Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman hadn't appeared in an NHL game since he left the team back in March.

For four-and-a-half seasons, Victor Hedman and Ryan McDonagh secured the Lightning blue line, giving them one of the toughest defensive cores in the league. When McDonagh was traded to Nashville in ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning’s bid to advance ended with a 2-1 defeat to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series. The matchup was evenly contested, with identical goal totals ...

These veterans account for 356 playoff games of experience, quite a plus when going up against the defending Stanley Cup champions. Eduardo A. Encina is a sports reporter covering the Tampa Bay ...