The Latest Breaking News from Lightning

DENVER — The only way the Lightning will see the Avalanche again after Tuesday night will be in the Stanley Cup final, but the two teams have gotten familiar with each other over the past week.

The Lightning built off the momentum of Thursday’s shutout home win over the Avalanche, starting a challenging four-game road trip by beating the Central Division-leading Stars.

An altercation between a Tampa Bay Lightning fan and a Florida Panthers mascot on Monday was not staged, and has prompted an investigation by the Panthers, a team spokesperson said.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Matthew Tkachuk was right back on the ice Sunday, a day after winning MVP of the 2023 NHL All-Star Game at the end of a busy week as the league’s unofficial ambassador for its week-long Broward County spectacular. His Florida Panthers, sitting three points out of postseason…

SUNRISE, Fla. — The past two seasons, the Lightning spent the second half of the regular season jostling with the Panthers for playoff positioning near the top of the Atlantic Division.

LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry has his mouthguard. Amalia Holguin has her gum.

TAMPA, Fla. — Early this season, Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy needed a change. After years of committing himself to an extensive preparation regimen that helped turn him into arguably the best netminder in the world, Vasilevskiy felt like he needed to pull back a bit.

TAMPA, Fla. — About an hour and a half before the puck dropped Saturday night, Jon Cooper had a concern. The Lightning coach was thrilled with how his team had played in beating the NHL-leading Bruins on Thursday night, and he was happy with how his players had stepped up…

TAMPA, Fla. — Something had to give.