Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov has a new pair of line-mates and they are the reason for his return to form. [Tampa Bay Times]
“Said Palat, "Vladdy, ‘Kuch’ and ‘Stammer’ were great to start the season, and there are some games where the (opponent) will defend and work hard on them, and a couple of games where they didn’t play that good. You can always go back to the Stammer-Kuch-Vladdy line, but right now I think it’s good we switch the lines, and we got a little life."
Joe Thornton has been fined $5,000 by the NHL Department of Player Safety for his slash on Tyler Johnson Saturday night.