In a game between the NHL’s two top scorers, it was Nikita Kucherov emerging on top as he outdueled Connor McDavid in the Lightning’s 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Kucherov scored twice, including his first career short-handed goal, and added two assists while McDavid had Edmonton’s first goal of the game. With the four points, Kucherov moved ahead of McDavid in the scoring race.
Anthony Cirelli, who missed most of the second half of the game following a second-period fight with Vasil...
Game Sixty-Eight: Tampa Bay Lightning (42-21-4) at Edmonton Oilers (34-27-4)
Time: 10:00 PM EST
Location: Rogers Place, Where Roman Hamrlik was traded to save money
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, CBC, SN, TVAS2, CITY, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -142
Know the Opponents: Oilers Nation
Sometimes it’s not who you play, but when you play them. If there was ever a time to take on a team that features the best player in hockey, it’s now. The Edmonton Oile...
Was it a perfect win for the Tampa Bay Lightning? No, but they took care of business as they helped Vancouver get one step closer to the best odds in the draft lottery downing the Canucks, 6-2. Six different players scored for the Lightning and Nikita Kucherov posted a three-point night in the victory. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19-of-21 for the victory.
There were some struggles along the way as Vancouver was able to pin them in the zone for stretches at times. The passing wasn’t as cris...
Game Sixty-Seven: Tampa Bay Lightning (41-21-4) at Vancouver (21-38-4)
Time: 10:00 PM EST
Location: Rogers Arena, Vancouver
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, SNP, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -290
Know the Opponents: Canucks Army
As one might expect, the Tampa Bay Lightning, despite their recent struggles are heavy favorites heading into tonight’s game against Vancouver. So, they can just chalk up the two points and move on with their life, right? Wrong...
This is it folks. We’re officially into the last month of the regular season. The NHL playoffs are slated to start on Saturday, April 18th, so it’s officially go time for the league. For the first time in quite awhile, nothing is really set yet in either conference. Despite most teams only having 15-17 games to go, no one has been officially eliminated yet, nor has anyone clinched (Colorado is the closest with a magic number of 5). There is still plenty to be determined, and the Tampa Bay Ligh...
Editor’s note – Hi. A little while back, Acha, the former managing editor of this place inquired if she could share some thoughts about the U.S. Men’s Hockey team, their locker room conversation with the president, and the attendance of the vast majority of the team at the State of the Union. I agreed without hesitation. While we are primarily a site devoted to the Tampa Bay Lightning, every once in a while we have to step back and take a large look at the hockey world and how actions affect e...
It was fitting that the final horn sounded on the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 6-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken with the Nick Paul line generating shots on the Seattle net. While the trio of Nick Paul, Corey Perry, and Oliver Bjorkstrand didn’t score in the win, they were a key part of a defensive effort that forced a lot of turnovers, and kept the puck in the Seattle zone for most of the night.
That line finished with an 11-0 edge in shot attempts, 6-0 edge in scoring chances, and 4-0 edge i...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, […]
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...
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...