Daily Strike

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Detroit to face the Red Wings in a divisional matchup and the first half of a back-to-back that wraps up in Columbus on Saturday night. Nick Paul skated at practice for the first time this season but isn't expected back until November while Max Crozier has been ruled out for the 2 games this week and will be re-evaluated next week. The Orlando Solar Bears open their season tonight and on this date in Lightning history, Ben Bishop set a franchise record.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are back to practice today with another set of back-to-back games ahead this weekend in Detroit and Columbus. The Lightning traded goalie Phoenix Copley to LA and reassigned 3 players from Syracuse to Orlando.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 3-2 in overtime to the Washington Capitals as they take 3-out-of-4 points in their first back-to-back of the season. Jake Guentzel and Brayden Point scored the goals and Max Crozier left injured. On this date in Lightning history, Point scored his first point.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning started their 4-game road trip with a matinee win at Boston as Anthony Cirelli scored twice, Yanni Gourde got his 2nd of the year and Pontus Holmberg netted his first goal as a Bolt and it was the game-winner. The Lightning finish the back-to-back tonight in Washington as the face the Capitals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Boston to face the Bruins to start their first road trip of the season. It's also the front half of their first set of back-to-back games this year as they are looking for their first win of the season. Brandon Hagel, Yanni Gourde, Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov are closing in on some point milestones and the Syracuse Crunch have started the season 2-0.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 5-3 to the New Jersey Devils to drop to 0-2 for the first time in 17 years. The Bolts got goals from Yanni Gourde, Ryan McDonagh and Darren Raddysh while Max Crozier tallied 2 assists for his first multi-point game in the NHL. The Lightning now begin a 4-game road trip on Monday in Boston.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the New Jersey Devils at Benchmark International Arena tonight before the head out on a 4-game road trip. Emil Lilleberg didn't practice on Friday but it was precautionary, Jon Cooper talked about what the tape showed from Thursday's loss, Oliver Bjorkstrand on the power play and Mitchell Chaffee on the hits. Plus on this date in Lightning history, Nikita Kucherov had a hat trick.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost their season opener 5-4 to the Ottawa Senators despite having a 3-1 lead after 1 period. Nikita Kucherov did score twice, Brayden Point had 3 points and the power play went 2-for-3 while Curtis Douglas got into a fight in his first shift.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are set to begin their season at Benchmark International Arena as the Ottawa Senators are in town. The Lightning are looking to build off last season that saw them win 47 games and get to 102 points. Get to the game early tonight as there will be a Blue Carpet walk with the players, free concert on Ford Thunder Alley and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return to practice today after having Tuesday off in Naples for team bonding activities. Jack Finley discusses what it's meant to him and Ryan McDonagh on how he's getting ready for the season. Plus on this date in Lightning history, Jason Garrison became the first player to score an overtime winner in 3-on-3 play.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NHL issued 2 suspensions and more fines for the Lightning's actions in Saturday's preseason game in Florida. JJ Moser is suspended for 2 games while Scott Sabourin is suspended for 4 games. The Lightning were fined $100,000 while Head Coach Jon Cooper was fined $25,000. The Lightning added Curtis Douglas off waivers from Utah and set their Opening Night roster with 13 forwards, 7 defensemen and 3 goalies. On this date in Lightning history, the Lightning played in their inaugural game at the Fairgrounds vs. the Blackhawks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Estero for some team bonding as they prepare to open the regular season at Benchmark International Arena this Thursday night as the Ottawa Senators are in town. Gage Goncalves and Roman Schmidt received fines from Saturday night's game at Florida. JJ Moser and Scott Sabourin have hearings with the NHL Department of Player Safety today for their actions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lose to the Florida Panthers 7-0 in a game that saw the two teams combine for over 320 penalty minutes and 13 game misconducts. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy played for the first time this preseason, giving up 6 goals on 26 shots and Zemgus Girgensons left the game after being boarded by Carter Verhaeghe. The Lightning finish the preseason with a 6-1-0 record and now they prepare for Opening Night this Thursday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.