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Tampa Bay Lightning star Brayden Point (lower body) in line to return for Game 1, but ‘we still gotta see’

DENVER — Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper said things are leaning towards Brayden Point returning to the lineup for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night against the Colorado Avalanche. “If it’s not tomorrow, then we really anticipate Game 2. But we’ll see how he is tomorrow,” Cooper said Tuesday. Point […]

Tampa Bay Lightning’s Brayden Point back after missing 2 Stanley Cup playoff series

DENVER — Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point is “a go” for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, coach Jon Cooper said Wednesday. Point suffered a lower-body injury after just 5 minutes, 51 seconds of ice time in Game 7 of the Lightning’s first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 14. He […]

On verge of being swept, No. 1 seed Florida Panthers try to ‘find some energy and some passion’

The Florida Panthers’ postseason is officially on life support after they fell 5-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series on Sunday. Tampa Bay now leads the best-of-seven series 3-0, and can eliminate the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Panthers with a victory in Monday’s Game 4. “They have more […]

Steven Stamkos becomes Tampa Bay Lightning’s scoring leader with 954th point

TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos scored his 34th goal of the season and became Tampa Bay’s all-time scoring leader as the Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 8-1 on Thursday night. Stamkos, the first overall pick in the 2008 draft, fired a one-timer from the left circle off a feed from Nikita Kucherov for the […]

Seattle Kraken expansion draft protected lists, available players

The Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season and will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff have taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player each from 30 NHL teams, as the […]

Tampa Bay Lightning GM: Nikita Kucherov played Final with broken rib

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois confirmed on Tuesday that star forward Nikita Kucherov played in the Stanley Cup Final with a non-displaced rib fracture. Kucherov was hurt on a cross-check during Game 6 of the conference final against the New York Islanders. “He played with a flak jacket from that […]

Quest for the Stanley Cup Episode 6 recap: Takeaways from ‘On the Cusp’

This week we dive into Episode 6, titled “On the Cusp.” Thirty charming, entertaining minutes of delaying the inevitable. There was a bunch of intense on-ice action from Games 3 and 4 of the Stanley Cup Final in Montreal, but obviously nothing was more stressful than the end of Game 4 in overtime. The stretch […]

Tampa Bay Lightning’s Alex Killorn ruled out for Game 5 vs. Montreal Canadiens

Unlike Game 4, Killorn was not on the ice for warmups prior to Wednesday’s game. He also did not take part in an optional skate on Wednesday morning. Lightning coach Jon Cooper earlier in the day said Killorn was “in the same situation” and was “probably doubtful” to play against the Canadiens. Cooper said the […]

Tampa Bay Lightning close out Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 to win second straight Stanley Cup

The Tampa Bay Lightning are back-to-back Stanley Cup champs — and they did it in a nine-month span. Tampa Bay defeated the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday at home, becoming the first team to repeat as champion since the 2016 and 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy […]