If you thought injuries to Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk meant the Eastern Conference’s front-runner status would land somewhere outside the state of Florida, we’ve got bad news. The Tampa Bay Lightning, aging core and all, are in as good a ...

SUNRISE, Fla. — Niko Mikkola had an assist on a goal that gave the Florida Panthers an 8-0 lead. Problem was, he’d been kicked out of the game a few minutes earlier and nobody noticed. It was that kind of night between the Panthers and the Tampa Bay ...

The five-game win streak that reversed the course of the Lightning’s season was snapped Tuesday night in Colorado following a 3-2 loss to the Avalanche at Ball Arena. In some ways, it was a game the Lightning played well enough to win, but within the margins, there were plenty of lost opportunities.

After starting the season 1-4-2, the Tampa Bay Lightning have reeled off five wins in a row, the latest being a 4-2 victory over the surging Utah Mammoth. Tampa

The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to improve on their finish in the last two seasons. In both 2023-24 and 2024-25, the Lightning’s season ended in the first round of the playoffs against the Florida Panthers, who went on to win back-to-back Stanley Cups.