Saturday, April 2, 2016

Lightning beat Devils 3-1, but lose Stamkos to blood clot (Yahoo Sports)

Tampa Bay Lightning center Brian Boyle (11) celebrates his goal against the New Jersey Devils with left wing Ondrej Palat (18), of the Czech Republic, during the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

The Tampa Bay Lightning's strong third period in a win over New Jersey was greatly overshadowed by the news that captain Steven Stamkos will miss one to three months because of a blood clot in his arm. Tampa Bay general manager Steve Yzerman announced the ''bad news'' after the Lightning beat the Devils 3-1 on Saturday night. Yzerman said Stamkos has a type of vascular thoracic syndrome near his right collarbone, and is scheduled to have a procedure on Monday.


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