Game Thirty-Six: St. Louis Blues (14-15-8) at Tampa Bay Lightning (19-13-3)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, The arena where Jake Paul DIDN’T get his jaw broken
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, FDSNMW, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning
Know the Opponents: Bleedin’ Blue
Look, there are plenty of games where it’s easy to get excited for the match-up. Any game against Florida – yup, going to be up for that one. Same with Boston and To...
2 months ago
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There are a lot of things you can say about this season’s Tampa Bay Lightning. Some of those things might even be of the negative variety. One thing that you can’t say is that this team doesn’t put out the effort. There have been some games over the past few seasons where the work ethic of the Lightning could be questioned. This season, there does seem to be a bit more of a desperation in their game overall. On Saturday night, despite being down three goals, they didn’t stop playing and clawed...
2 months ago
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Game Thirty-Five: Carolina Hurricanes ( 0 ) at Tampa Bay Lightning (18-13-3)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, (Is this building now cursed?)
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, FDSNSO, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -120
Know the Opponents: Canes Country
Under less than ideal circumstances, the Tampa Bay Lightning are hosting one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference as the Carolina Hurricanes roll into town following their 4-...
2 months ago
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The cracks were bound to appear at some point. When a team is ravaged by injuries to the extent that the Tampa Bay Lightning have been, the magic wears off eventually. It’s usually nothing drastic, but small little fissures that appear and keep a team from winning. From an overall perspective, the Lightning played fairly well in their 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night, but one moment, one little error in judgement, led to the game-deciding goal.
The Bolts had the lead ea...
3 months ago
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Game Thirty-Four: Los Angeles Kings (14-10-9) at Tampa Bay Lightning (18-12-3)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Future site of new entertainment district
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, FDSNW, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -192
Know the Opponents: Rink Royalty
For a younger generation, Al Pacino is the “ Hoo-ah !” guy who has a tendency to switch between shouting and whispering his lines. For some, he’s become a caricature. Ho...
3 months ago
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Technically, a week before Christmas is still “before Christmas”. That’s the timeline head coach Jon Cooper gave reporters prior to the Lightning’s 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers when he was asked about the health of Andrei Vasilevskiy. On Tuesday, the Lightning made a couple of moves that would indicate that their all-world goaltender is ready to return to action.
The team announced that Scott Sabourin and Brandon Halverson had been assigned to Syracuse . There does remain the chance t...
3 months ago
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It’s hard to call a play that happens roughly five minutes into the game a turning point, but when the Florida Panthers scored their second goal of the game mere seconds after Yanni Gourde glanced a shot at an open net off of the crossbar, the feeling that it was going to be one of those nights was there. The two early goals, and some key goaltending by Sergei Bobrovsky, forced the Lightning to chase a deficit they could never overcome as they dropped the game 5-2 to the Florida Panthers.
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3 months ago
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Game Thirty-Three: Florida Panthers (16-13-2) at Tampa Bay Lightning (18-11-3)
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, SCRIPPS, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -142
Know the Opponents: Litter Box Cats
Lingering. Always lingering are these Florida Panthers. After muddling through the first part of the season it appears that the Lightning’s in-state rivals are starting to heat up a bit. Winners of four o...
3 months ago
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Well, at least the Tampa Bay Lightning finally scored more than one goal against Ilya Sorokin. After giving up two early goals, the Bolts battled back with goals from Darren Raddysh (on the power play) and J.J. Moser to tie the New York Islanders. Overtime solved nothing, and Sorokin stopped two of the Lightning’s three shootout attempts while Mathew Barzal and Emil Heineman were able to slip pucks past Jonas Johansson to earn the extra points in a 3-2 victory.
With the win the Islanders ...
3 months ago
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Game Thirty-two: Tampa Bay Lightning (18-11-2) at New York Islanders (18-11-3)
Time: 3:30 PM EST
Location: UBS Arena, Elmont
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, MSGSN, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -130
Know the Opponents: Lighthouse Hockey
Wait, it’s a 3:30 game? Hmm. Didn’t realize that. Oh well, here’s to a little matinee action to break up your holiday festivities (we’re currently writing this on our balcony while Christmas music is blaring about two b...
3 months ago
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If nothing else, at least now the Tampa Bay Lightning have some clarity as to their captain, Victor Hedman. On Friday, the team announced that the soon-to-be 35-year-old defenseman would undergo elbow surgery on Monday in order to repair an injury that has kept him sidelined for a long stretch of time starting in early November.
For The Big Swede, the timeline places him back in competitive action in early February (possibly in time for the Stadium Series game against Boston), but more li...
3 months ago
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While we don’t want to take full credit for the Tampa Bay Lightning’s offensive turnaround, we do feel it is worth noting that since we posted this:
Lightning drop their fourth in a row. [image or embed] — Raw Charge ( @rawcharge.com ) December 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
…the Lightning have scored 14 goals in two games. Tonight’s victim was the New Jersey Devils. Tampa Bay rolled out to a 4-1 lead in the first period, made it through the second period with a 6-2 edge, and then finishe...
3 months ago
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For the second time in their existence, the Tampa Bay Lightning are taking the game outside as they are set to play the Boston Bruins under the lights of Raymond James Stadium on February 1, 2026. Today, they revealed what they’ll be wearing.
Just in time for the holidays!
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Look, y’all know us. We’re the sunshine and rainbows section of the Lightning world. We don’t like to dwell in negativity, but something about this design is just…off.
Fash...
3 months ago
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Game Thirty-One: Tampa Bay Lightning (17-11-2) at New Jersey Devils (17-12-1)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Prudential Center, Brick City, New Jersey
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, MSG, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -130
Know the Opponents: All About the Jersey
Two teams, both alike in dignity, in fair Newark, where we lay our scene……
There are a ton of similarities outside of just their record between the Lightning and the Devils heading into thei...
3 months ago
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It was only a matter of time until the Tampa Bay Lightning found their scoring touch. After two consecutive shutouts, the moment came early as Brayden Point beat Jakob Dobes on a breakaway just 2:27 into their game against the Montreal Canadiens. The Lightning would add two more goals in the period, and three more the rest of the way to pick up the 6-1 victory, snapping their four-game losing streak.
Joining Point in the scoring column was Pontus Holmberg, Nikita Kucherov, Charle-Edouard ...
3 months ago
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Game Thirty: Tampa Bay Lightning (16-11-2) at Montreal Canadiens (15-10-3)
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Centre Bell, The Paris of North America
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, TSN2, RDS, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning +105
Know the Opponents: Habs Eyes on the Prize
Look, there is no reason to get too crazy with a preview today. Simply put, the Lightning have to do what they haven’t been able to do since the NHL took their goal away against Pittsburgh – score...
3 months ago
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The Tampa Bay Lightning made their first trade of the year, and while it might be considered a minor one, they bring some potential offense on the blue line into the system. Prior to their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team announced that they had acquired defender Ethan Samson from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Roman Schmidt.
The trade brings Schmidt’s tenure with the organization to a close. A rugged defender with size, the 22-year-old showed some potential over th...
3 months ago
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The Tampa Bay Lightning did many, many things well in their 2-0 loss to the Toronto Maples Leafs. They did the things that usually lead to wins. The only thing they didn’t do was score a goal. For the second straight game, Jonas Johansson did his job as he allowed just one goal, and for the second straight game he wasn’t rewarded for his efforts. Despite a valiant charge in the third period, the Lightning couldn’t equalize, and a late empty-net goal sealed their fate.
It was a solid start...
3 months ago
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Game Twenty Nine: Tampa Bay Lightning (16-10-2) at Toronto Maple Leafs (13-11-4)
Time: 7:30 PM EST
Location: Scotiabank Arena, The Big Smoke
TV/Stream/Radio: Scripps, NHL Network, Amazone Prime (in Canada), TVAS, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -120
Know the Opponents: Pension Plan Puppets
When the schedule wizards threw together their matrix, they probably thought that this would make for a pretty nice match-up. Little did they know that it would be a bat...
3 months ago
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For the second time in a week, Ilya Sorokin had the Tampa Bay Lightning’s number. After he stopped 27-of-28 shots in the Lightning’s 2-1 loss on December 3, he was even better on Saturday night, denying all 32 shots they threw at him in a 2-0 win. Calum Ritchie broke the scoreless tie in the third period and Casey Cizikas sealed the win with an empty-net goal. Jonas Johansson, making his second start in a row, stopped 17-of-18 shots.
Johansson started in place of Andrei Vasilevskiy, who m...
3 months ago
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Game Twenty-Eight: New York Islanders (15-10-3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (16-9-2)
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Benchmark International Arena, The Capital of Death Metal
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, MSGSN, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -185
Know the Opponents: Lighthouse Hockey
When last these two teams met, the Tampa Bay Lightning were riding high atop the Atlantic Division on a seven-game winning streak. While they are still on top of the division, they a...
3 months ago
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That was a wild hockey game. The Tampa Bay Lightning clawed their way back from a three-goal deficit only to lose after their second game-tying goal of the third period is wiped off of the board following a video review from hockey operations in Toronto. Despite launching 73 shot attempts at the net, they dropped a 4-3 decision to the Pittsburgh Penguins as Tristan Jarry stopped 37 shots on the night, including 15 in the first period when the Lightning were pushing for the game-opening goal.
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3 months ago
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Game Twenty-Seven: Pittsburgh Penguins (13-7-5) at Tampa Bay Lightning (16-8-2)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, located at 27°56′34″N 82°27′7″W / 27.94278°N 82.45194°W
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, SN-PIT, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -185
Know the Opponents: Pensburgh
There have always been two teams that Tampa Bay Lightning fans could look to if they wanted a glimpse of their team’s future – the Chicago Blackhawks and Pi...
3 months ago
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Perhaps the Tampa Bay Lightning learned a lesson from their previous negotiations with an aging franchise icon. After not being able to come to an agreement with Steven Stamkos two summers ago, they took a different approach with Ryan McDonagh. Instead of waiting until after the season was over, they inked their veteran defenseman to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $4.1 million.
The deal will theoretically keep in the blue and white for the rest of his care...
3 months ago
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It appears that the Tampa Bay Lightning have come to an agreement to part ways with prospect Niko Huuhtanen.
Rooney (UT) on waivers
Huuhtanen (TB) on waivers for purposes of contract termination — Elliotte Friedman (Bot) ( @notfriedgehnic.bsky.social ) December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It appears he has indeed cleared the waivers, and the Lightning’s 7th-round pick in the 2021 draft will be free to pursue new opportunities. The 22-year-old was always one of the Lightning’s more int...
3 months ago
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