Lightning Morning News: It’s a Frozen Frenzy!

The Tampa Bay Lightning concluded their regular-season visits to Madison Square Garden with another loss to the New York Rangers, having been outscored 9-2 over two games in New York. Tampa Bay called up goaltender Mads Sogaard from Syracuse after Dennis Hildeby suffered a seemingly minor injury. Meanwhile, all 32 NHL teams competed across 16 cities in the league's Frozen Frenzy event.

Key highlights around the NHL included Brady Tkachuk scoring a second-period hat trick in the Florida Panthers' 7-3 victory over Columbus. Elsewhere, Connor Bedard returned with an assist as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 despite two goals from Sidney Crosby, while Patrick Kane tied Phil Housley's assist record for American-born players.