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The Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2025–26 season has felt like a roller coaster, but for most fans, it’s been a fun one. After starting the year with just one win in their first seven games, Tampa flipped the script in dramatic fashion, ripping off a 15–3 stretch that catapulted them to the top of the Eastern Conference.

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Tampa Bay Lightning have Injury to Veteran Milan Bound

The Tampa Bay Lightning are using the injured reserve today. One of the best defencemen of the past decade Victor Hedman has an injury of elbow injury that required surgery.

Victor Hedman News / Field Level Media / December 12

Lightning captain Victor Hedman to have elbow surgery

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman and captain Victor Hedman has an elbow injury that will require surgery and keep him out for several weeks. One day after he returned to injured reserve, the team announced Friday that Hedman will undergo a procedure on his elbow Monday.

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Bobby Orr won the last of his eight Norris Trophies during the 1974-75 season. Can you name every defenseman who won the trophy since then?

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Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / The Hockey Writers / December 12

Lightning Set to Lose Victor Headman Due to Elbow Surgery

Just as soon as they get him back, the Tampa Bay Lightning will lose their star defenseman again. The Lightning announced that Victor Hedman will undergo an elbow procedure on Monday.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Daily Faceoff / December 12

Lightning’s Victor Hedman to have elbow surgery, expected to return before Olympics

The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that defenseman Victor Hedman will be undergoing a procedure on his elbow on Monday, and will be out until early February to recover and rehab the injury.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Pro Hockey Rumors / December 12

Victor Hedman To Undergo Elbow Surgery, Out Six Weeks

Lightning captain Victor Hedman will undergo elbow surgery next Monday, head coach Jon Cooper told reporters (including Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times).

NHL News / Inside The Rink / December 12

Offensive Explosion: Lightning Top Devils 8-4

The Devils, fresh off snapping a brutal five-game losing streak, ran into a buzzsaw tonight at the Prudential Center, absorbing a tough 8-4 loss against the scorching-hot Tampa Bay Lightning.

Oliver Bjorkstrand News / The Hockey Writers / December 11

Bjorkstrand Scores Twice as Lightning Annihilate Devils 8-4

On Thursday, Dec. 11, the New Jersey Devils hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning to close out the season series. Both teams had one win each and were looking to win the series.

NHL News / Field Level Media / December 11

Lightning score early, often in rout of Devils

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored two goals and set up another and Nikita Kucherov notched four assists, fueling the Tampa Bay Lightning to an 8-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday in Newark, N.J.

NHL News / Daily Faceoff / December 11

Lightning, Bruins reveal jerseys for 2026 Stadium Series

We have the looks of two of the NHL’s top teams that will be wearing when they take their divisional rivalry outside.

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / Breakaway on SI / December 11

Lightning Hold Advantage Over Atlantic Division in Key Category

This NHL season has already tested everyone’s nerves. More than a quarter of all games have pushed past regulation, turning the Eastern Conference standings into a logjam.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Field Level Media / December 11

Lightning captain Victor Hedman returns to injured reserve

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman returned to injured reserve on Thursday and will miss at least three games. The veteran defenseman, who turns 35 next week, recently rejoined the lineup after missing four weeks and 12 games with an undisclosed injury.

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / Daily Faceoff / December 11

Lightning place Victor Hedman on injured reserve

The Tampa Bay Lightning will continue to be without their captain and number one defenseman Victor Hedman, as they placed him on injured reserve on Thursday.

NHL News / The Sick Podcast / December 10

The Habs Lose Handedly to The Lightning As Goaltending And Defence Fails Them Once Again

Goaltending struggles took the Canadiens out of their game early against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night as they lost 6-1. The Habs’ players seemed deflated after another tough performance in nets by their goaltenders.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Breakaway on SI / December 9

Lightning's Brandon Hagel Opens Up About Nikita Kucherov Pairing

For the first few weeks of the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked nothing like the Stanley Cup contender they were supposed to be. One win in their first seven games left them staggering through one of the bleakest starts in franchise history, searching for solutions that felt out of reach.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / The Sick Podcast / December 9

The Habs Playing A Big Game Against The Lightning Tonight

The Montreal Canadiens (15-10-3) will be hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning (16-11-2) in a game that will decide who will be at the top of the Atlantic Division at the end of the night.

NHL News / Last Word On Sports / December 8

Prime Monday Night Hockey: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Monday Night Hockey on Prime continues today with an Atlantic Division battle featuring the Tampa Bay Lightning visiting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Don’t forget to check out more NHL Predictions, as our writers continue this series throughout the 2025-26 season.

Ryan McDonagh News / NHL on ClutchPoints / December 6

Ryan McDonagh, Lightning grades for $12.3 million contract extension

The Tampa Bay Lightning have come to terms with veteran defenseman Ryan McDonagh on a three-year contract extension worth a total of $12.3 million, meaning he’ll carry a salary cap hit of $4.1 million over the following three seasons.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Last Word On Sports / December 4

Tampa Bay Lightning Defenceman Signs Extension

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced they have come to terms and re-signed defenceman Ryan McDonagh to a three-year, $12.3 million contract extension. The deal will carry a $4.1M average annual value salary cap hit.