Paul buried a shot-pass by Brandon Hagel near the net on the power play to make it 4-3 less than two minutes after Knies’ second goal. Tampa Bay forward Brayden Point appeared to tie the game late with a backhand shot that hit the crossbar, but the puck bounced through the crease without crossing the goal line.

The Lightning will close out their first back-to-back of the week on Tuesday, before heading to Chicago and Detroit to complete one more. Tampa Bay is coming off a 5-3 loss on Monday to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Lightning begin the first night of their four-game roadtrip in a Monday night game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Three of the Lightning’s next four games are Atlantic Division matchups, and with a 3-6-0 divisional record thus far,

Limited cap space and draft capital could affect what the Maple Leafs and Lightning do by the NHL trade deadline, but there are areas where they clearly need a boost.

Anthony Cirelli and Michael Eyssimont scored second-period goals as the host Tampa Bay Lightning beat Boston 4-1 on Thursday to extend the Bruins' season-worst losing streak to six games.

Detroit Red Wings (21-19-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (24-16-3, in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings after the Lightning beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in a shootout.

A goal scored with Tampa Bay on the penalty kill propels it to a 2nd straight home win over a tough Eastern Conference opponent.

Anaheim Ducks (18-21-5, in the Pacific Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning ... Nikita Kucherov has 20 goals and 42 assists for the Lightning. Anthony Cirelli has four goals and two assists over ...

Cirelli scored a shorthanded goal Thursday in a 4-1 win over the Bruins. Cirelli has been unable to sustain his early season scoring levels. After putting up 27 points (12 goals, 15 assists) in ...

Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs held on late to down the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Monday night.

Detroit has been on a bit of a hot streak as of late, winning 8 of their last 10 games. The Lightning have had a jam-packed month of January with sixteen games on the schedule. There's no doubt they'd like to see their divisional record improve and they'll have a chance to do it tonight.

While the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to move up the Eastern Conference standings, their captain Victor Hedman keeps checking off milestones.