3 X-Factors for the Lightning Heading Into the Playoffs Jim Bay | April 15, 2023 The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to do what few other teams in NHL history have done by appearing in their fourth straight Stanley Cup Final, joining the Montreal Canadiens…
Lightning Need to Win Meaningless Maple Leafs Game Lydia Szyjka | April 10, 2023 It may be game 81 on the schedule, but when the Tampa Bay Lightning play their last regular-season game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, it will feel like…
NHL 2022-23 Power Rankings: Week 26 Eugene Helfrick | April 3, 2023 For how much uncertainty surrounded the NHL heading into Week 25, Week 26 brings with it a surprising amount of clarity. This week, a large chunk of teams at the…
Lightning Stock Up, Stock Down: Vasilevskiy, Killorn & More Jim Bay | April 3, 2023 What a difference a week makes. After losing four straight, the Tampa Bay Lightning have now won three straight games after defeating the New York Islanders 5-0 on Saturday night…
Celebrating Jon Cooper’s 10-Year Anniversary as Lightning Coach Lydia Szyjka | March 24, 2023 It’s hard to imagine any other coach behind the bench for the Tampa Bay Lightning than Jon Cooper. Under his leadership, the team has become one of the most successful…
Lightning Stock Up, Stock Down: Kucherov, Jeannot & More Jim Bay | February 28, 2023 It was a very busy and interesting week for the Tampa Bay Lightning as they played four games with some good and poor play on the ice. After thrashing the…
Lightning Are Stanley Cup Contenders Without a Trade Jim Bay | February 23, 2023 Teams in the NHL have until 3 p.m. on March 3 to make trades to bolster their chances of making the playoffs and winning Lord Stanley’s Cup. The weeks leading…
Lightning Stock Up, Stock Down: Stamkos, Vasilevskiy & More Jim Bay | February 20, 2023 After starting their week with an impressive 5-4 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday (Feb. 14), the Tampa Bay Lightning finished up the week and their four-game road…
Lightning Stock Up, Stock Down: Cole, Cirelli, Hedman & More Jim Bay | February 13, 2023 Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, a weekly column detailing the highs and lows of the team’s performance. After a sluggish start…
Lightning Shaking Off All-Star Break Rust at the Right Time Jim Bay | February 11, 2023 Breaks are generally good. The Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a losing streak by winning three straight games when they received an unexpected break in December due to a major snowstorm…
Tampa Bay Lightning Midseason Grades Lydia Szyjka | January 15, 2023 The Tampa Bay Lightning played their 41st game on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO. The Bolts won by a…
3 Takeaways From the Lightning’s Back-to-Back Road Games Jim Bay | January 5, 2023 After having a nice stretch of home games in December, the Tampa Bay Lightning went on a three-game road trip to start the 2023 calendar year, starting with back-to-back games…