Dominic James scored the deciding goal in the fifth round of a shootout and Nikita Kucherov scored in the shootout and regulation as the Tampa Bay Lightning remained hot with a 2-1 win against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.
The Lightning announced Friday that they activated winger Scott Sabourin from injured reserve and subsequently assigned him to AHL Syracuse. Sabourin, 33, has been more of a factor for Tampa Bay this season than anyone anticipated.
Each day, our writers here at Last Word On Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.
Stinginess has been the key for the Tampa Bay Lightning during much of their 14-game point streak. Tampa Bay has yielded two goals or fewer through regulation and overtime in seven straight games entering their visit to the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.
Trois-Rivières Lions forward Tommy Cormier is heading overseas to Slovakia to join HC Presov after spending parts of his first two seasons with the Lions.
There's more to hockey than scoring goals and stopping pucks. For some players, putting up points came second to their main task: angering their opponents.
In less than two weeks, the latest edition of the Stadium Series will take place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. The Tampa Bay Lightning will face off against their rivals, the Boston Bruins, in front of a crowd that could exceed 70,000.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have been on a winning spree that’s propelled them to the top of the Atlantic Division standings. Nothing, at least over the past several weeks, has been able to stop the hockey operation down in Tampa.
Brandon Hagel scored two goals, including the 150th of his career, and added an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their point streak to 14 games Tuesday with a 4-1 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks.
1/18/26: The Lightning announced today that Halverson has been returned to AHL Syracuse. Halverson backed up Vasilevskiy for the club’s loss to the St.
Each day, our writers here at Last Word On Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.
The Tampa Bay Lightning haven’t lost in weeks, yet they might be on the verge of improving. Star defenseman Victor Hedman has been out of the lineup since Dec.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have placed center Brayden Point on injured reserve, throwing doubt into his potential participation with Team Canada at the 2026
Being a successful head coach in the NHL is an arduous task. Furthermore, the coaching industry in hockey is one that dispatches coaches left and right, often with little regard for patience.
The Tampa Bay Lightning look like potentially the strongest Stanley Cup contender in the Eastern Conference, and now over halfway through the season, they’ve taken a peculiar road to get there.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have won an NHL-best 11 games in a row, which is even more impressive considering top defenseman Victor Hedman has been out of the lineup and on injured reserve since Dec.
The Tampa Bay Lightning breathed a bit of a sigh of relief following the latest Brayden Point injury update on Tuesday. Head coach Jon Cooper announced that the top line centre is week-to-week with an evident knee injury.
It appears as though the Tampa Bay Lightning have dodged a major bullet on the injury front. Lightning head coach Jon Cooper told media members, including the team’s play-by-play voice Dave Randorf, that Point is out on a week-to-week basis.
The Tampa Bay Lightning continue to steamroll their way through the 2026 half of the season. They’ve won 10 in a row, showing this team has a lot of fight left in them.
The United States men's Olympic hockey roster will be announced on Friday, but we already have some idea as to who is going to be on it. We also know at least one player that will not be on it.