In icy Minnesota, Pond Hockey Championships capture sport’s essence

Coverage of Bruins-Red Wings begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN and the NBC Sports app.

Nikita Kucherov had the primary assists on two power-play goals for Tampa Bay after taking some early hits, and the Lightning led the Dallas Stars 3-1 after two periods in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night. Tampa Bay had failed to score on its previous 14 chances with the man advantage, since Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finale, until the Kucherov-assisted goals. Brayden Point and Ondrej Palat had the power-play goals, with Victor Hedman picking up the secondary assist on each one.

The NHL’s statement shows it is concerned with only the optics of Black lives.