The NHL trade deadline is a couple days away, and Stanley Cup contenders are starting to load up for deep postseason runs. The Tampa Bay Lightning just made their move by reuniting with shutdown forward Yanni Gourde,

The trade deadline is 3 p.m. ET on March 7. Catch up on all the trades made, along with analysis from our reporters.

Against a Stanley Cup contender in the Maple Leafs, the Sharks came back from a 2-0 third-period deficit to win in a shootout. They followed that performance with a 6-2 trouncing of the Sabres, leaving Buffalo — which had high expectations coming into the season — re-evaluating things going into Friday’s trade deadline.

San Jose Sharks goaltender Vitek Vanecek (41) dives as he is scored on by Ottawa Senators’ Tim Stutzle, bottom right, after getting caught out of his crease, during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Ottawa,

While the Tampa Bay Lightning answered the cross-state-rival and defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers' activity ahead of the NHL trade deadline with a big move of their own Wednesday to bolster their playoff chances,