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The NHL fined Florida's Anton Lundell and Tampa Bay's Scott Sabourin for their actions in Saturday's game between the Panthers and Lightning, one where the teams combined for the highest penalty total the league has seen since 2011.
See an updated list of injuries, with active and inactive players for the Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Dec. 27 game.
Hagel hasn’t played since the Lightning’s last game against Florida on Dec. 15, when he was knocked out of the matchup by an uncalled high elbow to the head area from Panthers defenseman Seth Jones. That marked the third time since April Hagel had been knocked out of a game by a Panthers player.
Wearing a yellow non-contact jersey, Tkachuk practiced Sunday for the first time this season and more than four months after he had surgery to repair a sports hernia and torn adductor muscle.
The Lightning fell behind at 5:37 of the first when the Panthers benefited from two fortunate bounces around the Tampa Bay net. The puck twice caromed off Lightning players before ending up on the stick of Eetu Luostarinen in the slot. He swatted it in to open the scoring.
On the day his club returned from its holiday break to meet the Florida Panthers, defenseman J.J. Moser, who has three goals and 12 points, signed a long-term contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning, securing an eight-year deal worth $6.