St. Louis Blues left wing Nathan Walker (26) shoves Seattle Kraken forward Oliver Bjorkstrand (22) during second period action on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at Enterprise Center in St. Louis,
Vasilevskiy made 21 saves in a 4-0 loss to Boston on Saturday. He allowed three goals. This loss was definitely not on Vasilevskiy. The first Boston goal was an own goal when Oliver Bjorkstrand tried to clear the puck from the crease and instead hit Vasy's pad and the puck went into the net.
While the Tampa Bay Lightning answered the cross-state-rival and defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers' activity ahead of the NHL trade deadline with a big move of their own Wednesday to bolster their playoff chances,
The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired forwards Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde on Wednesday as part of a three-team swap.
The Seattle Kraken are stocking up on draft picks at the trade deadline. The Kraken acquired a draft haul including two first-rounders by trading forwards Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
As Tampa Bay was winning a pair of Stanley Cups, it was the 5-foot-9 Yanni Gourde who often energized the Amalie Arena crowd.
Jake Guentzel had a hat trick, Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, and Tampa Bay Lightning rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. Bjorkstrand scored on a wrist shot with 18:20 remaining,
Tampa Bay's salvo came hours after Florida remained active before the 3 p.m. EST deadline Friday, acquiring goaltender Vitek Vanecek from the San Jose Sharks for 25-year-old forward Patrick Giles.
Selected by Columbus in the third round (No. 89) of the 2013 NHL Draft, Bjorkstrand has 375 points (167 goals, 208 assists) in 606 regular-season games for the Kraken and Blue Jackets and 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) in 45 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
When Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand found out on Wednesday morning that they were being traded from the Seattle Kraken, the forwards weren’t yet sure of the location for their next hockey home. Their hope,