The Lightning need to win to force a Game 7; otherwise, the Avalanche will be celebrating a Stanley Cup championship in Tampa.
Bryan Murphy
Colorado has another chance to clinch a Stanley Cup win with Game 6 on Sunday.
The Avs have won the franchise's third Stanley Cup after defeating the Lightning in the Cup Final.
The Tampa Bay forward has seven goals in the third period during the 2022 playoffs.
The Lightning forced a Game 6 with their 3-2 win in Game 5.
Tampa Bay forced a Game 6 that is to be played on Sunday.
Lightning coach Jon Cooper offers emotional response, took issue with no-call penalty against the Avalanche, which ultimately left his team in a 3-1 hole.
The Avs took Game 4 in overtime thanks to Nazem Kadri and are now one win away from lifting the Stanley Cup.
If the Avs win Friday, not only will they be hoisting the Stanley Cup, but someone is going home with the Conn Smythe honors.
An Avalanche win means Colorado will raise the Stanley Cup.
Will Colorado close out Tampa Bay and raise the Cup in Game 5?
The Lightning aren't going to waste time pouting around about the missed too many men on the ice call in overtime of Game 4.
The NHL missed an obvious penalty call in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Jacob Camenker
Tampa Bay is avoids a major injury scare after its forward appears to have caught a skate from a Lightning teammate.
Carlan Gay
The Lightning look to even the series with a Game 4 win in Tampa Bay. Can they get back level with the Avalanche?
Point will miss the pivotal Game 4 matchup.
Edward Sutelan
Kucherov was sent into the boards on what was deemed a "dangerous" hit from Tampa Bay players in Game 3.
Joe Rivera
Colorado takes a 3-1 series lead back to Denver after Kadri's overtime winner.
The Lightning cut the Avalanche's lead in the Stanley Cup Final to 2-1 with a win on Monday.
Kucherov left Game 3 in the third period and did not return.
The Lightning grabbed their first win of the series in Game 3. Can they get another in Game 4, or will the Avs go up 3-1?
The Lightning center left in the first period and did not return.
There are a number of critical players dealing with injuries ahead of the third game in the Stanley Cup Finals. Here's what you need to know.
Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final starts tonight in Tampa.
Will Colorado go up 3-0, or will Tampa Bay grab its first win of the Stanley Cup Final?
The Avs are in complete control of the Stanley Cup Final as the series shifts to Tampa.
Burakovsky left in the second period after taking a puck to the hand.
The series shifts to Tampa Bay with the Avalanche holding a commanding 2-0 series lead.
Can the Lightning add a fourth Cup to the franchise's history books?
The Avalanche needed overtime to earn their Game 1 victory over the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning. Can they protect home ice and go up 2-0 with a Game 2 win?
Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final starts tonight in Denver.
The NHL is cutting off Russia from its Stanley Cup celebrations after the country's invasion of Ukraine in February.
Colorado jumps out to a 1-0 series lead thanks to Burakovsky's heroics.
Colorado took a 1-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final thanks to Burakovsky's goal.
The Avalanche took a 1-0 series lead thanks to a Game 1 OT winner from Andre Burakovsky.
Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final starts tonight in Denver.
Colorado and Tampa Bay kick off finals action with Game 1 on Wednesday.
The Lightning forward has not played since Game 7 of the first round of the 2022 playoffs.
The Avalanche and Lightning kick off their final series on Wednesday, June 15.
Two of the NHL's best clubs over the last couple of seasons meet in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final.
Here is everything you need to know about watching the 2022 Stanley Cup Final via live stream.
Two of the game's most talented blue liners square off in the Stanley Cup Final.
Maroon's squads have refused to lose in the last three postseasons.
The stars are out in full form for the 2022 Stanley Cup Final.
The Stanley Cup Final between Colorado and Tampa Bay is approaching.
Tampa Bay advances to play Colorado in the 2022 Stanley Cup Final.
Point was injured in Game 7 of the Lightning's first-round series win against the Maple Leafs.
The Tampa Bay blue-liner left his team's Game 5 win but then returned late in the third period.
Tampa Bay is one win away from punching its ticket to a third-straight Stanley Cup Final.
A Justin Bieber concert can be moved, but that's an awful lot of logistics.
Kevin Skiver
Tampa Bay is looking to grab another home win and turn the conference finals series into a best-of-three.
The Eastern Conference finals head south to Tampa for Game 3 on Sunday.
Playing against the Lightning after a loss has meant bad news during the past three postseasons.
The Eastern Conference finals feature two of the best goaltenders in the league.
Two of the best goalies in the league go head-to-head with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final on the line.
Ross Colton's game-winner in the final seconds of regulation was amazing, but Dave Mishkin and Phil Esposito's call of it may have been just as good.
Brayden Point left late in the first period of the Lightning-Leafs Game 7. Will he be available for Game 2 against the Florida Panthers?
The Panthers and the Lightning are starting their Eastern Conference second round series on Tuesday night. Here's how NHL fans can watch and live stream the action.
The Lightning advance to play the Panthers in the second round.
The Maple Leafs have one last chance to exorcise their playoff demons and win a playoff series.
David Suggs
The Lightning survive to see another day, forcing a Game 7 against the Maple Leafs.
Kyle Clifford was given a five-minute boarding major and a game misconduct for his hit on Ross Colton.
The Leafs will look to start the 2022 NHL playoffs on the right foot with a Game 1 win over the Lightning on Monday. Here's how to watch all the action.
The Maple Leafs grabbed the No. 2 spot in the Atlantic Division while the Lightning placed third.
Jon Cooper was given an early exit by referee Wes McCauley in the second period of Thursday night's game against the Penguins.
Kucherov will miss a minimum of two months following surgery on Tuesday.
Jackie Spiegel
ESPN begins its new tenure as the home for hockey with a double header featuring the Lightning vs. Penguins and Kraken vs. Golden Knights.
Nikita Kucherov really let loose. That's a lot of beer.
Kucherov not only ripped Canadiens fans in his postgame presser, but also the NHL for not awarding Vasilevskiy the Vezina Trophy.
Tampa Bay's five-tool player had been out since getting injured in the second period of Game 1 of the Final.
Sporting News had all the action as Tampa Bay won its second straight Stanley Cup.
Maroon joined a wildly exclusive club on Wednesday after the Lightning won their second-straight Stanley Cup.
Zac Al-Khateeb
Elsa is scheduled to make landfall in Tampa Bay on Wednesday morning. Game 5 is scheduled for that night.
Sporting News had all the action as Montreal sent the series back to Tampa Bay.
The grand finale of the 2021 NHL season begins Monday, June 28.
The 20-year-old will be watching Game 4 from the press box.
The Lightning are one win away from sweeping the Canadiens out of the Stanley Cup Final.
Sporting News had all the action as the Lightning won Game 3.
The Canadiens' bench boss missed the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final.
Sporting News had all the action as the Lightning won Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.
The Tampa Bay forward gave his team a lead after 40 minutes with one of the best effort plays you'll ever see.
Tom Gatto
Sporting News has you covered on how to watch Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Canadiens and Lightning on Wednesday.
The Lightning bullied Montreal for pretty much the entirety of Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, including a scuffle that bloodied Gallagher's head.
Sporting News had all the action as the defending champs and the NHL's most-storied franchise began their showdown for Lord Stanley's Cup.
Who's the favorite to be named this year's Stanley Cup playoff MVP? Sporting News ranks the top six candidates entering the final.
The Lightning and Canadiens are getting ready to square off in Game 1 of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final. Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the contest.
Here's everything to know about watching the 2021 NHL playoffs third round, including a complete TV schedule updated with start times and channels for every series.
It came down to one game. Sporting News had all the action as the defending champs earned a chance at winning back-to-back Cups.
If Wednesday's Game 6 was the last time the Islanders are to play in Nassau Coliseum, then it went out in beer-drenched style.
The Tampa Bay stalwart left the ice early in the first period.
The 2021 Stanley Cup semifinal series is heading back to Tampa.
The Islanders may be without their best player for a must-win Game 6.
The defenseman played goaltender with just under three seconds remaining in the game to preserve New York's Game 4 win.
Varlamov was making his seventh straight start for New York.
The Islanders took Game 1 in the best-of-seven series.
Everything you need to know about the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders before their 2021 Stanley Cup semifinal series.
Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton isn't taking the team's loss to the Lightning too hard, especially since Tampa Bay was so far over the salary cap.
Tampa Bay now has a 3-1 series lead over Carolina.
Nikita Kucherov's season debut in Game 1 of the Central Division first-round series stirred discussion about Tampa Bay's management of the salary cap during the regular season.
Panthers vs. Lightning. Hurricanes vs. Predators. Who will advance? Sporting News breaks down the first-round matchups.
Perhaps not the greatest idea during a pandemic.
Tampa Bay Lightning players and other former NHL players have responded to columnist and radio host Damian Cox's suggestion that this year's Stanley Cup title wasn't "real." And they aren't very happy about it.
Billy Heyen
Can you blame them?
Benn was clearly at a loss for words.
Tampa Bay brings the Stanley Cup back to Florida for the first time in 16 years.
Dallas was two wins away from winning the Stanley Cup but will instead leave the bubble empty-handed.
The Tampa Bay defenseman anchored the blue line and contributed 10 goals in the postseason.
Tampa Bay wins its first Stanley Cup championship since 2004.
Sporting News had all the action as the Lightning become champions for the second time in franchise history.
The Tampa Bay forward played just under three minutes in Game 3.
Sporting News had all the action as the Stars avoided elimination and kept bubble hockey going just a little bit longer.
Tampa Bay is one win away from winning the Stanley Cup.
It had been 212 days since Tampa Bay's captain played in a game.
The Stars goaltender made 35 saves on 36 Lightning shots.
Everything you need to know about the Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars before the puck drops on the 2020 Stanley Cup Final.
The grand finale of the 2019-20 NHL season begins Saturday, Sept. 19.
Tampa Bay heads to the Stanely Cup Final for the second time in the last five years.
Eberle, who spent the first seven years of his career with the Oilers, keeps the Islanders alive in Edmonton.
The Islanders were pushed to the brink of elimination in less than 30 seconds.
Tampa Bay's No. 1 center, one of the NHL's leading scorers in the 2020 postseason, appeared to suffer an injury in Game 2.
The NHL's Department of Player Safety said the Tampa Bay forward's check was "a forceful hit from behind on a defenseless player who was no longer in possession of the puck."
Tampa Bay's forward group took another hit with Point's exit.
The Tampa Bay forward was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for the first-period hit.
Tampa Bay takes a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven game Eastern Conference final.
Everything you need to know about the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders before the puck drops in the 2020 Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals.
The Tampa Bay forward scored a beauty to get his squad on the scoresheet in the first period Tuesday night.
The NHL 2019-20 season resumes with 24 teams competing for berths and seeding in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Teams will be isolated in two hub cities in Canada.
The Blue Jackets tied their series with the Lightning on Thursday.
The fourth longest game set a bunch of records and crazy game-highs.
The quote machine was churning Tuesday after more than 150 minutes of hockey was played.
It lasted longer than two NHL regulation games — heck, more than two regular-season overtime games — and Twitter loved it.
Rask showed quick reflexes and a touch of creativity in front of his own net.
Dan Bernstein
The coronavirus outbreak in Florida apparently is impacting the sports world, too.
Tadd Haislop
All 31 teams, along with NHL Seattle, will be represented in a four-week tournament of "NHL 20" starting April 30.
Sam Ficarro
The Boston Bruins win the Presidents' Trophy for the third time in franchise history.
Tampa Bay held the second-best record in the Eastern Conference when the season was paused on March 12.
Every goal song is accompanied by excitement, but some are much more iconic than others.
Sam Jarden
Sixty-five players will participate in a "Fortnite" tournament for a $200,000 charity prize pool
How would the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs look if the regular season officially ended on March 12? Sporting News gives you the matchups and the key storylines.
Some big names are slated to return if the season resumes.
The Boston play-by-play announcer delivered some strange quotes during a chaotic sequence in Saturday night's Bruins-Lightning game.
Stamkos will undergo surgery to repair a core muscle injury that has plagued him throughout the season.
Jake Muzzin did not return after suffering a hand injury in the Leafs' 4-3 road victory over the Lightning.
New Jersey's roster dismantling began in earnest on Sunday.
Steve Kournianos
It's the latest in a long line of discipline issues for Edmonton's Kassian.
The mask features Bryant's Nos. 24 and 8, as well as the names of the victims of Sunday's tragedy.
Rudi Schuller
White's goal prompted fan reactions on Twitter — both in favor and against the rule disallowing head-butting goals.
Jace Mallory
Eichel's impressive tally keeps him in third in the NHL goal-scoring race — and it was his first career short-handed goal.
Tommy McArdle
Many teams could feel a crunch when trying to put together their rosters next season.
Lyle Richardson
Kucherov, 26, left the game in the second period against the Washington Capitals after taking a puck to the foot.
The 29-year-old captain remained on the bench for the second and third periods of Tampa Bay's victory over Chicago but did not play.
The 32-year-old forward went down with injury after taking a low hit from Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov on Nov. 8.
Sammi Silber
The 19-year-old blueliner was elbowed in the face by Erik Cernak.
The 19-year-old Sabres defenseman suffered a concussion on the play.
The 56-year-old finds himself unemployed for the first time in 17 years.
Kucherov, 26, was hit hard by St. Louis forward Brayden Schenn late in the second period of Thursday's game against the St. Louis Blues.
The St. Louis native signed a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning over the summer.
The 25-year-old blueliner has seven points in 16 games this season.
The 2019 Global Series headed to Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday for the first game of a two-game set.
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Buffalo Sabres will play a two-game set in Stockholm beginning Friday, Nov. 8.
The 30-year-old blueliner was bought out by the New York Rangers during the 2019 offseason.
Victor Hedman left the game with an undisclosed injury, while Pat Maroon left the ice after a fight with New York's Micheal Haley.
Callahan will make his regular-season debut on NHL Network on NHL Tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
The fight was the fourth of Point's career and the third of Pageau's.
It was that kind of night for the Bolts and their opponent, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
It didn't take long for Brayden Point to net his first goal of the season in his return debut against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The 2019-20 NHL season is finally upon us. Here are the games that you can't miss this year.
The 23-year-old racked up 41 goals and 92 points in 79 games for the Lightning last season.
The 35-year-old blueliner collected 56 goals and 264 points in 927 career games split between the Rangers and Lightning.
Maroon scored the game-winning goal in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Stars.
Thomas Lott
Twenty teams had at least one player file for arbitration. Two teams may have up to four contracts to negotiate.
Matt Hornick
Pavelski may not be able to go back to San Jose after the Sharks gave Erik Karlsson an eight-year deal.
The 13-year veteran is coming off a 17-point season in 2018-19.
A camera was on several Lightning players during the joke — and they seemed a bit annoyed.
Between now and July 1, Sporting News will break down the NHL's top free agents. Here's a look at the top restricted free agents in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division.
Despite a stunning first-round sweep by the Blue Jackets last month, Tampa Bay is favored to bounce back and go all the way next season.
Kirstie Chiappelli
With their seasons coming to an end earlier than expected, the Tampa Bay Lightning, Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets will begin to work on their rosters for the 2019-20 season.
Despite winning the Presidents' Trophy easily, Tampa Bay was bounced in the first round in a historic sweep by the upstart Blue Jackets. Here's how the Lightning's choke compares to other No. 1 overall seeds who fell well short of winning the Stanley Cup.
The hockey world took swiftly to social media to register their take on one of the biggest collapses in Stanley Cup playoff history.
Notoriously grumpy John Tortorella seemed fine with being hit by the beverages of exuberant Columbus fans.
The Lightning are down 3-0 in their first-round series with the Blue Jackets.
The Tampa Bay Lightning find themselves 3-0 down in their first-round series with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Bolts will be without the regular season leader in points and assists for Game 3 against the Blue Jackets.
Mark Suleymanov
The Lightning are headed for Game 3 down 0-2 to the Blue Jackets, but there are reasons for Tampa Bay to be optimistic.
The NHL suspends Lightning star Nikita Kucherov for one game for boarding the Blue Jackets' Markus Nutivaara late in Friday's game.
Bill Marx
Getting a goal, assist and fight in the same game is rare in regular circumstances, but doing so in the playoffs against the President's Trophy winners is downright unthinkable.
Matt Duchene was all over the score sheet Friday as the Columbus center led his team to a dominant 5-1 victory over Tampa Bay.
Sporting News' NHL experts break down each Eastern Conference playoff series, predict the eventual conference champion and make their Stanley Cup picks.
Columbus came back from a 3-0 deficit in the first period to win Game 1.
The goal was Killorn's 21st postseason goal in his 65th career game.
Everything you need to know about the Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets before their first-round series in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs.
The NHL deadline has come and gone. Here's a list of every completed deal before the 2019 cutoff on Feb. 25.
The 2019 NHL trade deadline is here and teams are already wheelin' and dealin'. Here is your one-stop shop for all the latest trade news and rumors.
Never shy, Jeremy Roenick provides musings on everything from the NHL trade deadline to how he would love to be a part of the Hurricanes' postgame celebrations.
After a standout five-point evening, Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov is one tally shy of the century mark.
Luongo is now only behind Martin Brodeur after making his 1,030th appearance.
Sidney Crosby further etched his name in Pittsburgh lore on Saturday, as he surpassed Mario Lemieux for the most games played as a Penguin.
John O'Callaghan
Tampa Bay's Jon Cooper, Winnipeg's Paul Maurice, Washington's Todd Reirden and Calgary's Bill Peters will be the head coaches for the 2019 All-Star Game.
Conor Roche
