Brandon Hagel snapped a third-period tie with his 20th goal of the season to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to their eighth consecutive win with a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.

Jake Guentzel scored a pair of third period goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes for a 6-4 victory on Saturday night.

Raddysh has made the most of his opportunity. He ranks fourth on the Lightning with 36 points, but the dominance does not stop there. He has the fifth most points in the entire NHL by a defenseman this season. "I think it's just about believing in yourself and in your game," Raddysh said.

Pontus Holmberg scores with 7.3 seconds left in the first period, putting Tampa Bay ahead for good. Nikita Kucherov scores twice, and the Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 in a penalty-filled game.

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SUNRISE, Fla. -- Nikita Kucherov scored twice, and the Tampa Bay Lightning held off the rival Florida Panthers for a 4-2 win at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday. Jake Guentzel and Pontus Holmberg also scored for the Lightning (21-13-3) who have won three straight. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves.

Throughout the game, Ferrell pantomimed infractions, waved off imaginary goals, and even coached up the officials from the stands. That said, he was barred from blowing his whistle as "that could cause issues," per The Athletic's Eric Stephens.

Nikita Kucherov scored twice, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the host Florida Panthers 4-2 in a fight-filled game on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.

Cooper was hired by the Lightning in 2013 and is the longest-tenured head coach in the NHL. He has coached the team to four Stanley Cup Final appearances, winning back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021.

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