Yanni Gourde Activated Off Injured Reserve by Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning have activated forward Yanni Gourde (hip) off injured reserve ahead of Sunday's game against Winnipeg. Gourde missed over a month to begin the regular season but is set to make his 2026-27 debut during the second half of Tampa Bay's back-to-back set. Last season, Gourde tallied nine goals, 19 assists, 115 hits, 66 PIM, and 31 blocked shots over 82 appearances while averaging 16:22 of ice time.