Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper has issued an update on Victor Hedman's status after he missed Game 1.

For the fourth consecutive NHL playoff series, the Tampa Bay Lightning dropped their first home game. The Montreal Canadiens rolled into Benchmark International Arena and earned a 4-3 overtime victory on Sunday,

The Tampa Bay Lightning are down 1-0 in their series with the Montreal Canadiens, and now may be down another defenseman.

Game one of the opening round series between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning took a while to get going Sunday night. Once the teams settled in, t

Just 29 seconds later, Tampa Bay took its first lead of the postseason. Montreal defenseman Lane Hutson fumbled the puck behind his own net, and it slipped to Bolts forward Brandon Hagel in the slot. The latter quickly moved the puck to his backhand and snapped the 2-1 goal under Dobes’ glove.

Jon Cooper and the Tampa Bay Lightning are in a hole after losing Game 1 against the Montreal Canadiens on home ice on Sunday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning face a major setback early in their NHL playoff run, with Victor Hedman now unlikely to return in their first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens. Hedman has not played since March 19 due to a

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman is unlikely to return for their first-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens, according to head coach Jon Cooper. Hedman, out since March 19 due to illness and personal reasons,