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LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry has his mouthguard. Amalia Holguin has her gum.

TAMPA, Fla. — Early this season, Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy needed a change. After years of committing himself to an extensive preparation regimen that helped turn him into arguably the best netminder in the world, Vasilevskiy felt like he needed to pull back a bit.

The Lightning’s longest road trip of the season started out with promise before the team faded in its final two games in western Canada.

The absence of Shane and Shyla Heal, which has stretched into a second consecutive WNBL game, remains unexplained by the Sydney Flames.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Edmonton Oilers are set to face off on Thursday night between two of the top teams in the league.

VANCOUVER — Over the years, Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has learned to calmly anticipate milestone moments. When he was younger, he used to lose sleep over them. But as he got older, he realized stress doesn’t help the cause and each mark will be reached in due time.

SEATTLE — Facing the league’s hottest team Monday afternoon, the Lightning continued to shore up their defensive game.

Plus, the 49ers were the weekend’s most convincing team.

ST. LOUIS — Steven Stamkos had his chances to finally score his 500th career goal Saturday night against the Blues at Enterprise Center.