Even before he was traded to Tampa Bay, O’Reilly drew comparisons to the team’s top matchup center. Lightning prospect Sam O’Reilly, acquired this week from the Oilers for Isaac Howard, has ...

Tampa Bay built its juggernaut rosters from the late 2010s to the early 2020s on its aggressiveness in the trade market. Even now that the Lightning have taken a step back, they remain aggressive.

New Jersey Devils winger Jesper Bratt has been ranked the 12th-best winger in the NHL right now by NHL Network.

STOCKHOLM -- Victor Hedman has played 15 NHL seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning, won the Stanley Cup twice, won the Norris Trophy voted as best NHL defenseman and the Conn Smythe Trophy, voted as ...

The Lightning, meanwhile, benefit in a more understated way. Howard made it very clear that he wasn't going to sign with Tampa Bay, which gave general manager Julien BriseBois little leverage in a ...