Game Eighty-Two : New York Rangers (33-39-9) at Tampa Bay Lightning (50-25-6)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa – The site of Wayne Gretzky’s final All-Star Game (he had a goal and an assist). Question – who was the Lightning’s All-Star that season?
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, MSG, TVAS2, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -115
Know the Opponents: Blue Shirt Banter
Look at that. We’ve made it to the end of the season. It t...
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With the Montreal Canadiens losing (in regulation) their final game of the regular season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have secured home ice in their first-round match-up that starts this weekend. Is that a good thing? After all, this is a team that is 1-7 at home during their last three playoff series. In case you were wondering, yes, they lost all three of those series.
What’s been even more frustrating is that the Lightning had been very, very good at home during the regular season. Over t...
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It took 81 games to find an opponent this year, but after the Tampa Bay Lightning’s overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings, and the Buffalo Sabres’ regulation win against the Chicago Blackhawks, the playoff match-ups are set. Well, at least for the Lightning. Since Buffalo won in regulation, they hold the tiebreaker over Tampa Bay and clinched the Atlantic Division. So that means the Lightning and Montreal Canadiens will face-off in the playoffs for the fifth time in history.
While th...
It’s the next to last game of the season and that can mean only one thing – haiku recap time.
Like moss clings to stone
So do hopes for a title
Bolts in overtime win
The Goals
David Perron [13] (JT Compher, Ben Chiarot) 1-0 Red Wings
Conor Geekie [1] (Oliver Bjorkstrand) 1-1
Erik Cernak [3] (Ryan McDonagh, Zemgus Girgensons) 2-1 Lightning
Jake Guentzel [38] (Nikita Kucherov, J.J. Moser) 3-1 Lightning
Marco Ka...
Game Eighty-One: Detroit Red Wings (41-30-9) at Tampa Bay Lightning (49-25-6)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa – Where the arena DJ once played “Don’t Stop Believing” after the Lightning beat the Red Wings in a playoff game and some folks got really mad about it.
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, FDSNDET, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -200
Know the Opponents: Winging it in Motown
For the first time in what seems like forev...
In a game that resembled a lot of their recent efforts, the Tampa Bay Lightning finally found a way to pick up a win as Emil Lilleberg put home a rebound with 95 seconds left in the game to give the Lightning a 2-1 lead that they managed to hold. Andrei Vasilevskiy picked up another win as he stopped 19-fo-20 shots. Brandon Hagel returned to action and picked up his 36th goal of the season.
Prior to the game, it was announced that Zemgus Girgensons and Darren Raddysh would miss the game w...
Game Eighty: Tampa Bay Lightning (48-25-6) at Boston Bruins (43-26-10)
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: TD Garden, Boston – Where, in 1919, a 2.3 million gallon flood of molasses raced down the streets of the North End neighborhood at approximately 35 MPH.
TV/Stream/Radio: ABC, SNW, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning
Know the Opponents: Stanley Cup of Chowder
If there is one thing we know about this Tampa Bay Lightning team is that they don’t lack in confidence. So, we shouldn...
Despite a parade to the penalty box for the first forty minutes of the night, the Tampa Bay Lightning tied the game late against the Montreal Canadiens. An unfortunate turnover 47 seconds after the game-tying goal turned into the difference as Jaroslav Slafkovsky scored with 1:04 left on the clock to give the home team the 2-1 victory.
Declan Carlile and Anthony Cirelli returned to the line-up as the Lightning had to kill off seven short-handed chances while racking up 71 penalty minutes....
Game Seventy-Nine: Tampa Bay Lightning (48-24-6) at Montreal Canadiens (46-22-10)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Centre Bell, The City of a Hundred Steeples
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ESPN+, TSN2, RDS, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -115
Know the Opponents: Eyes on the Prize
The road trip rolls on as the Tampa Bay Lightning look to snap a two-game losing streak. It should be another high-energy building as the Lightning and the Montreal Canadiens still have ...
It was a struggle for much of the night for the Tampa Bay Lightning. They couldn’t string passes together for much of the night, turned the puck over, and skated in just poured asphalt for much of the night. Meanwhile, the Ottawa Senators played like a team desperate for points as their speed gave the Lightning fits all night long. However, midway through the third period the Bolts were down just a goal. Two quick power play goals from the Ottawa Senators turned a 3-2 game into a 5-2 one befor...
Game Seventy-Eight: Tampa Bay Lightning (48-23-6) at Ottawa Senators (40-27-10)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa – Canada’s Capital!
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, TSN5, RDS2, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning +110
Know the Opponents: Silver Seven
Well, it’s going to be an interesting line-up tonight for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Reports have them recalling three forwards from the Syracuse Crunch (Dylan Duke, Conor Geekie, and Jakob...
Prior to their game against the Buffalo Sabres, Coach Jon Cooper was asked about the possibility of Brandon Hagel or Scott Sabourin, two forwards who had missed the past few matches with injuries, playing against the Sabres. He finished his answer (Hagel no, Sabourin maybe) with, “You want to make sure your guys are healthy.”
Sabourin did indeed play in the 4-2 loss to Buffalo, but the Lightning left the game less healthy than they started it. Prior to the game, the team announced that An...
The Tampa Bay Lightning started their four-game road trip through the Atlantic Division with a 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Goals from Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel weren’t enough as Alex Tuch, Josh Norris, Jason Zucker, and Jack Quinn (empty net) provided the offense for the home team. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25-of-28 shots to keep the game close while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen picked up the victory with 23 saves.
It might not have been the conga line to the penalty box their last m...
Game Seventy-Seven: Tampa Bay Lightning (48-22-6) at Buffalo Sabres (46-23-8)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: KeyBank Center, Buffalo – Home of the largest Dyngus Day celebration in the U.S.
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, NHL Network, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning
Know the Opponents: Die By The Blade
The top two teams in the Atlantic meet up for a Monday evening showdown that could determine who ends up at the top of the division in two weeks. Heading into the c...
Prior to the drop of the puck on Saturday evening, the Tampa Bay Lightning accomplished their season goal. Thanks to the Detroit Red Wings losing to the New York Rangers, the Lightning clinched a spot in the 2026 NHL playoffs. Then they went out and scored three third period goals to beat the Boston Bruins, 3-1.
If you ever need a game that defines the 2025-26 Tampa Bay Lightning season, it was tonight’s. If you’re looking for a detailed recap of the game – here ya go – instead, we want t...
Game Seventy-Six : Boston Bruins (43-25-8) at Tampa Bay Lightning (47-22-6)
Time: 5:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Tampa – where the first commercial flight (St. Pete to Tampa) was flown by Antony Habersack Jannus on the Benoist XIV. It lasted 23 minutes.
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, NESNPluse, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -185
Know the Opponents: Stanley Cup of Chowder
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s season-long seven game home stand...
With his bestest buddy watching from the sideline, Anthony Cirelli recorded his second career hat trick as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 6-3. With the win, and a Buffalo Sabres loss, the Lightning crept back into a tie atop of the division and crested the 100 point mark for the seventh time under Jon Cooper’s leadership. Speaking of keeping it 100, Zemgus Girgensons recorded his 100th career goal (and it was the eventual game-winner).
Mitchell Chaffee returned ...
Game Seventy-Five: Pittsburgh Penguins (38-21-16) at Tampa Bay Lightning (46-22-6)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Where Mario Lemieux played twice (and recorded 1 goal and 2 assists)
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, SN-PIT, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -180
Know the Opponents: Pensburgh
We have ourselves the makings of a mini-trap game for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Coming off of a 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday...
On Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Lightning held a practice. At this time of year, that’s a pretty rare thing. With the amount of games they’ve played recently, rest is paramount to a team’s success. However, there is always a need to refine aspects of their game, something that can only be done in a controlled environment like practice. Not everyone participated, however.
The lines we saw at today’s #GoBolts practice:
Guentzel-Point-Kucherov
Goncalves-Cirelli-Bjorkstrand
Girgensons-Gourde-H...
Cole Caufield’s second period goal broke a 1-1 tie and Jakub Dobes stopped 36 saves as Tampa Bay’s eight-game point streak comes to an end in a 4-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Guentzel had the Lightning’s lone goal while Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 shots, including several big saves early in the third period when the game was 2-1.
Nikita Kucherov was held off of the scoreboard (and had two penalties) in his return to action after missing two games with an illness. Scott Sabouri...
Game Seventy-Four: Montreal Canadiens (42-21-5) at Tampa Bay Lightning (46-21-6)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, A stone’s throw away from the home of Phoebe the Flamingo
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -170
Know the Opponents: Eyes on the Prize
While everyone (and by everyone, we mean us) has been focused on catching the Buffalo Sabres, the Montreal Canadiens have slowly been lingering right beh...
It appears teams aren’t going to wait for the end of the season to start making changes. A day after the Vegas Golden Knights fired the most successful coach in their history and replaced him with an old friend, the Toronto Maple Leafs parted ways with general manager Brad Treliving. With the disappointing season the Leafs had this season, it someone was going to have to pay the price. It’s usually the general manager or the head coach, and, for now, it’s Treliving.
Making the change now ...
We could write a thousand words about today’s game. Or we could just link back to the previous three or four recaps. The Tampa Bay Lightning struggled to start the game, fell behind, tied the game, and were the better team in the third period. Corey Perry tapped home a shot that snuck through Justus Annunen’s pads seven minutes into the third period to give the Bolts the 3-2 lead.
To the Lightning’s credit, they’re getting better. They only went down one goal this time, and it took almost...
Game 73: Nashville Predators (34-30-9) at Tampa Bay Lightning (45-21-6)
Time: 5:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Steven Stamkos’ house for sixteen seasons
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -205
Know the Opponents: On the Forecheck
For much of the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been lagging behind the rest of the league in terms of games played. Entering today’s play, only San Jose (71 games) have suit...
Heading into their Saturday afternoon contest with the Ottawa Senators, the Tampa Bay Lightning knew they needed to start fast and break the string of early multi-goal deficits they’ve faced over the last few games. Just because they knew what they needed to do didn’t mean they actually did it. On the very first shift of the game they conceded a goal. Four minutes later they gave up another one.
As they have every other time, they came back to tie the game up. Unlike against Seattle and C...