Tough night for Peter Budaj.After watching Tampa Bay Lightning winger Jonathan Drouin snipe an early goal from a sharp angle, ...

Nikita Kucherov just won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP, and he's severely underpaid. His contract for the 2026-27 season with the Tampa Bay Lightning will pay him $9.5 million, an absolute bargain.

Lighting general manager Julien BriseBois gave the latest update regarding contract negotiations with star Nikita Kucherov.

Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP for the second time, adding to his team's awards haul. Kucherov finished second in the NHL with 130 points in 76 games - a ...

Lightning star Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's MVP for the second time, finishing 10 points ahead of Connor McDavid in the closest vote since 2001-02.

Nikita Kucherov was a catalyst of the Tampa Bay Lightning winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021, leading the postseason in scoring both times — but he’s been anything but a ...

Former Florida Panthers assistant GM Steve Werier joined The Overdrive to discuss offer sheets, revealing the process and the ...

While Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Julien BriseBois has quite a bit of work to get done as he looks to improve the ...

Nikita Kucherov, Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon all had incredible seasons, but the voters liked Kucherov the most, apparently. The Tampa Bay Lightning star was named the 2025-26 winner of the ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are taking on the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Tampa and Montreal officially began their matchup on Sunday evening in Tampa. It’s been a ...

Keeper of the Cup Phil Pritchard took the Hart Trophy out of its case at the Hockey Hall of Fame, and drove to the airport to make the trip from Toronto to Tampa. He then took a trolley, a jet ski and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, the second such honor of his career after also winning the Hart in 2019. The league announced the news ...