Lightning's Luke Glendening: Finds helper late in win
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Glendening logged an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Kraken.
Glendening ended a five-game slump when he set up Declan Carlile's third-period tally. The 35-year-old Glendening has been limited on offense while playing in a fourth-line role throughout this season. He's up to three points, 18 shots on net, 36 hits, 24 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over 28 appearances. That lack of offense is enough to send fantasy managers searching elsewhere for depth forwards.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Sends shorthanded assist
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Glendening produced a shorthanded assist in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Predators.
Glendening has earned two points this season, both coming over the last three games while on the penalty kill. The 35-year-old's defensive skills are not in question, and his usage comes in tough minutes. That explains his lack offense this season, though he has chipped in 35 hits, 20 blocked shots, 14 shots on net and a minus-2 rating over 22 contests.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Nets shorthanded goal
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Glendening scored a shorthanded goal, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Monday's 8-2 win over the Avalanche.
Glendening's first-period tally extended the Lightning's lead to 4-1. It was his first point of the season, though the defensive center has been a fixture on the fourth line. He's added 13 shots on net, 19 blocked shots and 33 hits through 20 appearances. Glendening is more valuable to the Lightning than he is to fantasy managers.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Playing, not producing
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Glendening has been held off the scoresheet through the first 16 games of the season.
Glendening has been a fixture in the lineup for the Lightning, averaging 10:45 per game in a fourth-line role. The 35-year-old has added 10 shots on net, 14 blocked shots, 30 hits and a minus-4 rating. He hasn't reached the 20-point mark since 2018-19, but this slow start on offense is rough even by his standards. Glendening produced 11 points over 81 regular-season contests last year.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Participates in morning skate
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Glendening (undisclosed) participated in morning skate ahead of Friday's Opening Night matchup against Carolina, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.
Glendening skated with the fourth line ahead of Friday's regular-season opener, indicating that he's moved past his undisclosed injury that hampered him for most of training camp. During his first season with the Lightning last year, he tallied 10 goals and 121 hits while averaging 11:37 of ice time over his 81 regular-season appearances.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Sheds non-contact jersey
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Glendening (undisclosed) practiced in a regular jersey Sunday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Glendening has been limited for most of training camp due to an undisclosed injury, but he returned to practice in a non-contact jersey Friday. He increased his workload Sunday, and coach Jon Cooper said that he hopes Glendening will be available for Opening Night against the Hurricanes on Friday. Even if Glendening is unable to suit up for the regular-season opener, it seems unlikely that he'll have a significant absence to begin the year.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Practicing in non-contact jersey
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Glendening (undisclosed) is at practice Friday in a non-contact jersey, according to Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida.
Glendening has not been healthy since the start of training camp, but he is finally back on the ice. Glendening had 10 goals and one assist, along with 39 PIM, 121 hits and 53 blocked shots in 81 regular-season appearances last season. He is expected to center the fourth line once he is healthy enough to return.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Battling undisclosed injury
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Glendening will be limited during training camp due to an undisclosed injury, but might be ready for the start of the regular season, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com on Wednesday.
Glendening had 10 goals, 11 points, 39 PIM, 121 hits and 53 blocks in 81 regular-season contests with the Lightning in 2023-24. He'll likely start the campaign on the fourth line if he's healthy.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Returning for playoff opener
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Glendening (undisclosed) will play Sunday in Game 1 against Florida, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Glendening missed Tampa's regular-season finale Wednesday, but he'll be ready to go for an opening-round matchup with the Panthers. The 34-year-old center had 10 goals and 11 points while racking up 121 hits in 81 games with the Lightning this season. Glendening will likely remain in a fourth-line role during the postseason while also working on the penalty kill.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: May not play Sunday
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Glendening (undisclosed) is questionable for Sunday's tilt versus Florida, per Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida.
More on Glendening's status will be known Saturday. The 34-year-old center missed Wednesday's regular-season finale with the injury after he was hurt during his first shift in the second period Monday versus Buffalo. Glendening had 10 goals and 11 points in 81 games during the regular season.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Ruled out Wednesday
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Glendening will miss Wednesday's matchup with the Maple Leafs due to an undisclosed injury, Gabby Shirley of Bally Sports Florida reports.
Glendening logged just 3:47 of ice time against the Sabres on Monday before being forced to leave the game because of his injury. Considering the veteran center has registered just one point in his last 22 contests, few fantasy managers figure to be impacted by his absence. The Michigan native had played every game this season before being ruled out for the season finale Wednesday. Austin Watson should slot into the lineup with Glendening on the shelf.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: One goal in last 20 games
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Glendening heads into Saturday's game against the Kings on a 10-game goal drought.
Glendening has just one goal in his last 20 games after ringing up eight in his first 49 outings. He has three double-digit goal seasons, the best being 12 goals in 2014-15. He has 21 hits and 78 faceoff wins in his past 10 outings, but that's slim value when he has fired just three shots in that span.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Heading to career goal mark
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Glendening scored a goal in a 6-3 win over Arizona on Thursday.
Glendening extended the lead to 6-2 in the third period with a shot from the left circle that beat Connor Ingram. He's having a Cy Young season with eight goals and one assist in 49 games this season. At this rate, Glendening will set a new career mark -- his previous best is 12 goals with Detroit in 2014-15.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Rare goal in shootout victoy
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Glendening scored a goal in a 2-1 shootout win over Washington on Saturday.
He deflected Victor Hedman's point shot past Charlie Lindgren in the first period. Glendening is far from a fantasy force -- he has five goals in 35 games this season. It was his first goal in nine games (four shots).
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Scores fourth goal of 2023-24
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Glendening supplied a goal in a 4-0 win over Dallas on Monday.
Glendening's marker came early in the third period to extend the Lightning's edge to 3-0. It was his fourth goal and point in 26 games this season. The 34-year-old is playing primarily on the fourth line and is not expected to make regular offensive contributions in 2023-24.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Scores unassisted goal
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Glendening scored a goal in Friday's 8-2 road win against the Hurricanes.
Glendening's goal was unassisted at 6:53 of the third period to make it 5-2 in favor of the Lightning. He ended up with a shot on goal with a blocked shot in 13:46 of ice time on 23 shifts. He won six of his 15 faceoff opportunities. After posting just one goal and no assists in his first 17 games, Glendening has lit the lamp twice in the past four outings.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: Big man on ice Saturday
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Glendening scored the game-winning goal in a 6-4 win over Edmonton on Saturday.
Glendening, who had just one point in 17 games going into Saturday's contest, came up huge in the third when he re-directed a pass past Stuart Skinner at 10:07 of the frame. He has two goals, 15 blocked shots and 28 hits through 18 appearances this campaign. Glendening is typically a quiet bottom-six guy, but his lack of positional flexibility makes rostering him in fantasy leagues difficult. Enjoy his goal celly from Saturday, but that's about it.
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Lightning's Luke Glendening: First goal of season
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Glendening scored his first goal of the season Thursday in a 6-0 victory over the Sharks.
His goal was the cherry on the top of a big offensive night by the Lightning. Glendening scored at 5:44 of the third for the 6-0 final score. He played 11:24 and was plus-2 with two hits and one shot. The 34-year-old Glendening played 70 games last season with the Stars and delivered three goals, three assists and 114 hits. He's a glue guy, not a fantasy guy.
Lightning's Luke Glendening: Inks two-year contract
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Glendening signed a two-year, $1.8 million contract with Tampa Bay on Saturday.
Glendening had three goals, six points, 50 PIM, 114 hits and 60 blocks in 70 contests with Dallas in 2022-23. The 34-year-old will likely serve primarily as a fourth-line forward with Tampa Bay.
