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How the Lightning learned to be Stanley Cup champions
Tampa Bay's journey from 2015 to 2020 was fashioned out of bitter defeats, humiliating moments and fateful decisions, gaining wisdom from each.
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NHL PLAYOFFS
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Game 5: Stars vs. Lightning
Game 4: Lightning vs. Stars
Game 3: Lightning vs. Stars
Game 2: Stars vs. Lightning
Game 1: Stars vs. Lightning
Game 6: Lightning vs. Islanders
Game 5: Islanders vs. Lightning
Game 5: Stars vs. Golden Knights
Game 4: Lightning vs. Islanders
Game 4: Golden Knights vs. Stars
Game 3: Islanders vs. Lightning
Game 3: Golden Knights vs. Stars
NHL FREE AGENCY
'PETRO' HEADING TO MARKET?
Alex Pietrangelo's savvy 'local hero' pressure play on the Blues
The Blues' captain is hitting free agency, and has made some tactical moves to convince St. Louis to ante up.
INSIDE THE NHL BUBBLE
NHL bubble confidential: Go inside the Toronto and Edmonton playoff hubs
From on-site amenities (or lack thereof) to playing without fans to recreational substances of choice, here's the inside scoop from those who lived it.
Why aren't there more families in the NHL bubble?
Although the plan was for players' partners and children to join them for the conference final round and beyond, not many have. We explore why that is.
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From The Brick to The Bubble: How NHLers got their starts at the famous youth tournament
For 30 years, North America's top 10-year-old hockey players have come to Edmonton for a famous youth hockey tournament. Many have now returned for an adult version of sorts.
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GAME REPLAYS, ANALYSIS AND ARCHIVES
Stream full game replays from the Stanley Cup Playoffs and qualifiers
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Lightning's Hedman wins postseason MVP award
Victor Hedman, who anchored Tampa Bay's defense during the postseason, but also contributed plenty of offense, was named the Conn Smythe Trophy winner Monday, given to the league's playoff MVP.
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- Lightning blank Stars, capture 2nd Stanley Cup
- Pirri back with Blackhawks after Knights trade
- Lightning won't have Stamkos rest of series
- Perry nets winner in 2OT as Stars force Game 6
- Rangers trade Staal, 2nd-round pick to Red Wings
- Wings sign veteran Gagner to 1-year extension
- Khudobin unfazed by second start in two nights
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Predicting 2022 Olympic rosters
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Predicting the 2022 Olympic hockey rosters
NHL players will be back for the next Olympic tournament! Here's our early look at who makes the cut for Beijing 2022.
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