Game Forty-Nine: Tampa Bay Lightning (31-13-4) at Chicago Blackhawks (21-22-7)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: United Center, Stormy, husky, brawling, City of Big Shoulders
TV/Stream/Radio: ESPN, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -260
Know the Opponents: Second City Hockey
After a couple of nights of sleeping on their own beds, the Tampa Bay Lightning are back on the road for a quick weekend back-to-back against Chicago and Columbus. After these two games, the B...
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The first trade deadline is right around the corner as the Olympic break roster freeze is set for February 4th. Will the Lightning make a move before this deadline? Honestly, who knows? As usual, the Lightning are playing things close to the vest and there is no news leaking out of the Channelside offices. General Manager Julien BriseBois was as vague as usual during his mid-season check-in , downplaying the Lightning’s chances of being a big player on the trade market.
“So even if we’r...
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The countdown comes to it’s conclusion (finally) with an overwhelming choice in Conor Geekie. The big center is excelling in Syracuse this season after surprising everyone by making the Tampa Bay Lightning last season.
Name Conor Geekie Position Center Age (as of October 1, 2025) 21 Height/Weight 6’4″, 207 lb. Expected 2025-26 Team Tampa Bay Lightning / Syracuse Crunch Draft – Year, Round 2022, 1st Round (11) Arizona Coyotes Previous Rankings 1 (2024) JustinG. Ranking 1 Final Rank 1 ...
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The Tampa Bay Lightning made a rare appearance at Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday night and treated their home fans to a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks. In just their second home game of the month, the Lightning scored twice within 1:28 in the second period to turn a 1-1 game into a 3-1 lead. They never looked back, or really let the Sharks into the game, as they cruised to their second win a row and 14th straight game with a point.
Andrei Vasilevskiy was in net for his 21s...
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Game Forty-Eight: San Jose Sharks (24-20-3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (30-13-3)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, NBCSCA, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning
Know the Opponents: Fear the Fin
The Tampa Bay Lightning are finally back at Benchmark International Arena after a two-week road trip. Unfortunately, it’s a limited engagement as they go back on the road for a couple of games this weekend. They do get...
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Just over two weeks from now, NHL rosters are going to be set as the league shuts down for the Olympic break. On February 4th rosters will be frozen until the 22nd as the hockey world focuses on the action in Italy. Considering the fact that the actual trade deadline comes just 12 days after rosters open back up, some GMs are getting the jump on things now. Two rather significant deals have come together over the last couple of days.
The first deal sent the most coveted defenseman on the ...
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It may not have been their prettiest win of the season, but it was, at least in the words of their head coach, “it was a pretty damn good effort”, as the Tampa Bay Lightning picked up their fourth win on their five-game road trip, defeating the Dallas Stars, 4-1. Andrei Vasilevskiy earned first star of the game honors with a 19-save effort, highlighted by stoning Jason Robertson on a breakaway in the waning seconds of the first period with the score tied at one.
It was a bit of an auspici...
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Game Forty-Seven: Tampa Bay Lightning (29-13-4) at Dallas Stars (27-12-9)
Time: 2:00 PM EST
Location: American Airlines Arena, Home of the Greatest TV Intro Ever?
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, Victory+, NHL Network, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -110
Know the Opponents: Defending Big D
The goals have been a little hard to come by for the Tampa Bay Lightning over their last two outings. Last Tuesday they mustered one goal in regulation before defeating the P...
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If nothing else, tonight’s loss by the Tampa Bay Lightning is a perfect example of why it’s so hard to string long winning streaks together in the NHL. Despite statistically dominating the St. Louis Blues for most of the night, the Lightning saw their eleven-game winning streak come to a halt as they fell in a shootout, 3-2.
It’s not often a team puts up a heat map like that and ends up on the losing side. Yet, that’s what happened as the Lightning ran into a hot goaltender in Joel H...
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Game Forty-Six: Tampa Bay Lightning (29-13-3) at St. Louis Blues (18-21-8)
Time: 8:00 PM EST
Location: Enterprise Center, The Gateway to the West
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, FDSNMW, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning
Know the Opponents: Bleedin’ Blue
After a couple of days off (and a brief trip back to Tampa) the Lightning are back on the road to finish off their five-game stint away from Benchmark International Arena. Based on records and expectations,...
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The Portuguese Pistol makes it back up to the number two spot in the countdown based on a strong finish to his season. After a slow start to the 2025-26 season, it appears Gage Goncalves is starting to get back to that type of production.
Name Gage Goncalves Position Forward Age (as of October 1, 2025) 24 Height/Weight 6’1″, 190 lb. Expected 2025-26 Team Tampa Bay Lightning Draft – Year, Round 2020, 2nd Round (62) Previous Rankings 6 ( 2024 ), 2 ( 2023 ), 8 ( 2022 ), 13 ( 2021 ), 23 ( 202...
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It took a little longer than most of the games in this stretch, but the Tampa Bay Lightning picked up their franchise-best 11th win in a row as they took down the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-1, in a shootout. It was a goaltending battle as Andrei Vasilevskiy picked up his 350th career win by stopping 26-of-27 shots while Arturs Silovs matched him shot-for-shot in regulation with 30 saves.
It was a scoreless first period, something that the Lightning haven’t seen much of recently, but there was...
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Game Forty-Five: Tampa Bay Lightning (28-13-3) at Pittsburgh Penguins (21-14-9)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: PPG Paints Arena, The Confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, SN-PIT, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -135
Know the Opponents: Pensburgh
One of the biggest reasons the Tampa Bay Lightning have found recent success is that they’ve stumbled onto a consistent line-up that has been effective at just about ever...
10 days ago
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This should have such a fun night. The Tampa Bay Lightning picked up their tenth win a row. Jon Cooper won his 600th game as a head coach. Nikita Kucherov rolled off yet another multi-point game (his ninth in a row). Jake Guentzel joined Brandon Hagel and Kucherov in the 20-goal club for the season. The power play scored twice in the 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Yet, one play casts a lengthy shadow over the win. On his power play goal early in the second period, Brayden Point had...
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Things were starting to cook for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second game against the Philadelphia Flyers in three nights. After they made it through a tight-checking first period with a 1-0 lead thanks to an early goal by Pontus Holmberg, they doubled the lead just 30 seconds into the second period when Jake Guentzel deflected home a shot from Erik Cernak.
Four minutes later, Brayden Point swatted home a rebound on the power play and it appeared the rout was on for the second game in a...
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Game Forty-Four: Tampa Bay Lightning (27-13-3) at Philadelphia Flyers (22-13-8)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena, The sixth-most populous city in America.
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, NBCSP, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -145
Know the Opponents: Broad Street Hockey
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Philadelphia Flyers meet for the second time in three nights and the level of tension might be just a bit higher than it was during the Lightni...
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All signs pointed to this being a close game, and it was. Till it wasn’t. Goals by Gage Goncalves and Brandon Hagel just over a minute apart early in the third period turned a close game into a big win for the Lightning as they put seven pucks past Sam Ersson on just 23 shots to start their road trip with a 7-2 win. Goncalves finished with two goals while Nikita Kucherov kept his hot streak going with two goals and two assists.
Brayden Point (3 assists), Anthony Cirelli (2 assists), and C...
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Game Forty-Three: Tampa Bay Lightning (26-13-3) at Philadelphia Flyers (22-12-8)
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena, Motown Philly back again…doing a little east coast swing
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, NBCSP, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -180
Know the Opponents: Broad Street Hockey
After a couple of days off to bask in the glow of their win over the Colorado Avalanche, the Tampa Bay Lightning kick off a five-game road trip in Philadelphi...
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With the holidays over, and the Olympic break looming, we’re officially into trade season. How do we know? Well, because trades are happening! Okay, so Laurent Brossoit for Jake Furlong isn’t exactly a blockbuster, but it does get things rolling, right? With the trade deadline less than two weeks after everyone is back from the Olympics, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that general managers will want to get things done before the break.
Although the standings are still kind of co...
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It’s been a busy first half of the season for Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Sam O’Reilly. It started with him leaving the organization that drafted him as Edmonton dealt him to Tampa Bay for Isaac Howard. Then he was named to Team Canada for the World Juniors where he netted 8 points (4 goals, 4 assists) in 7 games on his way to a bronze medal. Now, he’s leaving the only junior hockey team that he’s ever played for as the London Knights have traded him to the Kitchener Rangers for a bevy of dra...
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The Norwegian defenseman is currently out of the line-up with an injury, but will give the Tampa Bay Lightning a physical boost once he’s back.
Name Emil Lilleberg Position Defense Age (as of October 1) 24 Height/Weight 6’2″, 216 lbs Expected 2025-26 Team Tampa Bay Lightning Draft – Year, Round 2021 4th Round (107) by Arizona Previous Rankings 4 ( 2024 ), 13 ( 2023 ) JustinG.’s Ranking 6 Final Rank 3
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The 30,000-foot view of Emil Lilleberg...
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Sure, it’s a couple of days late, but we’ll just blame the post-holiday brain fog for the timing. As the Tampa Bay Lightning cool their heels for a couple of days, it’s not a bad time to take a look at how things went in a busy December. After righting their season with a blazing-hot November, things were a bit more…chaotic in December.
The month started with four losses (not great). Then they found their offense for a couple of games (that’s good!). Next came a couple of losses, includin...
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On a night the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated head coach Jon Cooper’s 1,000th game as their head coach, his players honored him with a textbook win over the best team in the league as Brandon Hagel’s snapshot from the right circle in the third period snapped a 2-2 tie with the Colorado Avalanche. Anthony Cirelli added an empty net goal to make the final 4-2 as the Lightning continued their torrid start to the 2026 calendar year with their eighth win in a row.
While injuries have kept both...
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Game Forty-Two: Colorado Avalanche (31-3-7) at Tampa Bay Lightning (25-13-3)
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Where the Lightning had to watch Colorado celebrate
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ALT, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning +100
Know the Opponents: Mile High Hockey
Perhaps they were distracted by Florida’s interesting choice of pants. Or maybe it was losing their talisman and first-line winger Gabriel Landeskog to an injury. ...
17 days ago
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have ascended to the top of the Eastern Conference on the back of a solid offense and a surprisingly competent defense considering it’s comprised of three players that, if the season had played out as expected, would have been freezing in Syracuse instead of enjoying the sun and fun of Florida. Charle-Edouard D’Astous (19:07), Declan Carlile (14:09), and Max Crozier (15:30) are logging big minutes due to the injuries suffered earlier in the season by some blueline stapl...
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