The Lightning are loading up for another lengthy run in a wide-open race this season. They pulled off the trade following a 9 ...

Hagel reached the 70-point mark for the second straight season. He has 30 goals, which is third on the Bolts, and his 40 assists are the best of the rest behind uber-playmaker, Nikita Kucherov (64).

BOTTOM LINE: The Buffalo Sabres are looking to stop their four-game slide with a victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Tampa Bay Lightning -- the hottest team in the NHL -- are set to visit the rival Florida Panthers on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla. Tampa Bay has the longest active win streak in the league at ...

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) celebrates his power-play goal against the Calgary Flames with defenseman ...

Hagel scored a goal Saturday in a 3-1 win over the Capitals. Hagel extended his point streak to eight games (14 points; eight goals, six assists). The goal was his 30th this season (68 points ...

NEW YORK - Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Tampa Bay Lightning left-wing Brandon Hagel and Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl have been the NHL's three stars of the month for February.

February was a brief month for the NHL with the 4 Nations Face-Off forcing a pause of the season, but the Avalanche star still produced at an elite rate ... Nathan MacKinnon, Brandon Hagel and Leon ...

March 1 - Tampa Bay's Brandon Hagel reached the 30-goal plateau by scoring in his fourth straight game, and the Lightning extended the Eastern Conference's longest winning streak to eight with a 3 ...

Blackhawks forward Landon Slaggert (right) has studied former Hawks turned Lightning forward Brandon Hagel (left). AP Photo/Chris O’Meara and Getty Images/Mike Carlson Share LAS VEGAS — Since ...