The Latest Breaking News from Brayden Point

The Lightning needed every minute of regulation to pull out a win on the final leg of their three-game West Coast road trip.

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Lightning have struggled to manufacture offense in 5-on-5 play this season, and it’s one of the reasons they stumbled out of the gate.

TAMPA, Fla. — It was nearly two hours past midnight early Monday morning when the Colorado Avalanche paraded the Stanley Cup out of Amalie Arena. Captain Gabriel Landeskog held it high over his head with several teammates in tow, yelling through the hallway leading from the visiting locker room to…

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning will try to prolong their season once again without Brayden Point.

DENVER — Lightning coach Jon Cooper clearly remembers the first time he saw winger Ondrej Palat.

NEW YORK — Palms were sweating. Heart rates were elevated. Quick prayers were being whispered.

TAMPA, Fla. — They say the scoreboard never lies, but you wonder if sometimes it doesn’t obscure.

NEW YORK — Every team’s depth is tested throughout the postseason, and the Lightning are no exception. The deeper a team gets in its chase for the Stanley Cup, the more players battle through physical ailments to stay on the ice or return to it.

TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos knows what it’s like having to watch while teammates chase greatness.