Lightning sign Cooper to multi-year extension

The Tampa Bay Lightning signed head coach Jon Cooper to a multi-year extension on Tuesday, the team announced.

Tampa Bay has a league-leading 122 points - 21 more than the second-best team - with five games remaining. The historic campaign could put Cooper in the running for the Jack Adams Trophy.

The Lightning are 302-157-44 since Cooper became head coach during the 2012-13 season. He led them to the Stanley Cup Final two years later, though they fell to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Prior to coaching the Lighting, Cooper led the AHL's Norfolk Admirals to a Calder Cup championship in 2012.