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Jakub Dobes stopped 36 of 37 shots he faced, including all 17 in the third period, to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday night. Cole Caufield scored the game-winning goal and added an assist.

The Lightning are making a habit of this... and it's a risky one. Slow starts have become part of the equation, but so has their ability to take over late. That pattern held again today, as Tampa Bay leaned on a dominant final forty minutes, a three-point night from Jake Guentzel, and a steady performance from Jonas Johansson to defeat the Nashville Predators 3-2. With the win, the Bolts extended their point streak to eight games and climbed back into the top spot in the Atla

The standings may shape the bracket, but Lightning history says they do not decide the spring. I am not losing sleep over where the Tampa Bay Lightning sit right now, and neither should anyone else. If this franchise has taught its fans anything, it should be this: Regular-season position means nothing once the playoffs begin.

The Lightning fought back to overcome another case of early start woes and beat the Ottawa Senators by a 4-2 final. The Bolts found themselves down 2-0 under five minutes into this one. They faced an uphill climb with Nick Paul and Nikita Kucherov out due to illness. Thankfully, defensemen Emil Lilleberg and Charle-Edouard D'Astous stepped up and led the comeback to put Tampa Bay back into first place in the Atlantic division (for now, as the Sabres play tonight).

The 2025-26 NHL campaign has been a rollercoaster of highs, lows, injuries, and everything in between for the Tampa Bay Lightning blueline. It's been the same story, unfortunately, for a key component of not only the back-end, but the locker room, city, and community. Victor Hedman has played in just 33 of the Bolts' 71 games.

Brandon Montour scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Seattle Kraken beat the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday night, 4-3. Montour had two goals total, while Kaapo Kakko and Bobby McMann had a goal and an assist each.

For all their star power, The Tampa Bay Lightning's success has never been just about their biggest names. It's getting just the right mix of superstars and players who do the hard, often unnoticed work – winning battles, forechecking, and not shying away from the greasy goals. Over the past few weeks, Gage Goncalves has stepped up to be one of those players for the Bolts.

Erik Cernak scored the game-winning goal with less than four minutes to play, and Darren Raddysh had a goal and two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning fought back from a two-goal deficit twice to beat the Minnesota Wild, 6-3.

gam e . Two mismatched teams. One (Tampa Bay) fighting for the top spot in their division and the other (Calgary) fighting to stay out of the league cellar. Playing the last game of a four-game West Coast road trip, the Lightning met the Calgary Flames last night. This is exactly the type of game hockey players know to be a trap game. Two mismatched teams. One (Tampa Bay) is fighting for the top spot in their division, and the other (Calgary) is fighting to stay out of the l

Photo Credit: Alyssa Shimko | Thunderstruck Sports Ernie Norquist Thunderstruck Sports Since the Olympic break, much of the talk about the Tampa Bay Lightning has centered on their inconsistency compared to their performance before it. That discussion is justified. But something more significant is occurring simultaneously, and it shouldn't be ignored. History is happening in real time. For Lightning fans, it almost feels commonplace. After a four-point performance in Edmont

Two superstars. One race. One answer. On a night built around the NHL scoring title chase, Nikita Kucherov did not just keep pace with Connor McDavid. He took the lead and owned the ice. Kucherov finished with a goal and three assists, including his first career short-handed goal, as the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled away for a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night at Rogers Place.

Graphic Credit: Mike Smith | Thunderstruck Sports By Robert Hazou | Thunderstruck Sports The score fest continued in Vancouver with a four goal second period leading to another blowout victory on the road trip. Right out of the gate the offense was clicking and the team as a whole played a more complete games with only a minor hiccups. After a rough stretch post-Olympics, we are now seeing the squad that was dominating the league for 20+ games. Clicking early While both teams

The Tampa Bay Lightning played two extremely solid periods of hockey in Seattle Tuesday night. The middle frame was a mixed bag, but altogether spurred along by a Nikita Kucherov hat-trick and five-point night, the Bolts cruised to a 6-2 win over the Kraken.

The struggles continue for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tonight, they dropped their seventh of ten games since the Olympic break. Once again, they found themselves trailing early. From the first shift, Carolina looked like the better team. The Bolts made a game of it, but as has happened several times since the break, the third period did them in.

The Bolts focused on important keys to the game to win an important divisional match-uptonight. The boys stayed out of the penalty box, held to their defensive structure, and held a third period lead for their first win since the Olympic break over a team not named the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Conor Garland scored twice as the Columbus Blue Jackets dismantled the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday night, 5-2. Zach Werenski and Sean Monahan had two assists each. The loss was the sixth in seven games for the Bolts, who have been mired in lackluster play since returning from the Olympic Break at the end of February.

After putting an emphatic end to their four-game losing streak, the Tampa Bay Lightning meet the Sabres in Buffalo. While the win in Toronto last night was satisfying in that it stopped the recent tailspin in its tracks. It's fair to say that a win today against the Sabres would require more than the win in Toronto. The Sabres come into today's game riding a six-game winning streak. Both Tampa and Buffalo have 82 points this season and are currently tied for first place in t

The Lightning arrived at Scotiabank Arena with a familiar face acquired at the trade deadline. In what marked his re-debut with the organization, Corey Perry laced up in Toronto ready to help snap a four-game skid. A six-time Stanley Cup finalist who hoisted the Cup with the Anaheim Ducks in 2007, Perry knows what winning looks like, and Tampa was banking on that experience.

With the trade deadline on the horizon, Tampa Bay falls to Winnipeg, and the losing streak continues to four games. Nothing seems to be going right, and with the losses continuing to pile up, the division crown is now up for the taking.

What a difference a month can make. Entering the Olympic Break on February 5th, the Tampa Bay Lightning were riding an impressive streak of 19-1-1 in their last 21 games. Add in an impressive performance upon their return on March 4th against Toronto, and it seemed the break would not affect their level of play.