The Lightning's 'Swaggy' rookie settles in

At 24, Carter Verhaeghe was the only rookie to make the opening night roster and admittedly he was a little star-struck walking into the Lightning's dressing room. 

Johnson helps Lightning beat the Senators 5-3 for 6th straight 

Johnson scored with 1:30 left in regulation, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Saturday night for their sixth straight win.

Lightning extend win streak to 7 with 2-1 win over Montreal Canadiens

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 38 shots and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to five games with a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Point scored decided goal, TB Lightning beat Redwings 2-1

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point scored a power-play goal in the third period and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to three games with a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night.

Lightning overcome sluggish start to beat Canadiens 5-4

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Killorn scored twice, Victor Hedman had four assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied past the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 Saturday night.

Lightning score 3 power-play goals in 6-1 rout of Panthers

Victor Hedman had two goals and an assist, Brayden Point had a four-point game and the Tampa Bay Lightning scored three power-play goals in a 6-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Monday night.

Third period penalty kills help Capitals beat the Lightning

Dmitry Orlov scored the go-ahead goal with 6:03 left, Braden Holtby made 26 saves and the Washington Capitals killed off several late power plays to beat the

Stars beat Lightning 4-3 in OT

Tyler Seguin scored three minutes into overtime, Anton Khudobin stopped 45 shots, and the Dallas Stars beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night.

Cirelli scores in OT, Tampa Bay Lightning beat Senators 4-3

Anthony Cirelli scored with 19 seconds left in overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 Tuesday night.

Ellers and Hathaway score 44 apart, Capitals beat Lightning 5-2

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Lars Eller and Garnet Hathaway scored 44 seconds apart early in the third period and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Saturday night.

Stamkos scores 2, leads Lightning past slumping Bruins 3-2

Steven Stamkos had two goals to extend his recent tear and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the suddenly slumping Boston Bruins 3-2.

Stamkos, Vasilevskiy lead Lightning over Panthers

Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn scored to lead the Lightning over the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Tuesday night. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots for Tampa Bay, which lost 5-1 at home to the New York Islanders on Monday night.

Islanders beat Lightning, 5-1

The New York Islanders showed they have more than just a strong defense.

Vasilevskiy has 37 saves as Lightning beat Sharks 7-1

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 37 saves, Steven Stamkos had two power-play goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks 7-1 on Saturday night.

Sundqvist scores 2 before injury, Blues beat Lightning

Despite losing another important player, the first-place St. Louis Blues again found a way to win.

Lightning get 2 short-handed goals, beat Sabres 5-2

The Buffalo Sabres struggled against Tampa Bay and also lost one of their top defensemen.