Tampa Bay Lightning
NEW YORK — Five days after undergoing emergency appendectomy surgery, Lightning RW Ryan Callahan figures to be in the lineup for the start of the Eastern Conference final Saturday afternoon.
Callahan took to the ice for the second consecutive day as Tampa Bay practiced at Madison Square Garden, taking line rushes on the fourth line with C Cedric Paquette and RW Jonathan Marchessault. Friday’s practice was more up-tempo than the day before, but there was little to no contact during drills.
“I felt pretty good (Friday), did a lot more than I did (Thursday),’’ Callahan said.