National Hockey League

Juraj Slafkovsky scored his third power-play goal 1:22 into overtime to lead Montreal to a 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay. Game 2 is back at Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday night.

The best-of-seven series begins on Sunday at 5:45 p.m. at Benchmark International Arena. Game 2 will be Tuesday night before the teams switch to Montreal for Games 3 and 4.

Tampa Bay earned home-ice advantage and will open against the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday.

The door pushed open upon impact before the penalty box official slammed it shut. Coach Jon Cooper questioned whether the Buffalo penalty box operator should be fired.

After months of planning to maintain the ice in the Florida sun, the NHL and Mother Nature offer an ideal wintry mix at Raymond James Stadium for this year's Stadium Series game.

The NHL is hoping for a cool, rain-free day with low humidity on Feb. 1. That's when Raymond James Stadium, home of the Bucs, will host the Tampa Bay Lightning for an outdoor game.

The NHL has hosted 43 outdoor games, but none have been as ambitious as Friday's matchup at loanDepot Park and again on Feb. 1 at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium.

Mission Roll Call, a nonprofit dedicated to veterans, is partnering with the Lightning Warriors Hockey Program and the Malone Family Foundation to host this year’s 22-hour-long hockey game.

That agreement means all Lightning games will be televised over the air on WXPX and no longer on FanDuel Sports, which was available locally only through Spectrum cable or pay streaming.

Doug Cifu got into an exchange with a Toronto fan who compared hits by Panthers players to the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Cifu later referred to the fan as a "51st state anti semite loser."

Tampa Bay’s offense finally came alive, with goals from Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point, Nick Paul, Luke Glendening and Anthony Cirelli. The Lightning will try to even things up in Game 4 on Monday at Sunrise.

Yanni Gourde, part of Tampa's 2020 and 2021 title teams, and Oliver Bjorkstrand add valuable depth. But it was costly: Seattle gets first-round picks in 2026 and 2027, a second-rounder this year and Mikey Eyssimont.