Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Isaac Howard recorded a goal in the United States’ victory over Norway, 4-1. Gavin Brindley (from Estero!) had two goals while Trey Augustine stopped 22 of 23 in the tournament opening win for the the U.S.
Howard, the Lightning’s 1st round pick from 2022 recorded the team’s fourth goal of the night when he deflected a pass from Cutter Gauthier:
Team USA has today off and will continue their Group B action tomorrow as they take on Switzerland at 11:00 AM EST on the NHL Network.
The other results from Day One in Gothenburg:
Slovakia 6, Czechia 2
Canada 5, Finland 2
Sweden 6, Latvia 0
Other Hockey News:
What we know about the Lightning coming out of the holiday break [Tampa Bay Times]
The search for consistency continues.
In 25 years in Sioux Falls, the Stampede have become a NHL factory [Sioux-Falls Live]
Some impressive names have rolled through Sioux Falls on their way to the NHL, including the Lightning’s Mikey Eyssimount. He played for the Stampede in 2014-15 and put up 13 points in 14 regular season games and then another 16 points (7 goals, 9 assists) in 12 playoff games as they won the Clark Cup.
Checking in on the five biggest pending RFAs in 2024 [The Hockey News]
For once, a big payday for a pending restricted free agent is not a problem for the Tampa Bay Lightning. For some other teams there could be some big checks handed out this summer (looking at you Vancouver).
Best Saves of the Week [NHL YouTube]
Vasy gets a “Best of the Rest” for his back-to-back stops on Tom Wilson and Alex Ovechkin.
Five former NHLers to watch at the Spengler Cup [Daily FaceOff]
If you’re tuning into the Spengler Cup, god bless your soul. The international tournament lives in the dark shadow of the World Juniors, but is always fun in a “hey, I remember that guy!” kind of way.
Gourde gets chance to go back outside in Winter Classic for Kraken [NHL.com]
Yanni is excited to be back outside playing hockey, just as he did as a young Gourde growing up in Quebec.
