That lack of kinship was visible in the latest divisional bout for the Tampa Bay Lightning, this one a 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night at the Bell Centre. The Lightning and Canadiens combined for 126 penalty minutes and numerous fights in a possible playoff primer for both sides,

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens meet in a key Atlantic Division tilt Thursday in Montreal, Quebec. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. ET.

Tampa Bay deals with injury and fatigue as they face Ottawa, potentially missing four Olympians and relying on call-ups.

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins play the Tampa Bay Lightning as losers of four in a row. Boston is 43-26-10 overall and 11-11-3 against the Atlantic Division. The Bruins are second in the league with 366 total penalties (averaging 4.6 per game).

It was a big game for the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday night against the Boston Bruins as the Lightning picked up a 3-1 victory; clinching a playoff spot as the

The Senators took care of their own business on Tuesday night. Jake Sanderson scored twice, and Brady Tkachuk had a career-best four assists as the Senators defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 to maintain their two-point wild card lead in the East with just four games to play.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Buffalo Sabres meet Monday at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.

The Lightning have yielded the first goal in six straight and fell behind by at least three goals at some point in each of five post-Olympic break losses.

The Tampa Bay Rays' proposed stadium deal would require tapping into public funds that were previously set aside for improvements to the Tampa Bay Lightning's arena and the New York Yankees' spring training facility.

A Corey Perry pass attempt atop the left faceoff circle bounced off an Ottawa skate and bounced to an open Paul at the netfront, where the Lightning forward deked to his backhand and sent the puck off the right goalpost and in for a 1-1 game.