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(3) Tampa Bay Lightning (11-4-2, 24 PTS) Goals For: 63 (T-11th in the NHL)*; Goals Against: 53 (T-6th fewest in the NHL)* *As of November 7, 2026 Last week: (3-1-0) Tuesday, November 3, 2026 DET: 2 TBL: 4 Brayden Point’s two goals lead Lightning franchise best 7-0 start at home Thursday, November 5, 2026 CHI: 1 TBL: 4 Mikheyev’s two goals lead Lightning to 4-1 win over Chicago Saturday, November 7, 2026 TBL: 4 (OT) MIN: 3 Lightning complete comeback, beat Wild, 4-3, on Kucherov’s OT winner Sunday, November 8, 2026 TBL: 3 WPG: 4 Lightning rally back, but fall short at the buzzer in 4-3 loss to Winnipeg Upcoming Schedule Wednesday, November 11 – @ BUF, 7 p.m. ET Thursday, November 12 – @ CBJ, 7 p.m. ET Saturday, November 14 – vs DET, 7 p.m. ET (1) Boston Bruins (13-4-1, 27 PTS) GF: 68 (T-4th); GA: 41 (1st) Last week: (3-0-0) Monday, November 2, 2026 VGK: 2 BOS: 3 (SO) Recap: Bruins beat Golden Knights in a shootout Thursday, November 5, 2026 BOS: 6 PIT: 2 Sunday, November 8, 2026 FLA: 1 BOS: 4 Upcoming Schedule Thursday, November 12 – vs MTL, 7 p.m. ET Saturday, November 14 – vs MIN, 7 p.m. ET (2) Montreal Canadiens (11-3-3, 25 PTS) GF: 61 (10th); GA: 53 (T-15th) Last week: (2-0-1) Tuesday, November 3, 2026 WPG: 5 (OT) MTL: 4 Top Six Minutes: Habs blow a 4-0 lead in final three minutes Thursday, November 5, 2026 UTA: 4 MTL: 5 (OT) Top Six Minutes: Habs overpower Utah’s man advantage Saturday, November 7, 2026 MTL: 4 TOR: 2 Canadiens @ Maple Leafs Top Six Minutes: Montreal locks down Toronto’s comeback bid Upcoming Schedule Tuesday, November 10 – vs MIN, 7 p.m. ET Thursday, November 12 – @ BOS, 7 p.m. ET Saturday, November 14 – vs COL, 7 p.m. ET (4) Ottawa Senators (11-6-1, 23 PTS) GF: 58 (13th); GA: 54 (18th) Last week: (2-0-0) Wednesday, November 4, 2026 OTT: 2 BUF: 1 Ersson Stands Tall as Senators Rally Past Sabres 2-1 Saturday, November 7, 2026 UTA: 2 OTT: 4 Sens Beat Utah Mammoth 4-2 For Second Consecutive Win Upcoming Schedule Tuesday, November 10 – vs WSH, 7 p.m. ET Thursday, November 12 – vs COL, 7 p.m. ET Saturday, November 14 – @ PIT, 7 p.m. ET (5) Florida Panthers (9-7-2, 20 PTS) GF: 56 (T-16th); GA: 55 (T-9th) Last week: (1-3-0) Monday, November 2, 2026 DET: 5 FLA: 3 Tarasvov backstops Red Wings to 5-3 win over Panthers Wednesday, November 4, 2026 CHI: 3 FLA: 5 Vilmania runs wild in Panthers 5-3 win over Blackhawks Saturday, November 7, 2026 FLA: 3 WSH: 4 Panthers come up short in 4-3 loss to Capitals Sunday, November 8, 2026 FLA: 1 BOS: 4 Upcoming Schedule Tuesday, November 10 – @ CBJ, 7:30 p.m. ET Thursday, November 12 – vs DET, 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday, November 14 – @ STL, 7 p.m. ET Sunday, November 15 – @ DAL, 8 p.m. ET (6) Buffalo Sabres (8-6-3, 19 PTS) GF: 50 (T-22nd); GA: 57 (T-15th) Last week: (1-2-0) Wednesday, November 4, 2026 OTT: 2 BUF: 1 Sabres squander late lead in 2-1 home loss to Senators Friday, November 6, 2026 CBJ: 2 BUF: 5 Sabres Slice and Dice the Jackets Sunday, November 8, 2026 VGK: 4 BUF: 1 Sabres Vanquished by Knights, Lose 4-1 at Home Upcoming Schedule Wednesday, November 11 – vs TBL, 7 p.m. ET Thursday, November 12 – @ CHI, 8 p.m. ET Saturday, November 14 – @ DAL, 8 p.m. ET Upcoming Schedule Wednesday, November 11 – vs TBL, 7 p.m. ET Thursday, November 12 – @ CHI, 8 p.m. ET Saturday, November 14 – @ DAL, 8 p.m. ET (7) Toronto Maple Leafs (8-9-2, 18 PTS) GF: 64 (T-4th); GA: 64 (T-23rd) Last week: (0-3-0) Tuesday, November 3, 2026 UTA: 3 TOR: 2 Saturday, November 7, 2026 MTL: 4 TOR: 2 Sunday’s FTB: Right back to work after whatever that was last night Sunday, November 8, 2026 — Assumed result NJD: 4 TOR: 0 Upcoming Schedule Tuesday, November 10 – vs COL, 7 p.m. ET Thursday, November 12 – vs MIN, 7 p.m. ET Saturday, November 14 – vs EDM, 7 p.m. ET (8) Detroit Red Wings (7-8-3, 17 PTS) GF: 49 (T-22nd); GA: 56 (T-20th) Last week: (1-3-0) Monday, November 2, 2026 DET: 5 FLA: 3 Tuesday, November 3, 2026 DET: 2 TBL: 4 Thursday, November 5, 2026 VGK: 2 DET: 1 Saturday, November 7, 2026 DET: 0 COL: 4 Upcoming Schedule Tuesday, November 10 – @ STL, 8 p.m. ET Thursday, November 12 – @ FLA, 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday, November 14 – @ TBL, 7 p.m. ET The Tampa Bay Lightning almost won back-to-back multiple-goal comeback victories on Saturday and Sunday but came up one second short of overtime in a 4-3 loss in Winnipeg. The Lightning did put together what will likely be one of the signature wins of the season with a valiant effort in a 4-3 come-from-behind overtime win in Minnesota on Saturday. The Lightning began the week with two home wins against Chicago and Detroit to extend a new franchise record 8-0 start at home. The loss to Winnipeg on Sunday ended a 6-game point streak (4-0-2). The Lightning flew back to Tampa from Winnipeg last night and will fly right back out to Buffalo for a back-to-back in Columbus on Wednesday and Thursday. The Lightning won’t play another road game until November 28th against Florida. It’s going to be a lot of Atlantic/Eastern teams coming up after 10 of the last 11 games played against the Western Conference. Boston keeps rolling along after going 3-0 last week, four straight wins overall. The Bruins only gave up five goals in three games against Vegas, Pittsburgh and Florida. The game against the Panthers on Sunday had some fireworks with 126 combined penalty minutes between the two teams in Boston’s 4-1 victory. The Bruins remain home with a light week but two big matchups against Montreal on Thursday and Minnesota on Saturday. The game against Montreal is an early season can’t-miss game in the Atlantic Division. Just like the Lightning, the Bruins also play all but one game the rest of November at home. Boston is primed to stay in first place in the Atlantic for quite some time. Montreal stretched their points streak to 10 games (8-0-2) after going 2-0-1 last week. However, that one loss will be remembered forever as Montreal managed to blow a 4-0 lead with less that three minutes remaining in the game. Winnipeg scored four goals in 2:06 and finished the comeback 3:30 into overtime. Teams trailing by four goals with under three minutes left in regulation are now 1-10,300 . Like I said, that game will be remembered forever. The Canadiens rebounded nicely with wins at home on Thursday against Utah in a 5-4 overtime win and finished the week in Toronto with a 4-2 victory. Montreal faces a gauntlet this week beginning at home against Minnesota on Tuesday before one of the best early matchups of the season when the Canadiens are in Boston on Thursday. Les Habitants then return home to play the former Quebec Nordiques (Colorado Avalanche) on Saturday. Ottawa made it easy for the recap this week with only two games on their schedule. The Senators beat the Sabres 2-1 in Buffalo and took care of Utah with a 4-2 victory to keep pace in the very competitive Atlantic Division. The Senators have two more at home against Washington and Colorado on Tuesday and Thursday before hitting the road to the Steel City to face the Penguins on Saturday night. Much to the delight of Lightning fans, the Florida Panthers had a rough week last week going 1-3 in their four games. The Red Wings took care of business first with a 5-3 win for Detroit in Sunrise on Monday before the Panthers finished a homestand with a 5-3 victory over Chicago. Florida then dropped back-to-back games in Washington and Boston on Saturday and Sunday. Florida wraps up their current winless road trip in Columbus on Tuesday and return home for a rematch with Detroit in Sunrise on Thursday. It’s another road back-to-back for Florida against St. Louis and Dallas on Saturday and Sunday this week. The Sabres are treading water in the Atlantic but the top half of the Atlantic is putting some distance between them bottom half. The Sabres dropped two of their three games last week, all at home. The Senators and Golden Knights outscored Buffalo 6-2 in their two losses but the Sabres exacted a pound of flesh against Columbus on Friday with Buffalo’s 5-2 victory to give the home fans something to cheer for. The Sabres wrap up their homestand against the Lightning on Wednesday before playing in Chicago the next night to kick off a six-game road trip that ends in Tampa on November 22nd. The results of that road trip could be a make-or-break moment in Buffalo this year. Toronto has lost five out of their last six since a four-game win streak on October 24th in Edmonton. The Maple Leafs went winless in three games last week, all at home, in games against Utah, Montreal and New Jersey. Toronto finished the week on a low with a 4-0 loss to the Devils. It’s another three home games on the schedule for Toronto, and they may riot if they get the same 0-3 results. The competition doesn’t get any easier with Colorado, Minnesota and Edmonton coming to town. The Maple Leafs will have their hands full. The Red Wings rough season continues with three losses in four games. The Red Wings did the hockey world a solid to begin the week by knocking down the Panthers 5-3 in Sunrise but Detroit would lose the next three against Tampa Bay, Vegas and Colorado. The Wings also finished the week with a low point getting shutout 4-0 in Colorado on Saturday. The road for the Wings also doesn’t look any easier as they continue their road trip in St. Louis on Tuesday and finish the week in Sunrise on Thursday and in Tampa on Saturday night. The Red Wings have a lot of time off after that trip to Florida with only five games in the last 16 days of November. That’ll do it for the Atlantic Division this week. Thanks for stopping by this week’s Atlantic Current. Will this be the week another Atlantic team overtakes the Bruins in first place? Find out next week.