What It Means:

"It's probably not looking that good," Stamkos said Thursday. "It's frustrating from an individual perspective, where I want to be out there trying to help my team, especially at this (time of) year, but (the knee) just doesn't feel right." It sounds like Stamkos will miss Tampa Bay's final two games of the regular season. Despite unfortunate injury luck throughout the year, the Lightning remain in the playoff hunt.

Stamkos tallied nine goals and 20 points in 17 contests this season prior to going down with the injury. He'll finish the year with career-highs in Corsi For Percentage (56.7) and Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength (9.1).