Sometimes, the difference between making or missing the playoffs isn’t just about how many wins but who those wins are against.

With the deadline just days away, that’s what we’re going to look at using the Stanley Cup Checklist. The Athletic’s Dom ...

Washington avoided a shutout when Ovechkin scored late to move within 11 goals of surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, but ...

The Washington Capitals skated to a 3-1 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a Saturday afternoon matinee where a slow and ...

With days until the deadline, trades could redefine the balance of power in the NHL or barely cause a ripple. We'll see.

Chaffee scored with 26 seconds left. Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) stops a shot by Ottawa Senators right wing Adam Gaudette (81) during the third period of an NHL hockey ...

It turns out lightning does strike twice and that’s bad news for the Ottawa Senators ... enough to get chances on Andrei Vasilevskiy. That meant the Senators would have to battle back because ...

The good news: Ottawa Senators goalie Linus Ullmark finally ... saying Adam Gaudette interfered with Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. Tampa Bay took a 3-2 lead as Brandon Hagel rifled a ...

Tampa Bay moved into a tie with Ottawa for third place in the Atlantic Division. The Lightning beat the Senators 4-3 on Tuesday night.

TAMPA — The Lightning knew the importance of Tuesday’s game against the Senators, the first of ... a loose puck in front and batted it past Andrei Vasilevskiy with 5:51 left in the period.

Brandon Hagel scored less than two minutes into the third period to give the Tampa Bay Lightning the lead for good in a 4-3 win on Tuesday night that snapped the Ottawa Senators' five-game winning ...