TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NEWS

Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat propel Lightning to Game 1 win over Devils

The Tampa Bay Lightning off the New Jersey Devils for a 5-2 victory Thursday night in Game 1 of the first-round series.

APRIL 13, 2018

Potent Lightning display depth, beat Devils 5-2 in Game 1

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Captain Steven Stamkos and high-scoring Nikita Kucherov garner lots of attention. However, the Tampa Bay Lightning are har...

APRIL 13, 2018

Hall's Devils aim to upset Kucherov's Lightning (Apr 11, 2018)

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning earned a division title by a single point on the final day of the regular season, but even the top seed in the Eastern Conference only did th...

APRIL 12, 2018

Top-seeded Lightning expect tight series vs. young Devils

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning are well aware that the speedy New Jersey Devils are a dangerous opponent that can't be taken lightly in the opening round of t...

APRIL 11, 2018

Stamkos’ status among injuries to watch in playoffs

Seen Steven Stamkos? Is he healthy?

APRIL 10, 2018

Lightning captain Steven Stamkos hopes to be ready for start of playoffs

Steven Stamkos is back on the ice, eager to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning into the NHL playoffs.

APRIL 10, 2018

Lightning’s Stamkos eyes return for 1st round of playoffs

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Steven Stamkos is back on the ice, eager to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning into the NHL playoffs.

APRIL 10, 2018

Matchup dynamics make Eastern Conference tough to predict

Seeding means nothing in the giant game of rock, paper, scissors that is the Eastern Conference playoffs.

APRIL 9, 2018

NHL playoff format

Two of the top four teams in the NHL are guaranteed to be out the playoffs after the second round.

APRIL 8, 2018

Lightning drop regular season finale in OT to Hurricanes, await Sunday's results to learn playoff opponent

Elias Lindholm scored 49 seconds into overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.

APRIL 8, 2018