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Lightning Back on Top: Tampa Bay Continues Dominant Start to the Season

The Tampa Bay Lightning have surged to the top of the Atlantic Division in the early stages of the 2025–26 season. With a win this afternoon over the New York Rangers, Tampa improved to 16-7-2, giving them 34 points and solidifying their status as one of the league’s hottest teams. After last year’s disappointing first-round exit to the Florida Panthers, the Lightning entered this season with something to prove, and so far, they’ve looked like a team determined to reclaim the

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Could trading Morgan Rielly be key to saving Maple Leafs' season?

Morgan Rielly, much like the Maple Leafs as a whole, has had an up-and-down start to the season. Offensively, he’s been one of Toronto’s most reliable producers on the back end, posting 3 goals and 14 assists for 17 points in 22 games. At this pace, he’s tracking toward his best offensive season since 2018-19. However, the defensive side of his game has been a different story. Rielly has looked a step behind at times, making costly reads and showing lapses in coverage that ha

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Welcome to Nicholas Hockey Report, my name is Nicholas Giannone. I am a Hockey Journalist. I have written for the Hockey Writers, Last Word on Sports, and FanSided. I write about the Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, and Toronto Maple Leafs. I study sports management and integrated marketing communications at Albion College.

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The Nicholas Hockey Report is a dedicated hockey analysis and reporting platform created by writer and sport management student Nicholas Giannone. The site delivers in-depth coverage of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, and major NHL storylines, blending journalism experience from The Hockey Writers and Last Word on Sports, Editor In Leaf, with hands-on hockey operations work. Through weekly articles, breakdowns, and opinion pieces, the site aims to provide clear, insightful, and data-supported hockey content for fans who want more than surface-level analysis.

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