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Starting Thursday

Aleksander Barkov scored two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves as the Florida Panthers snapped the Tampa Bay Lightning's eight-game winning streak with a 2-1 decision on Monday night in Sunrise,

Aleksander Barkov scored twice in the second period, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots, and the Florida Panthers beat their in-state rival Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Monday night.

It’s another busy day in the NHL, with nine games on tap for Thursday night. The 2024-25 Stanley Cup Playoffs start on April 20th, so these final 19-21 games for most teams in the league take on much higher stakes.

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz and Montreal Canadiens center Nick Suzuki have all been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending March 2.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and the 38th of his career in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 3-0 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.

Monday's contest marked the end of Vasilevskiy's eight-game winning streak. During that stretch, he allowed just 13 goals and posted a .945 save percentage. Overall, the 30-year-old netminder has a 29-16-3 record with a 2.

In taking all three games of their homestand coming out of the 4 Nations Faceoff break, the Lightning (34-20-4, 72 points, third place in the Atlantic) have outscored opponents 11-2. Over their current nine-game point streak dating to Jan. 30, they’ve held opponents to an average of 1.67 goals a game.

Set to face Panthers