Lightning goaltender Matt Tomkins participates in warmups before Thursday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Amalie Arena. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ] There are only 64 goaltending jobs in the ...

Matt Tomkins had to wait 4,131 days between draft day and the first time he stepped on the ice for an NHL game. ... Lightning goalie Matt Tomkins’ long journey to becoming a 29-year-old NHL rookie.

MONTREAL — When Matt Tomkins was a boy growing up in the Edmonton area, Patrick Roy was finishing up his Hall of Fame playing career with the Colorado Avalanche.In his final three seasons of ...

Lightning goaltender Matt Tomkins (90) is congratulated by teammates Nick Paul, second from left, Brayden Point (21) and Anthony Cirelli (71) after defeating the Canadiens Tuesday in Montreal to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed goaltender Matt Tomkins to a two-year, two-way contract, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. Tomkins, 6-foot-3, 194 ...

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 ...

Tomkins will guard the road goal versus the Canadiens on Tuesday, Chris Krenn of the Lightning's official site reports. Tomkins has lost his first two starts of the season, allowing seven goals on ...

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. Tomkins ...

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 afternoon ...