wednesday. The Lightning lead the series 3-1 and can win the Stanley Cup with a victory.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Paul McFarland and Jay Leach were named the first two assistant coaches in Seattle Kraken history Tuesday.McFarland and Kraken head coach Dave Hakstol served as assistants together with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2019-20. McFarland was previously the assistant coach of the Florida Panthers from 2017-19 and head coach of the OHL's Kingston Frontenacs from 2014-17. He left the Leafs last offseason to reprise his role with the Fronts before COVID-19 wiped out the campaign.Leach spent the last four seasons as the head coach of the AHL's Providence Bruins, compiling a 136-77-26 record and never missing the playoffs."We're very excited to add two talented hockey minds in Paul and Jay to our inaugural staff," Hakstol said. "Paul's work ethic and ability to communicate with players to give them the tools to be at their best, along with Jay's leadership and ability to coach and develop NHL talent, will be great additions to our team."McFarland will focus on forwards and the power play. During his last season in Florida, the Panthers owned the second-best power play in the league. In his one season in Toronto, the Leafs ranked sixth with the man advantage.Leach will be responsible for the defense corps. He played 70 games in the NHL as a defenseman from 2005-2011.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Buffalo Sabres general manager Kevyn Adams has provided some insight into what his club will look like in the future."I think it’s building. I think that’s the right way to say it. We have a lot of young players that are talented," Adams said to The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun."Sometimes, when players come into the league at a really young age, some people feel like maybe they’re older than they are. But guys like (Rasmus) Dahlin, (Dylan) Cozens, (Casey) Mittelstadt, these are very, very young players. So, we want to build."And I’ve been energized about this young core of Sabres we have that are hungry, and they want to be part of the solution. … These guys are proud to be Buffalo Sabres, they want to fix this and get this right, they want to move forward together. So that’s the young core that we’re working to build around."Adams didn't mention captain Jack Eichel as part of the young core amid reported trade talks surrounding the star. In May, Eichel told reporters there was a "disconnect" between him and the franchise following a disagreement over how to treat his neck injury.The 24-year-old has five years remaining on his contract with an average annual value of $10 million. Buffalo selected him with the second overall pick in the 2015 draft.The Sabres have had several lottery picks since picking Eichel. The club grabbed Mittelstadt with the eighth pick in 2017, Dahlin first overall in 2018, and Cozens at No. 7 in 2019. All three are under the age of 22 and played extremely well under new head coach Don Granato last season.With a plethora of youthful talent, Adams has made it clear that his goal is to surround the budding trio with players that can help turn Buffalo back into a contender."We need to do a lot of building, we need to surround those young players with the right people, the right culture every day, with players who truly love being a Buffalo Sabre and want to get this right," Adams said.Once again, the Sabres have the first overall pick in the upcoming draft and will add another fresh player to the mix. The team also selected Jack Quinn with the eighth pick in last year's draft, but he has yet to make his NHL debut.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper believes his club's overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final came down to a matter of inches."Probably not hit as many posts as we hit," Cooper said postgame when asked what the Lightning could have done differently. "Puck's been going in for us, tonight they didn't. Did I think we generated enough chances to score? I did. They didn't go in. Sometimes that happens."Tampa Bay struck iron multiple times on Monday night. The biggest chance was Nikita Kucherov's deflection attempt in the dying minutes of the third period with the game tied.

The Montreal Canadiens pulled out all the stops for their do-or-die Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.Head coach Dominique Ducharme scratched pivot Jesperi Kotkaniemi in favor of Jake Evans. Additionally, Alexander Romanov and Brett Kulak drew into the lineup on defense for Erik Gustafsson and Jon Merrill.The Canadiens also promoted Tyler Toffoli to the top line and bumped up Josh Anderson to the second line.Kotkaniemi, the 2018 third overall pick, has recorded five goals and three assists in 19 games this postseason. However, he's scored just once in his last 12 contests."It's nothing against (Kotkaniemi) or anything else, but we have depth and we have options," Ducharme said, according to TSN's John Lu."Again, it's not punishment ... sometimes as a hockey player you face these moments," Ducharme added. "He's a good team guy and understands the situation even though nobody wants to sit."Evans morphed into a lineup fixture until suffering a concussion on a hit by Mark Scheifele during Round 2. He's skated in just one game since then.Meanwhile, Romanov and Kulak have skated in two and 11 games, respectively, in these playoffs.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Minnesota Wild have signed forward Nick Bjugstad to a one-year, $900,000 contract, the team announced Monday.Bjugstad was set for unrestricted free agency this summer following his six-year, $24.6-million contract he signed with the Florida Panthers in 2014.The Pittsburgh Penguins traded Bjugstad to the Wild last September. He notched 17 points in 44 games while averaging 11:49 of ice time per contest with the Wild.Florida drafted Bjugstad 19th overall in 2010. He's recorded 224 points in 483 career contests.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Warning: Story contains graphic contentColumbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks has died in an accident at age 24, the team announced Monday.Police initially believed Kivlenieks died after slipping and hitting his head on concrete while fleeing a hot tub because of a firework malfunction. But an autopsy determined the cause of death was chest trauma due to a fireworks mortar blast, according to Brian Hedger of the Columbus Dispatch."There wasn't a lot of external damage," police Lt. Jason Meier said. "He had massive internal damage, so we're working under the theory that it was the concussive blast of the firework."Meier said the accident occurred when a mortar tube accidentally tilted toward the hot tub and fired."One fired over their head, and they began to flee the hot tub, and then the second one came in and exploded in the vicinity of Mr. Kivlenieks," Meier said.Blue Jackets president of hockey operations John Davidson issued a statement on Kivlenieks' death.“We are shocked and saddened by the loss of Matiss Kivlenieks, and we extend our deepest sympathies to his mother, Astrida, his family, and friends during this devastating time," Davidson said. "Kivi was an outstanding young man who greeted every day and everyone with a smile, and the impact he had during his four years with our organization will not be forgotten."Kivlenieks appeared in two games with the Blue Jackets in 2020-21 and six contests the season prior. He spent most of the past two campaigns with the AHL's Cleveland Monsters.The native of Riga, Latvia, also represented his country on the international stage. He posted a .922 save percentage and a 2.18 goals-against average in four games at the 2021 World Championship in his hometown, including a 38-save shutout over the heavily favored Canadian squad.Columbus originally signed Kivlenieks as an undrafted free agent in 2017.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said she wants the Lightning to win the Stanley Cup on home ice, even if it means losing Game 4 to the Montreal Canadiens on the road.

Mikhail Grigorenko is going back to Russia.The forward signed a three-year contract with the KHL's CSKA Moscow on Saturday. He returns to the club with which he played three seasons from 2017 to 2020.Grigorenko collected four goals and eight assists in 32 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2021. He was a pending unrestricted free agent.The 27-year-old had his most productive seasons during his previous stint with CSKA. He tallied 19 goals and 22 assists over 47 games in 2019-20. That followed a 17-goal, 35-assist effort across 55 contests the previous campaign.Grigorenko helped the KHL squad win the Gagarin Cup as league champions in 2018-19, adding 13 goals and eight assists in 20 playoff games. He also helped the team reach the final in 2017-18, notching nine goals and four assists in 21 postseason contests.The Buffalo Sabres drafted Grigorenko 12th overall in 2012. He played for the Sabres until 2015, when they traded him to the Colorado Avalanche. Grigorenko played with Colorado for two seasons before joining CSKA for his first KHL stint.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Relatives of Tampa Bay Lightning players and staff who aren't already in Canada won't be allowed to join the team for a possible Stanley Cup championship celebration if it occurs in Montreal on Monday night.The Canadian government won't waive its mandatory quarantine period for those entering the country and make family members exempt, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN's Emily Kaplan on Saturday.The NHL and NHLPA reportedly requested as much from the Canadian government this week. The players' union wasn't optimistic the request would be granted, and with no agreement in place as of Saturday, the possibility of families being allowed to cross the border for a potential celebration after Game 4 on Monday was ruled out, according to Kaplan.The matter could be resolved before Game 6 on Wednesday if the series reaches that point, but neither the league nor the union reportedly expects that to happen.Beginning Monday, fully vaccinated travelers can enter Canada under certain conditions and may be exempt from quarantine. However, foreign nationals (including American citizens) hoping to cross the border for non-essential reasons will still be denied entry.In June, Canada's lawmakers gave NHL teams travel exemptions for the final two rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Clubs were given the go-ahead to cross the border without quarantining, though enhanced measures have been followed, such as daily testing and a modified bubble.If the Lightning win the championship Monday, it will be the second consecutive season most family members haven't been allowed to participate in the team's title celebration. When Tampa Bay claimed the Stanley Cup in the Edmonton bubble in September, only Canadian family members living in the country could be present.The Lightning lead the best-of-seven series 3-0.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Montreal Canadiens are aware their backs are against the wall, facing an 0-3 hole against the Tampa Bay Lightning, but the Habs believe they have the right mindset to flip the script."Well, we've got nothing to lose at this point. Everyone's going to be ready for tomorrow night, I can tell you that," forward Josh Anderson said Sunday, according to ESPN's Greg Wyshynski. "We're not finished yet. So take it one game at a time and come in tomorrow night ready to play."Tampa Bay took a stranglehold of the Stanley Cup Final with a 6-3 victory Friday night and can earn its second consecutive championship with a win at the Bell Centre on Monday.When asked if it would sting to watch another team celebrate in Montreal's rink, Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry said, "We don't want to see the Lightning win the Stanley Cup at all."You're not going to win four games by winning one tomorrow. Our goal is to win tomorrow's game and deal with flying out and preparing for a game in Tampa."Only four teams in NHL history have ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a series, and the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs are the only club to do it in the final. The New York Islanders (1975), Philadelphia Flyers (2010), and Los Angeles Kings (2014) are the other three franchises to accomplish the feat.The Stanley Cup Final hasn't ended in a sweep since the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Washington Capitals in 1998.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin refuted speculation Saturday that contract negotiations with star forward Kirill Kaprizov have stalled."We've never cut off (contract) talks," Guerin said, per NHL.com's Jessi Pierce. "It's not like we're talking every day, but there's nothing that's been cut off or dried up or anything like that. It's just an ongoing process."Sometimes it takes three days. Sometimes it takes three months. ... But we have plans to talk next week. It has not gone cold, contrary to what some people have reported."Guerin added: "We have plans to really get going."Kaprizov is an impending restricted free agent. He's not eligible for an offer sheet as he's only played one NHL campaign.Minnesota drafted Kaprizov 135th overall in 2015, but he spent the following five seasons in the KHL before coming to North America. Kaprizov claimed the Calder Trophy this past campaign after leading all freshmen in goals (27) and points (51).The Wild have just over $16 million in cap space this offseason, according to CapFriendly, after they inked Joel Eriksson Ek to an eight-year, $42-million contract Friday. In addition to Kaprizov, Minnesota also plans to sign another impending RFA forward in Kevin Fiala.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Carey Price has revealed the first Stanley Cup Final of his illustrious career isn't going according to plan after a disheartening 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 on Friday night.The Montreal Canadiens star goaltender said his play hasn't been meeting his standards, with his club sitting one loss from a sweep."I can definitely play better," Price said, per NHL.com's Mike Zeisberger. "It's just not good enough so far."Price had been sensational in the first three rounds, authoring a .934 save percentage across 17 starts. In three games against the Lightning, Price owns an .835 clip with 13 goals against.Now facing elimination, the 33-year-old said he and his teammates have no other option but to leave it all on the ice."We don't have a choice," Price said. "We've overcome adversity all season. Our backs are obviously against the wall, so we've got to start bringing our best."Game 4 is scheduled for Monday night in Montreal.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Seattle Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke says general manager Ron Francis has the green light to spend in the organization's inaugural season."Our GM has lots of options," Leiweke told The Athletic's Ryan Clark. "What owners want is for our GM to build a long-term winner. He’s gotta figure out how to do that. If that strategy involves us going to cap in Year 1, he has the authority to do it."I think that is one of the reasons we are all optimistic. We have this fan base. We have this arena. We have the Kraken Community Iceplex and owners willing to give Ron resources. Our hope that is we are going to reward these fans, who have been incredible, with a competitive team for years to come."Seattle's expansion draft is scheduled for July 21 and follows the same rules the Vegas Golden Knights adhered to in 2017. It will be difficult to spend anywhere near the NHL's $81.5 million limit while simply taking exposed players, but the club could take advantage of teams facing salary cap issues by manufacturing side trades for stronger assets like Vegas did.The Kraken have signed just one player, minor-leaguer Luke Henman, since officially becoming the league's 32nd franchise. The franchise recently hired Dave Hakstol as its first head coach.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Jon Cooper effusively praised Tyler Johnson after the forward scored twice to help the Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 and take a 3-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final on Friday."There's a reason Tyler Johnson's trophy case is fairly full," the Lightning head coach said postgame. "It's because he's an ultimate team player. He's selfless, and there was a time in this organization when we needed to take another step and Tyler Johnson was one of the leaders of that. He's just carried that on for years now.""As teams change and they evolve, and the salary cap (comes into play) ... guys are coming up. But there was one thing we never lost faith in: Tyler Johnson," Cooper continued. "He never lost faith in himself. And roles change, you have to adapt, and nobody's done it better than Tyler. ... I couldn't be more happy for somebody, and I know that his teammates were for his performance tonight, and being rewarded for everything he's gone through."I'm extremely happy for the win," he said. "I might be a little happier for Tyler Johnson."Johnson went unclaimed in October after the Lightning placed him on waivers. The veteran center will turn 31 on July 29. He's often considered an expendable player in trade and expansion-draft chatter because of his $5-million cap hit and diminished offensive production.Cooper and Johnson both joined the Lightning in 2012-13, and the two have been with the club since. They won the Cup together last season after reaching the championship round in 2015.Johnson, who stands just 5-foot-8, is a two-time 29-goal scorer. Tampa Bay signed him as a free agent in March 2011 after he went undrafted.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Montreal Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme was back behind the bench for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday night.Ducharme had been in isolation for 14 days after testing positive for COVID-19. The bench boss' positive result came after Game 2 of the club's third-round series versus the Vegas Golden Knights."I don't think the last two weeks changes what it means to me," Ducharme said, according to NHL.com's Nick Cotsonika. "That's everyone's dream, to be playing or being involved in a Stanley Cup Final. I'm just so happy to be back."Assistant Luke Richardson took over head coaching duties in Ducharme's absence and guided Montreal to its first Stanley Cup Final appearance since 1993, defeating Vegas in six games.Ducharme replaced Claude Julien midseason as head coach of the Canadiens.The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Montreal 6-3 on Friday night to take a 3-0 series lead.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Tyler Johnson scored twice as the Tampa Bay Lightning earned a 6-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday night.Tampa Bay took a 3-0 series lead, moving within one win of sweeping Montreal and claiming back-to-back championships.More to come.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Edmonton Oilers are open to acquiring Duncan Keith if the Chicago Blackhawks can ease their financial burden.Edmonton is interested in the veteran defenseman, but only at the right price and under the right circumstances, a team source told The Athletic's Daniel Nugent-Bowman.The Oilers reportedly want the Blackhawks to retain a portion of Keith's salary or take one of Edmonton's "bad" contracts in a potential deal. But the Oilers don't expect the Blackhawks to part so easily with Keith, who played a major role in his team's three championships from 2010-15.On Wednesday, it was reported Keith is working with Chicago to facilitate a trade to either the Pacific Northwest or western Canada so he can be closer to his family in Penticton, British Columbia. Keith, who'll turn 38 on July 16, has a full no-movement clause in his contract. Two years remain on that pact at a roughly $5.54-million cap hit.Keith's play significantly declined this season, as he collected only 15 points in 54 games. However, he averaged a team-high 23:25 of ice time in 2021.The Oilers have about $16 million in cap space, but they still need to sign pending unrestricted free agent defenseman Adam Larsson and soon-to-be UFA goalie Mike Smith. Edmonton also has a slew of additional pending free agents, including young forward Kailer Yamamoto and more experienced winger Alex Chiasson.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Minnesota Wild inked versatile forward Joel Eriksson Ek to an eight-year contract carrying an average annual value of $5.25 million, the club announced Friday.Eriksson Ek was a pending restricted free agent.The 24-year-old produced a career year in 2021, ranking third on the team with 19 goals and fifth with 30 points over 56 games. He also finished fourth in Selke Trophy voting.Eriksson Ek authored a stellar 57.38 expected goals for percentage at five-on-five this season, according to Natural Stat Trick. The Swedish center also led the Wild with 395 faceoff wins on 839 attempts.Minnesota drafted Eriksson Ek 20th overall in 2015.There are still two more impact players on the Wild's roster for them to sign. Calder Trophy winner Kirill Kaprizov and talented forward Kevin Fiala - the squad's leading scorers - both need new contracts.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

For the Montreal Canadiens and their fans, the aggregate score is ugly through two games of the Stanley Cup Final. It reads 8-2 for the Tampa Bay Lightning after the defending champs posted 5-1 and 3-1 wins on home ice.Now, as the series shifts to Montreal for Game 3 (with only 3,500 fans allowed inside the Bell Centre), the Habs must respond with their finest hockey. There's hope it can happen, too, thanks to a strong Game 2."We feel like if we come with the same type of game and attitude we brought last night we'll be able to be on the right side of it," Montreal forward and 17-year veteran Eric Staal told reporters on Thursday. "Get some bounces, some looks. We've got to get to four (wins), so we'll start with the next one."Here are some reasons for optimism - and pessimism - ahead of Game 3:The optimistic view NHL Images / Getty ImagesLet's first unpack Staal's "on the right side of it" comment.In Game 2, the Habs were the better team based on both the eye test and numbers. They controlled game flow while at times pressuring Tampa's puck carriers into a state of panic, leading to turnovers. Montreal outshot (43-23) and outchanced (35-25, according to Natural Stat Trick) the Lightning by wide margins.It was a notable performance, even though the Habs lost. The Lightning are a juggernaut - an overwhelmingly talented, smart, and disciplined group who rarely allow the opposition to dictate the style of play. So flipping the script on the Lightning (in the Stanley Cup Final, no less) was a promising development for the Habs.Montreal's assertiveness was most evident in the first 40 minutes, especially the second period. And if Tampa Bay forward Blake Coleman hadn't scored an unreal diving goal at 19:58 of the second, the score would have been 1-1 heading into the final frame. Game 2 was a toss-up for two-thirds of regulation, and the Habs - whose hands were on the steering wheel - seemed primed for a third-period breakout until the Coleman dagger.Of course, moral victories mean squat at this point, and the reality is that Montreal is two losses away from the offseason. That said, Game 2 provided hope. The Habs now have a rough template for beating the Lightning, a benefit they didn't have following the first contest. Dave Sandford / Getty ImagesMoving forward, Montreal must flood Tampa Bay's slot and crease areas with as many bodies as possible. On Wednesday, the Habs generated enough initial scoring opportunities but not nearly enough second looks to solve Andrei Vasilevskiy - arguably the best goalie on the planet - more than once.The return of head coach Dominique Ducharme, who's been self-isolating for 14 days due to a positive COVID-19 test, should boost morale within the club's bubble. The Bell Centre atmosphere, even if the building isn't close to full capacity, should do much of the same.With home ice comes the last change, which means Ducharme returns just in time to hard-match shutdown center Phillip Danault against Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov. In the first two games, Tampa Bay bench boss Jon Cooper managed to, for the most part, keep Danault away from his two best forwards; about two-thirds of Danault's five-on-five minutes were spent facing off against the pesky third line of Yanni Gourde, Barclay Goodrow, and Coleman.Danault, the 28-year-old pending unrestricted free agent, has been essential to the team's run. He's excelled all postseason in a role that focuses almost exclusively on the defensive side of the puck. If Ducharme can glue Danault's line to the Point line, then, perhaps, Montreal can unlock another gear.Another storyline to monitor on Friday is the goal-scoring slumps of Brendan Gallagher and Tyler Toffoli, who haven't scored in their last 11 and six games, respectively. Given both are 30-goal scorers who've generated plenty of offense in this series (Toffoli is first among Habs forwards in expected goals, Gallagher is fifth), it's not a stretch to say at least one of them is due to pop off in Game 3.Meanwhile, Montreal's special teams deserves some props. The penalty kill has done an admirable job limiting the Lightning's potent power play to one goal on six opportunities, while the Habs' power play has chipped in a goal of its own on five tries.For what it's worth, Montreal was in a similar situation in the first round, trailing the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 before rallying back to win the series in seven. If this mixture of players - from the baby-faced youngsters to grey-haired vets - is truly special like many believe, they'll surely scratch and claw their way to at least one victory in the finals.Forward Corey Perry put it all into perspective shortly after Game 2."You look at what happened in the first round, we were down 3-1," Perry said. "We stayed focused, stayed with our game plan, never changed, never did anything, and continued to push. It's no different now."The pessimistic view Bruce Bennett / Getty ImagesCooper said after Game 2 that the "enemy has a vote" in the outcome of playoff games. He was referring to how well the Habs played relative to his own squad, but his point resonates ahead of Game 3 too.Plain and simple, if on Friday the Lightning perform to their potential, or even at 95%, they'll win. They really are that deep at every position, that battle-tested in every way, and that well-coached by Cooper.This dynamic puts the onus on the Habs to play near-perfect hockey for 60 minutes to snatch victory away from the Lightning. Montreal's puck management - which was atrocious in Game 1 and then improved but not perfect in Game 2 - has to be stellar. Turnovers must be minimized."They're opportunistic and it only takes them a couple of mistakes for them to score," Habs captain Shea Weber told reporters Wednesday night. Bruce Bennett / Getty ImagesThough having last change should work to Montreal's advantage, scuttling Point and Kucherov's impact on the scoresheet is only the first step toward shutting down Tampa Bay's forwards. Coleman, Gourde, Anthony Cirelli, and Ondrej Palat all have at least one goal in this series. And Alex Killorn - who has 17 points in 19 games - could return to the lineup after missing Game 2.The Lightning's relentless attack, which features an active defense corps led by 2020 Conn Smythe winner Victor Hedman, leaves Carey Price in a bind. As a technically sound netminder who's on a real heater this postseason, Price doesn't give up many "stoppable" goals. But when he does, like in Game 2 with Cirelli's bouncing point shot, it really hurts. That's in no way a criticism of Price, but rather an example of the slim margin of error.Plus, even if the Habs do everything right and hit that "near-perfect" benchmark in all three zones, Vasilevskiy is there as the last line of defense. The 26-year-old has a .939 save percentage and four shutouts in 20 games.It's tempting to be pessimistic, even after a promising Game 2.John Matisz is theScore's senior NHL writer. You can follow John on Twitter (@MatiszJohn) and contact him via email (john.matisz@thescore.com).Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Buffalo Sabres and captain Jack Eichel are heading toward a resolution over how to treat the star's herniated disc in his neck, his agent, Peter Fish, told The Associated Press' Joe Yerdon on Thursday.Eichel told reporters in May that he was upset with how the Sabres were handling his injury, saying there was a "disconnect" between the parties. He implied he wanted to have surgery to repair the injury but the club forced him to try to rehab it without undergoing the procedure.General manager Kevyn Adams insisted the team's position remains the same, and he had a lengthy conversation with Eichel and his agent recently."Our stance hasn't changed and where we're at. It's in the hands of the medical experts," Adams said, according to Yerdon. "That's what I said previously and it's where we're at right now. That's the best I can give you."Eichel missed the final two months of the campaign due to the injury. His future with the Sabres remains unknown, with a number of teams reportedly calling Buffalo about him. He has five years remaining on his $80-million deal, with a no-movement clause that doesn't kick in until next season.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

The Los Angeles Kings have acquired forward Viktor Arvidsson from the Nashville Predators for a 2021 second-round pick and a 2022 third-rounder, the Kings announced Thursday.Arvidsson, 28, is coming off a disappointing 2020-21 season in which he had 25 points in 50 games. However, the two-time 30-goal-scorer was hindered by a 6.6% shooting percentage, which is well below his career average.

Andre Tourigny was named the Arizona Coyotes' new head coach, the team announced Thursday."Andre is a tremendous person and one of the best young coaches in the game today," said general manager Bill Armstrong. "He is a winner, a great teacher, and a strong communicator who has a proven track record of developing young talent."Tourigny has a wealth of experience in junior hockey. He's been the head coach of the OHL's Ottawa 67s since 2017. Prior to that, he was the bench boss of the QMJHL's Halifax Mooseheads for one year and the head coach/general manager of the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies for 11 seasons.The 47-year-old has some experience at the professional level, too, with stints as an assistant coach with both the Ottawa Senators and Colorado Avalanche from 2013 to 2016.The Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, native has also coached on the international stage. He was the head coach for Team Canada at the 2020 World Junior Championship, at which the nation won a silver medal. He also served as an assistant on Gerard Gallant's gold-medal-winning staff at this year's World Championship in Latvia.Tourigny is the eighth head coach in Coyotes history since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg to Phoenix in 1996. He succeeds Rick Tocchet, who guided the club to a 24-26-6 record in 2020-21.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid believes NHL referees have some room for improvement."The refs have such a tough job to do. The game is so quick and things happen so fast. ... However, I do wish there was maybe a little more consistency," McDavid said, per The Athletic's Daniel Nugent-Bowman. "That's what we're looking for as players."McDavid added: "The other sports have been able to do that from the regular season to the playoffs."Numerous controversial calls have drawn the ire of fans, players, and pundits alike throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Commissioner Gary Bettman addressed the matter at his annual press conference Monday, saying the NHL employs the "best officials in any sport."McDavid's brief postseason became a part of the officiating controversy after he didn't earn a single penalty call in a four-game sweep at the hands of the Winnipeg Jets in Round 1. The Oilers captain ranked second in the NHL with 22 drawn infractions in the regular season.McDavid also didn't draw a penalty during Edmonton's qualifying-round loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in 2020.The 24-year-old won the Hart Trophy this season after leading the league with 105 points.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

It appears Duncan Keith's days with the Chicago Blackhawks could be numbered."One of the things that Chicago is doing is they are working with Keith now to try and facilitate a trade to either the Pacific Northwest or western Canada," Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported during the second intermission of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.He added: "Now we'll see where this goes, but Keith has family in western Canada and he'd like to go closer there. The Blackhawks are trying to work with him to get it done."

Blake Coleman scored the eventual game-winner on a diving buzzer-beater in the second period as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 to take a 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night.Anthony Cirelli opened the scoring at the 6:40 mark of the middle frame, and Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki replied with the equalizer just less than four minutes later before Coleman restored the Lightning lead.Ondrej Palat tallied late in the third period to give Tampa Bay some insurance.The Canadiens controlled play for most of the game and outshot the Lightning 43-23, but Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy turned aside 42 of those shots. Montreal netminder Carey Price allowed all three Lightning goals.Copyright © 2021 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.