The Tampa Bay Lightning are the hottest team in the NHL. They've won eight games in a row sandwiched around the 4 Nations Face-Off and last lost on Feb. 1.

But the Lightning are on a roll of their own, and they continued their best string of hockey this season with a 3-1 win over the Capitals, extending their season-best win streak to eight games.

Brandon Hagel and Victor Hedman scored second-period goals, and the host Tampa Bay Lightning secured their season-best sixth straight win in a 4-1 thrashing of the slumping Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

Nikita Kucherov had two assists and the streaking Tampa Bay Lightning beat Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers 4-1.

Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded his fourth shutout, Brandon Hagel notched a goal and an assist, and the hot Tampa Bay Lightning extended their season-best winning streak to seven games in a 3-0 blanking of the visiting Calgary Flames on Thursday night.

The Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night in their second game back since the 4 Nations break. After pushing through a brutal month of January, the Lightning earned their sixth straight win this month,

The Lightning’s schedule coming out of the 4 Nations Faceoff break has been favorable. They resumed play Sunday against a Seattle team playing the second of back-to-back games and starting a goaltender making his NHL debut.

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored four unanswered goals to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 and pick up their sixth straight win while sending the Oilers to their fourth straight loss.