Lightning's Luke Glendening: Back with squad Thursday
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Glendening (personal) rejoined the Lightning ahead of Thursday's game against Ottawa, Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun reports.
Glendening sat out Tuesday's clash with the Islanders for the birth of his child, but he is back in the mix for Thursday's tilt. The 35-year-old forward is currently mired in a 17-game pointless streak dating back to Feb. 23 versus the Kraken. During that slump, the Michigan native has managed a mere nine shots but has chipped in 19 hits and 17 blocks while averaging 11:17 of ice time.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Sitting out Tuesday
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Glendening (personal) won't be in the lineup against the Islanders on Tuesday, according to Gabby Shirley of FanDuel Sports Network Florida & Sun.
Glendening will be with his wife for the birth of their baby. The 35-year-old Glendening has four goals, seven points, 50 shots on net, 57 blocked shots and 101 hits in 73 appearances this season. Mitchell Chaffee will replace Glendening in Tuesday's lineup.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Lacking on offense
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Glendening's point drought reached 16 games in Thursday's 8-0 win over Utah.
In that span, Glendening has just nine shots on net to go with 19 hits and 17 blocked shots. The 35-year-old has always been a defensive center, so a slump of this length is not a massive surprise, but he was one of five Lightning skaters who failed to get on the scoresheet in Thursday's blowout win. Overall, Glendening is at just seven points with 50 shots on net, 101 hits, 57 blocked shots and a minus-8 rating across 72 appearances.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Nets goal in win
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Glendening scored a goal, took two shots on net and had two hits in Sunday's 4-1 win over Seattle.
Glendening tallied a goal just over 90 seconds after Nikita Kucherov scored in the third period. The 35-year-old Glendening now has four goals, seven points, 41 shots on net and 82 hits in 56 appearances this season. While his value in fantasy is limited on Tampa Bay's fourth line, he has three points in his past five games and is gaining momentum offensively after a 22-game point drought.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Scores in Tuesday's victory
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Glendening scored a goal and added two hits in Tuesday's 4-3 win over the Senators.
Glendening ended a 22-game point drought with his game-tying goal in the second period. The 35-year-old has always been more of a defensive forward, and he's taken that back to an extreme level after showing a scoring touch in a 10-goal 2023-24 regular season. He has three goals, two assists, 38 shots on net, 37 blocked shots, 72 hits and a minus-7 rating over 52 appearances in 2024-25.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Struggling on offense
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Glendening has gone 16 games without a point after being held off the scoresheet in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Glendening also opened the season cold on offense. During his current drought, he's racked up 12 shots on net, 28 hits, 11 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating. The defensive center has been limited to four points, 32 shots, 65 hits and 35 blocks through 45 outings overall.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Opens scoring Tuesday
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Glendening scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
Glendening opened the scoring at 3:21 of the first period. He has four points over his last 10 contests, though his offense remains limited in a fourth-line role. Overall, the veteran center is at four points, 20 shots on net, 37 hits, 24 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating through 29 appearances in a defense-first role.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Finds helper late in win
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Glendening logged an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Kraken.
Glendening ended a five-game slump when he set up Declan Carlile's third-period tally. The 35-year-old Glendening has been limited on offense while playing in a fourth-line role throughout this season. He's up to three points, 18 shots on net, 36 hits, 24 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over 28 appearances. That lack of offense is enough to send fantasy managers searching elsewhere for depth forwards.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Sends shorthanded assist
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Glendening produced a shorthanded assist in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.
Glendening has earned two points this season, both coming over the last three games while on the penalty kill. The 35-year-old's defensive skills are not in question, and his usage comes in tough minutes. That explains his lack offense this season, though he has chipped in 35 hits, 20 blocked shots, 14 shots on net and a minus-2 rating over 22 contests.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Nets shorthanded goal
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Glendening scored a shorthanded goal, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Monday's 8-2 win over the Avalanche.
Glendening's first-period tally extended the Lightning's lead to 4-1. It was his first point of the season, though the defensive center has been a fixture on the fourth line. He's added 13 shots on net, 19 blocked shots and 33 hits through 20 appearances. Glendening is more valuable to the Lightning than he is to fantasy managers.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Playing, not producing
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Glendening has been held off the scoresheet through the first 16 games of the season.
Glendening has been a fixture in the lineup for the Lightning, averaging 10:45 per game in a fourth-line role. The 35-year-old has added 10 shots on net, 14 blocked shots, 30 hits and a minus-4 rating. He hasn't reached the 20-point mark since 2018-19, but this slow start on offense is rough even by his standards. Glendening produced 11 points over 81 regular-season contests last year.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Participates in morning skate
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Glendening (undisclosed) participated in morning skate ahead of Friday's Opening Night matchup against Carolina, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.
Glendening skated with the fourth line ahead of Friday's regular-season opener, indicating that he's moved past his undisclosed injury that hampered him for most of training camp. During his first season with the Lightning last year, he tallied 10 goals and 121 hits while averaging 11:37 of ice time over his 81 regular-season appearances.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Sheds non-contact jersey
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Glendening (undisclosed) practiced in a regular jersey Sunday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Glendening has been limited for most of training camp due to an undisclosed injury, but he returned to practice in a non-contact jersey Friday. He increased his workload Sunday, and coach Jon Cooper said that he hopes Glendening will be available for Opening Night against the Hurricanes on Friday. Even if Glendening is unable to suit up for the regular-season opener, it seems unlikely that he'll have a significant absence to begin the year.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Practicing in non-contact jersey
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Glendening (undisclosed) is at practice Friday in a non-contact jersey, according to Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida.
Glendening has not been healthy since the start of training camp, but he is finally back on the ice. Glendening had 10 goals and one assist, along with 39 PIM, 121 hits and 53 blocked shots in 81 regular-season appearances last season. He is expected to center the fourth line once he is healthy enough to return.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Battling undisclosed injury
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Glendening will be limited during training camp due to an undisclosed injury, but might be ready for the start of the regular season, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com on Wednesday.
Glendening had 10 goals, 11 points, 39 PIM, 121 hits and 53 blocks in 81 regular-season contests with the Lightning in 2023-24. He'll likely start the campaign on the fourth line if he's healthy.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Returning for playoff opener
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Glendening (undisclosed) will play Sunday in Game 1 against Florida, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Glendening missed Tampa's regular-season finale Wednesday, but he'll be ready to go for an opening-round matchup with the Panthers. The 34-year-old center had 10 goals and 11 points while racking up 121 hits in 81 games with the Lightning this season. Glendening will likely remain in a fourth-line role during the postseason while also working on the penalty kill.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Ruled out Wednesday
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Glendening will miss Wednesday's matchup with the Maple Leafs due to an undisclosed injury, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.
Glendening logged just 3:47 of ice time against the Sabres on Monday before being forced to leave the game because of his injury. Considering the veteran center has registered just one point in his last 22 contests, few fantasy managers figure to be impacted by his absence. The Michigan native had played every game this season before being ruled out for the season finale Wednesday. Austin Watson should slot into the lineup with Glendening on the shelf.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: One goal in last 20 games
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Glendening heads into Saturday's game against the Kings on a 10-game goal drought.
Glendening has just one goal in his last 20 games after ringing up eight in his first 49 outings. He has three double-digit goal seasons, the best being 12 goals in 2014-15. He has 21 hits and 78 faceoff wins in his past 10 outings, but that's slim value when he has fired just three shots in that span.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Heading to career goal mark
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Glendening scored a goal in a 6-3 win over Arizona on Thursday.
Glendening extended the lead to 6-2 in the third period with a shot from the left circle that beat Connor Ingram. He's having a Cy Young season with eight goals and one assist in 49 games this season. At this rate, Glendening will set a new career mark -- his previous best is 12 goals with Detroit in 2014-15.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Rare goal in shootout victoy
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Glendening scored a goal in a 2-1 shootout win over Washington on Saturday.
He deflected Victor Hedman's point shot past Charlie Lindgren in the first period. Glendening is far from a fantasy force -- he has five goals in 35 games this season. It was his first goal in nine games (four shots).
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