Especially when it comes to the battle for first in the Atlantic Division.

It’s now or never for the Islanders, who head home for Wednesday’s match against Tampa Bay bruised and battered, a five-game losing streak in hand.

But Cooper still saw plenty of room for improvement after the Lightning were outshot 38-24 and allowed the Islanders to score three goals in less than three minutes prior to the midway point of the ...

The Lightning should wrap up a postseason spot this week, with an even bigger goal of clinching home ice still in play with nine games remaining.

While many teams can now coast to the post-season, the sprint is still full-speed ahead for those fighting for a wild-card ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning finished off March on the right skate, and these three stars of the month led the way.

The Montreal Canadiens made the latest move in the NHL's Eastern Conference wild-card race on Sunday. Montreal knocked off ...

The teams have met just once in the postseason in the last handful of years, with the Hurricanes eliminating the Devils in ...

The New York Islanders host the Tampa Bay Lightning after Pierre Engvall's two-goal game against the Carolina Hurricanes in the Islanders' 6-4 loss.

As we inch closer and closer to the postseason, it isn't too early to start looking at which teams could square off against ...

The Sharks also had issues on the power play Sunday, going 0-for-3 with the man advantage without a shot on net. Down 1-0 in ...

Leo Carlsson nets his 20th goal as the Ducks erase two-goal deficit, but fall 3-2 after late Toronto goal to end bid for ...