July 5, 2021 Lightning coach Jon Cooper on verge of a familiar feeling Jon Cooper was a fresh-faced rising star when he coached the Norfolk Admirals to the American Hockey League's Calder Cup championship in 2012 after going on a 28-game winning streak during the season.
July 4, 2021 Tampa Bay Lightning family members denied entry to Canada for Stanley Cup The Tampa Bay Lightning are one win away from sweeping the Stanley Cup Final against the Montreal Canadiens, but if they clinch the series in Game 4 on Monday, families of players and staff will not be on the ice to celebrate.
July 3, 2021 Canadiens ponder lineup changes on brink of elimination Alexander Romanov played 54 games during the regular season for the Montreal Canadiens. Tomas Tatar played 50 and Jake Evans 47.
July 2, 2021 Lightning rout Canadiens 6-3 in Game 3; Tampa Bay one win away from Stanley Cup The Tampa Bay Lightning are just one game away from becoming back-to-back Stanley Cup champions after dominating the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday night to take a 3-0 series lead.
July 2, 2021 Wounded US Marine veteran recalls ‘powerful’ moment before Lightning’s Stanley Cup game Retired Lieutenant Colonel Ty Edwards was given a grim prognosis of ever standing or walking again after he was severely wounded in combat in Afghanistan in 2008 but on Wednesday, the 20-year Marine veteran did just that as he was cheered on by a crowd of more than 17,000 fans at Tampa Bay’s Amalie Arena during the National Anthem before Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.
July 1, 2021 Punch, counterpunch: Canadiens, Lightning final gets rugged Corey 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.
June 30, 2021 Lightning take another step toward Stanley Cup title with Game 2 win The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 in a heated Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final to take a 2-0 series lead, as the Lightning inch closer to becoming back-to-back championships.
June 30, 2021 Canadiens draft pick Sergachev now thriving for Lightning Mikhail Sergachev put on a Montreal Canadiens jersey when they chose him with the ninth pick in the 2016 draft, then wore one in a game just four times before being traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
June 29, 2021 Lightning's Nikita Kucherov joins elite group after recording consecutive 30-plus point postseasons Tampa Bay Lightning star winger Nikita Kucherov became only the third player in NHL history to have scored 30-plus points in consecutive postseasons, joining hockey legends Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
June 28, 2021 Nikita Kucherov lifts Lightning to big blowout win in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final The Tampa Bay Lightning struck first in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night.
