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Pregame The Penguins welcome back Bryan Rust from injury and shake up the lines a little to put Rickard Rakell back at center and put Ben Kindel up with Evgeni Malkin. Stuart Skinner gets a second-straight game in net. Their hosts are rolling with this lineup. First period Tampa starts off the game hot getting […]
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Game Seventy-Five: Pittsburgh Penguins (38-21-16) at Tampa Bay Lightning (46-22-6) Time: 7:00 PM EST Location: Benchmark International Arena, Where Mario Lemieux played twice (and recorded 1 goal and 2 assists) TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, SN-PIT, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -180 Know the Opponents: Pensburgh We have ourselves the makings of a mini-trap game for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Coming off of a 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday...
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (38-21-16, 92 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Tampa Bay Lightning (46-22-6, 98 points, 2nd place Atlantic Division) When: 7:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and The Spot, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The March of the Penguins has literally (though perhaps not figuratively) concluded with the team […]
Riding high after back-to-back victories over the New York Islanders and Detroit Red Wings, the Pittsburgh Penguins will be looking to keep the momentum going and get one step closer to locking down a playoff spot when they head to the Sunshine State this evening to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. With their playoff […]
On Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Lightning held a practice. At this time of year, that’s a pretty rare thing. With the amount of games they’ve played recently, rest is paramount to a team’s success. However, there is always a need to refine aspects of their game, something that can only be done in a controlled environment like practice. Not everyone participated, however. The lines we saw at today’s #GoBolts practice: Guentzel-Point-Kucherov Goncalves-Cirelli-Bjorkstrand Girgensons-Gourde-H...
Every year, as the calendar slowly turns into the month of April, you start to get some real previews of what the NHL playoffs will look like. Tuesday night was one of those previews, with the Montreal Canadiens taking on a likely first-round foe in the Tampa Bay Lightning. It had all the checking and intensity of a playoff game, as the players knew how important the game could be for the final standings, on top of wanting to set the tone for a potential seven-game series to start between them...
Cole Caufield’s second period goal broke a 1-1 tie and Jakub Dobes stopped 36 saves as Tampa Bay’s eight-game point streak comes to an end in a 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Guentzel had the Lightning’s lone goal while Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 shots, including several big saves early in the third period when the game was 2-1. Nikita Kucherov was held off of the scoreboard (and had two penalties) in his return to action after missing two games with an illness. Scott Sabouri...
First period This is an encouraging start from Montreal. They’re quickly moving the puck with support to get out of the defensive zone, and have gotten out to a 3-0 shot advantage in the opening couple of minutes. Jayden Struble loses body position and reaches out to give himself a boost to correct that. The referee is 20 feet away to see it and call the holding penalty. Tampa Bay uses the power play to take the lead in shots, but the game remains 0-0. That’s the type of urgen...
Game 74: Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ For much of the 2025-26 season, the Montreal Canadiens have won games despite their goaltending, getting impressive performances on offence to outproduce what they were giving up. They may currently be on their longest winning streak of the season at five games, but now they’re...
Game Seventy-Four: Montreal Canadiens (42-21-5) at Tampa Bay Lightning (46-21-6) Time: 7:00 PM EST Location: Benchmark International Arena, A stone’s throw away from the home of Phoebe the Flamingo TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -170 Know the Opponents: Eyes on the Prize While everyone (and by everyone, we mean us) has been focused on catching the Buffalo Sabres, the Montreal Canadiens have slowly been lingering right beh...
Game 74: Montreal Canadiens @ Tampa Bay Lightning Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Lightning region: The Spot Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+ The Tampa Bay Lightning were in a serious slump when the NHL schedule resumed after the Olympics, going 3-7-0 in the next 10 games, and the three wins were versus a shockingly bad Toronto Maple Leafs team which has since fired its GM, and the free-falling Detroit Red Wings. With two...
There are 18 days remaining in the NHL’s regular season. Two teams, Colorado and Dallas, have officially clinched playoff spots, while Carolina, Tampa Bay, Buffalo, Minnesota, Montreal and Anaheim are locks to get in. The Edmonton Oilers’ three-game winning streak, only their second of the season, has them in a very favourable position to get…
We could write a thousand words about today’s game. Or we could just link back to the previous three or four recaps. The Tampa Bay Lightning struggled to start the game, fell behind, tied the game, and were the better team in the third period. Corey Perry tapped home a shot that snuck through Justus Annunen’s pads seven minutes into the third period to give the Bolts the 3-2 lead. To the Lightning’s credit, they’re getting better. They only went down one goal this time, and it took almost...
Game 73: Nashville Predators (34-30-9) at Tampa Bay Lightning (45-21-6) Time: 5:00 PM EST Location: Benchmark International Arena, Steven Stamkos’ house for sixteen seasons TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -205 Know the Opponents: On the Forecheck For much of the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been lagging behind the rest of the league in terms of games played. Entering today’s play, only San Jose (71 games) have suit...
Heading into their Saturday afternoon contest with the Ottawa Senators, the Tampa Bay Lightning knew they needed to start fast and break the string of early multi-goal deficits they’ve faced over the last few games. Just because they knew what they needed to do didn’t mean they actually did it. On the very first shift of the game they conceded a goal. Four minutes later they gave up another one. As they have every other time, they came back to tie the game up. Unlike against Seattle and C...
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Game Seventy-Two : Ottawa Senators (38-24-10) at Tampa Bay Lightning (44-21-6) Time: 1:00 PM EST Location: Benchmark International Arena, Where Pat Jablonski made 38 saves on 11/13/1992 as the Lightning beat the Senators 1-0 on a Brian Bradley goal. It was the first shutout in franchise history. TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, TVAS, TSN5, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning Know the Opponents: Silver Seven Sens First off. Thank you Detroit Red Wings. Your 5-...
The Minnesota Wild’s newest bruisers did more than just drop the gloves in Tampa; they spilled blood and sent a message that nobody will push this Wild team around. Early against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Michael McCarron answered a simmering, playoff-style tone by squaring up with Corey Perry,...
It started as a compliment. After Edmonton's 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, Connor McDavid called Jon Cooper's team "perfectly coached," "extremely well organized," and "very rehearsed in everything they do." When asked about the Oilers by comparison, McDavid said "that's a coaching question," then added they were "somewhat rehearsed and organized, but not to their level." Whether he meant it as a shot at Kris Knoblauch or not, the hockey world ran with it, ...
We’re keeping this one short. Since we were live in the building, haven’t had a chance to dive too deep into things, but here are few positive thoughts, and a few negative thoughts from the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken. Positive thought: The Lightning went 1-for-1 on the power play. Not only that, it was the second unit that scored the goal. Corey Perry was doing Corey Perry things and roofed a nice shot from in close to tie the game up at three. It w...
Game Seventy-One : Seattle Kraken (31-29-10) at Tampa Bay Lightning (44-21-5) Time: 7:00 PM EST Location: Benchmark International Arena, Where the Lightning are 0-1 with Raw Charge in the building this season TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, KONG, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -290 Know the Opponents: Davy Jones Locker Room It wasn’t that long ago that these two teams faced off in Seattle. A somewhat struggling Lightning team kicked off a successful roa...
Obviously losing hockey games at any point of the season is not a good thing, but considering the Minnesota Wild had a streak of losses against non-playoff teams and have now lost back-to-back games against for-real Stanley Cup contenders in the Stars and Lightning, the doubt is starting to creep in...
The Tampa Bay Lightning have done amazing work with undrafted defenseman Darren Raddysh. His fifth year in the organization, and third season as a member of the team, has paid off handsomely. As a blueliner who has found himself in an enviable position, with Victor Hedman being out nursing an injury earlier this year, he took it upon himself to transform into a player the team needed. At this point in his career, a 64-point defenseman, who has scored a whopping 20 goals, whil...
After being scratched from the last few games, it appears the Tampa Bay Lightning’s captain will be away from the team for an undisclosed amount of time. On Wednesday the team announced that Hedman will be “on a temporary leave for personal reasons”. It’s been an up and down season for the future hall-of-famer who has been limited to just 33 games this season due to injuries. However, he was able to represent his home country in the Olympics, a thrill that ranks as one of his top experien...