The Lightning hit the road today against San Jose and some players have an added boost ahead of a chance to sweep the California road trip. Charle-douard D'Astous signed a one-year contract extension, while Jake Guentzel and Pontus Holmberg join the Lightning list of Olympians.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tampa Bay showed impressive will on the road with a late, third period comeback in Los Angeles. Brayden Point kept up his hot hand, J.J. Moser added his 100th point with an assist, and the Lightning earn a well-deserved day off before a chance to sweep the California road trip.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Lightning are fresh off a 4-3 overtime win in Head Coach Jon Cooper's 1000th NHL game behind the bench. Cooper will also coach Brayden Point and newly announced Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli during the 2026 Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, a few future Bolts also take to the international stage at World Juniors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Southern California where they will practice today and then start a 3-game, 4-day road trip in Anaheim on New Year's Eve. Nikita Kucherov was named the NHL's #1 star for his 4 goals and 2 assists in 3 games last week. Head Coach Jon Cooper will coach in his 1,000th game on Wednesday as he has the 2nd most wins at the millennium mark in NHL history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning start their 3-game California trip with a day game in Anaheim vs. the Ducks. Erik Cernak could make his return after missing the last 17 games, Scott Sabourin has been placed on injured reserve after his fight on Sunday and Coach Jon Cooper will coach in this 1,000th game today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning hold on to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in a shootout at Benchmark International Arena. Nikita Kucherov nets 2 goals for the 2nd straight game, Nick Paul and Pontus Holmberg score and Jonas Johansson stops both shots in the shootout. Brandon Hagel returns from IR after missing 4 games, Ryan McDonagh is back on IR and Max Groshev makes his NHL debut and gets an assist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning return from their 4-day holiday break with a Saturday night game at the Florida Panthers. This is the start of a back-to-back that concludes Sunday afternoon at home vs. the Montreal Canadiens. Zemgus Girgensons will play in his 800th game while Nikita Kucherov looks to keep moving up the NHL scoring leaderboard.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 in a game that saw them take 26 penalties and go on the penalty kill 10 times. Jake Guentzel tied Brandon Hagel for the team lead with 18 goals, Pontus Holmberg scored his 5th goal and Nikita Kucherov got his 61st career game-winning goal. The Lightning's penalty kill went 9-for-10 on the night. Before the game JJ Moser signed an 8-year extension worth $6.75 million AAV. The Lightning host the Montreal Canadiens this afternoon at Benchmark International Arena.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Carolina Hurricanes looking to end their 4-game home losing streak. Oliver Bjorkstand is one point shy of 400 in his career, JJ Moser is a +20 which is 10th best in the NHL and the Lightning's 5v5 goal differential is 4th best in the league.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-4 on Saturday night. The Bolts trailed 3-0 after the first period and they scored 6 of the last 7 goals in the game. Tampa Bay got goals from Gage Goncalves, Brayden Point, Jack Finley, Ryan McDonagh and two from Jake Guentzel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the St. Louis Blues tonight to wrap up their 4-game homestand. The Bolts are coming off a 6-4 win over Carolina that saw them overcome a 3-goal deficit. On this date in Lightning history, Nikita Kucherov recorded his first 5-point night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Monday night as they head into the Christmas break as winners of 2 straight. Oliver Bjorkstrand reaches 400 career points, Darren Raddysh gets to 100 career points and Andrei Vasilevskiy earns his 13th win of the season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 2-1 to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ryan McDonagh returned to the lineup, Nikita Kucherov was scratched due to illness while Brandon Hagel missed the game with an upper-body injury. Anthony Cirelli left the game in the 3rd period and didn't return. Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the lone goal for the Lightning, his 5th of the season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Los Angeles Kings tonight for the first of 2 meetings this season. The Kings have lost 4 straight games while the Lightning have lost 2 straight, one in a shootout. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ryan McDonagh could return to the lineup, they've missed 6 and 18 games respectively.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning will practice today after having Tuesday off. We'll get updates on Brandon Hagel who left Monday's game and didn't return, and on Andrei Vasilevskiy who has missed the last 6 games. Goalie Brandon Halverson and forward Scott Sabourin were sent down to Syracuse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 5-2 to the Florida Panthers who jumped out to an early lead. Max Crozier scored his first NHL goal, JJ Moser got his 3rd of the season and Nick Paul skated in his 500th career game. On this date in Lightning history, Andrei Vasilevskiy made his NHL debut.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning wrap up their 4-game road trip this afternoon at the New York Islanders. Victor Hedman will have a procedure done on his elbow on Monday and will be out until early February. Meanwhile Dominic James could return today and Andrei Vasilevskiy could be back on Monday night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 3-2 in a shootout to the New York Islanders. They finish their 4-game road trip with 5 points out of 8. Darren Raddysh set a career high for goals with 7, Dominic James returned to the lineup and Emil Lilleberg left injured.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers tonight to begin a 4-game homestand at Benchmark International Arena. Nick Paul will skate in his 500th career game while Andrei Vasilevskiy could make his return in net after missing the last 5 games.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 8-4 as seven different skaters score led by Oliver Bjorkstrand's 2 goals and an assist. The Bolts lead 4-1 after the first period and went 2-for-3 on the power play. The Lightning unveiled their new Stadium Series jersey while they will wear on February 1st when they play the Bruins at Raymond James Stadium.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.