1. Kucherov stole the show as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday (report first published March 21, 2026). Nikita Kucherov had 2 goals and 2 assists, moving 2 points ahead of Connor McDavid for the league scoring lead; Anthony Cirelli added 2 goals and Jake Guentzel also scored as the Lightning (43-21-4) won their third straight game (four of five). The Oilers (34-28-9) lost a second straight game without Leon Draisaitl (out for the rest of the regular season); Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves, Connor Ingram 22, and rookie Josh Samanski was credited with his first NHL goal on a bizarre play.