Moments before the puck dropped for Game 1 of the Second Round between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Philadelphia Flyers, the NHL announced the schedule and broadcast information for the entire second round, with the exception of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens, who have yet to settle the First Round. Carolina Hurricanes-Philadelphia Flyers…
MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield became the first Montreal player to score 50 goals in a season in more than three decades and Juraj Slafkovsky scored a tiebreaker with just over a minute left as the Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in a hard-fought game Thursday night. Slafkovsky scored his 30th at 18:56…
The Buffalo Sabers are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2011 thanks to the New York Rangers. The Sabers could have sealed their ticket with a win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night, but one of the scenarios that benefited Buffalo included the Rangers beating the Detroit Red Wings,…
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Cirelli recorded the second hat trick of his career, Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three points, and the Tampa Bay Lightning moved into first place in the Atlantic Division with a 6-3 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Zemgus Girgensons scored his 100th career goal and Brayden…
Tampa Bay Lightning (38-16-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (35-16-10, in the Central Division) St. Paul, Minnesota; Tuesday, 9:30 pm EST Bottom Line: The Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning meet in a non-conference matchup. Advertisement Minnesota has a 17-7-7 record in home games and a 35-16-10 record overall. The Wild rank eighth…
The Florida Panthers are dealing with two more injuries. One of them is the strangest yet for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions in a season full of unexpected setbacks. Center Eetu Luostarinen spends week after week with burns he suffered during a barbecue accident, head coach Paul Maurice told reporters Wednesday. Advertisement “We included…
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jake Guentzel scored three goals for the eighth hat trick of his career and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Tuesday night. Darren Raddysh had a goal and two assists, and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist. Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 31 saves and…
