Game Twenty-One: Tampa Bay Lightning (11-7-2) at Washington Capitals (11-8-2)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Capital One Arena, The Nation’s Capital
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, MNMT, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning +100
Know the Opponents: J apers’ Rink
Two weeks ago, these two teams faced off in Tampa with the Lightning pulling off the 3-2 overtime win in a game where everyone got hurt. Okay, not everyone, but Ryan McDonagh blocked a shot and hasn’t pl...
No team in the NHL is as desperate for goaltending as the Edmonton Oilers , despite how Calvin Pickard played against the Tampa Bay Lightning in their previous game that should have been a win. The Oilers have two goalies, Pickard and Stuart Skinner, who they can't trust and something has to be done to fix that quickly, as the team isn't holding a playoff spot at the moment and it feels different than the last two seasons. Darren Dreger said, "I can't imagine (Stan) Bowman isn't making calls. ...
By most accounts, you couldn’t ask for much more from the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. They played in the second half of a back-to-back, arriving in Tampa Bay in the middle of the night, taking on the Lightning hours later. It was one of those games you look at on the calendar and say,…
Well now. Welcome back, Nick Paul.
The Tampa Bay Lightning forward punctuated his first game of the season with a game-tying goal with 2:32 to go in the game. That set the table for Jake Guentzel’s overtime winner on a wake-the-neighbors sequence of plays that started with Andrei Vasilevskiy literally saving the game with a desperation left-pad save and ended with Darren Raddysh’s perfect geed to Guentzel on a two-on-one break the other way.
Paul was in the line-up after missing the ...
That’s one hell of a way to lose a hockey game. On Thursday evening, the Edmonton Oilers played the sixth of seven on this road trip. This time, it was a matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning, with the Oilers falling 2-1 in overtime on the second game of a back-to-back, moving their season record…
Based on a few coincidental factors it appears that Nick Paul is going to be back in the Tampa Bay Lightning line-up tonight as they face the Edmonton Oilers. First off, the Lightning re-assigned Scott Sabourin to Syracuse yesterday, indicating that yet another forward was healthy following the return of Anthony Cirelli and Dominic James. Second, at the morning skate, Paul led the stretching from the center of the ice, an unofficial position of honor usually reserved for players getting called...
The Edmonton Oilers face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena, and nobody really knows what to make of either team. Tampa’s made roster moves in the past couple of days, calling up players from AHL Syracuse to deal with injuries. But let’s be honest—Edmonton’s been shuffling their lineup constantly, too….
There are plenty of lessons the Edmonton Oilers can take from Thursday’s opponent, the Tampa Bay Lightning, because their path from frustration to dominance is a blueprint that should hit close to home. Like most expansion teams, the Lightning spent years stumbling around the basement before finding their footing. By the mid-2000s, they had built…
Game Twenty: Edmonton Oilers (9-9-4) at Tampa Bay Lightning (10-7-2)
Time: 7:30 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Located in Pete Alonso’s hometown
TV/Stream/Radio: ESPN+, Hulu, SN, 102.5 FM, Lightning App (audio)
Odds: Lightning -162
Know the Opponents: Oil on Whyte
What sweet sorcery is this? A rested Tampa Bay Lightning team gets to face a team that played last night? Usually, it’s the other way around, or at least that’s what it seems like. Yes, ...
It’s unbelievably frustrating to be writing another piece about the New Jersey Devils’ goaltending, but after this past Tuesday’s game against Tampa Bay, it’s the prominent topic at the front of my mind. This is the second season now of the Devils running a Jacob Markstrom/Jake Allen tandem after bringing Allen back just before he […]
After a poor start, the Tampa Bay Lightning have returned to their usual selves. Taking care of a wounded New Jersey Devils team on Tuesday, the Bolts have won nine of their last twelve hockey games. That places them flirting with a playoff spot again, a 10-7-2 record, and back to where one would expect. …
Last Devils Game On Tuesday night, the Devils lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Florida, by a score of 5-1. Dawson Mercer got the scoring started for Tampa Bay with an atrocious turnover right inside the blue line of the Tampa OZ. After passing the puck about 5 feet behind Timo Meier AND outside […]
Well, if nothing else, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s recent run of injuries is giving fans a chance to see some new players at the NHL level. Prior to their game against the Florida Panthers, the team announced yet another recall as forward Jakob Pelletier was brought up from the Syracuse Crunch. If Pelletier is in the line-up tonight, he will become the sixth player to make his Lightning debut this season, and they haven’t cracked the 20-game mark yet.
The 24-year-old Pelletier was signed to...
The Florida Panthers (9-7-1) will shoot for their second three-game winning streak of the season when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning (8-6-2) this evening at Amerant Bank Arena.
Florida opened a five-game homestand with an exciting 6-3 romp over the Washington Capitals on Thursday that was chalk full of milestones. Brad Marchand assisted on two goals to reach 1,000 points, Evan Rodrigues and Seth Jones each scored their 100th NHL goals, Gustav Forsling collected the 200th point of his c...
A 7–3 win that almost didn’t feel like one: Panarin stays hot, Trocheck shines, and Sullivan’s process-first mindset stands out.
Could we go into a long detailed discussion about how the Tampa Bay Lightning lost this game to the New York Rangers, 7-3 ? Sure, but that would make us sad, and y’all angry (again). So let’s let one of our commenters sum up the game:
Yup, that pretty much wraps things up in regards to how we feel about this game. The Lightning did not play well. Yes, they had some bad bounces, but the mistakes leading up to those bounces were, for the most part, unforced. They had worked hard over t...
Rangers stay hot on the road, lighting up Tampa for seven goals in a wild, high-event win.
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The reinforcements have arrived. With the Tampa Bay Lightning ailing a bit, the team recalled a couple of veterans from the Syracuse Crunch. Forwards Boris Katchouk and Scott Sabourin caught the plane ride down from the bitter cold to the chilly, but much nicer Tampa weather to help bolster a squad that is a little down right now.
With Dominic James definitely missing tonight’s action, and Pontus Holmberg probably out as well, the Bolts needed to add some depth to their bottom-six. Ryan M...
Game Sixteen: New York Rangers (8-7-2) at Tampa Bay Lightning (8-5-2)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Home of the Three-time Stanley Cup Champions
TV/Stream/Radio: TNT, HBOMax, 102.5 FM
Odds: Lightning -148
Know the Opponents: Blue Line Station
Well, tonight should definitely be a good night for program sales. “Get your programs! Can’t tell who is on the ice without your programs!” We miss those days. Anyway, the Tampa Bay Lightning are ...
On Wednesday at 7:00 PM ET, the Tampa Bay Lightning face the New York Rangers — will Anthony Cirelli light the lamp? There are stats and insights below, to help you make the best bet.
Anthony Cirelli Anytime Goal Odds vs. the Rangers
Anytime Goal Odds: +240 (Bet $10 to win $24.00 if he scores a goal)
Cirelli Goals Betting Stats
In each contest Cirelli has played with a set points prop (out of one opportunity), he’s fallen short of the prop total.
Cirelli has put up a point in sev...
On Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET, the Tampa Bay Lightning will meet the New York Rangers at Benchmark International Arena, and we have best bets tips in this article if you want to make a wager.
Lightning vs. Rangers Promo Codes
Best Over/Under Bet
Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Computer projecting 5.4 goals)
In seven games this season, Tampa Bay and its opponent have combined for more than 5.5 goals.
New York has played six games this season that ended with more than 5.5 total goals.
The te...
The Tampa Bay Lightning picked up a win in their last outing, downing the Washington Capitals, 3-2, but it has proven to be a costly one as at least two of their key players suffered injuries that have reportedly landed them on injured reserve. Ryan McDonagh, who blocked a shot at the end of the first period, and Dominic James, who took a puck to the upper cheek area, will be out of action for at least one game.
After practice Coach Jon Cooper let reporters know that McDonagh would be “ou...
In the Tampa Bay Lightning’s most recent draft class, there seemed to be a slightly more focused effort on bringing a bit more truculence into the organization. Ethan Czata, their second round pick, is a skilled forward that has a bit of an edge to his game. The same goes for one of their seventh-round picks from the 2025 draft, Grant Spada. Unfortunately, players that rely on physicality often cross the line, and that happened to the 6’5″ defenseman as he earned a three-game suspension from t...
Despite a solid final season in juniors, Ethan Gauthier dropped a few notches in this season’s rankings.
Name Ethan Gauthier Position Right Wing Age (as of October 1) 20 Height/Weight 6’0″, 183 lbs. Expected 2024-25 Team Syracuse Crunch Draft – Year, Round 2023 Round 2 (37th overall) Previous Rankings 4th ( 2023 ), 5th ( 2024 ) JustinG. Ranking 7 Final Rank 7
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Honestly, it’s hard to believe that Ethan Gauthier is only 20-years-old. It feels lik...