The Lightning Daily Strike starts your day with the latest news and notes on the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Tampa Bay Lightning begin a 4-game road trip tonight in Toronto vs. the Maple Leafs. The Bolts are looking to end their 3-game losing streak. They are among the best teams in the NHL on the road and in back-to-back games this season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning fall to the New York Islanders 2-0 as they are shutout for the first time this season. Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy both missed the game and are considered day-to-day. Dominic James and Curtis Douglas both left the game injured. The Lightning begin a 4-game road trip on Monday in Toronto.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the New York Islanders tonight as they look to end their 2-game losing streak. Victor Hedman is probable to return tonight after missing the last 12 games. Brayden Point is questionable to return. On this date in Lightning history, the expansion franchise was awarded by the NHL to Phil Esposito in Tampa and a hockeytown was born.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 4-3 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. They trailed 3-0 in the 2nd, tied it in the 3rd. The Pens would take the lead again but Nikita Kucherov tied with with less than a minute to play. But the goal was overturned due to a hand pass and the Bolts lost. Earlier on Thursday Ryan McDonagh signed a 3-year contract extension worth $4.1 million annually.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return home tonight to host the Pittsburgh Penguins to start a 2-game homestand. The Bolts are looking to start another win streak after their 7-game streak was snapped on Tuesday night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning saw their 7-game win streak come to an end Tuesday night in a 2-1 loss to the Islanders. Dominic James was the lone goal scorer for the Bolts. Hear from Head Coach Jon Cooper, defenseman JJ Moser and forward Dominic James on the game. Brandon Hagel skated in his 400th career game.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning wrap up their 3-game road trip tonight when they take on the New York Islanders looking for their 8th straight win and 6th straight road win. Max Crozier and Victor Hedman returned to practice on Monday while Ryan McDonagh and Brayden Point took part in the post-practice stretch. Brandon Hagel was named the NHL's second star of the week as he prepares to play in his 400th NHL game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return to practice today riding a 7-game win streak as they prepare to play the Islanders tomorrow night. The Bolts have won 5 straight road games and 8 of their first 12 road games this season. Brandon Hagel scored 12 goals in November, the most by a Lightning player in over 3 years. On this date in Lightning history, Steven Stamkos got his 1,000th point.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 4-1 to win their 7th straight game. The Bolts outshot the Rangers 35-13 and now sit atop the Eastern Conference Standings, just 5 weeks after being in last place. Brandon Hagel scored twice while Nick Paul and Jake Guentzel had the other 2 goals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 to start a 3-game road trip. Yanni Gourde scored twice, Darren Raddysh, Gage Goncalves, Jake Guentzel and Brandon Hagel scored one each. We also learn Pontus Holmberg's nickname on the team. The Lightning will face the Rangers today in the 2nd half of a back-to-back.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Detroit for a matinee game to begin their 3-game road trip, and 5th back-to-back games of the season. The Lightning's penalty kill is now tops in the NHL and Charle-Édouard D’Astous is one of 9 defensemen with multiple game-winning goals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning scored 4 goals in the first 10:01 to beat the Calgary Flames 5-1 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning got goals from Brandon Hagel, Charle-Édouard D’Astous, Zemgus Girgensons, Declan Carlile and Nikita Kucherov. Andrei Vasilevskiy won his 5th straight start while the Lightning have won 5 straight and 13-of-16.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Calgary Flames tonight at Benchmark International Arena as the Bolts are looking for their 5th straight win. Nikita Kucherov is riding a 6-game point streak while Brandon Hagel has 7 points in his last 2 games. On this date in Lightning history, Andrei Vasilevskiy got his 200th win.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning blanked the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 to earn their first shutout of the season. The Lightning won their 4th straight game and 12-out-of-15 to take over 1st place in the Atlantic Division. Brandon Hagel scored 2 goal and Anthony Cirelli had the other goal. On this date in Lightning history Nikita Kucherov scored in his debut.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return home to host the Philadelphia Flyers on Hockey Fights Cancer Night. The Bolts are riding a 3-game win streak but finished Saturday's 5-3 win over Washington with Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov because of injury. The Lightning's Penalty Kill is 2nd in the NHL as Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel move up the franchise's shorthanded scoring list. On this date in Lightning history, the Lightning score 8 goals on just 14 shots.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 as the Bolts erupted for 4 first period goals. Brandon Hagel led the way with 2 goals, including a shorthanded one, Oliver Bjorkstrand got his 2nd of the season, Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov scored as well. The Penalty Kill went 6-for-6 including killing a long 5-on-3.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are back on the road to face the Washington Capitals for the 3rd and final time this season. The Lightning are 1-0-1 in those first two games. Jake Guentzel is riding a 3-game goal streak, Zemgus Girgensons is 1 point shy of 200 and the Penalty Kill is 3rd best in the NHL.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning rallied for a 2-1 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers. Nick Paul returned to the lineup after missing the first 19 games, to get the game-tying goal late in the 3rd period. In overtime, Andrei Vasilevskiy made an incredible save that sprung an odd-man rush as Jake Guentzel scores the game-winner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers tonight at Benchmark International Arena. The Bolts are looking to build off their 5-1 win over the Devils that saw the power play go 2-for-3. Nikita Kucherov averages more points per game vs. the Oilers than any player in NHL history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 as Jake Guentzel gets his 8th career hat trick. Nikita Kucherov and Darren Raddysh score as the Lightning didn't let a 3rd period lead get away from them. On this date in Lightning history, Steven Stamkos scored one of his most memorable goals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the New Jersey Devils at Benchmark International Arena as they look to rebound from Sunday's loss to Vancouver. Anthony Cirelli is hopeful to return to the lineup tonight while Victor Hedman, Dominic James and Nick Paul practiced as well. On this date in Lightning history, Steven Stamkos had a hat trick in an 8-7 win over the Flyers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 6-2 to the Vancouver Canucks despite having a 2-0 lead and outshooting Vancouver 13-1 in the first period. Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel both scored their 8th goal of the season to lead the team. Hear from Head Coach Jon Cooper, Jake Guentzel, Brayden Point and Erik Cernak on the game. On this date in Lightning history, a 16-game winless streak was snapped.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 for their 8th win in 10 games. Jack Finley got his first career NHL goal while Emil Lilleberg got his 3rd career goal and Zemgus Girgensons got his 4th this season. The Lightning host the Vancouver Canucks this afternoon in their 4th set of back-to-back games this season for Military Appreciation Night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Sunrise today to face the Florida Panthers for the first time this season. The Lightning are still dealing with injuries as Brandon Hagel, Pontus Holmberg, Ryan McDonagh and Dominic James didn't practice on Friday and Head Coach Jon Cooper says some who did practice may not play. On this date in Lightning history, Brayden Point had a natural hat trick with 3 power play goals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return to practice today after having Thursday off. They are preparing for back-to-back games this weekend at Florida and home against Vancouver. They hope to get some injured guys back after having 7 regulars out of the lineup in Thursday's loss to the Rangers. On this date in Lightning history, Andrei Vasilevskiy hit a big milestone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 7-3 to the New York Rangers as they played without Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Anthony Cirelli, Dominic James and Pontus Holmberg. Brandon Hagel left the game early in the 1st period and didn't return. Scott Sabourin was recalled on Wednesday and scored his first NHL goal in over 5 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lighting host the New York Rangers at Benchmark International Arena tonight. Head Coach Jon Cooper gave injury updates on Ryan McDonagh, Dominic James, Victor Hedman, Pontus and Holmberg who all may miss the game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning had the day off from the ice so they took to the water on Monday for Coop's Catch For Kids fishing tournament hosted by Head Coach Jon Cooper. This year's event raised over $500,000. Jared Johnston sat down with defenseman JJ Moser to talk about the event and his season so far. The team will return to practice today as they prepare to host the New York Rangers on Wednesday night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning practiced on Sunday after their 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals. Several guys were missing for body maintenance days including Ryan McDonagh who is being evaluated further after leaving the game after the 1st period. Jared Johnston sits down with Erik Cernak and on this date in Lightning history, Victor Hedman set the franchise record for assists by a defenseman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lighting beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 to win for the 7th time in their last 8 games. Emil Lilleberg, Jake Guentzel and Brandon Hagel were the goal scorers. On this date in Lightning history, Victor Hedman scored a goal in his home country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return home tonight to face Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. The Bolts have won 6-of-7 as the penalty kill has been fantastic at 3rd in the NHL.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 as Dominic James scores 3 points including his first career NHL Goal. Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel score 2 goals each and Gage Goncalves gets his first of the season. On this date in Lightning history, Doug Crossman get a hat trick and a franchise record 6 points in the franchise's first overtime win.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Las Vegas to wrap up their 3-game win streak against the Golden Knights. The Lightning are looking to sweep the season series with Vegas. The Bolts held a practice on Wednesday as Nick Paul skated in a regular jersey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 3-2 to the Colorado Avalanche, snapping their 5-game win streak. Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point were the goal scorers while Charle-Édouard D’Astous logged his first career NHL fight. On this date in Lightning history, Nick Perbix scored his first goal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Colorado tonight to face the Avalanche looking for their 6th straight win. The Bolts outscored the Avs 13-4 last season while going 2-0. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Sunday to start their 3-game road trip. The Lightning got goals from Yanni Gourde, Anthony Cirelli, Jake Guentzel and Brandon Hagel to win their 5th straight game. Jonas Johansson made 25 saves to get his 3rd win of the season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Utah to face the Mammoth as they start a 3-game road trip. The Bolts are looking for their 5th straight win.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning practiced before they head out on their 3-game road trip that begins on Sunday in Utah. Nick Paul will make the trip and is close to be moved to day-to-day status. The Syracuse Crunch won again and are 7-1 on the season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 in overtime for their 4th straight win. Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli were the goal scorers as Tampa Bay improves to 5-4-2 on the season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Dallas Stars tonight as they are looking for their 4th straight win. They will also honor Nikita Kucherov pregame to celebrate his 1,000 points in his NHL career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 for their 3rd straight win. Zemgus Girgensons scored 2 goals, Anthony Cirelli got his 300th career point and Charle-Édouard D’Astous scored his first NHL goal in just his 3rd game.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Nashville to face the Predators on this 1-game road trip. They are looking to make it 3 straight wins while Anthony Cirelli is looking for his 300th career point. The Lightning placed Mitchell Chaffee on waivers on Monday and on this date in Lightning history, the Bolts beat the Preds in Steven Stamkos' return to Tampa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in overtime to win both games in their weekend back-to-back. Nikita Kucherov scores the winner while Brandon Hagel got his first goal of the season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 as Nikita Kucherov reached 1,000 points in his career in just 809 games. Victor Hedman reached 800 points in his career and Brandon Hagel hit 300 points in his. The Lightning host Vegas this afternoon to wrap up this back-to-back home games.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning start another set of back-to-back games this afternoon as the Anaheim Ducks are in town. Nikita Kucherov is 1 point from 1,000 in his career while Victor Hedman is 1 points shy of 800. Zemgus Girgensons should return to the lineup today, he's been out since the last preseason game with an upper body injury. On this date in Lightning history, Vinny LeCavalier scored his first goal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 3-2 to the Chicago Blackhawks after giving up a goal in the final minute. Dominic James made his NHL debut, Jake Guentzel and Ryan McDonagh scored goals and Andrei Vasilevskiy lost to Chicago for the first time in his career.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Chicago Blackhawks tonight as they are looking to string wins together at home. Former Lightning Asst. Coach Jeff Blashill returns as the head coach in Chicago, Nikita Kucherov will return to the lineup, Dominic James has been recalled from Syracuse and Zemgus Girgensons could return this weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were back to practice on Tuesday ahead of 3 home games in 4 days starting Thursday night. Nikita Kucherov practiced after missing the last 2 games, Zemgus Girgensons could make his season debut this weekend while Max Crozier will not play this weekend. On this date in Lightning history Brandon Hagel had his 3rd career hat trick.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return to practice today after 2 days off. They'll practice today and tomorrow ahead of Thursday night's game vs. the Blackhawks. The Lightning recalled defenseman Charle-Édouard D’Astous from Syracuse and they assigned forward Conor Geekie to Syracuse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have another day off since they don't play again until Thursday night against the Blackhawks. The Lightning have 1 win in their first 6 games but they did get points in 2 overtime losses. The Syracuse Crunch are 4-0 for the first time in nearly 30 years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 3-2 to the Columbus Blue Jackets to wrap up their 4-game road trip that had 2 sets of back-to-back games. Ryan McDonagh and Anthony Cirelli were the goal scorers as Nikita Kucherov was scratched for the 2nd straight night due to illness. The Bolts have a couple of days off and will host the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.