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Maple Leafs, 3 others eye comanding 3-1 NHL playoff leads
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning will never be mistaken for Philadelphia’s Stanley Cup-winning Broad Street Bullies of the 1970s. Auston Matthews and Steven Stamkos dropping their gloves and fighting in a playoff game, though, is highly unusual...
Reilly scores in OT to lift Maple Leafs past Lightning, 4-3
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Down a goal and outplayed for much of the night, the Toronto Maple Leafs found a way to reclaim home-ice advantage in their first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ryan O'Reilly scored with a minute left in regulation, then won a faceoff that...
Point scores 2, Lightning rout Maple Leafs in series opener
TORONTO (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning forgot all about their difficult March and opened their postseason with a rout. Brayden Point scored twice and the Lightning soundly beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 on Tuesday night in the opening game of the teams' first-round playoff...
Lightning, Maple Leafs meet again in 1st round of playoffs
The Tampa Bay Lightning have enjoyed more success than any other team over the past three NHL postseasons, while the Toronto Maple Leafs have dropped eight consecutive playoff series and exited in the first round each of the past six years. Ultimately, though, the Eastern Conference...
Call-up Woll makes 46 saves, Maple Leafs beat Lightning 4-3
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Minor league call-up Joseph Woll made 46 saves, William Nylander had a goal and two assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Tuesday night in a preview of an opening round playoff series next week. Woll, recalled on an emergency...
Lightning beat Islanders 5-0, earn playoff berth
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 38 saves, Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos scored 1:48 apart midway through the second period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning earned their sixth straight playoff berth with a 5-0 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night. Tampa Bay...
Bratt scores 3 as Devils rally for 5-2 win over Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick as the New Jersey Devils rallied from two goals down and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday night to end a three-game skid. Nico Hischier and Nolan Foote also scored to help the Devils improve...
Lightning beat Devils 4-1 to open 2-game set in New Jersey
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Brandon Hagel had a goal and two assists, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves and Tampa Bay scored the last four goals in a 4-1 victory over New Jersey on Tuesday night. Anthony Cirelli, Alex Killorn and Nikita Kucherov also scored for Tampa Bay in the opener of a...
Lightning beat Blackhawks 3-1; Stamkos injures left leg
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point scored his second goal of the game with a minute left and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Saturday night after losing captain Steven Stamkos to a leg injury. Point broke a tie with a one-timer from between the circles that beat Petr...
Martinez scores in OT, Golden Knights edge Lightning 4-3
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Martinez scored 3:09 into overtime to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Jack Eichel’s shot from the slot was stopped by Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, but the puck slipped through his pads and...
