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...
Craig Berube addressed the media after his team’s 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, which dropped the Maple Leafs’ record to 27-26-11. On the team’s performance: Tough break on the first goal. I thought that kind of took a little bit out of us and put us on our heels a little. They capitalized […]
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With most of the fan base cheering for losses at this point, the Maple Leafs will begin playing out the post-deadline string tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet Ontario/CBC). Game Day Quotes Oliver Ekman-Larsson on the week of sitting out games and the uncertainty around the deadline, only to remain in […]
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Ahead of Leafs vs. Lightning on HNIC, Jon Cooper discussed the Leafs and Panthers’ fall from grace in the Atlantic Division, the Lightning’s consistency, and the addition of Corey Perry ahead of the playoffs. Is it a little bizarre to see the Panthers and the Leafs at the bottom of the Atlantic Division? Cooper: I’ve […]
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No bottle can contain them.
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...
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...
For the second consecutive trade deadline it appears that general manager Julien BriseBois is bringing a player back into the organization. Last year it was Yanni Gourde. This year it’s Corey Perry.
Corey Perry to Tampa Bay from LA — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 6, 2026
The rumored cost is a second-round pick. Which, based on some of the other deals made over the last 24 hours seems to be about right. What was once thought to be a buyer’s market has decidedly swun...
The Los Angeles Kings have unexpectedly traded forward Corey Perry back to one of his old stomping grounds, the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Kings have traded Corey Perry to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2nd RD pick — Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 6, 2026 The Kings receive a 2028 second-round pick in return. We had heard earlier this week that Perry wasn't interested in moving at this deadline, but the Kings couldn't pass up that pick, as the team struggles to stay in the playof...
Shortly after the Winnipeg Jets downed the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night, General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff made his first trade deadline move as he confirmed that the True North franchise would be in the Seller category this season.
After news broke in the afternoon that defensemen Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn would be held out of the line up due to “ roster management ” reasons….we all knew that the likelihood that the veteran defenders would be moved increased dramatically. A...
Say what you will about the Tampa Bay Lightning, but they don’t do things in small doses. It’s all or nothing for them. They started the season losing six of seven. Then they won fifteen out of eighteen games. After that it was seven losses out of nine. Then they were the best team in hockey with twenty wins out of their next twenty-two. Now, after a 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets they are the proud owners of a four-game losing streak.
Brayden Point had the lone tally for the Lightning as ...
Recap of the game.
Pair of moves before the game against the Lightning.
The Winnipeg Jets are playing it safe with a couple of their biggest trade chips. The Jets are sitting defencemen Luke Schenn and Logan Stanley on Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Trade talks have advanced and GM Kevin Cheveldayoff is listening to a number of offers on each blueliner. Per @WiebesWorld : Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn are not dressed for the Jets — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 6, 2026 Schenn brings a wealth of experience and a stay-at-home physical...
So far the Tampa Bay Lightning have had a quiet trade season. They lost Jack Finley on waivers, made some minor trades, but all-in-all, general manager Julien BriseBois has been pretty content with his often injured, but still conference-leading roster. Could that change over the next 20+ hours? If history is any indication, yes, yes it will.
As usual, there hasn’t been much solid reporting on the Lightning’s trade interests. Yes, there has been speculation and tires kicked on names like ...
A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
Whelp, if nothing else, the Raw Charge Curse is alive and well. Just mere days after writing about Dominic James, the energetic rookie suffered an injury that will effectively end his regular season.
Injury updates for the Lightning:
#GoBolts forward Gage Goncalves is day to day with a lower body injury.
Forward Dominic James had surgery for a lower body injury, he’s out 8-10 weeks. — Benjamin Pierce ( @boltsben.bsky.social ) March 5, 2026 at 8:01 AM
In the loss to the Buffa...
Game 60: Tampa Bay Lightning (38-17-4) at Winnipeg Jets (24-26-10)
Time: 8:00 PM EST
Location: Canada Life Centre, The Heart of the 204
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ESPN+, TSN3, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -186
Know the Opponents: Arctic Ice Hockey
It wasn’t that long ago where it came so easy for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The goals, the saves, the wins. A month ago the Lightning were riding at the top of the world. It would be a bit melodramatic to say t...
The trade action around the NHL is heating up as we approach Friday’s trade deadline. We’ve got a bevy of deals sending large, right-handed defensemen to teams that need them, some shutdown centers have found a home, and a whole smattering of trades still percolating around the continent.
While the Philadelphia Flyers have not gotten themselves involved yet with an actual trade, there are countless rumors and reports about their players. Rasmus Ristolainen is suddenly one of the top defen...
For the record, Coach Jon Cooper isn’t worried about the team right now. Yes, he acknowledges that they’re not playing well, but he’s confident that the team will figure it out. For 55 games or so this has been a tough defensive team that makes opponents work for every goal. Right now that’s not happening and the Minnesota loss was a microcosm of the losing streak.
They gifted the Wild a stretch of power plays that ended with a Mats Zuccarello power play goal to make it 2-0. Then Andrei V...
It may have a new name, but the home arena for the Minnesota Wild continues to be a house of horrors for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The newly christened Grand Casino Arena witnessed another loss, their fourteenth out of nineteen games played there, for the Lightning as they fell 5-1 to home team. Matt Boldy had three assists while Kirill Kaprizov (after striking iron three times) set Minnesota’s franchise goal record with an empty-netter.
As has been the case since returning from the Olympi...
Game Fifty-Nine: Tampa Bay Lightning (38-16-4) at Minnesota Wild (35-16-10)
Time: 9:30 PM EST
Location: Grand Casino Arena, St. Paul Minnesota – Home of Charles Schultz
TV/Stream/Radio: TNT, TruTV, HBO Max, 102.5 FM, Lightning App (audio only)
Odds: Lightning -142
Know the Opponents: Hockey Wilderness
Coach Jon Cooper was as critical of his team after their uninspired loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday as he’s ever been,
“No push back, no urgency, no driv...
The tinted visor. The gap-tooth smiled. It’s back. On Tuesday, prior to their game against the Minnesota Wild, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that they had recalled forward Conor Geekie from the Syracuse Crunch. With injuries to Gage Goncalves, Dominic James, and Nick Paul, there was a need for some help in the middle of the ice, and the Lightning are turning to one of their top prospects to fill it.
The 21-year-old started the season with the Lightning, but after posting just one assi...
The Tampa Bay Lightning held a brief practice before jumping on a plane to the Twin Cities yesterday. Noticeably absent were Gage Goncalves and Dominic James, both of whom left the game against Buffalo with injuries. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like they’ll be in the line-up for the near future.
Injury updates: #GoBolts Coach Jon Cooper said Goncalves and James are still being evaluated, will miss some time. Recalls are possible.
“They won’t be playing in the next game or two, but we’...
The six games played by the Lightning in the month of February were the fewest they’ve played since April of 2022-23 when they went 2-4-0. So, there isn’t much to be gleamed from the numbers, especially considering the long break between the first three games and the last three games, but at least, for the most part, everything trended in a positive direction.
5v5 stats and league-wide rankings October 5-4-2 November 11-3-0 December 7-6-1 January 11-1-1 February 4-2-0 GF/60 2.48 (1...