Author: Mike Brehm, USA TODAY

Devon Garnett, who shouted “Shoot, shoot” at TV during Lightning game, prompting call to police, was invited to Amalie Arena for Game 4 watch party.

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, making his first appearance since February, scores in the first period but doesn’t play final two periods.

Dallas’ Joel Hanley, Jamie Oleksiak and Joel Kiviranta scored in the first two periods and the Stars survived the Lightning’s third-period surge.

The Stanley Cup Final will start Saturday and feature the Lightning and the Stars, two teams that should make for an interesting series.

Scrum breaks out, leading to five misconduct penalties, after Tampa Bay Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov slashes New York Islanders’ Jean-Gabriel Pageau.

Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog was cut above the knee by teammate’s skate but was able to return for one shift against the Dallas Stars.

Mike Milbury isn’t on Friday’s NBCSN broadcast after he said there are, “Not even any women (in Toronto bubble) to disrupt … your concentration.”

The Lightning, swept by the Blue Jackets in last season’s NHL playoffs, oust them this time after a Brayden Point OT goal in Game 5.

Alex Smith, who suffered a compound fracture in his right leg in 2018, could be removed soon from the physically unable to perform list, per reports.