NEW YORK -- It was a quick moment in the postgame handshake line Friday, but it was a moment that was a long time coming for Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos.

Stamkos found his way side-by-side former teammate and close friend Martin St. Louis following the Lightning's 2-0 win in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

It was special and surreal for them to be standing there in opposite uniforms, the younger player and current Tampa Bay captain moving on to the Stanley Cup Final, the older, former Lightning captain going home, unsure of his future, of the rest of his career.

"It was kind of bittersweet, to be honest," Stamkos said.

TAMPA -- Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Ryan Callahan insists he doesn't need the extra motivation at this time of the season. It's nice to have it anyway.

Callahan has an opportunity Tuesday at Amalie Arena in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports) against the New York Rangers to knock his former teammates out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs so he can get to the Stanley Cup Final. Tampa Bay leads the best-of-7 series 3-2 after its 2-0 win Sunday at Madison Square Garden.

Callahan's not looking at it as retribution, but in a way it is because Callahan watched, admittedly with mixed emotions, as the Rangers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final without him last season.

Contract talks between the Rangers and Callahan broke down to the point he was sent to the Lightning on March 5, 2014, in a trade that involved Martin St. Louis coming to New York and draft picks changing hands.

"By mixed emotions I mean I wanted to be part of it," Callahan said of the Rangers' run to the Cup Final last season. "That's something we'd been working towards. Being a captain of that team and being a part of that organization, that's something you wanted to be part of. By no means did I have anything negative toward them making that run. When I left I knew they were a great team and they had a great shot at it, so it was good to see."

TAMPA -- Keith Yandle scored his first goal of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Friday. It might have been a stress reliever for the New York Rangers defenseman, but he didn't need it to justify how effective he's been in the offensive part of the game in the Eastern Conference Final.

"It's the best I've seen him play so far with the puck," Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said Saturday morning.

Yandle is doing the things the Rangers thought he'd be doing from the moment they acquired him from the Arizona Coyotes in a blockbuster trade on March 1 that came at a significant price for New York.

TAMPA -- Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos thought having an elbow pad thrown at him earlier in the Stanley Cup Playoffs was one of the oddest things to happen to him in a hockey game until New York Rangers center Derick Brassard upped the ante Monday.

By his own admission, Brassard tried to take Stamkos' stick to the Rangers' dressing room following the second period of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final.

Brassard said he saw Stamkos' stick lying on the ice in front of the Rangers' bench after the buzzer signaling the end of the period. He also thought he saw Stamkos heading for the door leading to the Lightning's dressing room, so he figured why not take the stick.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- New York Rangers right wing Martin St. Louis is trying to treat Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final at Amalie Arena on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports) with the same single-minded focus as the rest of his teammates.

Even if it's harder for him to do that considering the ties he has to this area and the Tampa Bay Lightning, St. Louis was all business after arriving here with the Rangers on Tuesday.

"Coming back here [in the] regular season, it was definitely a tough thing, I think, just being here for so long, but I think we're well past that now," St. Louis said. "Tampa's always going to be a special place for me and my family, but I'm coming here as a New York Ranger and trying to get through this conference final and get to the Stanley Cup Final."

NEW YORK -- New York Rangers left wing Tanner Glass did not practice Sunday after playing in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Glass was the only Rangers' player missing from practice who played in Game 1.

Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said he didn't have any concern about Glass' availability for Game 2 on Monday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports).

"Another maintenance day," Vigneault said.

NEW YORK -- The Tampa Bay Lightning felt the sting of not having center Brian Boyle in the lineup for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against the New York Rangers on Saturday.

Boyle is day-to-day with an unspecified injury. The Lightning lost 2-1 and trail the best-of-7 series 1-0.

"He's a big part of our team," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. "He kills penalties for us. He's a big body. He can wear on teams. Of course we missed him."

NEW YORK -- New York Rangers left wing Tanner Glass will play in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday (1 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, TVA Sports) after missing practice Friday.

Rangers coach Alain Vigneault confirmed Glass will play during his pregame press conference.

The Rangers never gave a specific reason why Glass missed practice Friday other than to say he was having a maintenance day. Vigneault said Friday he expected Glass would be able to play if nothing changed.

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- New York Rangers defenseman Dan Boyle practiced Friday, less than 48 hours after he was injured in the third period of Game 7 against the Washington Capitals, and is expected to play Saturday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning (1 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, TVA Sports).

"All good," Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said when asked about Boyle's status.

Boyle left Game 7 with 9:26 remaining in the third period after he was hit hard in the head area by Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik. Boyle tried to get up twice but couldn't. He was able to skate off the ice but did not return to the game.

Boyle was skating with usual defense partner Marc Staal in practice Friday. Boyle did not speak to the media.

NEW YORK -- Washington Capitals center Eric Fehr might be able to play in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round against the New York Rangers on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden (7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports), coach Barry Trotz said.

Fehr, who has been skating with the team, has not played since he sustained an upper-body injury early in Game 3 against the New York Islanders.