Team Canada unveiled the 25-player men’s hockey roster for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games on Wednesday, with some significant tweaks from the team
Hockey fans hoping Team Canada would be young and exciting, Edmonton Oilers-laden, or that management would set aside their biases for Tampa Bay Lightning players were surely disappointed by Wednesday’s roster announcement.
Tampa Bay Lightning forwards Anthony Cirelli and Dominic Jamed are expected to return for Tuesday’s game against the New Jersey Devils, according to the team’s assistant coach Rob Zettler.
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.
One of the Tampa Bay Lightning‘s key players is going to miss at least one game. When speaking to the media, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper revealed that forward Anthony Cirelli will not be in the lineup when the team takes on the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.
The Tampa Bay Lightning (5-4-2) defeated the Dallas Stars (6-3-2) 2-1 in overtime on Thursday night at Amalie Arena. Adam Erne scored for the Stars, while Jake Oettinger made 30 saves.
Anthony Cirelli scored on a breakaway off a steal 2:36 into overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning returned home for a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.
The Tampa Bay Lightning finally broke into the win column on Monday, defeating the previously undefeated Boston Bruins 4-3 at TD Garden. The thrilling victory not only snapped the Bruins’ season-opening winning streak but also gave the Lightning their first win of the season (1-2-0) in dramatic fashion.
One of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ draft picks has a style of play that’s similar to a proven winner. Toronto selected forward Tyler Hopkins in the third round, (86th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft.
The Vancouver Canucks aren’t the only NHL franchise with a hankering for change in the 2025 offseason. By most counts, the Tampa Bay Lightning are one of the most successful organizations in modern league history.
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli has been named a finalist for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded annually “to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.” Along with Cirelli, Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov, both from the Florida Panthers, have been named finalists.
Anthony Cirelli is a core player for the Tampa Bay Lightning and because of the nature of his role, he rarely receives top billing. Cirelli has won two Stanley Cups, a Memorial Cup and recently helped Canada win the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off, but he tends to eschew the spotlight.
Anthony Cirelli started a two-goal performance with the game-winner during a dominant second period, propelling the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning to a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
Anthony Cirelli is a proven winner, which explains why the Tampa Bay Lightning gave him an eight-year contract extension before the 2022-23 season. He played the remainder of his three-year deal in that season, and then the new extension kicked in for 2023-24.
Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner silenced his critics with an excellent performance for Canada, setting up Connor McDavid’s golden goal against the United States.
Toronto Maple Leafs almost came close to the chance of having Team Canada forward Anthony Cirelli in the organization, if things had gone differently. In the 2015 NHL Draft, it was clear that first and second overall would be Connor McDavid to the Edmonton Oilers and Jack Eichel to the Buffalo Sabres.
The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without center Anthony Cirelli on Thursday versus the Atlantic Division rival Ottawa Senators. Lightning head coach Jon Cooper indicated that Cirelli is considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, per Diandra Loux of The Hockey News.
In the first period of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s game against the Colorado Avalanche, Anthony Cirelli scored a goal to give the Lightning a 5-1 advantage.
To nobody’s surprise, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s offensive unit looks one of the best in the NHL to open the 2024-25 season. While the team has received production as usual from their top guys, there has been a plethora of complementary scoring to aid the offensive attack for the Bolts.
The Tampa Bay Lightning appear to have fallen quite a bit from their halcyon days of 2020 and 2021 when they won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships.
Tampa Bay's Anthony Cirelli scored 59 seconds into overtime and the Lightning beat the host Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Sunday to stretch their point streak to a season-high seven games.
One intriguing aspect to Anthony Cirelli season is his play away from the puck. The average NHL player possesses the puck for 25 to 35 seconds out of a 60-minute game.
Tonight brings us a pivotal Game 4 in the Stanley Cup Final. Tampa Bay finally showed us something on Monday, winning 6-2, but tonight's game is just as important.
Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final is on tap for this evening, with the Rangers hosting the Lightning up 1-0 in the series. We have a bet on the winner of this one, along with a few prop spots that offer value.
The Tampa Bay Lightning advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday by finishing a four-game sweep of the Florida Panthers with a 2-0 win in Game 4.