Finally, accompanied again by his dangling mouthpiece, he shuffled the puck back and forth in front of Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, as if performing hockey’s version of the three-card Monte.

The playoff beard is one of hockey’s greatest and most interesting traditions, and for a Lightning room that’s been through ...

As you'll see, the battles for MVP, rookie of the year and top defenseman have shifted ... Through 73 games, Kucherov had a ...

Hagel scored an empty-net goal in Monday's 5-1 win over the Rangers. Hagel has slowed down slightly to begin April -- he has two goals on nine shots over four games this month. The winger racked ...

Yanni Gourde and Brandon Hagel also scored ... straight and remain six points behind Montreal for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. Both teams have five games remaining.