The Tampa Bay Lightning face a difficult challenge ahead with two back-to-back contests in their upcoming four-game road trip.

Special teams and defensive responsibility served as the bedrock to the Tampa Bay Lightning's fine first half in the immediate post-Steven Stamkos era.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return to Florida having received a little bit of everything on their three-game road trip, but now the attention turns to settling a score with a Western Conference club.

Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0.

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Boston Bruins after Nikita Kucherov scored two goals in the Lightning's 5-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Robby Fabbri, Troy Terry and Leo Carlsson score for the Ducks, who fall to 1-3-1 on their six-game trip when Guentzel scores the only goal for either team in the shootout to hand them a 4-3 defeat.

Anton Lundell scored for Florida, which was playing its second game in as many nights after cruising to a 7-2 victory against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.

The Sharks now have six players on IR, tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the most in the league.

Not only has the job been an express route to becoming an NFL head coach — Dave Canales with the Panthers last year and Coen with the Jaguars on Friday — it comes with quarterback Baker Mayfield and stars at every turn. Regardless of who is calling the plays, the Bucs have plenty of playmakers.

Watch out for the Montreal Canadiens. This surprising team has made an impressive climb up the standings since mid-December. Before this push, the team had been struggling and seemed the last team that would ever become a legitimate playoff contender his season.

Our NHL expert Ryan Gilbert has found three NHL props for tonight's massive evening slate, including a Jonathan Marchessault prop for tonight's Hockey Night in Canada matchup.

The Florida Panthers will look to return to the win column after blowing a third-period lead when they continue their four-game road swing Saturday against the San Jose Sharks.