BRANDON, Fla. — Jake Guentzel was born in Nebraska, raised in Minnesota and plays in Florida for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Tampa Bay LightningLast season: 45-29-8, lost to Florida Panthers 4-1 in first round of playoffs. COACH: John Cooper (525-279-75 over 11-plus seasons, 2 Stanley Cup titles). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 11 vs.

Preview the October 28 Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Nashville Predators game with ticket info, start time, stats and TV channel.

For the first time since Sidney Crosby’s rookie season, the Penguins are on the wrong side of the playoff cut line.

A new chapter may start in Tampa Bay, but there is still some anger with how things ended in Pittsburgh.

Guentzel will skate on the Lightning 's top line with Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point.

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