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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...
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...
Point gets 50th, 51st goals, Lightning beat Red Wings 5-0
TAMPA, Fla (AP) — Brayden Point scored his 50th and 51st goals, backup Brian Elliott made 32 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings in the regular-season finale for both teams on Thursday night. Point joined...
Sokolov scores first NHL goal, Senators beat Lightning 7-4
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Egor Sokolov scored his first NHL goal and the Ottawa Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-4 on Saturday night. “Honestly, I can’t believe it still,” Sokolov said. “It doesn’t feel real for me.” Sokolov intercepted Erik Cernak’...
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...
Point scores 2, Lightning snap skid with shutout of 'Canes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brayden Point had two goals and an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 Tuesday night. “It starts with effort and emotion,” Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos said. “(This game) was a...
DeBrincat, Tkachuk score twice in Sens' rout of Lightning
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex DeBrincat and Brady Tkachuk each scored two goals and the Ottawa Senators cruised to a 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. DeBrincat added an assist, and Derick Brassard, Erik Brannstrom and Austin Watson also scored for Ottawa,...
Dach, Drouin get Canadiens started in 3-2 win over Lightning
MONTREAL (AP) — Kirby Dach and Jonathan Drouin scored in the first period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson also scored for the Canadiens, who had lost six of their previous seven — including a 5-3 defeat at Tampa Bay on...
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...
