DENVER — To win the Stanley Cup each of the past two years, the Tampa Bay Lightning had to go through the stingy New York Islanders, defending Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens backstopped by goaltender Carey Price. “It’s funny how it works out that way, but the guys have found a way and we’ve just had to adapt our game …
TORONTO — Victor Hedman had a goal and three assists for his first four-point playoff game and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to even the first-round series. “I don’t know how far teams go when their big guys aren’t going,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “After we made it …
EDMONTON, Alberta — When the Tampa Bay Lightning were still in Toronto, they enjoyed some fresh air outside at the football stadium inside the bubble. This is everyone’s trophy.” Even with Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point filling the scoresheet, it was impossible to overstate Hedman’s value to Tampa Bay offensively, defensively and in the leadership department in the absence of …
