The Sabres and Lightning play for 1st place at KeyBank Center. Lindy Ruff said it best during his postgame press conference on Saturday: These are the games you hope to be playing this time of year.

NBCSN’s coverage of the NHL’s Return to Play continues with Monday’s round-robin matchup between the Capitals and Lightning. Coverage begins at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN. Watch the Capitals-Lightning stream ...

The Lightning will host the Bruins at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 1.

Here is what you need to know about the NHL matchup between the Lighning and Maple Leafs, including TV and streaming options for the game.

The Lightning take on the Flyers in the second half of a back-to-back tonight at AMALIE Arena. After facing the Flyers, Tampa Bay departs on a five-game road trip that begins on Sunday in Columbus.

Miller spent 94 games with the Lightning across two seasons and posted a line of 23-42-65. He returns to Tampa now as the captain of the Rangers, and he's in a bit of a rut. He's got a line of 3-5-8 ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to break a four-game skid Tuesday night when they travel to Montreal for their first matchup of the season against the Canadiens. Tampa Bay brings a 16-11-2 record ...

The Lightning are as hot as any team in hockey, having won 13 of their last 14 games, with the only blemish coming in a shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues back on January 16th, ending what was an 11 ...