Lightning Acquire Bjorkstrand, Gourde From Kraken

NHL trade grades: Lightning go all in for Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand
The Lighting paid a steep price — two first-round picks — for Gourde and Bjorkstrand but they're two players who should fit in perfectly.
Lightning acquire forwards Oliver Bjorkstrand, Yanni Gourde, fifth-round pick from Seattle
To complete the deal, Tampa Bay sends forward Michael Eyssimont, a first-round draft pick in 2026, a first-round draft pick in 2027 and Toronto's second-round draft pick in 2025
Lightning acquire Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand for two first round picks
Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois has never been hesitant to make a move if it meant the team was one step closer to winning another Stanley Cup.
NHL Trade Grades: Lightning Get Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand From Kraken
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Lightning's Oliver Bjorkstrand: Goal in first game with new team
Bjorkstrand scored a goal Thursday in a 6-5 win over Buffalo. Bjorkstrand scored the game-winning goal in his Lightning debut. He stuffed in a rebound after Nikita Kucherov's initial shot. His huge smile said it all -- Bjorkstrand went from the Seattle basement to the Tampa penthouse in that recent trade,
Yanni Gourde, Oliver Bjorkstrand Make Tampa Bay Lightning ‘Better Today And Better Tomorrow’
As Tampa Bay was winning a pair of Stanley Cups, it was the 5-foot-9 Yanni Gourde who often energized the Amalie Arena crowd.
Trade addition Oliver Bjorkstrand scores in first game with Lightning
Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde, who were acquired earlier this week from the Seattle Kraken, combined on a third-period goal that gave the Lightning a 6-5 lead over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.
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Lightning come back to beat Sabres in wild game
Oliver Bjorkstrand broke a 5-5 tie by cleaning up ... After the Lightning went on the power play, Brandon Hagel skated from the top of the right circle toward the high slot, drawing the Sabres ...
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Eeli Tolvanen (2 goals), Kraken double up Canucks
March 2 - Eeli Tolvanen scored twice and Brandon Montour had a goal and ... Andre Burakovsky, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Matty Beniers also scored and Shane Wright and Vince Dunn added two assists ...
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Guentzel has hat trick, Bjorkstrand scores go-ahead goal and Lightning rally past Sabres 6-5
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jake Guentzel had a hat trick, Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, and Tampa Bay Lightning rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres ...
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Kraken trade Yanni Gourde, Oliver Bjorkstrand to Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday acquired forwards Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand from the Seattle ... rounders to the Chicago Blackhawks for Brandon Hagel in 2022 and five draft picks ...
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Tolvanen scores twice as Kraken top Canucks
Oliver Bjorkstrand tied it with a goal for Seattle early in the second, but Dakota Joshua put Vancouver back in front with a score at 8:05, before Beniers and Tolvanen each found the net for ...
Getting trade acquisitions comfortable is important on and off the ice
Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh is playing a key role in helping Oliver Bjorkstrand get acclimated to Tampa Bay.