NHL 2021-22 Atlantic Division preview: Lightning make strong case for three-peat

The NHL 2021-22 season kicks off Tuesday with a full 82-game schedule set to run until April 29. This year, 32 teams, with the addition of the Seattle Kraken, will battle it out with the hopes of hoisting the coveted Stanley Cup in what will be the first regular season since the pandemic struck midseason in March 2020.