Charles-Edouard D'Astous gave the Lightning a 3-1 lead at 7:58 on a 3-on-2 rush. He received a pass from Brayden Point and beat Saros with a wrist shot from the slot for his first NHL goal in his third game.

Zemgus Girgensons scored two goals to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov and Charl-Edouard D’Astous also scored for the Lightning,

It was his first NHL goal and stood as the eventual winner. D'Astous jumped into the play, took a pass from Brayden Point on a 3-on-2 and beat Juuse Saros with a wrist shot from the slot. It was the 27-year-old's third NHL game. Nice memory for D'Astous, but he's not a fantasy guy.

The Lightning held the 3-1 lead until the closing minutes. During another four-on-four, the Preds pulled Saros for a five-on-four advantage. When the minor penalties expired on J.J. Moser and Filip Forsberg, they both joined the play. A rebound came to Forsberg at the bottom of the right circle, and he snapped it in at 17:54.

Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov recorded a historic milestone in the team’s 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks. The 32-year-old winger notched a pair

Nikita Kucherov has over 1,000 points and countless awards to his name, but the Tampa Bay Lightning forward remains one of the NHL's most underrated players.

The NHL doled out punishment on Monday after the preseason finale between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning saw 65 penalties and 312 penalty minutes.

During a recent appearance on Morning Cuppa Hockey, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman argued that the Lightning could be active on the trade market to improve their roster if their early-season struggles continue. In addition, Friedman specifically mentioned new Lightning top prospect Sam O'Reilly as their top trade chip if the Lightning do try to add.

Nikita Kucherov scored 33 seconds into overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1.

Forward Zemgus Girgensons scored his first goal of the season in his third game since returning from injury. Girgensons made it 1-0 just past the midway point of the first period on a shot in the crease after linemate Pontus Holmberg circled the net and slipped him a one-handed pass from below the goal line.