John Romano | A 3-0 win against the Kings got Tampa Bay’s scorers back on track after a month of dwindling returns on offense.

The Tampa Bay Lightning's acquisition of star winger Jake Guentzel is paying off in spades, and the Bolts look like a team no one should want to face off against in the playoffs.

Chicago rookie Landon Slaggert gave Chicago their first lead of the night on a one-time shot from the top of the left faceoff circle. A Chicago shot missed the net wide but bounced around the front of the net to a waiting Ryan Donato, who extended the Blackhawks’ lead from the left side of the goal.

There’s no doubt the Lightning need better scoring depth from their forward group. Their top six have put up big numbers. In fact, Tampa Bay remains the only team in the NHL with four 20-goal scorers.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will play the Chicago Blackhawks twice in the next five days, starting on Friday night in Chicago. The Lightning are 0-2 so far on their road-trip and would love nothing more than to grab two points.

Victor Hedman is in his first season as captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning and now he will captain Team Sweden for the 4 Nations Face-off.

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

Third period TBL 3, CHI 3 19:19 Jake Guentzel (25) - Kucherov, Raddysh - PP Guentzel redirected the game-tying goal into the Chicago net with 40 seconds remaining in regulation after a Nikita Kucherov pass.

It’s no secret that January has been a grind for the Lightning. It’s that way for every team at this point in the season. But add Tampa Bay’s schedule this month — 16 games over 29 days — and it’s

The Washington Capitals signed goalie Logan Thompson to a six-year extension. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.

Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi resides in the penthouse of the league’s best specialty team players. Well, maybe one floor down. Heading into league action on Monday night, the Kingston, Ontario, resident is second in the league with 11 power-play goals scored.

The league announced Friday that the cap, which currently sits at $88 million, will surge up to $113.5 million by 2027-28. That could help the Hawks, as a big-market team, in some ways — and hurt them in others.