Where were you on October 11, 2018? If you were in what was then known as Amalie Arena, you would have witnessed the last Vancouver Canucks win in Tampa. Four third-period goals led them to a victory that day , and just over seven years later, another third=period outburst would propel them a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. A night after the Lightning used a strong third period to defeat the Florida Panthers, a three-goal outburst in under two minutes flipped a 2-1 lead into a 4-2 de...
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Game Eighteen: Vancouver Canucks (8-9-2) at Tampa Bay Lightning
Time: 5:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, once known as the Ice Palace
TV/Stream/Radio: Scripps, SNP, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -175
Know the Opponents: The Canuck Way
Less than 24 hours after beating the Florida Panthers, the Tampa Bay Lightning are back on the ice to take on a rested Vancouver Canucks. At least they’ll be doing it on home ice. After the emotiona...
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Emil Lilleberg. Jack Finley. Zemgus Girgensons. Not exactly where anyone expected the Tampa Bay Lightning’s offense to come from in their 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers, but with several regulars sidelined with injuries, it was the depth players that stepped up. FInley’s breakaway goal in the third period proved to be the game-winner as Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 22-of-23 shots to pick up the win.
It was a pretty tame start for the two teams, even if Coach Cooper had Scott Sabourin on ...
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Game Seventeen: Tampa Bay Lightning (8-6-2) at Florida Panthers (9-7-1)
Time: 5:00 PM EST
Location: Amerant Bank Arena, The Outskirts of Miami
TV/Stream/Radio: Scripps, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning +114
Know the Opponents: Litter Box Cats
This is about the time of the season where we like to start looking at some of the underlying stats (scoring chances, high-danger chances, etc.) to get an idea of what kind of season the Tampa Bay Lightning are ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Some day in the not-too-distant-future, the NHL is going to expand the number of teams in the league. When that day comes, and realignment is finalized, hopefully the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Washington Capitals end up in the same division. These two teams always seem to put forth an entertaining match, and Saturday night’s affair was no different as Brandon Hagel’s third period goal proved to be the difference in the Lightning’s 3-2 victory.
For Hagel, who, if he didn’t have bad luck ...
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Game Fifteen: Washington Capitals (7-6-1) at Tampa Bay Lightning (7-5-2)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, The Building Formerly Known as the Ice Palace
TV/Stream/Radio: Scripps, MNMT2, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -148
Know the Opponents: Japers’ Rink
The Tampa Bay Lightning return home to kick off the home portion of their November schedule against their former Southeastern Division running partners, the Washington Capi...
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Yeah, it’s almost an entire day late, but here is your 45-second recap of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s second win on their road swing through the mountain region of the United States. Coming off their loss to Avalanche on Tuesday, the Lightning had to play catch-up after spotting the Golden Knights a 2-0 lead in the first period. Goals from Gage Goncalves and Dominic James tied things up in the middle frame, and the Bolts scored four more times in the final frame to bring about the 6-3 final.
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Game Thirteen: Tampa Bay Lightning (6-5-2) at Vegas Golden Knights (7-2-3)
Time: 10:00 PM EST
Location: T-Mobile Arena, Sin City, USA
TV/Stream/Radio: Scripps, SN360, TVAS, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning +110
Know the Opponents: Knights on Ice
The Bolts are back on the ice after having their five-game winning streak was snapped in Colorado. Now that the pressure of winning every game is off, they can get right back to starting another one. Vegas is...
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We’ll keep this short. A couple of mistakes ended up in the back of the net, and the power play continued to struggle as the Lightning had their five-game winning streak snapped by the Avalanche in a 3-2 loss.
The good news. Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov scored 5v5 goals. The bad news, well everything else. Max Crozier returned as the Bolts went 11/7. Andrei Vasileskiy had 30 saves on 33 shots.
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Game Thirteen: Tampa Bay Lightning (6-4-2) at Colorado Avalanche (7-1-5)
Time: 9:30 PM EST
Location: Ball Arena, Mile High City
TV/Stream/Radio: TNT, truTV, HBO MAX, SN1, ALT, 102.5 FM
Odds: Lightning +105
Know the Opponents: Mile High Hockey
Through their first 13 games, the Colorado Avalanche have tasted regulation defeat just once, and that came on the road against Boston just over a week ago. Yet, they have just seven wins on the season. Five times they’ve los...
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In the end, it wasn’t a horrible month for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Sure, six games in that wasn’t the way things were tracking, but a strong finish to the month helped pull the Lightning back into the middle of the pack. And all of that without Nick Paul. Things can only get better once he’s back, right?
The question that they’ll be answering for the next few months is if their 1-4-2 start put them in a spot that they can’t overcome. Their first win in November vaulted them back into a p...
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Jonas Johansson stopped 25-of-27 shots and Jake Guentzel’s third period goal proved to be the difference as the Tampa Bay Lightning picked up their fifth win in a row with a 4-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth. Yanni Gourde, Anthony Cirelli, and Brandon Hagel provided the offense to help Johansson to his third win in four starts on the season.
Curtis Douglas returned to the line-up to face his original organization and played 3:01, with his biggest impact coming in the first period when he ...
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Game Twelve: Tampa Bay Lightning (5-4-2) at Utah Mammoth (8-3-0)
Time: 3:30 PM EST
Location: Delta Center, City of Saints, Utah
TV/Stream/Radio: Scripps, NHLN, SN, TVAS, Utah16, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -115
Know the Opponents: Utah on Ice
The Tampa Bay Lightning righted the ship on a season that was listing a bit too much to start the season. Their reward for clawing their way back to contention – a road trip through the mountains that kicks...
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The new member of the organization has been a revelation in Syracuse. Will it earn him some playing time in Tampa, and can he carry that skill to the NHL?
Name Jakob Pelletier Position Forward Age (as of October 1) 24 Height/Weight 5’11”, 181 lbs. Expected 2024-25 Team Syracuse Crunch Draft – Year, Round 2019, First (#26) by Calgary Previous Rankings Not Applicable JustinG. Ranking 5 Final Rank 8
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We really wanted to have this series wrapp...
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Okay. Sorry for missing a week there, but we’re back on the Syracuse Crunch coverage. You know who else is back? It’s Conor Geekie. The Tampa Bay Lightning reassigned him earlier in the month after he was off to a bit of a slow start in Tampa, but he hasn’t missed a beat at the AHL level. In three games he has three points (two goals, one assist) with both goals coming on the power play. Last season, he put up 20 points (11 goals, 9 assists) in 27 games, so, if nothing else, we know that he’s ...
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The Tampa Bay Lightning closed out the October slate of their schedule with a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars. Tonight’s star – Anthony Cirelli. After Brandon Hagel made a nice defensive play in his own zone to force a loose puck, Cirelli bumped the puck to open ice and outraced the Stars’ defenders for a semi-breakaway. He tucked the puck in on the near post to beat Jake Oettinger to earn the bonus point.
Anthony Cirelli (6) [Unassisted]
"A BACKHAND DEKE, CIRELLI!!! He wins it for...
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Game Eleven: Dallas Stars (6-3-1) at Tampa Bay Lightning (4-4-2)
Time: 7:00 PM EST
Location: Amalie Arena, City of Lightning
TV/Stream/Radio: TNT, TruTV, HBO Max 102.5 FM, Lightning App (radio broadcast)
Odds: Lightning -145
Know the Opponents: Defending Big D
It seems like the Tampa Bay Lightning have shaken off some of their early-season struggles as they’ve pulled off wins in their last three games. Is it enough to say that they are definitively “back”? Well, l...
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In an 82-game season, a team will have to find many different ways to win. Some will come on the back of dazzling offensive play, some by luck, some by a heroic goaltending effort, and some by a staunch defensive effort aided by goals from unlikely contributors. Tonight was such a game. The Lightning beat the Nashville Predators, 5-2, with Zemgus Girgensons scoring twice and Charle-Edouard D’Astous finding the back of the net for the first time in his NHL career.
Andrei Vasilevskiy picked...
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