by Trevor Drew

Fri, October 10th 2025 at 11:31 AMUserWay icon for accessibility widgetDetroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk (13), of Russia, gets his stick around Tampa Bay Lightning center Alex Killorn (17) during the second period of Game 5 in a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk (13), of Russia, gets his stick around Tampa Bay Lightning center Alex Killorn (17) during the second period of Game 5 in a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

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