More about this from Justin later, but the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov are #1 and #2 for last week's 3 Stars of the Week. "Stamkos is the first player to average at least two points through his team's first nine games of a season since 2012-13, when Thomas Vanek accomplished the feat with the Buffalo Sabres (8-11-19 in 9 GP)." [NHL.com]
Did the Tampa Bay Lightning break Antti Niemi? Team puts struggling goalie Antti Niemi on waivers, recalls Casey DeSmith: "After giving up 16 goals in less than seven periods of work in his first three starts with the team, the 34-year-old Finnish goaltender was placed on waivers.