TAMPA — Matt Tomkins never lacked confidence he ... at No. 19 overall by the Lightning. Tomkins was the second-to-last goalie chosen, with the 199th pick in the seventh round by the Blackhawks.

but Tomkins finally arrived Tuesday night, winning his first NHL game at age 29 in a 5-3 Tampa Bay Lightning victory against the Montreal Canadiens. Matt Tomkins, in his third career game ...

TORONTO — Goaltender Matt Tomkins, who was added to the Lightning’s roster Tuesday as an emergency recall, is expected to start Thursday’s game in Montreal. Starter Andrei Vasilevskiy is in ...

MONTREAL — A red-hot Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist and goaltender Matt Tomkins earned his first NHL win as the Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 on Tuesday night.

Matt Tomkins furrowed his brow and stormed with ... Tomkins signed a two-way NHL contract with the Lightning in May. He was under no illusion that he would be stashed in the AHL.

The Lightning announced today they’ve reassigned goaltender Matt Tomkins to AHL Syracuse. They’re back to having two open spots on the active roster. The 30-year-old Tomkins is in his second ...

The Lightning announced Friday that they’ve recalled goaltender Matt Tomkins from AHL Syracuse. Presumably, Jonas Johansson or Andrei Vasilevskiy is unavailable or uncertain for this ...

Tomkins was summoned from AHL Syracuse on Saturday. Tomkins has a 2.54 GAA and a .911 save percentage in 22 appearances with Syracuse in 2024-25. Jonas Johansson is dealing with a lower-body ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning have made a roster move, reassigning goaltender Matt Tomkins to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. Tomkins, 30, was called up to the ...

The Lightning may be without their regular netminders ... In a corresponding move, the team announced they’d recalled third-stringer Matt Tomkins from AHL Syracuse. The Bolts don’t have ...

This roster move might indicate that Johansson is ready to return, but Tampa Bay is off until Thursday, so there would still be time for the Lightning to recall Tomkins or another netminder if ...