The Tampa Bay Lightning begin a 4-game road trip tonight at the New York Islanders as their magic number sits at 4 to clinch a playoff berth. Nikita Kucherov earned the NHL's #1 star of the week while Ryan McDonagh is one blocked shot from 2,000 in his career.

<p>The Tampa Bay Lightning begin a 4-game road trip tonight at the New York Islanders as their magic number sits at 4 to clinch a playoff berth. Nikita Kucherov earned the NHL's #1 star of the week while Ryan McDonagh is one blocked shot from 2,000 in his career.</p>

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<p>The Lightning Daily Strike Podcast starts every day with the latest info on the Tampa Bay Lightning. In 5 minutes or less you&rsquo;ll hear from the Lightning coaches and players, Dave Mishkin&rsquo;s game highlights, interesting stats &amp; figures on the Bolts, news &amp; notes, Syracuse Crunch and Orlando Solar Bears updates plus this date in Lightning History.</p>