Daily Strike

The Tampa Bay Lightning will wrap up their preseason schedule tonight in Sunrise as they take on the Florida Panthers for the 3rd straight game. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy will get the start, marking his first appearance this preseason in game action. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 at Benchmark International Arena to improve to 6-0-0 in preseason for the first time in franchise history. The story of the game was the 186 penalty minutes taken between the teams as each side had 9 power plays. The Bolts got two goals from Jake Guentzel plus one each from Brayden Point, Conor Geekie and Anthony Cirelli. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers tonight for their 6th of 7 preseason games, and the last one at Benchmark International Arena. The Bolts did assign 4 players to Syracuse and placed 3 more on waivers for the purpose of reassignment. Victor Hedman's dog, Harry, passed away on Wednesday. He helped raise thousands of dollars for the Humane Society over the years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers to improve their record to 5-0-0 this preseason. Oliver Bjorkstrand, Conor Geekie and Jakob Pelletier were the goal scorers. Earlier in the day, Andrei Vasilevskiy did practice for the first time while Victor Hedman didn't.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Orlando tonight to face the Florida Panthers in preseason game #5. It will be the first of 3 matchups between the teams this week. Andrei Vasilevskiy didn't practice with the main group on Monday but did skate beforehand. He hasn't practiced yet in Training Camp. On this date in Lightning history, the Boat Parade was started 2 days after winning the Stanley Cup.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning reduced their roster by 22 players on Sunday as the Syracuse Crunch are set to open their Training Camp today. The Lightning will return to practice today after having Sunday off as they prepare to face the Florida Panthers 3 times this week. Happy Birthday to 2004 Stanley Cup Champion Dave Andreychuk and on this date in Lightning history, the Bolts brought the Stanley Cup back to Tampa from the bubble in Edmonton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 to start the preseason 4-0-0 for the first time since 2013. The Lightning got goals from Darren Raddysh, Mitchell Chaffee, Brandon Hagel and Gage Goncalves. They will have the day off today before returning to practice on Monday. On this date in Lightning history, the Bolts won the Stanley Cup.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning remain undefeated this preseason after a 6-5 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. Zemgus Girgensons and Wojciech Stachowiak each scored 2 goals to lead the Bolts who went 2-for-3 on the power play. The Lightning will host the Nashville Predators tonight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Carolina Hurricanes tonight in their 3rd preseason game. Brayden Point and Pontus Holmberg both missed practice on Thursday but Head Coach Jon Cooper says it's nothing to worry about. Meanwhile he did say goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy will return to practice on Monday and will be ready for the season opener on October 9th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will return to practice today after having Wednesday off. They did trim the roster by 10 players who are heading back to Juniors. On this date in Lightning history, an overtime goal put the Lightning on the brink of winning a Stanley Cup.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 in a shootout after trailing 2-0 heading into the 3rd period. Sam O'Reilly and Jakob Pelletier were the goal scorers while Boris Katchouk scored the lone shootout goal. The Lightning have today off before returning to practice on Thursday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 to open up their 7-game preseason slate. Emil Lilleberg and Mitchell Chaffee were the goal scorers while Jonas Johansson got the win in net. The Lightning will now travel to Nashville tonight for preseason game #2. On this date in Lightning history, Steven Stamkos scored a storybook goal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning start their preseason slate of games tonight when they travel to Carolina to take on the Hurricanes. Plus Jack Finley practiced with the main group on Sunday, Yanni Gourde says the team is hungry to go deeper in the playoffs and goalie Brandon Halverson talks about his growth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have completed Day 3 of Training Camp but they were without goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy who will miss a few days for 'player management'. Oliver Bjorkstrand is fitting in during his first Training Camp with the Bolts, Declan Carlisle is trying to make the roster in his 4th camp and Erik Cernak wants to return to their playoff standard. Plus the Lightning signed forward Dominic James to an entry-level contract and we are 1 day from the Lightning's 1st preseason game in Carolina.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning held their first scrimmage in Training Camp on Friday as Steven Santini and Erik Cernak scored goals. Gage Goncalves and Zemgus Girgensons spoke on what they worked on in the offseason while Jack Finley is trying to make the roster.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning opened Training Camp on Thursday which brought about a very intense practice and lots of smiles. The first set of line rushes shows what Head Coach Jon Cooper might be thinking for the roster this season but they were without Nick Paul who is out until November. Pontus Holmberg skated in his first practice since signing in Tampa Bay and the coaches were impressed. Plus the Mosaic Goals for Food program is expanding and a Happy Birthday to Goalie Jonas Johansson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning open Training Camp today as the team looks to improve upon last year's regular season and make the playoffs again. Nick Paul will miss the first month of the season after undergoing surgery last week for an upper-body injury. The players talked about improving the power play and looking for more consistency in the playoffs this season. You can win a pair of tickets to every event at Benchmark International Arena, NHL Stadium Series tickets go on-sale today and it was one year ago today that Victor Hedman was named the 11th captain of the Lightning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are reporting for Media Day today and then they'll open up Training Camp on Thursday. The Lightning announce where you can watch the Bolts this year on TV on Scripps Sports, tickets for the 2026 NHL Stadium Series between the Lightning and Bruins go on-sale on Thursday and a recap of the NHL Prospect Tournament from this past weekend. On this date in Lightning history, Anthony Cirelli's double overtime goal send the Bolts to the Stanley Cup Final for the 3rd time in franchise history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning players had their exit interviews on Friday as they head out for the off season. Many spoke to the media about the season and the injuries they were battling through in the playoffs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning players will have their exit interviews today at Amalie Arena after being eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Wednesday. We'll hear from select players and General Manager Julien BriseBois.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 6-3 to the Florida Panthers to lose their first round playoff series in 5 games. Gage Goncalves scored his first playoff goal while Nick Paul and Jake Guentzel scored too.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers tonight at Amalie Arena in a must-win game as they trail 3-1 in the series. The Bolts are without Brandon Hagel who was elbowed by Aaron Ekblad in Game 4. Ekblad has been suspended for 2 games for the infraction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 4-2 in Game 4 to fall behind in the series with the Florida Panthers 3-games-to-1. Mitchell Chaffee and Erik Cernak were the goal scorers and Brandon Hagel left the game in the 2nd period after taking a check from Aaron Ekblad.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to even up their series with the Florida Panthers tonight in Sunrise. Brandon Hagel will return to the lineup after being suspended for Game 3 and Nikita Kucherov continues to move up the playoff record books.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 to take Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. The Penalty Kill went 4-for-4 without Brandon Hagel who was suspended. Brayden Point, Nick Paul, Jake Guentzel, Luke Glendening and Anthony Cirelli were the goal scorers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Sunrise for game 3 in their best-of-7 series vs. the Florida Panthers. The Lightning trail 2-games to none and they'll be without Brandon Hagel who was suspended 1-game for his interference penalty on Alexander Barkov in game 2.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were shutout 2-0 in Game 2 as the Florida Panthers take a 2-0 series lead. The Lightning had 22 shots blocked and another 20 missed the net while the power play went 0-for-5.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers tonight for Game 2 of their first round playoff series. The Cats lead 1-0 as their power play went 3-for-3 in a 6-2 win on Tuesday. Nikita Kucherov is moving up the NHL's all-time playoff scoring list.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 6-2 to the Florida Panthers in their best-of-7 first round playoff series. Jake Guentzel and Brayden Point were the goal scorers. Game 2 is Thursday night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning begin their best-of-7 first round playoff series vs. the Florida Panthers tonight at Amalie Arena. It's the 4th time in the last 5 postseasons that these two teams have met with Tampa Bay winning 2-of-3.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will return to practice today after an off day on Easter Sunday. They are just 1 day from their start to the Stanley Cup Playoffs against a familiar foe in their division rival, the Florida Panthers. These teams have met in 3 of the last 4 playoffs. Several Lightning players are moving up the NHL's all-time playoff lists including Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman and Andrei Vasilevskiy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning practiced on Saturday as they prepare for their first round Stanley Cup Playoff series vs. the Florida Panthers. Several players will be making their playoffs debut, Mitchell Chaffee and Luke Glendening skates and Oliver Bjorkstrand is ruled out for the series.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return to practice today ahead of their playoff series vs. the Florida Panthers. The Lightning finished the season as the NHL's top scoring team while finishing 4th in goals against. The were also top 6 in both special teams categories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are getting some extra rest before their 1st round playoff series vs. the Panthers which will start on Tuesday night in Tampa. Meanwhile the Lightning lost 4-0 to the Rangers to wrap up the regular season that saw them finish 2nd in the Atlantic Division.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in New York to face the Rangers for the final game of the regular season. While the game doesn't mean anything for playoff seeding, there are some milestones and franchise records within reach.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 and they clinch 2nd place in the Atlantic Division to setup a showdown with Florida in the 1st round of the playoffs. It's teh 4th time in 5 seasons these teams will meet. Nikita Kucherov reached 120 points for the 3rd time in his career, Conor Geekie scored for the 2nd straight game and Mitchell Chaffee left injured.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers tonight at Amalie Arena but Florida lost to New York on Monday so the Lightning are guaranteed a Top 2 finish in the Atlantic Division. They will start with home-ice advantage in round 1. Plus Darren Raddysh is only day-to-day after leaving Sunday's game early and Nikita Kucherov in rare company as he will win his 2nd straight Art Ross Trophy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 to give them 100 points on the season with 2 games remaining. Emil Lilleberg scored his 1st NHL goal, Conor Geekie scored in his return to the Lightning and Nikita Kucherov scored 2 goals and added an assist to give him 119 points on the season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tampa Bay faces off against Buffalo for the third and final time this season. Yanni Gourde is slated to skate in his 600th game and Nikita Kucherov eyes a second straight Art Ross trophy. Home ice advantage is still up for grabs in the Atlantic division as well.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 4-3 in overtime once again, this time to the Detroit Red Wings. The point give the Lightning 98 for the season and ensures them of finishing in the top 3 of the Atlantic Division. Gage Goncalves scored twice and Nikita Kucherov skated in his 800th game.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings as the regular season is winding down. The Lightning are 1 point ahead of Florida for 2nd place in the Atlantic Division with a game in hand. Nikita Kucherov will skate in his 800th career game while Ryan McDonagh is looking to move into 7th place for blocked shots all-time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 4-3 in overtime to the Toronto Maple Leafs despite firing 90 shots attempts. Nick Perbix, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Victor Hedman scored the goals. The Lightning now sit 3 points behind Toronto for 1st place in the Atlantic Division with 4 games remaining.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at Amalie Arena. With a win in regulation, the Lightning would take over 1st place in the Atlantic Division with 4 games remaining.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 5-1 behind 3 power play goals and Andrei Vasilevskiy's 38 saves. Nikita Kucherov got 3 points to tie Nathan McKinnon for the NHL scoring lead, Brayden Point scored twice and Yanni Gourde got his first goal with the Lightning since his trade.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in New York to face the Rangers tonight to wrap up their 4-game road trip. They are currently 1-1-1 on the trip and looking to catch the Maple Leafs for 1st place in the Atlantic Division as they are 4-points back.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for an 8th consecutive season and 17th time in franchise history. On Saturday night they lost to the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in a shootout as Jonas Johansson made 36 saves to keep them in it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Buffalo to take on the Sabres tonight as they look to clinch a playoff spot for the 8th straight season. The game marks the first time Zemgus Girgensons has played in Buffalo since signing with the Lightning in the off-season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning had their 4-game win streak come to an end with a 2-1 loss in Ottawa in a game that saw the Bolts outshoot the Sens 32-19. Brandon Hagel scored his 34th goal while Nikita Kucherov's 9-game point streak came to an end. The Lightning's magic number to clinch a playoff berth is now 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning face the Ottawa Senators tonight and they could clinch a playoff berth for the 8th straight season with a win tonight. They can clinch a berth if they lose but they would need help. Nikita Kucherov is riding a 9-game win streak while Oliver Bjorkstrand became the 7th Lightning player to score 20-goals this season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning started their 4-game road trip with a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders. Nikita Kucherov regains the NHL scoring lead with 2 assists, Jake Guentzel is tied for the team lead in goals and Ryan McDonagh reached 2,000 career blocked shots.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning begin a 4-game road trip tonight at the New York Islanders as their magic number sits at 4 to clinch a playoff berth. Nikita Kucherov earned the NHL's #1 star of the week while Ryan McDonagh is one blocked shot from 2,000 in his career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.