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Bruins intent on continuing hot start vs. winless Lightning
Under new coach Marco Sturm, the Boston Bruins have continued a familiar trend.,The Bruins have won their first three games this season, doing so for the fourth time in seven campaigns. They will look to continue their October pace when they close a three-game homestand against the Tampa Bay Lightni...

Devils get 2 goals from Connor Brown, beat Lightning for 1st win
Connor Brown scored his first two goals as a member of the visiting New Jersey Devils in their first win this season, a 5-3 victory that kept the Tampa Bay Lightning winless on Saturday night. ,Brown, who netted 13 goals for the Edmonton Oilers last season, scored in the first and third periods as t...

Devils get 2 goals from Connor Brown to earn first win vs. Lightning
Connor Brown scored his first two goals as a member of the visiting New Jersey Devils in their first win this season, a 5-3 victory that kept the Tampa Bay Lightning winless on Saturday night. ,Brown, who netted 13 goals for the Edmonton Oilers last season, scored in the first and third periods as t...

Lightning regroup after collapse, host Devils in first-win bid
The Tampa Bay Lightning will try again Saturday to earn their first win, just as the visiting New Jersey Devils will, coming off an opening night that rang hollow for both.,Coach Jon Cooper's offensive-minded bunch, which was the top-scoring NHL team last season, sprinted out to a 2-0 lead seven min...

Matthew Tkachuk scores twice in return as Panthers rout Lightning
Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk returned to action with two goals and an assist, and the Stanley Cup champs swiped home-ice advantage by thumping the host Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 to start their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.,Sidelined in the season's final 25...
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Rangers wrap disappointing season while Lightning prep for playoffs
The Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers are experiencing differing feelings heading into the final game of a six-month regular-season marathon.,While the Lightning are tuning up for another postseason appearance and excited for the potential of a deep run, the Rangers, coming off three consecut...

Sabres rally, upend playoff-bound Lightning in shootout
Tage Thompson scored his 40th goal and James Reimer made 22 saves and stopped both shootout attempts to lead the host Buffalo Sabres to their third straight win, 3-2, over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday., ,Jason Zucker also scored for Buffalo (33-36-6, 72 points), which extended its ho...

Lightning start hot, hold off Islanders for 3rd straight win
Nikita Kucherov registered a goal and three assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning rode a three-goal first period en route to a sweep their three-game homestand in a 5-3 win against the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon. ,Kucherov, Nick Perbix and Brayden Point all potted first-period goals as th...

Stars to put home win streak to test against Lightning
Streaks are set to clash as the Tampa Bay Lightning eye a third consecutive victory Thursday night against the Dallas Stars, who will look for a ninth straight home win. ,Tampa Bay (39-23-5, 83 points) is vying for home-ice advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with an oppo...

Lightning ride winning streak into matchup with Capitals
Ground is tough to make up in the ultra-competitive Atlantic Division these days, but the Tampa Bay Lightning certainly are doing their part.,Riding an Eastern Conference-high seven-game winning streak, the Lightning travel to the nation's capital Saturday afternoon for their final contest against t...

Lightning power past Canadiens for fourth straight win
Victor Hedman and Anthony Cirelli each registered a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning held on to win 5-3 over the host Montreal Canadiens Sunday afternoon in the final NHL game before the 4 Nations Face-Off. ,Nick Paul, Brayden Point and Zemgus Girgensons also scored for Tampa Bay in its...

Lightning make most of limited opportunities to strike down Red Wings
Brandon Hagel had two goals and two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped Detroit's seven-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory on Saturday.,Dylan Duke, who played for the University of Michigan last season, scored in his NHL debut for the Lightning. He was called up from Syracuse of the Ameri...

Red Wings chasing 8th straight win, host Lightning
The Detroit Red Wings will look to accomplish something they haven't done in 17 years when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon.,Detroit carries a seven-game winning streak into the game. The Red Wings haven't won eight straight since Jan. 17-Feb. 5, 2008.,It's their second seven-...

Lightning crush Red Wings with second-period scoring flurry
Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist in Tampa Bay's three-goal, second-period outburst over a 3:42 span as the host Lightning cooled off the torrid Detroit Red Wings, 5-1, on Saturday night.,The right wing added a second assist, the 600th of his career, on a power-play marker by Darren Raddysh, ...

Finally back home, Devils shock Lightning in OT
Stefan Noesen scored a power-play goal with 1:41 remaining in overtime as the New Jersey Devils ran their home winning streak to six games with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night in Newark, N.J.,The Devils, playing at home for the first time in 2025 following a six-game roa...

Struggling Bruins bid to halt skid in encounter vs. Lightning
If everything goes their way on Thursday night, the Boston Bruins will have accomplished the same thing as the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last outing: Breaking a losing streak.,The Bruins head to the Sunshine State for their first matchup this season against the Lightning having dropped five strai...

Lightning to test high-scoring ways vs. Kraken
The Tampa Bay Lightning enter Saturday tied for first in the NHL in goals per game with 3.96 and it's not hard to figure out why.,Nikita Kucherov tied a pair of franchise records with six points and five assists in an 8-3 road victory Thursday against the Calgary Flames.,The Lightning will wrap up t...

Lignthing's offense poised for 'good test' vs. Canucks
The Tampa Bay Lightning are packing a potent offense as they hit the road for the second of four visits to the West, starting with Saturday afternoon's matchup against the Vancouver Canucks to finish the season series between the teams.,In the first meeting on Oct. 15 at Tampa, Fla., Brayden Point, ...

Leafs hold off Lightning's late charge
Chris Tanev had a goal and an assist as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to a four-goal lead and held on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Saturday night. ,Matthew Knies, Nicholas Robertson, John Tavares and William Nylander each scored a goal as Toronto won for the eighth time in 10...