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Following yesterday's blockbuster trade, there is another one to report today, as the Rangers and Lightning have swapped one player for another. The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired a forward from the New York Rangers in exchange for another forward,

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups.

With games happening almost every other night this month, the Lightning had two consecutive days off this week. The month of January is coming to a close but before it ends, they have one more set of back-to-back games this weekend in Chicago and divisional matchup in Detroit.