Habs brace for biggest test: Defending champion Lightning
MONTREAL — Artturi Lehkonen is keeping his composure after becoming part of the Montreal Canadiens’ illustrious history by scoring the franchise’s most important goal...
One trophy ignored, Canadiens shift focus to the Stanley Cup
MONTREAL — Shea Weber and the Montreal Canadiens kept their hands off the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl after advancing to the Stanley Cup Final,...
Confident Lightning, Islanders ready for Game 7 challenge
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t lost consecutive postseason games in over two years and haven’t faced a winner-take-all challenge since 2018.
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Beauvillier, Islanders beat Lightning in OT to force Game 7
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Anthony Beauvillier scored 1:08 into overtime and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday...
Islanders’ Lamoriello wins GM of the year award again
NEW YORK — Lou Lamoriello of the New York Islanders has won the Jim Gregory general manager of the year award for the second...
Stamkos, Vasilevskiy pace Lightning’s 8-0 rout of Islanders
TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist and Andrei Vasilevskiy notched his fourth career playoff shutout, helping the Tampa Bay...
Islanders sell out season tickets for 1st year at UBS Arena
NEW YORK — In the midst of the New York Islanders' second straight trip to the semifinal round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and...
Resilient Lightning expect to bounce back against Islanders
TAMPA, Fla. — No team has been more resilient in the NHL playoffs than the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Martin, Pulock help Isles top Lightning 3-2 to tie series
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Matt Martin capped New York's three-goal second period, Ryan Pulock made a diving stop in front of an open goal in...
Tensions rise quickly in semifinals between unfamiliar foes
When a heated scrum broke out between Islanders and Lightning players at the final horn of Game 2 and New York's Travis Zajac wrestled...