In the first game of a two game set against Tampa, the Flyers allowed the most goals in a game this season so far, losing in blowout fashion 7-2.
The Basics
First period: 1:49 – Nikita Kucherov (Brayden Point), 4:15 – Garnet Hathaway (Noah Juulsen, Rodrigo Abols), 6:05 – Kucherov (Point, Charle-Edouard D’Astous) Second period: 13:37 – Nick Paul (D’Astous, Anthony Cirelli) Third period: 2:03 – Gage Goncalves (Kucherov, Darren Raddysh), 3:37 – Brandon Hagel (Jake Guentzel, Cirelli), ...
All signs pointed to this being a close game, and it was. Till it wasn’t. Goals by Gage Goncalves and Brandon Hagel just over a minute apart early in the third period turned a close game into a big win for the Lightning as they put seven pucks past Sam Ersson on just 23 shots to start their road trip with a 7-2 win. Goncalves finished with two goals while Nikita Kucherov kept his hot streak going with two goals and two assists.
Brayden Point (3 assists), Anthony Cirelli (2 assists), and C...
The Flyers have made it to the weekend, and they’re set to kick off the first of two games against the Lighting on home ice tonight. Their lineup is looking a little thin, with some key absences at the top of it, but they’ll be looking to rally back and find a way to respond after a tough loss in overtime to the Leafs, last time out.
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic
Pregame reading
The Flyers, missing a couple of key pieces in t...
The Philadelphia Flyers are hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning for a very weird sequence of back-to-back contests but they’re both going to be at home. And it is just perfect timing for the Flyers to lose a whole lot of their talent from the lineup after Bobby Brink, Travis Konecny, and Jamie Drysdale have suffered injuries this week.
With these injuries, the Flyers’ depth will be tested and of course they are facing a Lightning team that has won their last eight games and have the Eastern C...
Are you looking for an edge on the upcoming Tampa Bay Lightning-Philadelphia Flyers matchup on Saturday, Jan. 10? Best bets suggestions are available right here, so take advantage before the 7 p.m. ET opening faceoff.
Best Lightning vs. Flyers Prop Bets
Player & Team
Odds to Score a Goal
Goals & Games Played
Nikita Kucherov, Lightning
+150
20 G in 38 GP
Jake Guentzel, Lightning
+170
19 G in 42 GP
Brayden Point, Lightning
+180
10 G in 35 GP
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The Norwegian defenseman is currently out of the line-up with an injury, but will give the Tampa Bay Lightning a physical boost once he’s back.
Name Emil Lilleberg Position Defense Age (as of October 1) 24 Height/Weight 6’2″, 216 lbs Expected 2025-26 Team Tampa Bay Lightning Draft – Year, Round 2021 4th Round (107) by Arizona Previous Rankings 4 ( 2024 ), 13 ( 2023 ) JustinG.’s Ranking 6 Final Rank 3
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The 30,000-foot view of Emil Lilleberg...
Sure, it’s a couple of days late, but we’ll just blame the post-holiday brain fog for the timing. As the Tampa Bay Lightning cool their heels for a couple of days, it’s not a bad time to take a look at how things went in a busy December. After righting their season with a blazing-hot November, things were a bit more…chaotic in December.
The month started with four losses (not great). Then they found their offense for a couple of games (that’s good!). Next came a couple of losses, includin...
On a night the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrated head coach Jon Cooper’s 1,000th game as their head coach, his players honored him with a textbook win over the best team in the league as Brandon Hagel’s snapshot from the right circle in the third period snapped a 2-2 tie with the Colorado Avalanche. Anthony Cirelli added an empty net goal to make the final 4-2 as the Lightning continued their torrid start to the 2026 calendar year with their eighth win in a row.
While injuries have kept both...
As the grueling southeast road trip concluded with a tough third game in four nights, the Colorado Avalanche dropped their second game in a row in regulation in a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Colorado didn’t have their best game yet again with exhaustion setting in and finding their lineup much thinner due […]
After falling 2-1 in regulation against the Florida Panthers on Sunday, the Colorado Avalanche wrap up their three-game road trip here tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning. This will be the second and final regular-season matchup between these two teams, with Colorado having won the first game by a final score of 3-2. Colorado Avalanche […]
After falling 2-1 in regulation against the Florida Panthers on Sunday, the Colorado Avalanche wrap up their three-game road trip tonight against the surging Tampa Bay Lightning. This will be the second and final regular-season matchup between these two teams, with Colorado having won the first game by a final score of 3-2. The Avs […]
Game Forty-Two: Colorado Avalanche (31-3-7) at Tampa Bay Lightning (25-13-3)
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Where the Lightning had to watch Colorado celebrate
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, ALT, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning +100
Know the Opponents: Mile High Hockey
Perhaps they were distracted by Florida’s interesting choice of pants. Or maybe it was losing their talisman and first-line winger Gabriel Landeskog to an injury. ...
The Tampa Bay Lightning have ascended to the top of the Eastern Conference on the back of a solid offense and a surprisingly competent defense considering it’s comprised of three players that, if the season had played out as expected, would have been freezing in Syracuse instead of enjoying the sun and fun of Florida. Charle-Edouard D’Astous (19:07), Declan Carlile (14:09), and Max Crozier (15:30) are logging big minutes due to the injuries suffered earlier in the season by some blueline stapl...
The Colorado Avalanche are slight favorites (-118) against the Tampa Bay Lightning (-102) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, at Benchmark International Arena.
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Avalanche vs. Lightning Favorite, Moneyline, Total
Favorite: Avalanche (-118)
Underdog: Lightning (-102)
Total: 6.5
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How to Watch Avalanche vs. Lightning
Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Time: 7 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN+
Location: Tampa, Florida
Ve...
The Colorado Avalanche meet the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, and we have best bets suggestions below, if you’re considering a wager.
Best Avalanche vs. Lightning Prop Bets
Player & Team
Odds to Score a Goal
Goals & Games Played
Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche
+110
35 G in 41 GP
Nikita Kucherov, Lightning
+165
20 G in 37 GP
Jake Guentzel, Lightning
+180
18 G in 41 GP
Brock Nelson, Avalanche
+1...
Tuesday’s NHL slate includes an outing between the favored Colorado Avalanche (31-3-7, -125 on the moneyline to win on the road) and the Tampa Bay Lightning (25-13-3, +105 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
You can turn on ESPN+ to catch the action as the Lightning try to take down the Avalanche.
Avalanche vs. Lightning Game Info & Odds
When: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN+
Live Stream: Fubo
Live Stream: ESPN+
Where: Benchmark International Arena in ...
On January 5th in 2011, Tampa Bay Lightning sniper Steven Stamkos lost an edge during a penalty shot attempt against Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins and failed to put the puck on net down 5-0 early in the second period.
The miscue comes only six days after the 2010 Rocket Richard co-winner was awarded his first NHL penalty shot which he converted with a nifty spin-o-rama move against
Welcome to the Game Day Thread for the games in the week of 1/5. Well that was some week, eh? Congratulations to Steven Stamkos on number 600! The Predators won the week winning 3 out of 4 games.
Another four game week ahead – but hey no late ones!
Games this week are:
Tuesday 1/6 at Edmonton Oilers 8pm Central on FanDuel and ESPN
Thursday 1/8 vs New York Islanders 7pm Central on ESPN+/Hulu
Saturday 1/10 vs Chicago Blackhawks 7pm Central on FanDuel and ESPN
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So, we know what you’re wondering. When was the last time a Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman recorded a hat trick? Well, the answer is December 23, 2006 when Dan Boyle scored three times in the third period to help the Bolts take down the New York Rangers, 4-3. After almost two decades, a Lightning blueliner matched that feat as Darren Raddysh scored three times against the San Jose Sharks in Tampa Bay’s 7-3 win.
It was Raddysh’s first career NHL hat trick and, coincidently enough, it happe...
The San Jose Sharks learned what it takes to be a top team in the NHL by one of the top teams in the NHL. The Tampa Bay Lightning made short work of the Sharks, jumping out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first seven minutes of the game and then coasting to an easy 7-3 win over the Sharks.
“Sluggish start against a little bit of, obviously, a pretty good team. You’re down early and you’re kind of chasing the game,” said Ryan Reaves after the game. “Yeah, it’s tough to battle back against teams...
The Tampa Bay Lightning pay the team’s one and only visit to the SAP Center during the regular season in yet another test for this young San Jose Sharks’ squad. The Lightning are among the better teams in the NHL with a 24-13-3 record. That’s good enough for second in the Atlantic Division and fifth in the league.
This is Tampa Bay’s final stop on its California road trip, and the Lightning are going for the California sweep. The Lightning beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in overtime on Wednesd...
After getting booted in the first round of the playoffs last spring, Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois didn’t wait until free agency started to begin fiddling with his roster. While the second round was still going on, the Lightning announced a free agent signing that was met with a collective shrug by just about everyone.
We even passed it off as “not a game-changing pick-up, but it does add to the organization’s depth”. Credit to the Lightning’s scouting staff, and Ch...
The Nashville Predators aren't advertising a fire sale at the moment like they may have been earlier in the season, but they have moved out Spencer Stastney to the Edmonton Oilers ard have more players to trade, whether they're standing pat or selling. Steven Stamkos has been one of the names heavily in trade rumors since last season. His contract isn't ideal and he has trade protection, so a trade would have to go through him. He has won two Stanley Cups, but that doesn't mean he isn't trying...
Game Forty-One: Tampa Bay Lightning (24-13-3) at San Jose Sharks (20-17-3)
Time: 4:00 PM EST
Location: SAP Center at San Jose, Silicon Valley, USA
TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, NBCSA, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -192
Know the Opponents: Fear the Fin
After a day off, the Tampa Bay Lightning wrap up their California road trip with a matinee effort against the San Jose Sharks. Over the last few seasons, this would be a penciled in win for the top team...
The big guy is navigating his way through his first NHL season. There have been a few solid minutes spread between a lot of time in the press box.
Name Jack Finley Position Center Age (as of October 1) 23 Height/Weight 6’6″, 227 lbs. Expected 2024-25 Team Tampa Bay Lightning Draft – Year, Round 2020, Round 2 (57th) Previous Rankings 11th ( 2024 ), 10th ( 2023 ), 13th ( 2022 ), 20th ( 2021 ) JustinG Ranking 9 Final Rank 4
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An injury recover...