Panthers-Lightning, Bruins-Golden Knights highlight weekend schedule
Each Friday, NHL Network and ESPN analyst Kevin Weekes will provide readers with three games he is looking forward to that weekend: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning (Saturday, 4:30 Forward Matthew Tkachuk, acquired by the Panthers in a trade with the Calgary Flames on July 22, has been even better than advertised. Forward Nikita Kucherov (38 points; 11 goals, 27 assists in 26 games) and center Brayden Point (27 points; 13 goals, 14 assists in 26 games) staying healthy has been a huge factor. Forward Nicholas Paul (19 points; 12 goals, seven assists in 26 games has been an underrated addition since arriving in a trade with the Ottawa Senators last season and defenseman Mikhail Sergachev (24 points; four goals, 20 assists in 26 games) has elevated his game since taking on more responsibility with the departure of defenseman Ryan McDonagh in a trade to the Nashville Predators on July 3. Defenseman Charlie McAvoy back from injury has been a huge boost and center David Krejci has 20 points (eight goals, 12 assists) in 22 games in his return to the NHL after playing in his native Czech Republic last season....
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