Jake Guentzel was nearly the missing piece in the Carolina Hurricanes Stanley Cup puzzle — until he signed with Tampa. Now, ...

Guentzel and the Bolts have one more game Thursday before they take on the Panthers in Round One. The sniper could sit for a rest day; watch for confirmation for Thursday's match against the Rangers.

Guentzel is away from the Lightning while awaiting the birth of his child, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

TAMPA — Jake Guentzel scored twice to reach the 40-goal mark, NHL scoring leader Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 on ...