On Tuesday night, Jonas Johansson made 32 saves, Brayden Point scored and assisted, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Hurricanes 3-0. The other Tampa Bay goals came from Alex Barré-Boulet and Nicholas Paul. Pyotr Kochetkov made 20 saves for the Hurricanes, who have now lost three in a row and are 2-4 on their … Read more
After the Sabres failed to hold a one-goal lead in the third period, Dylan Cozens stepped up and scored 1:46 into overtime to give Buffalo its first win of the season, a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. Buffalo wasted a 2-0 lead in the first period, and Brandon Hagel scored … Read more
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Nashville Predators 5-3 in the NHL regular-season opener on Tuesday night, with Jonas Johansson making 28 stops in his first start in place of the injured Andrei Vasilevskiy. Nicholas Paul had two third-period power-play goals. Johansson was brought in as Vasilevskiy’s backup. Vasilevskiy had back surgery two weeks ago … Read more
The Colorado Avalanche gave the Tampa Bay Lightning a second-round pick, 37th overall, in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, the team announced on Wednesday. The draft pick was acquired in exchange for forward Ross Colton. In 81 regular-season games for the Lightning, he has 32 points (16 goals, 16 assists) and four points (one goal, … Read more
The NHL announced that Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has won the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award for the 2022-23 season. The honor is given “to the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice, during the regular season and who plays a leading role in his community … Read more