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Lightning players celebrate on the bench after Ondrej Palat's empty-net goal clinched a 2-0 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of their second-round series Monday at Amalie Arena.
Lightning to open Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday
Tampa Bay will play Carolina or the New York Rangers in the conference final, with the winner advancing to the Stanley Cup Final.
Lightning work through pluses and minuses of long gap between playoff rounds
Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) warms up before Game 4 of the second-round series against the Panthers Monday at Amalie Arena. Tampa Bay won't play again until next Monday or possibly Wednesday, depending on the outcome of the Hurricanes-Rangers series.
Tampa Bay will have eight days between games. Is that good or bad for its Stanley Cup hopes?
Lightning coach Jon Cooper enjoys watching former players in playoffs
Calgary Flames and former Lightning forward Blake Coleman (20) collides with Edmonton Oilers defenseman Cody Ceci (5) during Game 5 of their second-round playoff series Thursday in Calgary, Alberta.
Notes | Plus, injury updates on Mikhail Sergachev, Brandon Hagel and Brayden Point.
Lightning look to play long enough to get Brayden Point back
Lightning center Brayden Point (21), left, tangles with Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin (8) during Game 6 of the opening round earlier this month at Amalie Arena. Point has not played since Game 7 of that series.
It’s unclear when — or if — the center will play again this postseason. But his teammates are determined to do their part to help make it happen.

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  1. Break glass in case of Lightning playoffs
    37 minutes ago• Lightning
    Lightning players have gotten used to celebrations like this one following Game 4 against Florida. Tampa Bay has won 10 consecutive postseason series for a 40-16 record since 2020.
  2. Lightning to open Eastern Conference Final on Wednesday
    Earlier today• Lightning
    Lightning players celebrate on the bench after Ondrej Palat's empty-net goal clinched a 2-0 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of their second-round series Monday at Amalie Arena.
  3. Lightning work through pluses and minuses of long gap between playoff rounds
    Yesterday• Lightning
    Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) warms up before Game 4 of the second-round series against the Panthers Monday at Amalie Arena. Tampa Bay won't play again until next Monday or possibly Wednesday, depending on the outcome of the Hurricanes-Rangers series.
  5. Lightning coach Jon Cooper enjoys watching former players in playoffs
    Yesterday• Lightning
    Calgary Flames and former Lightning forward Blake Coleman (20) collides with Edmonton Oilers defenseman Cody Ceci (5) during Game 5 of their second-round playoff series Thursday in Calgary, Alberta.
  6. Lightning look to play long enough to get Brayden Point back
    Yesterday• Lightning
    Lightning center Brayden Point (21), left, tangles with Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin (8) during Game 6 of the opening round earlier this month at Amalie Arena. Point has not played since Game 7 of that series.
  7. Lightning’s Corey Perry finds success in different role on power play
    Yesterday• Lightning
    Lightning right wing Corey Perry (10) leans in before play resumes during Game 3 of the second-round series against the Panthers Sunday at Amalie Arena.
  8. Which potential conference final opponent is best matchup for Lightning?
    May 25• Lightning
    Lightning forward Steven Stamkos (91) celebrates his overtime goal during a victory over the Hurricanes in late March at Amalie Arena. Watching from the back are Carolina center Vincent Trocheck (16) and Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86).
  9. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare lifts Lightning with ‘big mouth’
    May 24• Lightning
    Lightning right wing Corey Perry (10) and center Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) work in front of Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) during Game 3 Sunday at Amalie Arena.
  10. Little by little, this Lightning team will steal your heart
    May 24• Lightning
    Lightning players celebrate on the bench as left wing Ondrej Palat scores the empty-net goal to go up 2-0 on the Panthers near the end of Game 4 Monday night.
  11. Lightning sweep Panthers, back in conference final
    May 24• Lightning
    Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) is mobbed by his team after making 49 saves to earn the shutout and defeat the Florida Panthers 2-0 in Game 4 of the second round Monday night.
  12. Lightning-Panthers Game 4 report card: If not now, when?
    May 24• Lightning
    Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat (18) battles for positioning against Florida Panthers defenseman MacKenzie Weegar (52) during the first period of Game 4 Monday at Amalie Arena.
  13. Presidents’ Trophy-winning Panthers see parts of Lightning’s past in themselves
    May 24• Lightning
    Lightning center Steven Stamkos, left, shakes hands with Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky after Tampa Bay knocked Florida out of the second round Monday night.
  14. Second round: Lightning-Panthers Game 4 live updates
    May 24• Lightning
    Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) battle Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett (9) for the puck as it bounces up during second period action of Game 4 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Monday, May 23, 2022 in Tampa.
  15. Photos: Lightning sweep Panthers 2-0 to advance in playoffs
    May 23• Sports
    Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) battle Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett (9) for the puck as it bounces up during second period action of Game 4 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Monday, May 23, 2022 in Tampa.
    54 Images | View Slideshow
  16. Panthers’ Joe Thornton set to make 2022 postseason debut in Game 4 vs. Lightning
    May 23• Lightning
    Florida Panthers center Joe Thornton (19) on the ice with his team during warm ups before taking on the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Monday, May 23, 2022 in Tampa. Thornton set to make his 2022 postseason debut in Game 4,
  17. Andrei Vasilevskiy is the antidote to every Lightning fan’s postseason fears
    May 23• Lightning
    Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy makes a save with Panthers right wing Patric Hornqvist (70) in front of the net on Florida's power play during the second period of Game 2 on Sunday.
  18. Lightning-Panthers Game 3 report card: The business of winning
    May 22• Lightning
    Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh (27) is checked by Panthers right wing Claude Giroux (28) during the third period of Game 3 Sunday at Amalie Arena.
  19. TikTokers The Hockey Guys appear at Lightning-Panthers Game 3
    May 22• Lightning
    Will Blake takes a selfie on the Zamboni with members of TikTokers The HockeyGuys during the first intermission of Game 3 between the Lightning and Panthers Sunday at Amalie Arena.
  20. Lightning’s Erik Cernak finds right side of the puck in Game 3 vs. Panthers
    May 22• Lightning
    Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak celebrates his goal as he returns to the bench during second-period action of Game 3 on Sunday at Amalie Arena.
  21. Second round: Lightning-Panthers Game 3 live updates
    May 22• Lightning
    Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91), left, celebrates his goal along with right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) and left wing Nicholas Paul (20) after beating Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) , on right, during second period action of Game 3 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Sunday, May 22, 2022 in Tampa.
  22. Back on home ice, Lightning take 3-0 series lead on Panthers
    May 22• Lightning
    Lightning center Steven Stamkos works to escape the grasp of Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad during the first period of Game 3 Sunday afternoon at Amalie Arena.
  23. Lightning’s Brandon Hagel in lineup for Game 3 vs. Panthers
    May 22• Lightning
    Lightning forward Brandon Hagel, pictured stepping on to the ice for practice Wednesday in Sunrise, will be a game-time decision for Game 3 today at Amalie Arena.
  24. Photos: Lightning take on Panthers in Game 3
    May 22• Photos
    Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91), left, celebrates his goal along with right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) and left wing Nicholas Paul (20) after beating Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) , on right, during second period action of Game 3 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Amalie Arena on Sunday, May 22, 2022 in Tampa.
    90 Images | View Slideshow
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