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Drake Batherson scores twice as the Senators knock off the Lightning 5-4
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Drake Batherson had two goals and an assist, and the Ottawa Senators handed Tampa Bay its first loss of the season with a 5-4 victory over the Lightning on Saturday. Josh Norris, Brady Tkachuk and Noah Gregor also scored for Ottawa (3-2-0), and Anton Forsberg...
Kucherov scores with 55 seconds to play as Lightning rally for 4-3 win over Golden Knights
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored the go-ahead goal with less than a minute to play just 1:27 after Brandon Hagel had tied it, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Thursday night. Kucherov's second goal of the game with 55 seconds left...
Kucherov gets 4th goal of the season, Lightning beat Canucks 4-1 in Milton-delayed home opener
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored his fourth goal of the season, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 in their hurricane-delayed home opener on Tuesday night. Kucherov had a hat trick the last time the Lightning took the ice, and he was the one to...
Lightning beat Hurricanes to cap a long week in North Carolina due to Hurricane Milton
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Victor Hedman and his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates spent the better part of a week in North Carolina keeping a watch on what was going on back home as Hurricane Milton roared ashore. Now, with the storm past along with their regular-season opener, they can...
Kucherov scores go-ahead goal, two empty-netters to push Lightning past Hurricanes in season opener
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Friday night's season opener for both teams. Kucherov beat goaltender Frederick Andersen for the go-ahead power-play goal with a low slap shot on...
From the Stanley Cup champion Panthers and beyond, the NHL is shooting for another best season ever
Aleksander Barkov lifted the Stanley Cup over his head, passed it around to his Panthers teammates and hockey's holy grail got a new home in South Florida. The next morning, Matthew Tkachuk gave it a saltwater bath in the Atlantic Ocean. Commissioner Gary Bettman woke up after what...
Tampa Bay Lightning have new look but will rely on a lot of familiar faces to get back to playoffs
Tampa Bay Lightning Last season: 45-29-8, lost to Florida Panthers 4-1 in first round of playoffs. COACH: John Cooper (525-279-75 over 11-plus seasons, 2 Stanley Cup titles). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 11 vs. Carolina. DEPARTURES: C Steven...
Tampa Bay Lightning select Victor Hedman as captain, succeeding Steven Stamkos
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning selected Victor Hedman as the team captain on Wednesday as training camp opened, making the big defenseman the successor to Steven Stamkos. Hedman, who is going into his 16th season with Tampa Bay, was considered the obvious choice to get...
