Former Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jean-Guy Talbot dies at 91
Jean-Guy Talbot, one of 12 Montreal Canadiens players to win five consecutive Stanley Cups from 1956-60, has diedFEBRUARY 24•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lightning, Islanders regroup for critical showdownThe New York Islanders have spent the last two seasons precariously perched on the edge of the Eastern Conference playoff picture.The next 1...
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Hudson Fasching - Sent on conditioning assignmentFasching (illness) was assigned to AHL Bridgeport on a conditioning loan Friday.
ImpactFasching has been sidelined for over four weeks due to an illness, so he'll head to the minors to get back into game shape before presumably getting cleared to rejoin the Islanders' lineup. The 28-year-old winger has collected eight points through 35 contests in a bottom-six role with the Isles this season.
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Samuel Bolduc - On conditioning stintBolduc was sent to AHL Bridgeport on a conditioning stint Friday.
ImpactBolduc has been a healthy scratch for seven straight games. He should get plenty of playing time with Bridgeport over the next two weeks. Bolduc has a goal, two assists, 43 hits and 36 blocked shots in 33 NHL games this season.
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Robert Thomas - Three helpers in winThomas recorded three assists in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Islanders.
ImpactThomas picked up two assists on a pair of Pavel Buchnevich goals 25 seconds apart early in the second period before adding a third helper on Buchnevich's hat-trick-clinching empty-netter in the final frame. The 24-year-old Thomas has points in four straight contests and 21 (three goals, 18 assists) in his last 13 games. He's up to 19 goals and 46 assists through 56 games this season.
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Red Wings take win streak into game against the Blues
The Detroit Red Wings come into a matchup against the St. Louis Blues as winners of three games in a rowFEBRUARY 23•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lightning take losing streak into matchup with the Islanders
The Tampa Bay Lightning head into the matchup against the New York Islanders as losers of three straight gamesFEBRUARY 23•ASSOCIATED PRESS
