The Avalanche, who were shelled in their opener, claimed goalie Kaapo Kahkonen off waivers from the Jets. Follow this tracker ...

Nikita Kucherov had a classic performance in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on opening night ...

While Kucherov was the Lightning's top offensive contributor of the night, Jake Guentzel also left a good first impression ...

As Hurricane Milton approached Florida, many of its pro sports teams evacuated. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for example, left ...

TAMPA, Fla. - Nikita Kucherov ignited the Tampa Bay Lightning with a natural hat trick in the third period, leading them to a ...

Nick Paul won a faceoff on the power play before Kucherov tapped the puck back to Hedman, who returned the puck to Kucherov ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning left us with some interesting impressions as they opened the season with a win against the Carolina ...

"I honestly didn't know what I was watching for most of that game because that was just uncharacteristic," said Hurricanes ...

Seeing Kucherov start his season with a hat trick and four points is not surprising in the slightest. The 31-year-old winger ...

Nikita Kucherov scored a hat trick in the final nine minutes and the Tampa Bay Lightning posted a 4-1 victory against the ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes will open the season Friday night in Raleigh, N.C., with aspirations of again being among the elite teams in the NHL's Eastern Conference.

The Lightning relocated to Raleigh, NC ahead of Hurricane Milton. They're ready for tonight's regular season opener against ...