The 13 Round Shootout: Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders

Patrick Kane and Chicago, off to a 4-1-1 start, visit 4-2 St. Louis in a showdown between the top two teams in the Central Division.

Germany needs to increase testing and boost vaccinations to avoid another COVID-19 lockdown, the conservative candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor said on Tuesday, before government talks to curb a rise in new cases. “We want to and will test more to avoid a new lockdown,” Armin Laschet told the North Rhine-Westphalia assembly. Hoping to become chancellor after a Sept. 26 election, Laschet is desperate to avoid new restrictions and said Germany should introduce incentives to encourage more people to get vaccinated and also ramp up compulsory testing.

The Pittsburgh Penguins hammered the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final, taking back momentum in a major way. The Pittsburgh Penguins torched the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final on Sunday afternoon and moved to within a win of advancing back to the Stanley Cup Final to defend their crown. Matt Murray made 21 saves for the shutout in his second start in these playoffs, while seven different Penguins scored in the 7-0 thrashing.