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Lightning go for franchise-record win streak against banged-up Blues

After recovering from a sluggish start to this season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are rolling along with an 11-game winning streak. They will try to set franchise record by winning their 12th straight Friday night when they visit the St.

Darren Raddysh News / Daily Faceoff / January 15

Darren Raddysh’s breakout with Lightning a top story of 2025-26 season

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / NHL on ClutchPoints / January 15

Lightning coach Jon Cooper provides important Victor Hedman injury update

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.

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / Daily Faceoff / January 15

The red-hot Lightning have pro scouting to thank for their success

The Tampa Bay Lightning wouldn’t have won the Stanley Cup in 2020 and 2021 if not for the contributions of Steven Stamkos, Mikhail Sergachev, Alex Killorn, Ondrej Palat, Blake Coleman, and Tyler Johnson, among others.

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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 / Breakaway on SI / January 14

Lightning Forward's Olympic Status Unclear After Injury

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in the midst of an 11-game winning streak that’s propelled them to the top of the Eastern Conference standings. Still, despite

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Last Word On Sports / January 14

Injury Update Concern for Tampa Bay Lightning and Team Canada

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.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Breakaway on SI / January 14

Lightning Strike Again as Streak Continues to Grow

The Tampa Bay Lightning cannot be stopped. Many have tried over the past several weeks, but all have failed — miserably. And if things continue on the current trajectory, nobody quite knows for sure when somebody finally will put an end to the craziness that is the Lightning at the moment.

NHL News / Field Level Media / January 13

Hot Lightning tie franchise mark with shootout win over Penguins

Nikita Kucherov scored the game-winning goal in the shootout, and the Tampa Bay Lightning earned their franchise-tying 11th straight victory by edging the host Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Tuesday night.

NHL News / NHL on ClutchPoints / January 13

Sam Bennett, Connor Bedard among potential Brayden Point Olympic replacements

The 2026 Olympic Games in Milan are just weeks away, and a recent injury has rocked Team Canada. Despite a good report from Jon Cooper on Tuesday, Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point may miss the tournament.

Brayden Point News / Daily Faceoff / January 13

Lightning’s Brayden Point out week-to-week with 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.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / The Hockey Writers / January 13

Lightning Prospect Check-In: Duke, Geekie, and O’Reilly Roll into 2026

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.

Nikita Kucherov News / Field Level Media / January 12

Red-hot Nikita Kucherov leads Lightning by Flyers for 10th straight win

Nikita Kucherov registered multiple points for the ninth straight game and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 5-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.

Brayden Point News / Pro Hockey Rumors / January 12

Lightning’s Brayden Point Leaves With Injury

A star forward named to Team Canada in the upcoming Winter Olympics may have suffered a significant knee injury tonight, as Tampa Bay’s Brayden Point was

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NHL News / Last Word On Sports / January 12

NHL Predictions: January 12th the Tampa Bay Lightning vs the Philadelphia Flyers

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.

Nikita Kucherov News / The Hockey Writers / January 10

Kucherov’s Quick Start Helps Lightning Blow Out Flyers

Entering Saturday, no team had been as deadly offensively to start 2026 as the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts scored 16 goals in their first three games of the calendar year, all victories.

Darren Raddysh News / Pro Hockey Rumors / January 9

Lightning, Darren Raddysh To Wait On Extension Talks

While Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh is in the midst of the best season of his hockey career, he’ll likely need to wait just a little bit longer before he can cash in on his success.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / Breakaway on SI / January 8

Lightning Emerging as New Stanley Cup Frontrunner

The Tampa Bay Lightning handed the Colorado Avalanche just their fourth regulation loss of the season in a recent contest. The game was just an early January matchup between talented squads, but the latest Lightning victory felt like a clear message.

Tampa Bay Lightning News / The Hockey Writers / January 3

Tampa Bay Lightning Players at the 2026 Winter Olympics (So Far)

At long last, NHL talent is returning to the Winter Olympics, and the Tampa Bay Lightning have their strong share of representation on a few top teams.

NHL News / Yardbarker / January 1

Will relationship between Adam Fox, Rangers be hurt by Olympic snub?

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.

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Tampa Bay Lightning News / NHL Trade Talk / December 27

Tampa Bay Lightning Sign J.J. Moser To Eight-Year Extension

The Tampa Bay Lightning are locking in one of their key defenseman, reportedly signing JJ Moser to a long-term deal. As broken by Elliotte Friedman on Saturday afternoon, “Good afternoon…belated Christmas gift in Tampa Bay for JJ Moser, who is having a great season.