The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the league-leading Colorado Avalanche 4-2 to extend their win streak to an NHL-best eight games.

Over the years, the NHL has seen its share of obstacles playing outdoors. During the pandemic season’s game at Lake Tahoe, a beautiful day under the sun was an incredible backdrop but it made the ice mush, prompting an eight-hour delay in the game between the Golden Knights and Avalanche until the sun went down.

The Lightning celebrated Jon Cooper’s 1,000th game Tuesday night at Benchmark International Arena. The 58-year-old became the 32nd coach to reach that plateau on New Year’s Eve in Anaheim. A video tribute narrated by Scotty Bowman included congratulatory messages from Wayne Gretzky,

Cooper was hired by the Lightning in 2013 and is the longest-tenured head coach in the NHL. He has coached the team to four Stanley Cup Final appearances, winning back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021.

Nikita Kucherov scored twice, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the host Florida Panthers 4-2 in a fight-filled game on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.

Throughout the game, Ferrell pantomimed infractions, waved off imaginary goals, and even coached up the officials from the stands. That said, he was barred from blowing his whistle as "that could cause issues," per The Athletic's Eric Stephens.

A woman living abroad in Australia surprised her best friend in the best way at the Tampa Bay Lightning's home game two weeks ago.

A woman living abroad for the past two years captured the “perfectly timed” moment when she surprised her best friend at a Tampa Bay Lightning game late last month. Ava Ingersoll told WFLA.com that she was visiting family for the holidays when she decided to coordinate a surprise reunion with her best friend.

Will Ferrell knows how to get a crowd going. The three-time Primetime Emmy winner dressed as an NHL referee during tonight's game.

Blues vs. Lightning predictions and NHL picks for Monday, December 22. Nikita Kucherov's name once again lines the scoresheet.

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