Lightning’s Emil Lilleberg couldn’t wait to return from facial fracture [https://www.tampabay.com/resizer/v2/VJYJ5CE7MFEJBNLLIYCSQVXFWU.JPG?auth=9be551af29cecfaab580060a256357f9aa6ab4051392ef934e0167a4cf49e3ce&height=675&width=1200&smart=true] Lightning’s Emil Lilleberg couldn’t wait to return from facial fracture The defenseman has endured a mouth full of metal, a liquid diet that made him lose 8 pounds in a week and a cage protecting his face. [https://www.tampabay.com/sports/lightning/2026/03/27/emil-lilleberg-facial-fracture-connor-mcdavid-nikita-kucherov-norway/]
