With the NHL season over for the Tampa Bay Lightning, we will try to focus on several Lightning players who are representing their countries at the 2019 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia. Over the next two weeks, we are going to keep you up to date with their performance at the tournament, not forgetting about highlights from other games too.
Team Russia
After victories against Norway and Austria, Russia faced their first serious opponent when they played Team Czech Republic on Monday. Some minor changes were made before this game.