Victor Hedman was named captain of Team Sweden for the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday. Victor Hedman is in his first season as captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning and now he will captain Team Sweden for the 4 Nations Face-off.

Once again, the Tampa Bay Lightning are chasing down another postseason spot. Currently, the team holds the third Atlantic Division spot. With a 5-1 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings, the Bolts now have 53 points on the season.

(AP) — Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two ... Kucherov recorded his 600th career assist, one game after Victor Hedman recorded his 600th assist.

Here are three reasons to like the Lightning’s new-look power play. Thursday’s moves were transformative, because the personnel and positional changes made it difficult to tell which was the top unit and which was the second. Point men Victor Hedman and Darren Raddysh switched units, with Brayden Point and Jake Guentzel matched with Raddysh.

DETROIT — As the visiting dressing room at Little Caesars Arena began to clear out around him Saturday night, defenseman Victor Hedman sat ... of regulation. Jake Guentzel did just that the ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning took advantage of two late penalties to earn a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

It’s no secret that January has been a grind for the Lightning. It’s that way for every team at this point in the season. But add Tampa Bay’s schedule this month — 16 games over 29 days — and it’s

The league announced Friday that the cap, which currently sits at $88 million, will surge up to $113.5 million by 2027-28. That could help the Hawks, as a big-market team, in some ways — and hurt them in others.

Connor Bedard put the Chicago Blackhawks on the board, but it was Landon Slaggert who gave them the only lead they’d need.

Lightning general manager Julian BriseBois believes that his team is playing better than last season despite their struggles.

Both teams tightened up defensively in the second period, so scoring chances were more limited. The Red Wings did break the tie, however. Marco Kasper got open in front of the Lightning net and redirected a puck off the post and in at 9:55.

Cam Talbot stopped nearly 30 shots in a shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena.