Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice speaks before his team wraps up their preseason slate against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. The Panthers are coming off a 5-3 preseason win against the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday; Florida (2-0-1) plays its final exhibition game of the preseason on Saturday in Sunrise. Video Courtesy Florida Panthers / @FlaPanthers / Panthers Vision Where Does Brady Tkachuk Fit with the Panthers? Next to Matthew, of course: https://floridahock...
The Ottawa Senators have added some goaltending depth, as the team announced on Friday, they've acquired goaltender Jonas Johansson from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Senators are sending back future considerations in the deal. Johansson was recently put on waivers, as the Lightning pushed him out with their offseason trade for Dennis Hildeby from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Johansson has spent the past three seasons as the backup to Andrei Vasilevskiy. Last season, the Swedish netminder p...
The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning are in Sunrise to close out the exhibition slate. Florida upped its preseason record to 2-0-1 by beating the Bolts 5-3 at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday.
Each member of the line of Kai Schwindt, Cole Reinhardt and Hunter St. Martin found the back of the net with Reinhardt’s goal being the game-winner. Reinhardt and Schwindt added assists and Bokondji Imama and Sandis Vilmanis also lit the lamp for Cats. Cooper Black (14 saves on 16 s...
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Jonas Johansson’s time with the Tampa Bay Lightning has come to an end. After clearing waivers and being assigned to the Syracuse Crunch, the veteran backup was traded to the Ottawa Senators for future considerations.
With the move, the Bolts clear out his $1.25 million cap hit and open up a roster spot. Per Puckpedia the Lightning currently have 47 of their 50 contract slots are taken.
Johansson gives the Senators another experienced netminder after Leevi Merilainen was claimed off ...
Johansson fills a need for depth goaltending for the Senators after Leevi Merilainen was lost on waivers.
A third Swedish veteran enters the Senators' crease.
With just one game left on the preseason schedule and a week to go until the regular season starts, the Tampa Bay Lightning made their biggest roster cut of training camp. The roster was reduced by 21 players with most of them going to Syracuse. With the Crunch announcing their training camp starting on Sunday, it wasn’t a surprise that the transactions were made today.
Here’s how it broke down:
Players placed on waivers:
Simon Lundmark
Olivier Rodrigue
Steven Santini ...
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The Lightning took on the Panthers last night at Benchmark. This game had a lot less fireworks than last year and featured some honest-to-goodness hockey. The Panthers scored an ENG late in the game and won in Tampa by a 5-3 score. Jansen Harkins scored twice and Connor Geekie finished a nice 2-on-1 with Sam O’Reilly as the Lightning goal scorers. The two teams meet again on the other side of Alligator Alley on Saturday. [ Raw Charge ]
Jansen Harkins did his part to s...
The Florida Panthers “B” team struck for a hard-earned 5-3 victory over a pretty well-stocked Tampa Bay Lightning last night at Benchmark International Arena.
Each member of the line consisting of Kai Schwindt, Hunter St. Martin and Cole Reinhardt turned on the red light and St. Martin and Reinhardt also added assists.
First Star Reinhardt stole the puck from defenseman Ryan McDonagh and beat Andrei Vasilevskiy from between the circles 5:35 into the final frame to give the Panthers t...
The Tampa Bay Lightning rallied back twice, but couldn’t pull out the win as the Florida Panthers picked up the 5-3 win in the Bolts final home preseason game. Jensen Haskins scored twice while Conor Geekie picked up his second goal of the preseason in the loss. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of 24 shots in the loss.
The first period was a solid one for the Bolts. They didn’t have many shots on goal as Florida blocked six of their attempts, but most of the early play was in the Florid...
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Welcome to the greatest show in the Sunshine State – the Lightning vs. the Panthers! The latest chapter in the rivalry gets underway tonight in the first of two pre-season games. Tonight the two teams meet at Benchmark and then both teams will wrap up things on Saturday in Sunrise.
In theory this game should have fairly low stakes since no one wins a Stanley Cup in the preseason. Yet, it’s Lightning Panthers. These teams don’t know how to play a normal game. So, it should be pretty entert...
Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice speaks before his team plays the host Tampa Bay Lightning in a preseason game on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Florida (1-0-1) lost to the host Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in a shootout the night before. The Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday and play host to the Lightning in the preseason finale on Saturday in Sunrise. Video Courtesy Florida Panthers / @FlaPanthers / Panthers Vision Where Does Brady Tkachuk Fit with the Panthers? Next to Matthew, of...
Florida Panthers defenseman Donovan Sebrango speaks before his team plays the host Tampa Bay Lightning in a preseason game on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Florida (1-0-1) lost to the host Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in a shootout the night before. The Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday and play host to the Lightning in the preseason finale on Saturday in Sunrise. Video Courtesy Florida Panthers / @FlaPanthers / Panthers Vision Where Does Brady Tkachuk Fit with the Panthers? Next to Ma...
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Jim Hiller isn’t concerned over a potential injury to forward Nick Paul, he told reporters following their 6-1 win preseason over the Ottawa Senators. Paul, who was acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning over the summer, has been skating with Easton Cowan and Colton Sissons and finding some early chemistry…
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Florida Panthers rookie forward Sandis Vilmanis talks after a training camp practice in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday Sept. 23, 2026. Florida (1-0-1) lost to the host Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in a shootout the night before. The Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. Vilmanis made his NHL debut with the Panthers last season — one in which he played for Latvia’s Olympic team and was his team’s leading scorer at the World Championship. He is expected to start this season on the third l...
Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice talks after a training camp practice in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday Sept. 23, 2026. Florida (1-0-1) lost to the host Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in a shootout the night before. The Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. Video Courtesy Florida Panthers / @FlaPanthers / Panthers Vision Where Does Brady Tkachuk Fit with the Panthers? Next to Matthew, of course: https://floridahockeynow.com/where-does-brady-tkachuk-fit-with-the-florida-panthers-right-n...
The Florida Panthers are on the gulf coast to face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first of two meetings between the Sunshine State clubs to close out the exhibition slate. Florida is coming off a 3-2 shootout loss on Tuesday to the Carolina Hurricanes. Brady Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov each had a goal and an assist in the game. Like the Cats, the Lightning are 1-0-1 in the preseason. They nipped Nashville by a count 2-1 at home on Sunday before dropping a 3-2 overtime decision to the Predato...
The Lightning’s second-round pick from 2025 moved into the top five with another effective season in the OHL. Can Ethan Czata take the next step as he finishes off his junior hockey career?
Name Ethan Czata Position Forward Age (as of October 1, 2026) 19 Height/Weight 6’2″, 179 lbs. Expected 2026-27 Team Guelph Storm Draft – Year, Round 2025, 2nd (56th) Previous Rankings 11 ( 2025 ) JustinG. Ranking 4 Final Rank 5
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have been working the phones trying to pull of a preseason trade, but turns out they've had zero luck finding a trade partner. The Lightning have been trying to move goaltender Jonas Johansson since they've acquired Dennis Hildeby from the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier in the offseason. Hildeby was acquired for versatile forward Nick Paul. #GoBolts have placed G Jonas Johansson on waivers today as they’ve been looking to find a new team for him after acquiring Dennis Hild...
The Tampa Bay Lightning continue to adjust their roster as the calendar moves closer to October 1st. On Wednesday they placed goaltender Jonas Johansson on waivers, indicating that the newly acquired Dennis Hildeby, who had 23 saves in his preseason debut Tuesday night, will be Andrei Vasilevskiy’s back-up for the upcoming season.
When Hildeby was acquired in a trade that sent Nick Paul to Toronto the writing was on the wall for Johansson, and general manager Julien BriseBois acknowledged...