Category: Atlantic Division
Special teams will be crucial in Maple Leafs' clash against Panthers
Tampa BayThe Atlantic Division is incredibly competitive, and all four teams in the playoff race — Toronto, Florida, Tampa Bay, and Boston — added at the deadline, bringing more intrigue to the playoff race. On the surface, the Maple Leafs’ penalty kill ranks fifth in the league operating at percent going i...
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Lightning* New faces in new places left their mark on the NHL’s Thursday slate, with Scott Wedgewood backstopping the Stars to a tightly-contested win against the Hurricanes and Claude Giroux lifting the Panthers to victory in his team debut. * David Pastrnak’s 12th career hat trick helped the Bruins edge...
Read moreDid Maple Leafs make a deadline mistake by not finding a goalie?
Kyle DubasKyle Dubas added Lyubushkin, Giordano and Blackwell — all without surrendering a first or a top prospect. What he did not do, however, was acquire a goalie. How will history judge that decision?
Read moreWhat We Learned: This isn’t a division, it’s an arms race
Brandon HagelIt's an arms race in the Atlantic Division, as the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple...
Read morePanthers free cap space, deal Vatrano to Rangers
Florida PanthersThe New York Rangers acquired veteran forward Frank Vatrano from the Florida Panthers on Wednesday for a 2022 fourth-round pick, a trade between two playoff-bound Eastern Conference teams that serves a different purpose for each.
Read moreT-Birds dispel Phantoms, 3-1
PhantomA relatively quiet first period saw little in the way of action for Springfield starting netminder Charlie Lindgren, who blocked the five Phantoms shots he faced in the opening 20 minutes. Things were slightly busier for Phantom netminder Kirill Ustimenko, who fended off 10 Thunderbird attempts, inc...
Read moreHedman, Vasilevskiy, Stamkos savor All-Star Weekend memories
Atlantic DivisionLAS VEGAS -- Victor Hedman won the EA Sports NHL Hardest Shot. Andrei Vasilevskiy was part of the winning goalie tandem in the Dunkin' NHL Save Streak. And Steven Stamkos' 2-year-old son Carter got to see two Zambonis.
Read moreLightning's Hedman, Vasilevskiy, Stamkos savor All-Star Weekend memories
Steven Stamkos'So even though the three Tampa Bay Lightning players were on the losing side with the Atlantic Division in an 8-5 loss to the Central Division in the second semifinal of the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game on Saturday, they'll head home with cherished memories from the weekend."It was great to share it...
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