Kucherov danced his way to the right faceoff dot, pulling a Detroit defender toward him before cutting back to the right center hashmark. Kucherov shelved his shot into the top right corner of the Detroit net for his 21 st goal of the season.

TAMPA -- Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two assists for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 5-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Amalie Arena on Saturday. Kucherov, who recorded his 600th NHL assist in the second period, extended his point streak to eight games (four goals, 10 assists).

Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay, which opened a four-game road trip with a 5-3 loss to Toronto on Monday. Kucherov pushed his points streak to 10 games. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves. Kucherov slid the puck past Montembeault to ...

(AP) — Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two assists ... Brayden Point and Mitchell Chaffee also scored, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 39 saves. Lucas Raymond scored for Detroit. Cam Talbot allowed five goals on 16 shots before being ...

The Canadiens’ Lane Hutson extended his assist and point streaks (13 points; one goal, 12 assists) to nine games, tying the NHL record for the longest assist streak by a rookie defenseman, set by Shayne Gostisbehere of the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015-16.

Jake Evans scored the go-ahead goal with 2:15 left in regulation, rookie Lane Hutson matched an NHL record and the Montreal Canadiens stayed hot with a 3-2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

(AP) — Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and ... Brayden Point and Mitchell Chaffee also scored, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 39 saves. Lucas Raymond scored for Detroit.

Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay, which opened a four-game road trip with a 5-3 loss to Toronto on Monday. Kucherov pushed his points streak to 10 games. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves. Kucherov slid the puck past Montembeault to ...

Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two assists, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1. Darren Raddysh had a goal and an

Lightning general manager Julian BriseBois believes that his team is playing better than last season despite their struggles.

Both teams tightened up defensively in the second period, so scoring chances were more limited. The Red Wings did break the tie, however. Marco Kasper got open in front of the Lightning net and redirected a puck off the post and in at 9:55.

After a dreadful loss to the Blackhawks earlier this week, the Lightning defeated a solid Kings team by a score of 3-0.