Emil Lilleberg has cemented himself as a mainstay on the Tampa Bay Lightning's defense this season. Heading into the club's April 13 contest against the Buffalo Sabres, the 24-year-old blueliner had 18 assists,

Conor Geekie is a competitor, and when he was told Friday night he wouldn’t be in the lineup for AHL Syracuse’s game against Lehigh Valley he was a mix of confused and angry. With injuries to forwards Luke Glendening and Oliver Bjorkstrand — who is week to week with a lower-body injury— the Lightning recalled Geekie in advance of Sunday’s game against the Sabres at Amalie Arena.