The Tampa Bay Lightning released their schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 season on Thursday. The Lightning will open the season on the road Thursday, October 1st, at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers. Then, the Bolts begin the home regular season schedule at Benchmark International Arena on Saturday, October 3rd, against a returning Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

Imagine having 29 shots on net and holding your opponent to only nine in a decisive Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, only to lose the game and have your season ended. That's exactly what happened to the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday night when Jakub Dobes and the Montreal Canadiens eliminated them, 2-1.

The Eastern Conference First Round matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens heads north of the border this weekend, tied at one game each. Following two action-packed overtime results, the Lightning haven't played their best hockey, but haven't played their worst, either. However, there is one force out there keeping the Lightning grounded and headed in the right direction as we enter a pivotal point in the series: Brandon Hagel.

On the eve of the Round One matchup between the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning, the Bolts are focused on entering this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs with one major thought in mind: Do not repeat the sins of the past three postseasons.

Anthony Cirelli earned a hat trick, and Zemgus Girgensons scored the game-winning goal as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night, 6-3. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists. The win placed the Lightning back in a tie for first place with the Buffalo Sabres in the very competitive Atlantic Division.

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.

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.

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

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.

Photo Credit: Alyssa Shimko | Thunderstruck Sports This was a game the Lightning would like to forget. The Bolts started of the post-Olympic stretch on a high note with an impressive win over the Toronto Maple Leafs . The following night, they suffered an understandable loss to the Carolina Hurricanes . Carolina, one of the top teams in the league, was well-rested, while Tampa had to travel for a back-to-back. But tonight was supposed to be a night for redemption—coming back

Darren Raddysh powered an equalizing goal past Colton Ellis, as Jake Guentzel scored the game-winning goal with seconds to play in overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning came back in the final moments to beat the Buffalo Sabres, 4-3. Nikita Kucherov continued to rack up points, picking up assists on both.