Kucherov extended it to 2-0 at 1:37 ... Guentzel pushed it to 3-1 at 1:27 of the second period on a tap-in after Hedman found him open backdoor. Hedman then made it 4-1 at 6:36 on a shot from ...

“It was good to be back,” Hedman said. “Obviously, I was close last game. So, we’ll see (Tuesday).” There was also concern Monday about top scorer Nikita Kucherov, who made an abrupt ...

Then in the second, Kucherov would tally the primary helper on Victor Hedman's 10th strike of the season. In the final period, Kucherov would add the secondary helper on Hedman's second goal of ...

(AP) — Nikita Kucherov had two assists and the streaking ... Brandon Hagel, Nick Paul, Mikey Eyssimont and Victor Hedman scored for Tampa Bay, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves.

TAMPA — Victor Hedman scored twice and had 3 points to lead Tampa Bay to a 6-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists while Jake ...