1. What a night in Edmonton: Nikita Kucherov had two goals and two assists to move two points ahead of Connor McDavid in the scoring race as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday (report first published March 21, 2026). Anthony Cirelli added two goals and Jake Guentzel scored, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves (Connor Ingram 22), while Leon Draisaitl remained out for the season; a bizarre play gave rookie Josh Samanski his first NHL goal. Kucherov’s been on fire — 12 points in his last three games and 67 points in 29 games so far in 2026 — the win keeps Tampa rolling and makes Edmonton’s playoff chase trickier; Tampa visits the Calgary Flames Sunday and the Oilers head to Utah on Tuesday.