Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe wouldn't be denied on Florida's first goal of Game 5 against the Lightning.
A few Tampa Bay Lightning players stepped up yesterday in game two. However, the Lightning fell to the Florida Panthers by a score of 3-2 in overtime to continue their 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoff run.
This series is being dubbed the battle for Florida; which team will come out victorious, the Panthers or the Lightning? After clinching the Atlantic Division title, Florida is set up for an in-state rivalry in round one.
Here are five of the biggest potential X factors for the Eastern Conference in this year's first round.
For just the third time ever, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers are set to face off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. All three have happened in the last four seasons.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are the team that nobody wants to face in the NHL playoffs.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are one of the hottest teams in the National Hockey League — and a lot of that has to do with their star between the pipes. With an 8-1-1 record in their last 10 games, the Lightning have improved to 42-26-7 with 91 points on the year.
It took nearly five months to rematch, but last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning for the third of four meetings this season and the first of two in the next two weeks as both teams continue their pursuit of picking up points in the standings with the playoffs around the corner.
The Tampa Bay Lightning picked up a statement win Saturday night against the Florida Panthers, 5-3. After going up 4-0, the team faced the risk of watching another early multi-goal lead slip away.
SUNRISE — For the third straight game, the Florida Panthers found themselves down three goals in the second period. On Tuesday, they rallied to beat the Stars.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have won 10 of their last 13 games, including a big shootout victory against the rival Boston Bruins on Feb. 13. This key win featured a strong performance from goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, who saved 36 of 38 shots (.947 save percentage) and was perfect in overtime and the shootout.
With the Tampa Bay Lightning getting a few days off, it’s the perfect time to do a player check-in. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy has played 21 games since his return from back surgery – officially catching up to fill-in and backup goalie Jonas Johansson.
All good things must come to an end. On Thursday evening, the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning, falling 7-4 to the visitors. This ends an eight-game winning streak, and a win would have matched a franchise record winning streak.
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy was temporarily distracted during his postgame interview Monday night after someone in the locker room farted.
Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy led the Tampa Bay Lightning to three straight Stanley Cup Finals, winning the Cup twice and then losing to Colorado in 2022, so his absence for the first 20 games this season was felt.
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was activated off injured reserve Friday and will make his season debut against the host Carolina Hurricanes later in the night, coach Jon Cooper announced.
Andrei Vasilevskiy is finally back for the Tampa Bay Lightning, as he is confirmed to get the start in goal for the Bolts on Friday against the Carolina Hurricanes after missing the first 20 games of the season recovering from back surgery.
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy could return to the ice by Thanksgiving, which would be slightly ahead of his original recovery schedule from last month's back surgery.
Tampa Bay Lightning star netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy is a little ahead of schedule in his recovery from offseason back surgery, head coach Jon Cooper told the media Monday.
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper addressed the media Monday and gave an update on franchise goaltender Andrei Vasilevksiy’s injury progress.
Andrei Vasilevskiy underwent surgery late last month and was given an eight- to 10-week timeline for recovery.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are facing a challenging situation with star goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy sidelined for the next eight to ten weeks following surgery on his lower back; Vasilevskiy had a microdiscectomy on a lumbar back herniation Thursday morning.
This is obviously a major blow to the Lightning, who have come to rely on the brilliant goaltending provided by Vasilevskiy in order to remain among the top teams in a highly competitive Atlantic Division.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are without all-world netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy as the preseason schedule begins.
A year ago, Derek Lalonde was wrapping up his fourth season as a Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach. Now the Red Wings head coach is in Sportsnet's studio talking about his former team.
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