Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos?underwent surgery on the lateral meniscus tear in his right knee and is expected to miss approximately four months, the team announced on Thursday.The Lightning said Wednesday that Stamkos was out indefinitely, but coach Jon Cooper said the center would be back in time for the playoffs in April.?If we put ourselves in a position to make the playoffs, hes going to be back, Cooper said Thursday. And thatll be better than any trade deadline acquisition that anybody else is going to get.Youve got to take your head out of the sand, dig your heels in and march on. And unfortunately, this has happened to us before and the guys have found a way.TSN was first to report that Stamkos needed surgery.He left the ice in the first period against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, favoring his right leg after getting tangled up with Detroits Gustav Nyquist along the boards.According to the Tampa Bay Times, Stamkos clutched the back of his right knee after the collision and stumbled as he made his way toward the Lightning locker room. He did not return and there was little in the way of updates from Cooper after the Lightnings 4-3 victory.Stamkos was off to a tremendous start to the season. His first-period goal Tuesday gave him nine goals on the season, and his 20 points are tied for third among all NHL players.Stamkos missed all but one of Tampa Bays postseason games last spring with a blood clot issue. But after signing an eight-year contract extension that pays him $8.5 million annually to remain with the Lightning, Stamkos returned in full health and played for Canada at the World Cup of Hockey.Stamkos has collected points in seven of the past nine Lightning games, and Tampa Bay is tied for second in the Atlantic Division with Ottawa with a 10-6-1 record.You live in this reality now, and weve just got to have to face it,?defenseman Victor Hedman?said Thursday. Itll be a good test for us. But at the same?time, we know we can handle it, and we know we can win hockey games even though were going to miss him.Information from ESPNs Scott Burnside was used in this report.Nmd Schuhe Deutschland . The Canadian squad, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends. Adidas Nmd r2 Deutschland . 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Ultra Boost 4.0 Weiß Deutschland .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs.ARAMON FORMIGAL, Spain -- A surprise attack by Alberto Contador helped Nairo Quintana boost his lead over Chris Froome to more than three minutes after Sundays 15th stage of the Spanish Vuelta.An audacious move by Contadors Tinkoff team caught the peloton off guard with an attack at the start of the short 118.5-kilometer (74-mile) ride starting in Sabinanigo in the Pyrenees.Quintana quickly joined Contadors small breakaway that surprised Froome and isolated him from his Sky teammates, who were even further behind.Quintana increased his 54-second advantage entering the day to 3 minutes, 37 seconds after leading the charge up the last of three ascents while Froome struggled to pursue.Movistars Colombian climber crossed the finish line at the category-one Sallent de Gallego summit second three seconds behind stage winner Gianluca Brambilla of Italy, who took the win in 2 hours, 54 minutes, 30 seconds for his Etixx-Quick Step team.We were planning to make a move at the end of the stage, (but) Alberto is a great strategist. We joined forces and we pulled it off, Quintana said. It went better than I could have imagined.While Quintana rode strong throughout, Froome failed to close the gap without his teammates, who languished in the rear.The three-time Tour de France winner finished thhe stage 18th -- 2:37 after Quintana -- and the damage could have been greater if not for the help of Astana leading the chase of the breakaway.ddddddddddddContador said that he wanted to shake up the race after a disappointing stage on Saturday when he failed to keep up with Quintana and Froome in the French Pyrenees.Taking advantage of the twisting, hilly terrain, the three-time Vuelta winner shattered the peloton with an attack only 13 other riders, including Quintana, could follow.After I crossed the line (yesterday) I could only think about today, Contador said. I looked at the route and I told myself that I had to try something.Movistar followed up with a second attack by Alejandro Valverde that eliminated all but one of Skys teammates, David Lopez, who soon spent his energy and faded.Froome will still have the individual time trial, one of his strengths, on stage 19 to look toward.Esteban Chaves remained in third place overall at 3:57 back, followed by Contador five seconds behind.With the three-day mountain marathon over, Mondays stage is a flat 156.4-kilometer (97.1-mile) from Alcaniz to Peniscola.The 21-stage race ends in Madrid on Sept. 11. ' ' '