It’s that time of year. St. Patrick’s Day! No, wait, it’s college signing season. As seasons begin to end for teams not making the NCAA Men’s Tournament, aka the Frozen Four, drafted college prospects begin to turn their eyes to professional hockey. For some, signing their first professional contract may come with a slight pay cut thanks to NIL deals, but for most, it’s the first taste of a steady paycheck.
The Tampa Bay Lightning currently have seven of their prospects playing college ho...
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Game Sixty-Six: Tampa Bay Lightning (40-21-4) at Seattle Kraken (31-26-9)
Time: 10:00 PM EST
Location: Climate Pledge Arena, the city that brought us Macklemore
TV/Stream/Radio: TNT. HBOMax, The Spot 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning
Know the Opponents: Davy Jones’ Locker Room
We’re not going to go too in depth today. Zemgus Girgensons is back in the line-up (or at least he was at practice). That’s good news for continuity in the line-up, something the Light...
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It’s the NHL. If something is good, they’re going to keep doing it again and again. First it was outdoor hockey, and now, it’s international hockey competitions. First it was the 4 Nations Face-Off, then it was the Olympics. Now, they’re bringing back the World Cup. Last played in 2016 (RIP Team North America, you were too beautiful to live), it is now scheduled to return in 2028. The league announced that eight teams will compete in three different cities in February of 2028.
All of the ...
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Do the Tampa Bay Lightning have a need for another forward? Possibly. The status of Zemgus Girgensons is still unknown, and with the team getting ready to head out west, it’s possible they may burn another recall to strengthen their forward depth. If Girgensons isn’t ready to go, it could be time for Dylan Duke to get a nice look with the Bolts.
The 23-year-old forward is having a career year for the Syracuse Crunch as he’s posted 49 points (29 goals, 20 assists) in 59 games. Sixteen of t...
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Well, the hits just keep coming for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Just as their game with the Carolina Hurricanes, the team announced that rookie defenseman Declan Carlile would be out of the line-up for four to five weeks with a lower-body injury.
Injury Update: Declan Carlile will be out for 4-5 weeks with a lower-body injury. — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) March 14, 2026
The 25-year-old rookie took his 17th and final shift of the game against the Detroit Red Wings at th...
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Well. To their credit, the Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t get down 3-0 to the Carolina Hurricanes as they had in their previous two meetings. Instead, they were down 2-0. Just as they did in the other two games, the Lightning battled back to tie the game, unfortunately, it was Jordan Martinhook’s shot from a bad angle in the third period that glanced off of Victor Hedman and past Andrei Vasilevskiy that proved to be the difference as Carolina went on to win 4-2.
Yanni Gourde and Charle-Edouar...
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Game Sixty-Five: Carolina Hurricanes (41-18-6) at Tampa Bay Lightning (40-20-4)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, whose origins as a city date back to 1824 with the founding of Fort Brooke (yes, that’s what the parking garage is named after)
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, FDSNSO, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -135
Know the Opponents: Canes Country
The Tampa Bay Lightning picked up a win against Detroit on Thursday, and ...
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The Tampa Bay Lightning reassigned Steven Santini the Syracuse Crunch on Friday, a move that indicates Erik Cernak is ready to return to the line-up. The right-shot defenseman missed the Lightning’s win against Detroit on Thursday, but was listed as day-to-day by Coach Jon Cooper. It looks like he’s been upgraded as assistant coach Rob Zettler confirmed that Cernak is “good to go”.
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Declan Carlile missed the last few minutes of the Red Wings game, and didn’t practice on Friday...
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The Tampa Bay Lightning aren’t going to let something as trivial as a trade deadline stop them from improving their franchise. While they were taking on the Detroit Red Wings on the ice last night, they were also making a deal with their opponents. Tampa Bay acquired defenseman Ian Mitchell from the Red Wings in exchange for forwards Michael Milne and Wojciech Stachowiak.
Yes, the NHL trade deadline has passed, but the AHL trade deadline rolls on until 3:00 PM today. With all three player...
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The Tampa Bay Lightning finally beat a team not named the Toronto Maple Leafs. A 24-save performance from Andrei Vasilevskiy and two-goal efforts by Jake Guentzel and Gage Goncalves led the Lightning to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Nikita Kucherov had a pair of assists to reach 1,100 points in his career. J.T. Compher had the lone goal for the Red Wings while John Gibson stopped 25-of-28 in the losing effort.
There were a couple of line-up changes as Darren Raddysh returned t...
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Game Sixty-Four: Detroit Red Wings (36-22-7) at Tampa Bay Lightning (39-20-4)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Where the first event hosted after changing the name was Monster Jam featuring Grave Digger and El Toro Loco
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -205
Know the Opponents: Winging it in Motown
Tonight’s match-up between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings feature a couple of banged up...
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Another free agent is off of the board for this summer. The Utah Mammoth locked up forward Nick Schmaltz for eight years at $8 million per season. The contract kicks in next season and will keep the 30-year-old in Salt Lake City until the 2033-34 season.
A consistent 20+ goal scorer, Schmaltz has already set a career-high with 24 on the season as he tries to help the Mammoth make it to the playoffs for the first time in their new city. While Schmaltz could have tested free agency this sum...
6 days ago
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Between the second and third periods of their 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets J.J. Moser spoke to the Lightning’s broadcast crew about their struggles,
“We’re just not executing. We’re not breaking out well, we’re spending way too much time in our d-zone. We’re not killing plays fast enough. We’re not fast enough in the d-zone, and then they have a lot of time in their o-zone. It’s always hard if they have the puck all of the time.”
The sweaty and out-of-breath defenseman summe...
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Lost in the frustration and gloom of the Lightning’s 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets was the fact that Nikita Kucherov picked up his 70th assist of the season as he had the helper on Gage Goncalves’ deflection goal in the first period. The goal gave the Lightning a lead (their first against a non-Toronto team since the Olympic Break) and notched a little history for Kucherov.
According to the Lightning, Kucherov is now the 10th player in NHL history with at least five career 70-assi...
7 days ago
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Another night, and another loss for the Tampa Bay Lightning. A team that just a month ago couldn’t lose, looks completely lost on the ice as they drop their sixth game out of their last seven. Despite scoring first, a three-goal second period by the Columbus Blue Jackets left the Lightning asking more questions as they kicked off their homestead with a 5-2 loss to the hard-charging Metro Division team.
Gage Goncalves scored in his return from injury and J.J. Moser cut the lead to one goal...
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Alright folks. We’ve had a few days to absorb what happened last week. Most of the players that have been traded have played for their new teams (minus the ones waiting for visas). The people that get paid to write about these things have expressed their thoughts on the winners and losers of the deadline, […]
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Game Sixty-Three: Columbus Blue Jackets (32-21-10) at Tampa Bay Lightning (39-19-4)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Ten minutes from La Segunda Bakery, a Tampa institution since 1915
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, FDSNOH, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning – 238
Know the Opponents: The Cannon
Let’s see….why is today a good day to start a new winning streak? First off, the Lightning are back at home after a tough road trip. Second...
8 days ago
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Unlike their NHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch are on a bit of a heater. With a 3-2 overtime win against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and a 4-1 win over Utica on Sunday, the Crunch ran their winning streak to five games. They now trail Laval by just three points, but have three games in hand. The Crunch will look to improve on their 4-1-1 record against the Rocket on Saturday when they meet for the final time in the regular season.
According to the league’s playoff primer , the Crunch’s magic n...
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have been one of the biggest benefactors of the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund this season. On Monday, they contributed another $5,000 as Brandon Hagel was fined for his actions in the Bolts’ 8-7 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. In case you were wondering, yes, that is the maximum amount allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The stated reason he was fined was “for serving as the aggressor in an altercation with Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin”...
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It seems the only consistent part of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s season this year has been the rate of injuries suffered by their players. Lost in the “spectacle” of the loss to Buffalo was the fact that the Lightning spent most of the game with only five defensemen. Erik Cernak left the game just seconds into the second period following a fight with Michael Kesselring and didn’t return.
It’s hard to say what it was that kept him from returning. Neither player landed a clean punch ...
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It looked like things were headed to another blowout loss to the Buffalo Sabres as the Tampa Bay Lightning trailed 4-1 in the second period. Instead they poured on the offense and eventually led 7-5. Then the home team roared back with three goals in just over four minutes, capped off by Josh Doan’s power play goal, to pick up the 8-7 victory.
Corey Perry scored in his second game with the Bolts while Nikita Kucherov had three points (2 goals, 1 assist) in the loss. From the blue line, J....
9 days ago
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Game Sixty-Two: Tampa Bay Lightning (39-18-4) at Buffalo Sabres (38-19-6)
Time: 6:00 PM EST
Location: KeyBank Center, Beef on weck vs. Cuban Sandwich
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, MSG-B, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -115
Know the Opponents: Die by the Blade
Since coming out of the extended break, the Tampa Bay Lightning are 2-0 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Unfortunately, they are 0-4 against everyone else. They look to snap the struggles in a ke...
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Well, that’s a relief. The Tampa Bay Lightning snap their four-game losing streak with a convincing win over a reeling Toronto Maple Leafs squad, 5-2. With four assists, Nikita Kucherov hit the 100-point mark for the fourth season in a row. Corey Perry scored in his first game since the trade deadline and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27-of-29 shots.
Yes, it was the Maple Leafs, a team that is driving the struggle bus right off of Niagara Falls (the Canadian side), but after failing to taste...
10 days ago
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Game 61: Tampa Bay Lightning (38-18-4) at Toronto Maple Leafs (27-25-11)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Scotiabank Arena, The Big Smoke
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, NHL Network, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -180
Know the Opponents: Pension Plan Puppets
Well, now we kind of know what the team will look like heading into the playoffs. The Lightning had a relatively quiet deadline day and will finish off the final 21 games of the season with the squad that they...
11 days ago
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In his port-deadline press conference (see below) Julien BriseBois updated the gathered reporters on the status of a couple of injured players. It looks like Gage Goncalves is considered day-to-day. Could he be back for the Buffalo game on Sunday? Maybe. Chances are he’ll be out for a couple of more days before rejoining the team in game action.
Nick Paul is still week-to-week according to the general manager. That’s good news for Conor Geekie, who is likely with the team until Paul is he...
11 days ago
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