A Corey Perry pass attempt atop the left faceoff circle bounced off an Ottawa skate and bounced to an open Paul at the netfront, where the Lightning forward deked to his backhand and sent the puck off the right goalpost and in for a 1-1 game.

Tampa Bay earns a ninth straight postseason berth and 12th in 13 seasons with the Rangers’ win over the Red Wings.

On Saturday, April 4, the Tampa Bay Lightning clinched an NHL playoff berth for the ninth consecutive season. Because of the Detroit Red Wings’ loss earlier in the day, Tampa Bay knew it was in the postseason before taking

It was a mighty challenge for Lightning coach Jon Cooper, yet the longest-tenured coach in the NHL since he was hired March 25, 2013, has Tampa Bay in a close race with the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens for first in the Atlantic Division.

The Atlantic Division's hierarchy has shifted this season with the sudden rise of the Buffalo Sabres and continued upward trajectory of the Montreal Canadiens.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Mitchell Chaffee was with the Tampa Bay Lightning at the beginning of the season, then was placed on waivers before being sent to the Syracuse Crunch. Thursday is his first game back,

The Lightning have yielded the first goal in six straight and fell behind by at least three goals at some point in each of five post-Olympic break losses.

A tied game heading into the final frame turns into a rout as Tampa Bay loses on the road for a second straight night.