Kucherov danced his way to the right faceoff dot, pulling a Detroit defender toward him before cutting back to the right center hashmark. Kucherov shelved his shot into the top right corner of the Detroit net for his 21 st goal of the season.

Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov joined teammate Victor Hedman in an exclusive club during Saturday's win over the Detroit Red Wings.

This was a high-shot volume, high-chance game that featured terrific goaltending from Andrei Vasilevskiy and Lukas Dostal. The teams each scored three goals through 60 minutes but easily could have exceeded that total. In the end, the Lightning netted the only goal in the shootout to secure a crucial second point in the standings.

The Tampa Bay Lightning edged the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 Thursday evening when Bolts forward Jake Guentzel scored the lone goal in sudden death. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away shots by Anaheim forward Mason McTavish and Ducks leading scorer Troy Terry in the shootout to allow Tampa Bay to win its 24th game of the season,

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 34 saves for the Lightning ... became the first Lightning player ever to reach 600 assists. Nikita Kucherov dished out two helpers, raising his total with Tampa Bay ...

Hedman is only the 19th defenseman in NHL history to record 600 career assists and narrowly beat teammate Nikita ... Andrei Vasilevskiy in the Lightning defensive zone, a stop which sprung ...

Both Andrei Vasilevskiy and Lukas Dostal had themselves ... Jake Guentzel broke the tie on the power play from a cross-ice feed by Nikita Kucherov to start off the second period.

After a busy seven days in the National Hockey League, the movement in ClutchPoints' NHL Power Rankings is significant in Week 16.

Hockey features the Lightning vs. Maple Leafs. Find odds, key stats, and player matchups for this high-stakes Atlantic Division battle.

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are scheduled and offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. It will be an Atlantic Division showdown as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Lightning-Maple Leafs prediction and pick. The Lightning are 32-31 over the past 63 games against the Maple Leafs,