losing 2-1 to the United States<\/a> in overtime in the gold medal game.<\/p>\n\u201cThoughts and prayers, as always, to Coop and his family,\u201d Zettler said Wednesday before facing the Maple Leafs. \u201cThat was the No. 1 thing, that he takes care of business back home. He left this morning to go back to Vancouver. What I am in confident in is our guys. They\u2019ve been excellent in so many ways this year, including in times like this where\u2019s Coop\u2019s missing or something happens to one of the guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
The NHL restarted its season Wednesday after taking a break for the Olympic Games in Milan. Tampa Bay entered the day with a six-point lead in the Atlantic Division and the Lightning\u2019s 78 points were tied with the Hurricanes for best in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n
They went 19-1-1 over the final 21 games before the break.<\/p>\n
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