NHL Stanley Cup 2024-25 contender checklist: Eastern Conference edition
With the deadline just days away, that’s what we’re going to look at using the Stanley Cup Checklist. The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn created the Cup Checklist in 2020 to find common elements essential to a team’s success between a decade of champions.

Lightning extend win streak to 7

Lightning notch 7th straight win, this one in shutout fashion
Lightning extend win streak to 7 with shutout of Flames
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Vasilevskiy makes 27 saves, Lightning shut out Flames for 7th straight win
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Andrei Vasilevskiy, Lightning look to stay hot vs. Kraken
The Tampa Bay Lightning hope to pick up where they left off before the 4 Nations Face-Off break. Winners of an Eastern Conference-high four straight games, the Lightning will re-start their season on Sunday evening by hosting the Seattle Kraken.
Despite Ovechkin scoring his 884th goal, Lightning beat the Capitals 3-1 for their 8th win in a row
Lightning beat Capitals to extend win streak to 8 games
On a defense-first 8-game winning streak, the Tampa Bay Lightning are the hottest team in the NHL
Valentine’s Day and the entire 4 Nations Face-Off tournament have all come and gone since the Tampa Bay Lightning last lost a hockey game. No one has defeated them in regulation since January. Coach Jon Cooper’s team is the hottest in the NHL,
Blue Jackets beat Red Wings 5-3 in the Stadium Series
Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Detroit Red Wings 3: Memorable moments from NHL Stadium Series
Detroit Red Wings bested by Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 in Stadium Series
Alex Ovechkin scores, now 10 back of tying Wayne Gretzky’s goals record, but Capital lose
The Capitals lost their third game in a row for the first time all season despite Ovechkin scoring his 884th career goal.
Alex Ovechkin scores 884th goal, moves 10 back of tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record
Ovechkin beat fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning with four minutes left in the third period after getting stopped twice by him earlier.
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Brandon Hagel scores 30th to help Lightning knock off Capitals
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.
Alex Ovechkin scores 884th goal to move 10 back of tying Wayne Gretzky's NHL career record
Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career to move 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record. The Washington Capitals captain beat fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning with four minutes left in the third period on Saturday.