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Brayden Point scores, Andrei Vasilevskiy stops 23 and the surging Lightning beat the Bruins 3-1

Mar. 27, 2024 23:15 PM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point scored his 42nd goal of the season to break a second-period tie, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves, and the surging Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins 3-1 on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay also got goals from Mitchell...

Brayden Point scores twice, Nikita Kucherov has 4 assists in Lightning's 4-1 win over Sharks

Mar. 22, 2024 02:06 AM EDT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Brayden Point scored two goals, Nikita Kucherov had four assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Thursday night for their fifth straight win. The Lightning, currently on a five-game road trip, extended their lead for the top...

Point's 2 goals and Kucherov's 4 points give Lightning 5-3 win over Golden Knights

Mar. 20, 2024 01:54 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brayden Point scored two third-period goals and Nikita Kucherov had a four-point night to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday in a battle of teams fighting for playoff positioning. Two of the Lightning's goals came...

Steven Stamkos scores 2, Vasilevskiy has 47 saves as Lightning beat Panthers 5-3

Mar. 16, 2024 21:41 PM EDT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored two goals, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 47 shots and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Saturday night. Darren Raddysh, Michael Eyssimont and Nikita Kucherov also scored for the Lightning, who have won four of five....

Point has 3 goals and 3 assists, Kucherov adds a goal and 4 assists as Lightning beat Rangers 6-3

Mar. 14, 2024 22:42 PM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point had three goals and three assists, Nikita Kucherov added a goal and four assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Metropolitan Division-leading New York Rangers 6-3 on Thursday night. Steven Stamkos and Anthony...

Hedman scores in 6th shootout round and Lightning beat the Canadiens 4-3

Mar. 02, 2024 23:03 PM EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Victor Hedman scored in the sixth round of the shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a four-game home losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. The Lightning won the shootout 2-1 to tie Detroit for the first Eastern...

Dahlin scores in overtime to give Buffalo Sabres 3-2 win over Tampa Bay Lightning

Feb. 29, 2024 23:02 PM EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin scored a power-play goal in overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Thursday night. With Nikita Kucherov off for hooking, Dahlin scored from in-close 1:42 into overtime off a pass from Casey Mittelstadt. ...

Recently returned Foerster, Brink score as Flyers beat Lightning 6-2

Feb. 27, 2024 23:04 PM EST

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyson Foerster and Bobby Brink each scored and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 after a power outage led to a nine-minute delay on Tuesday night. Both Foerster and Brink had recently returned to the lineup. The Flyers...

Kucherov has 4 points to surpass 100 this season, lead Lightning over Devils 4-1

Feb. 25, 2024 17:26 PM EST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov has been leading Tampa Bay all season, so it's no surprise the NHL's top scorer stepped it up this weekend with the Lightning in the midst of a playoff chase. Following a three-point game Saturday in a win over the New York Islanders, Kucherov...

NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov's 3-point effort helps Lightning past Islanders 4-2

Feb. 24, 2024 19:01 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday. Kucherov leads the NHL with 98 points (37 goals and 61 assists). Nicholas Paul, Brayden...