The Tampa Bay Lightning are starting a back-to-back tonight in Edmonton as they take on Connor McDavid and the Oilers. McDavid and Nikita Kucherov are 2 of the top 3 in the scoring race as they are all 1 point apart. The Lightning are 10-1-1 in the first half of back-to-back games this season, that is the best in the NHL. The Syracuse Crunch clinched a playoff berth with a 5-3 win over the Rochester Americans.