Patrik Laine exploded out of the gate in his ... Sign up for free today! 1. Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning, RW1 2. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs, C1 3. Connor McDavid, Edmonton ...

Jake Evans scores with 2:15 remaining as the Canadiens close the gap between the teams in the Atlantic Division.

The ugly: they lost to Montreal 5-2, despite offense from Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel. Tampa can get back on track next Thursday against the struggling Sharks. Scott: Things are too normal ...

Kyle Connor didn’t want to get into whether the hit from Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov ... Connor is also three games shy of Patrik Laine’s franchise-record 15-game run in 2017-18.