Palat returning to Lightning's lineup after 26-game absence
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Tampa Bay Lightning winger Ondrej Palat will be back in the lineup Tuesday versus the Toronto Maple Leafs after missing 26 games with a lower-body injury, head coach Jon Cooper confirmed.
Per Coop, Palat is back in tonight.
— x – Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) March 20, 2018
“We waited this one out a little longer just to make sure, because there’s a bigger picture.” #TORvsTBL
Palat last played Jan. 20, and his original timeline for a recovery was six-to-eight weeks.
In 46 games prior to being sidelined, Palat recorded eight goals and 22 assists.
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