TAMPA — Matt Tomkins never lacked confidence he eventually would make it to the NHL. But when you take a path as winding as Tomkins has, you often wonder when the window of opportunity will open.

Matt Tomkins furrowed his brow and stormed with uncharacteristic furor toward an exit of the BMO Harris Bank Center. As he did, Tomkins might have missed stopping to say “Goodnight” to the ...

The Lightning announced today they’ve reassigned goaltender Matt Tomkins to AHL Syracuse. They’re back to having two open ...

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 ...

I think our game’s matured from the back end all the way out.” The Lightning needed goaltender Matt Tomkins, an emergency recall from AHL Syracuse, to step up late in his first NHL start since ...

You never know when opportunity will come knocking. For goaltender Matt Tomkins and forward Austin Watson, it certainly looks like that time is now. Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning to a two-year ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Matt Tomkins waited a long time to earn his first NHL win. But he might not change a thing about the way it happened. The 29-year-old Tomkins was drafted in the seventh round in ...

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 ...

In a corresponding move, the team announced they’d recalled third-stringer Matt Tomkins from AHL Syracuse. The Bolts don’t have another recall option from the AHL if both Vasilevskiy and ...

Tomkins was loaned to AHL Syracuse on Sunday. Tomkins has been the backup goalie behind Andrei Vasilevskiy in the last two games due to the absence of Jonas Johansson (lower body). If Johansson ...

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 ...