Philip Broberg was activated off injured reserve by the Blues on Friday. The 23-year-old defenseman had missed 12 games since sustaining a lower-body injury in a 4-2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 2.

After Hedman passed Marty St. Louis (588) as the Lightning’s all-time assist leader, he joked that his record would be short-lived. Kucherov stands just 15 behind him with 575 in 747 career games, compared to Hedman’s 590 in 1,075.

Chris Tanev had a goal and an assist as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to a four-goal lead and held on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Saturday night.

TAMPA -- Nikita Kucherov was not in the lineup for the Tampa Bay Lightning in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Amalie Arena. He is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.

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