The Tampa Bay Lightning returned from the holiday break in winning fashion on Saturday, beating the Florida Panthers 4-2 in a physical game at Amerant Bank Arena. Tampa Bay is now 21-13-3 this season. Florida was the first team on the board, but the Lightning scored three straight goals and then held on against the Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena.

Lightning is an essential part of nature—balancing Earth’s electrical charge by transferring negative energy back to the ground. But it can also be fatal.

Hundreds of lightning strikes sparked across the Bay Area as a low pressure system passed through the region this week, bringing a spattering of rain and a cooldown that is set to end as temperatures heat up again. Over a 24-hour period from Wednesday to ...

The Lightning expect to receive a big boost in the coming days with the return of defenseman Ryan McDonagh and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, potentially as soon as Thursday’s home game against the Kings. But every time the team receives positive news on the injury front, there seems to be another setback to take its place.