The Latest Breaking News from Ian Cole

TORONTO — The Lightning knew one game doesn’t win a playoff series, not in the NHL and not against a team as talented as the Maple Leafs.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Penguins are coming into Amalie Arena on Thursday night to fight for their playoff lives. With 22 games left in their season, Pittsburgh is clinging to the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, with five teams nipping furiously at their heels to knock them out.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning on Tuesday failed to protect a one-goal, late third-period lead, allowing another short-handed goal in the final minutes of regulation.

PITTSBURGH — The NHL’s investigation into anonymous sexual abuse and grooming accusations against Lightning defenseman Ian Cole "found no evidence to substantiate the allegations,” the league announced Saturday in a news release.

NEW YORK — Throughout training camp, we often saw the Lightning work on special teams. Their penalty kill had several new pieces and needed restructuring.

Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ian Cole has been anonymously accused of sexual assault. In a Twitter post, a woman alleged an abusive relationship with Cole that began when she was a minor.

The Colorado Avalanche are looking to become hockey's third back-to-back champion in just eight years, while the Toronto Maple Leafs will try once again to break their five-decade Stanley Cup drought.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are suspending defenseman Ian Cole pending an investigation into allegations made on social media that he sexually abused a woman when she was a minor

The Lightning said Sunday night they were fully cooperating with the NHL on an investigation and were making the decision to suspend Cole until they gather more details.