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NHL Playoffs 2021: Updated Schedule, Stanley Cup Odds and Picks

The Tampa Bay Lightning have added reinforcements for the Stanley Cup playoffs, and their quest to repeat as champions is off to a strong start.

Despite being on the road for the first two games of the postseason, the Lightning have taken a 2-0 lead in their first-round series against the Florida Panthers.

Florida may be the No. 2 seed, but No. 3-seeded Tampa Bay has outscored it 8-5 thus far. Since the end of the regular season, the Lightning have brought back numerous players who were out injured, including Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman.