Because with 12:57 left in the third period of their 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, defenseman Adam Fox, their second-leading scorer and power-play point man, left and did not return. The injury that caused him to leave, and his status, were immediately unknown.

The Lightning win streak jumped to seven games on Saturday with a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Brandon Hagel scored twice, and Nikita Kucherov scored a team-high three points, all assists. The Lightning are now 16-7-2 this season.

Miller cut the Rangers’ deficit to 2-1 when an Adam Fox pass went in off his skate late in the second period, but it never felt like they had a comeback in them. Nick Paul made sure of it by redirecting a feed from Nikita Kucherov to make it 3-1 Lightning 2:02 into the third before Jake Guentzel sealed the win with an empty-netter.

The Texas Rangers have quite a bit of work to do now to improve their roster ahead of the 2026 season. Following the trade of Marcus Semien to the New York Mets

The Marcus Semien trade has opened the door for the Texas Rangers to acquire the pieces to try to contend next season, or continue to dump salary in preparation for a rebuild.

Brandon Hagel scored twice and Jonas Johansson made 11 saves as the Tampa Bay Lighting beat the New York Rangers 4-1 Saturday to extend their winning streak to seven games. Nick Paul and Jake Guentzel also scored and Nikita Kucherov had three assists as the Lightning ended New York's three-game winning streak.