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Zach Werenski’s goal in OT and 5-point game helps Blue Jackets to 7-6 win over Lightning

Nov. 21, 2024 22:10 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Zach Werenski's goal at 1:25 of overtime punctuated a five-point game as the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from an early three-goal deficit and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-6 on Thursday night. Werenski had tied the game at 4 in the second period and added...

Brayden Point's OT winner helps Lightning rally past Penguins, 3-2

Nov. 19, 2024 22:03 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brayden Point scored at 3:58 of overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night. Point’s overtime winner was his 10th goal of the season. Point, who missed the previous two weeks with a lower-body injury, started...

Andrei Vasilevskiy makes 29 saves for 36th NHL shutout, Lightning beat Devils 4-0

Nov. 16, 2024 21:59 PM EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves for his 36th career shutout to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Saturday night. Vasilevskiy, who became the fastest goaltender in NHL to reach 300 wins when he beat Winnipeg 4-1 on Thursday night, had...

Vasilevskiy stars as the Lightning stop the Jets' 7-game win streak with a 4-1 victory

Nov. 14, 2024 22:05 PM EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves in his 300th NHL win, and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped Winnipeg's seven-game win streak with a 4-1 victory over the Jets on Thursday night. Vasilevskiy is the 40th goaltender in league history to win 300 games. He reached the...

Tippett, Konecny score in shootout to give Flyers 2-1 win over Lightning

Nov. 07, 2024 23:05 PM EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Owen Tippett scored the tying goal in the closing minutes of regulation, then got the clinching shootout goal as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday night. Travis Konecny also scored in the tiebreaker for the Flyers. Ivan Fedotov...

Blues rally after losing Dylan Holloway to injury to beat Lightning 3-2

Nov. 05, 2024 23:09 PM EST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou, Alexey Toropchenko and Oskar Sundqvist scored to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night. Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington made 21 saves for his 149th career win moving him past Jake Allen for second place in...

Jets use balanced scoring attack in 7-4 victory over the Lightning

Nov. 03, 2024 18:18 PM EST

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Dylan Samberg scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period to help the Winnipeg Jets to a 7-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. Nikolaj Ehlers and Cole Perfetti added empty-net goals for the Jets, who lead the NHL with 22 points this...

Kaprizov scores twice as Wild beat Lightning 5-3

Nov. 01, 2024 23:01 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist, Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves and the Minnesota Wild beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Friday night. Joel Eriksson Ek, Matt Boldy and Brock Faber also scored for the Wild, who have won six of their last seven. ...

Nikita Kucherov scores first goal to ignite early flurry, Tampa Bay beats Colorado 5-2

Oct. 31, 2024 00:17 AM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored the first of three Tampa Bay goals in the opening 5 1/2 minutes and the Lightning beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Wednesday night for their third straight win. Jake Guentzel and Conor Geekie also scored in the early flurry against goalie...

Nashville forward Steven Stamkos returns to Tampa Bay with his new team

Oct. 29, 2024 00:09 AM EDT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos received a warm welcome when he returned to Tampa Bay on Monday night with the Nashville Predators. He got everything but a victory. Stamkos had his first two assists with the Predators, who lost 3-2 in overtime to the Lightning. He...