As the clock ticked under a minute remaining in the first period, Nikita Kucherov’s pass attempt on the power play bounced off a defenseman’s skate in front of the Calgary net and slipped through goalie Dustin Wolf for the 1-0 lead.

In taking all three games of their homestand coming out of the 4 Nations Faceoff break, the Lightning (34-20-4, 72 points, third place in the Atlantic) have outscored opponents 11-2. Over their current nine-game point streak dating to Jan. 30, they’ve held opponents to an average of 1.67 goals a game.

Nolan Allaer lived in FishHawk ranch for 13 years. The Michigan-native played hockey in Florida before returning to Michigan as a teenager. He's combining his two loves this weekend.

TAMPA — In the days following his Jan. 28 start against Chicago, Lightning backup goaltender Jonas Johansson started feeling pain in his knee during a practice. He previously had a clicking feeling in the joint, but when the discomfort surfaced, he worried something might be wrong.

Julien BriseBois opened his mid-season media session noting how the Tampa Bay Lightning were top 10 in virtually all key categories. Yet wins were often hard to come by.

Radio broadcaster Dave Mishkin recaps Tampa Bay's 3-0 win over Calgary Once again, the Lightning defended at a high level. They limited opposition scoring chances and received timely saves from Andrei Vasilevskiy. It has been a formula that has worked well during their season-long seven-game winning streak.