"Lightning RW J.T. Wyman was glad to be playing again after missing nine games with an injured right pinkie.

But even better for Wyman is he won't lose the finger — or a third of it, at least — a real concern after the bone was shattered Jan. 5 against the Senators.

"The tip was like falling off," Wyman said. "I've never seen anything like it. We had to make sure it was given enough time to heal so as not to put it at risk."

"It was," head athletic trainer Tommy Mulligan said, "in a fragile state.""