TAMPA — The Tampa Bay Lighting may be without third-line center Cedric Paquette for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Rangers at Amalie Arena tonight.
Paquette, who suffered what appeared to be a hand or wrist injury early in Game 5 in New York on Sunday, was listed as “questionable’’ for the game by Coach Jon Cooper.
Cooper’s assessment came after Paquette made an early exit from the ice only moments into the team’s morning skate and before he left Amalie Arena on Tuesday with his right wrist wrapped up.
Paquette is one of the Lightning’s top penalty killers and his absence could be felt against a Rangers team that had scored two power play goals in three straight games prior to their loss Sunday.