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Panthers use short-handed goals to beat Lightning 4-2 in opener of home-and-home set
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A.J. Greer and Eetu Luostarinen scored short-handed goals 42 seconds apart in the second period to help the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Sunday to open a home-and-home series. The teams will play again Monday night at Florida. ...
Kucherov has 2 assists as Lightning beat Blues 3-1
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a pair of assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-1 victory against the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Anthony Cirelli, Gage Goncalves and Nick Perbix scored for the Lightning, who have won six of their last seven. Andrei...
Kucherov’s 6 points, Guentzel's hat trick leads Lightning to 8-3 romp over Flames
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a goal and five assists, Jake Guentzel scored a hat trick and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 8-3 on Thursday night. Brayden Point had a goal and three assists and Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel and Conor Geekie also...
Brayden Point's 4-point night leads the Lightning over the Canucks 4-2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brayden Point scored twice and added two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning edged the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Sunday. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two helpers for the Lightning, while Jake Guentzel scored on a power play late in the third...
Auston Matthews picks up assist in his return to the lineup as Maple Leafs top Lightning 5-3
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Auston Matthews picked up an assist in his return to the lineup and Joseph Woll stopped 38 shots as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Saturday night Chris Tanev had a goal and an assist and Mitch Marner added two assists. Nick Robertson,...
Hagel ties NHL record with 4 assists in 1st period, Lightning beat Avalanche 8-2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Hagel tied an NHL record with four assists in the opening period and finished with five as the Tampa Bay Lightning cruised past the Colorado Avalanche 8-2 on Monday. Jake Guentzel scored twice while Mikey Eyssimont, Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, Nick...
Zach Werenski’s goal in OT and 5-point game helps Blue Jackets to 7-6 win over Lightning
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...
Tippett, Konecny score in shootout to give Flyers 2-1 win over Lightning
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...
Jets use balanced scoring attack in 7-4 victory over the Lightning
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...
Nikita Kucherov scores first goal to ignite early flurry, Tampa Bay beats Colorado 5-2
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...
