Flyers’ DeAngelo suspended 2 games for spearing Perry
March 8, 2023 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Tony DeAngelo was suspended two games by the NHL on Wednesday for spearing Tampa Bay’s Corey Perry during a scrum in front of the net.
Lightning score 4 in 2nd period; Ducks lose 6th straight
February 22, 2023 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nick Paul scored the first of four Tampa Bay goals in a span of 5:55 in the second period, and Brayden Point scored his 200th NHL goal as the Lightning dealt the Anaheim Ducks their sixth straight loss, 6-1 on Tuesday night.
Ducks come into matchup with the Lightning on losing streak
February 21, 2023 GMTAnaheim Ducks (17-33-7, eighth in the Pacific Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (35-17-3, third in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Lightning -545, Ducks +410; over/under is 6.5
Golden Knights play the Lightning on 4-game win streak
February 17, 2023 GMTTampa Bay Lightning (35-16-3, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (32-18-4, first in the Pacific Division)
Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights will try to extend a four-game win streak with a victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Lightning’s Vasilevskiy ends shutout drought, beats Avs
February 10, 2023 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30 saves to stop an 84-game regular-season shutout drought, Branon Hagel had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-0 on Thursday night.
Vasilevskiy ends 84-game shutout drought, Lightning beat Avs
February 10, 2023 GMTTAMPA, Fla, (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30 saves to stop an 84-game regular-season shutout drought, Branon Hagel had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-0 on Thursday night.
Lightning beat Kings 5-2 for 12th straight home win
January 29, 2023 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 on Saturday night for a franchise-record 12th consecutive home win.
Victor Hedman, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Corey Perry and Ross Colton also scored for Tampa Bay, which has won three in a row overall.
Lightning host the Bruins after Perry’s 2-goal game
January 25, 2023 GMTBoston Bruins (38-5-4, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (30-15-1, third in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Boston Bruins after Corey Perry's two-goal game against the Minnesota Wild in the Lightning's 4-2 win.
Stamkos, Perry lead Lightning to 4-2 win over Wild
January 25, 2023 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:38 remaining and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their 10th consecutive home game by defeating the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Stamkos scores 499th goal, Lightning beat Canucks 5-4
January 13, 2023 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his 499th goal on a 5-on-3 power play in the third period to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Thursday night.
On the verge of becoming the 47th NHL player to reach 500 goals, Stamkos beat Collin Delia from the left circle to make it 5-2 at 5:30.
Lightning score 3 goals 3:23 apart in 2nd, beat Kraken 6-2
December 14, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Corey Perry, Brayden Point and Ross Colton scored 3:23 apart in the second period, Nikita Kucherov had three assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Tuesday night.
Point scores 2 goals, Lightning beat Predators 5-2
December 9, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point had two goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning scored three times in the third period to beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Thursday night.
Point made it 3-2 with his second goal of the night, converting a 2-on-1 just 2:14 into the third.
Steven Stamkos reaches 1,000 points in Lightning’s victory
December 2, 2022 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Steven Stamkos had an assist for his 1,000th career point, Nick Paul scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday night.
Ian Cole had a goal and an assist, Ross Colton also scored, Corey Perry added two assists and Andrei Valilevsky made 21 saves.
Stamkos lifts Lightning past Sabres 6-5 in OT
November 29, 2022 GMTBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his second goal of the game 2:44 into overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 6-5 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.
Brayden Point also had two goals, Brandon Hagel had a goal and an assist, and Corey Perry also scored for the Lightning, who rallied from two goals down in the third period to force overtime.
Hagel’s late power play goal sends Lightning past Ducks, 4-2
October 27, 2022 GMTANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 4:27 to play in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night.
Mikhail Sergachev and Nikita Kucherov scored early goals, Nicholas Paul added an empty-net goal and Victor Hedman had two assists in Tampa Bay's third win in four games.
Lightning beat Isles 5-3 with Paul scoring late in second
October 23, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nicholas Paul scored a buzzer-beating second-period goal, Brayden Point had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 5-3 on Saturday night.
Tampa Bay also got goals from Brandon Hagel, Corey Perry and Alex Killorn.
Stamkos scores 2, Lightning beat Blue Jackets 5-2
October 15, 2022 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored twice, and Corey Perry and Ross Colton each had a goal and an assist, as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 Friday for their first win of the season.
Lightning win Game 5, deny Avs chance to take Stanley Cup
June 25, 2022 GMTDENVER (AP) — The Stanley Cup was in the building and just waiting to be paraded around the ice.
Pack it up. It's heading back to Florida.
The resilient Tampa Bay Lightning spoiled Colorado's party to stay in the hunt for a third straight Stanley Cup title, beating the Avalanche 3-2 on Friday night in Game 5.
Monday Sports in Brief
June 21, 2022 GMTNHL
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos, Pat Maroon and Ondrej Palat each had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning scored four times in the second period and beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 Monday night in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.
Lightning up 3-0 in series, Panthers at brink of elimination
May 23, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored two goals and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to move to the brink of another trip to the Eastern Conference final on Sunday.
Tampa Bay takes 2-0 lead into game 3 against Florida
May 22, 2022 GMTFlorida Panthers (58-18-6, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (51-23-8, third in the Atlantic Division)
Tampa, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Lightning lead series 2-0
Lightning score late, beat Panthers 2-1 for 2-0 series lead
May 20, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Ross Colton scored with 3.8 seconds remaining, giving the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Thursday night.
Lightning strike first against Panthers, win 4-1 in Game 1
May 18, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning won the first two games of their playoff series with the Florida Panthers on the road last year.
They're halfway to a repeat performance.
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, Andrei Vasilevskiy remained red-hot with 34 saves and the Lightning topped the Panthers 4-1 in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series Tuesday night.
Lightning strike early, beat Maple Leafs 7-3 to even series
May 9, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Talk about resilience.
The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning haven't lost consecutive playoff games in nearly three years, rattling off 17 consecutive victories following a postseason loss since the start of their 2020 title run.
2-time defending champ Lightning pull even with Maple Leafs
May 5, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Victor Hedman had a goal and three assists for his first four-point playoff game and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to even the first-round series.
Hedman, Lightning beat Maple Leafs 5-3 to even series
May 5, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Victor Hedman had a goal and three assists for his first four-point playoff game and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to even the first-round series.
Stamkos scores 3, Lightning rally to beat Islanders 6-4
April 30, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored three goals for his first hat trick of the season, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the New York Islanders 6-4 Friday night in the season finale.
Corey Perry, Ryan McDonagh and Brandon Hagel also scored for Tampa Bay, which trailed by two before scoring five times in the third period.
Brian Elliott makes 28 saves, Lightning beat Sabres 5-0
April 11, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brian Elliott made 28 saves, Corey Perry and Ondrej Palat had goals 17 seconds apart in the first period and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-0 on Sunday night.
Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov and Ross Colton also scored to help the two-time defending champion Lightning move past Boston into third place in the Atlantic Division.
Lightning score 3 goals in 32 seconds, beat Blackhawks 6-3
March 7, 2022 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Victor Hedman scored twice, Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and two assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Sunday night.
The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions came from behind with a five-goal outburst over seven minutes bridging the second and third periods.
Point has goal, 3 assists as Lightning beat Senators 5-2
March 2, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point had a goal and three assists, Steven Stamkos extended his goal streak to five games, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rebounded from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Corey Perry scores 400th NHL goal, Lightning beat Oilers 5-3
February 24, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Corey Perry became the 103rd NHL player to reach 400 goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Wednesday night.
The 36-year-old Perry had a nifty deflection of Mikhail Sergachev’s shot from the left circle during a power play that put Tampa Bay up 4-1 with 4:36 remaining in the second period.
Perry gets 400th goal, Lightning beat Oilers 5-3
February 24, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Corey Perry became the 103rd NHL player to reach 400 goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Wednesday night.
Perry had a nifty deflection of Mikhail Sergachev’s shot from the left circle during a power play that put Tampa Bay up 4-1 with 4:36 remaining in the second period.
Stamkos scores 2 in 3rd period, Lightning beat Coyotes 4-3
February 12, 2022 GMTGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Steve Stamkos scored twice in the third period, and Brayden Point and Corey Perry added goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 on Friday night.
Brian Elliott made 15 saves in his second start since Dec.
Stone scores winner, Golden Knights beat Lightning 3-2 in SO
January 30, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mark Stone scored the winner in the seventh round of a shootout and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 after blowing a two-goal lead in the third period Saturday night.
Colton scores twice as Lightning cruise past Sharks 7-1
January 23, 2022 GMTSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ross Colton scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the San Jose Sharks 7-1 on Saturday night.
Alex Killorn and Steven Stamkos each had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who have won seven of nine.
Kucherov has 2 assists in return, Lightning beat Flames 4-1
January 7, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a pair of nifty assists in his return from a lengthy injury during Tampa Bay's three-goal third period in the Lightning's 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
Lightning beat Blue Jackets 7-2 to stop 3-game slide
January 5, 2022 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ondrej Palat had two goals and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning trounced the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-2 on Tuesday night to break a three-game losing streak.
Brayden Point added a goal and two assists for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, who scored three power-play goals.
Zibanejad makes lone shootout goal, Rangers beat Bolts 4-3
January 1, 2022 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored the lone goal in a shootout and the New York Rangers stopped Tampa Bay’s seven-game home winning streak by beating the Lightning 4-3 on Friday night.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 25 shots, Barclay Goodrow scored twice, and Alexis Lafrenière also had a goal for the Rangers.
Lightning rally late, beat Canadiens in OT as NHL returns
December 29, 2021 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored 36 seconds into overtime after Tampa Bay teammate Corey Perry tied it late in the third period, and the Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Tuesday night in the first NHL game following an extended holiday break.
Palat scores in OT, Lightning rally past Habs in NHL return
December 29, 2021 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored 36 seconds into overtime after Tampa Bay teammate Corey Perry tied it late in the third period, and the Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Tuesday night in the first NHL game following an extended holiday break.
Vegas hosts Tampa Bay after shootout victory
December 20, 2021 GMTTampa Bay Lightning vs. Vegas Golden Knights
Paradise, Nevada; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Knights -120, Lightning +100
Stamkos and Tampa Bay take on Los Angeles
December 13, 2021 GMTLos Angeles Kings (12-10-4, sixth in the Pacific) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (17-6-4, third in the Atlantic)
Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -226, Kings +183; over/under is 5.5
Lightning rally late, beat Canadiens 3-2 in Cup rematch
December 8, 2021 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored with 38 seconds left, giving the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 comeback win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Tampa Bay’s victory came exactly five months after the Lightning beat the Canadiens in the 2021 Stanley Cup Final.
Perry, Palat score late, Lightning rally past Canadiens 3-2
December 8, 2021 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored with 38 seconds left in the third period, giving the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Tampa Bay's victory comes exactly five months after the Lightning beat the Canadiens in the 2021 Stanley Cup Final.
Perry, McDonagh lead Lightning in 7-1 win over flat Flyers
December 6, 2021 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Corey Perry had two goals and an assist and Ryan McDonagh scored and had a pair of assists to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 7-1 victory over the slumping Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night.
Hartman scores in 3rd straight; Wild beat Lightning 4-2
November 28, 2021 GMTST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ryan Hartman broke a 2-all tie midway through the third period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Sunday.
Hartman scored for the third straight game and has goals in five of the last six games to give him 12 on the season.
Vasilevskiy makes 34 saves, Lightning beat Flyers 4-0
November 24, 2021 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 34 saves, Zach Bogosian and Corey Perry both ended lengthy goal droughts, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0 on Tuesday night.
Vasilevskiy made a nifty first-period glove save on Claude Giroux’s left-circle shot.
Perry, Stamkos score 2 each as Lightning beat Panthers 6-2
October 8, 2021 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Corey Perry and Steven Stamkos each scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-2 in a preseason game Thursday night.
Anthony Cirelli and Pat Maroon also scored for Tampa Bay, and Brian Elliott finished with 21 saves.
Gabriel Fortier has hat trick, Lightning beat Hurricanes 8-5
October 2, 2021 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Gabriel Fortier had a hat trick to help the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 8-5 in exhibition play Friday night.
Corey Perry scored twice, Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point and Pat Maroon added goals and Hugo Alnefelt stopped 39 shots.
Saad to Blues, Perry to Lightning: Recent champs add winners
July 30, 2021 GMTThe St. Louis Blues inked Brandon Saad to a five-year contract and the Tampa Bay Lightning signed Corey Perry for two years Thursday as the two recent Stanley Cup champions brought in more winning experience on the second day of free agency.
Defending champion Lightning sign Corey Perry to 2-year deal
July 29, 2021 GMTVeteran forward Corey Perry signed a $2 million, two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, replenishing some of the toughness they lost after winning the Stanley Cup back to back.
‘They never quit’: Canadiens fall short in Cup Final
July 8, 2021 GMTBrendan Gallagher lowered his head and began wiping tears from his scarred face, having difficulty accepting the sudden finality of the Montreal Canadiens' season being over.
Already the inspirational leader of the franchise, Gallagher provided the voice to the bitter feelings of disappointment he and his teammates felt following a 1-0 Stanley Cup Final-clinching loss in Game 5 to the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.
Punch, counterpunch: Canadiens, Lightning final gets rugged
July 1, 2021 GMTCorey Perry walked into the locker room after his 164th career NHL playoff game and 19th with the Montreal Canadiens and told his teammates to savor the experience.
Canadiens’ Armia in COVID-19 protocol day before Cup Final
June 27, 2021 GMTMontreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia has been placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol and didn’t travel with the team to Tampa Bay on Sunday, a day before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
General manager Marc Bergevin made the announcement after Armia was not at practice in Montreal before the Canadiens traveled to play the Lightning.
Pressure on Vegas with semifinal series shifting to Montreal
June 17, 2021 GMTThe last time the Vegas Golden Knights played north of the border, they outshot a gritty, underdog opponent and got beat by a hot goaltender.
The next game they play in Canada presents a similar challenge against Carey Price and the Montreal Canadiens, who resemble the 2020 Dallas Stars in many ways beyond the presence of Corey Perry.
Vets Pietrangelo, Perry contributing for Vegas, Montreal
June 15, 2021 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Alex Pietrangelo and Corey Perry had very different free agent experiences last offseason.
Pietrangelo got a private plane trip to Vegas for an in-person meeting with the Golden Knights when the market opened and got a long-term contract worth over $61 million.
Price has 30 saves, Canadiens top Maple Leafs 3-1 in Game 7
June 1, 2021 GMTTORONTO (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens faced elimination three times against the Toronto Maple Leafs. And they brushed off the pressure each time.
Carey Price made 30 saves and the Canadiens advanced to the second round by beating the Maple Leafs 3-1 in Game 7 on Monday night.
Canadiens beat Maple Leafs 3-2 in OT to force Game 7
May 30, 2021 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored at 15:15 of overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Saturday night to force Game 7 in the first-round series.
Corey Perry and Tyler Toffoli also scored and Carey Price made 41 saves in front of the first Canadian hockey crowd since the start of the pandemic.
Tavares has concussion, knee injury; likely to miss series
May 22, 2021 GMTToronto captain John Tavares will probably miss the rest of the first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens after sustaining a concussion and a knee injury during Game 1.
The center's availability for the rest of the postseason is uncertain, if the Maple Leafs advance.
Leafs captain John Tavares leaves hospital; out indefinitely
May 21, 2021 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was discharged from the hospital Friday, one day after leaving the ice on a stretcher following a knee to his head.
Coach Sheldon Keefe said after practice that Tavares had a concussion and will be out indefinitely.