Tampa Bay's Brandon Hagel reached the 30-goal plateau by scoring in his fourth straight game, and the Lightning extended the Eastern Conference's longest winning streak to eight with a 3-1 showing against the host Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon.

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) is congratulated after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning Monday, March 3, 2025,

Ryan Lomberg returned to the Calgary Flames, where he spent the first two seasons of his career, last offseason after four seasons with the Florida Panthers that ended with a Stanley Cup. Florida was where Lomberg grew to become an NHL mainstay as a bottom-six,

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) wears a special helmet decal in support of the figure skating community and all those affected by the Flight 5342 tragedy during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning,

Victor Hedman and Jake Guentzel had two goals and one assist apiece as the Tampa Bay Lightning bounced back a night after having their winning streak snapped, beating the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on Tuesday night.

The Lightning scored on their first two shots of the game in a 6-2 defeat over the Blue Jackets, who returned to reality on Tuesday.

Aleksander Barkov scored two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves as the Florida Panthers snapped the Tampa Bay Lightning's eight-game winning streak with a 2-1 decision on Monday night in Sunrise,

Aleksander Barkov scored two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves as the Florida Panthers snapped the Tampa Bay Lightning's eight-game winning streak with a 2-1 decision on Monday night in Sunrise,