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Talbot stops 28 shots as Red Wings beat Lightning 2-0

Jan. 25, 2025 21:59 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Saturday night. Marco Kasper redirected J.T. Compher's shot at 9:55 of the second period, and Michael Rasmussen scored an empty-netter in the...

Kucherov scores in OT to give Lightning 4-3 win over Blackhawks

Jan. 24, 2025 23:01 PM EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Friday night. Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist, Nick Paul and Mitchell Chaffee also scored and Victor Hedman had two assists to...

Evans' goal late in the third period completes Canadiens' rally past Lightning in 3-2 victory

Jan. 21, 2025 22:27 PM EST

MONTREAL (AP) — Jake Evans scored the winning goal with 2:15 remaining to rally the Montreal Canadiens past the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Tuesday night. Evans finished a feed from Joel Armia to break the tie with his 11th goal. Juraj Slafkovsky and Alex Newhook also scored, and...

Kucherov and Guentzel lead the Lightning past the Red Wings 5-1

Jan. 18, 2025 22:01 PM EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two assists, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Saturday night. Darren Raddysh had a goal and an assist as Tampa Bay won for the third time in four games. Brayden Point and...

Kucherov scores twice as the Lightning beat the Penguins 5-2

Jan. 12, 2025 19:54 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Sunday. Brandon Hagel also scored for the Lightning, and Anthony Cirelli and Nick Paul had empty-net goals. Tampa Bay recorded points in...

Noesen's overtime goal lifts Devils past Lightning 3-2

Jan. 11, 2025 22:19 PM EST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Stefan Noesen scored a power-play goal in overtime and Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night. Ondrej Palat and Jack Hughes also scored for New Jersey, which was coming off a 1-4-1 road trip...

Brayden Point scores with 52 seconds to play to lift Lightning to 3-2 win over Hurricanes

Jan. 07, 2025 22:21 PM EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point scored with 52 seconds to play and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a four-game skid with a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. Brandon Hagel and Nick Paul also scored for Tampa Bay while Darren Raddysh finished with two...

Vatrano has 2 goals and an assist after signing contract extension, leading Ducks past Lightning 4-1

Jan. 05, 2025 23:19 PM EST

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Frank Vatrano had two goals and assist after signing a three-year contract extension Sunday, John Gibson picked up his 200th NHL win and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1. Troy Terry also had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who have...

Top draft prospect James Hagens, a center for Boston College, is shining at world juniors with U.S.

Dec. 30, 2024 12:47 PM EST

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — James Hagens watched Macklin Celebrini closely last season as the player eventually picked No. 1 at the NHL Draft went about his business on the ice in impressive fashion. Hagens was perhaps even more focused on how Celebrini stayed sharp amid all the...

Jake Evans scores for the career-high 5th consecutive game, surging Canadiens beat Lightning 5-2

Dec. 29, 2024 21:11 PM EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jake Evans scored for the career-high fifth consecutive game and the surging Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday night. Christian Dvorak, Joel Armia, Brendan Gallagher and Alex Newhook also scored to help the Canadiens win for the fifth...