The upstart Montreal Canadiens will try to end Canada's 28-year Stanley Cup drought when they face the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL's best-of-seven championship series starting on Monday.

And then there were two. One team has defied the odds and the experts' projections to go on a magical run to the Stanley Cup Final...

Japan and the United States are making arrangements for First Lady Jill Biden to visit Japan for the Tokyo Olympics, but President Biden is not likely to accompany her, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily said on Sunday.

The 2021 Stanley Cup Final featuring the Tampa Bay Lightning against the Montreal Canadiens is loaded with plots and subplots, history and tradition, goaltending greats, skill, speed, tenacity, grit and devoted fanbases.

In most NHL seasons, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens would be unable to meet in the Stanley Cup Final...

Andrei Vasilevskiy had 18 saves and Yanni Gourde scored a short-handed goal to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 1-0 in Game 7 of their NHL playoff semifinal series

President Joe Biden has the chance to play the role he has long coveted on Thursday when a group of bipartisan senators brief him on an infrastructure "framework" deal.

In Game 4 of their semifinal series, the New York Islanders fended off a late rally by the Tampa Bay Lightning to earn a 3-2 victory. They tied the series at two wins apiece and carried a little bit of momentum into Game 5...

The race to the 2021 Stanley Cup Final continues. The Montreal Canadiens hold a 2-1 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights in one semifinal, while the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders are tied at 2 in the other...

The Tampa Bay Lightning took a 2-1 series lead over the New York Islanders with a 2-1 win in Nassau Coliseum on Thursday night. The Stanley Cup holders have won two in a row after falling in Game 1 of the semifinal series...

After getting off to a slow start in the Stanley Cup semifinals, the Tampa Bay Lightning are on a roll. And it's because of their stellar defense and the terrific play of goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy ...

After falling to the New York Islanders 2-1 on Sunday, the Tampa Bay Lightning came into Tuesday night's game looking to even their semifinal series. They did exactly that, nothing a 4-2 victory and setting up a pivotal Game 3 on Thursday...

The New York Islanders believe they have unfinished business to take care of when they open the Stanley Cup Semifinals against the Tampa Bay Lightning with Game 1 of the best-of-7 series at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Sunday (3 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS).

The NHL announced the three finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy Wednesday are Adam Fox of...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are half the way to defending their Stanley Cup title.  Last year's champs beat the Carolina Hurricanes X-X on Tuesday night,...

LIGHTNING WIN The Tampa Bay Lightning grabbed a commanding 3-1 series lead on the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs following...

The Tampa Bay Lightning could have moved one win away from advancing to the final four of the NHL playoffs Thursday night...

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31 shots in a masterful performance as the Tampa Bay Lightning claimed a 2-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 for its second road victory of the second-round series Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.

Since the NHL played this season without conferences and the postseason won't follow a traditional conference structure, the league is doing away with handing...

There will be no winner of the NHL's Prince of Wales Trophy or Clarence S. Campbell Bowl this year.

RT @NWSTampaBay: Showers with some lightning continue to develop along residual boundaries across the area, especially near Tampa Bay and N…

Showers with some lightning continue to develop along residual boundaries across the area, especially near Tampa Bay and Northern Nature Coast. Activity should diminish over the next few hours allowing for a calmer overnight period. Lows in the mid 70s to lower 80s. #FLwx https://t.co/cScOgb8hYT

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RT @BLXCKMASS1: Adding Ryan McDonagh in 2018 was the game changer the Tampa Bay Lightning needed https://t.co/oSeDWYVcWF

RT @BLXCKMASS1: Adding Ryan McDonagh in 2018 was the game changer the Tampa Bay Lightning needed https://t.co/oSeDWYVcWF

RT @BLXCKMASS1: Adding Ryan McDonagh in 2018 was the game changer the Tampa Bay Lightning needed https://t.co/oSeDWYVcWF

RT @BLXCKMASS1: Adding Ryan McDonagh in 2018 was the game changer the Tampa Bay Lightning needed https://t.co/oSeDWYVcWF

RT @BLXCKMASS1: Adding Ryan McDonagh in 2018 was the game changer the Tampa Bay Lightning needed https://t.co/oSeDWYVcWF

So I see a random article that Creed are back and are doing a cruise, I go to sixthman cuz I assume its them and it was but you know who else has a damn cruise - the Tampa Bay Lightning! .. What!?!

RT @NHLFutures: The Tampa Bay Lightning finished with 98 points last year after having incredibly low injuries and playing Vasilevski 60 ga…

RT @NHLFutures: The Tampa Bay Lightning finished with 98 points last year after having incredibly low injuries and playing Vasilevski 60 ga…

RT @BLXCKMASS1: Adding Ryan McDonagh in 2018 was the game changer the Tampa Bay Lightning needed https://t.co/oSeDWYVcWF

RT @BLXCKMASS1: I’ll say it… I am so bored without the Tampa Bay Lightning in my life

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RT @BLXCKMASS1: Adding Ryan McDonagh in 2018 was the game changer the Tampa Bay Lightning needed https://t.co/oSeDWYVcWF

Adding Ryan McDonagh in 2018 was the game changer the Tampa Bay Lightning needed https://t.co/I1tlvmc1S9 https://t.co/oSeDWYVcWF

RT @BLXCKMASS1: I’ll say it… I am so bored without the Tampa Bay Lightning in my life

RT @BLXCKMASS1: I’ll say it… I am so bored without the Tampa Bay Lightning in my life

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RT @AZSportsHistory: 7/21/09 – One year after he left Phoenix for Tampa Bay (after one season with the team) as a UFA, the Coyotes re-acqui…

7/21/09 – One year after he left Phoenix for Tampa Bay (after one season with the team) as a UFA, the Coyotes re-acquired 28-year-old RW Radim Vrbata from the Lightning for LW Todd Fedoruk and D David Hale. Vrbata had 27G/29A in 2007-08 for PHX but only 3G/3A in 2008-09. #Yotes https://t.co/bbMEbEtXpU

RT @BLXCKMASS1: I’ll say it… I am so bored without the Tampa Bay Lightning in my life

RT @ATHornHockey: Tampa Bay Lightning unrestricted free agent (UFA) C Gemel Smith has signed a one-year contract with Minsk (KHL). #GoBolt…

The Tampa Bay Lightning finished with 98 points last year after having incredibly low injuries and playing Vasilevski 60 games. With offseason losses, an aging core, no draft capital and no cap space, I fail to see any upside at all. Under 100.5 points -118 #GoBolts

I’ll say it… I am so bored without the Tampa Bay Lightning in my life

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RT @TBLightning: HEEEEERE'S JEANNOT We have signed restricted free agent forward Tanner Jeannot to a two-year contract worth an average an…

What will Lightning look like after offseason roster retooling? https://t.co/Lw1QD6nAqm

The FCL Yankees noon start in Tampa was delayed, as expected, by lightning. Our hockey team isn't called the Tampa Bay Lightning for nothing. #gobolts

More than 35 front office staff, employees and season ticket holders from the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation and Vinik Family Foundation teamed up to help build two homes for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity. https://t.co/Bwumq39jSI

More than 35 front office staff, employees and season ticket holders from the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation and Vinik Family Foundation teamed up to help build two homes for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity. https://t.co/p5PPSLsh8q

More than 35 front office staff, employees and season ticket holders from the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation and Vinik Family Foundation teamed up to help build two homes for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity. https://t.co/2pp40np4iz

More than 35 front office staff, employees and season ticket holders from the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation and Vinik Family Foundation teamed up to help build two homes for Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity. https://t.co/g0hTq7AXhZ

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3:25 AM | On-shore flow bringing very small and sct'd showers around overnight. This is very typical for mid-July with a wind off the Gulf. A few may have some lightning and thunder at times. We'll be tracking these all morning on Good Morning Tampa Bay. #flwx https://t.co/SUGAozdPgJ

Some Lightning content on The Hockey News https://t.co/0gLO5kpRI5

RT @ReviewLightning: Re: the Ross Colton contract. The Tampa Bay Lightning are really good at helping players get rich.

RT @ReviewLightning: Re: the Ross Colton contract. The Tampa Bay Lightning are really good at helping players get rich.

The Colorado Avalanche signed a former Stanley Cup champion after acquiring him in a draft-day trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning https://t.co/fn89jLFD5N

AdventHealth / Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Bear Cheers Up Kids In Hospitals https://t.co/3JTkm2GarE