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Back-to-back Lightning Stanley Cup champion Tyler Johnson announces his retirement from the NHL

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 19:30:40 GMT

Johnson called it a career in a lengthy message posted on social media Monday. He had battled injuries in recent years and is set to turn 35 on July 29.

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Tampa Bay Lightning add 8 players through NHL Draft

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 01:58:38 GMT

The Tampa Bay Lightning selected eight players in this year's NHL Draft on Saturday. Their 2025 class is comprised of five forwards, two defensemen and a goalie.

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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov wins the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL's most outstanding player

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:42:27 GMT

The Lightning right wing was the league’s leading scorer with 121 points on 37 goals and 84 assists

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Lightning sign 2-time Stanley Cup champion Yanni Gourde to a 6-year contract worth nearly $14M

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 03:33:38 GMT

“I wanted to stay in Tampa for a long time,” Gourde said on a video call with reporters.

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Panthers advance to the second round after defeating Tampa Bay in 5 games

Thu, 01 May 2025 03:37:49 GMT

Tampa Bay scored the opening goal for the first time in the series when Goncalves scored 2:33 into the game. But Florida answered with a power-play goal.

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Panthers' Ekblad suspended 2 games for elbowing Lightning's Brandon Hagel in the head

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:59:25 GMT

No penalty was called when Ekblad hit Hagel in the chin with his right elbow and forearm with just under nine minutes left in the second period on Monday night.

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Lightning fall to Panthers in Game 4 of NHL playoffs round 1

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:43:53 GMT

The Florida Panthers secured a victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 of the first round of the NHL playoffs.

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Tensions continue to flare between Lightning and Panthers as Brandon Hagel is knocked out of Game 4

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:40:01 GMT

The Lightning and Panthers playoff series grows more contentious with high hits and penalties.

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Vasilevskiy makes 33 saves as Lightning beat Panthers 5-1 to cut Florida's series lead to 2-1

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 21:32:21 GMT

The Lightning will try to even things up in Game 4 on Monday at Sunrise.

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Lightning's Brandon Hagel suspended for Game 3

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 02:12:37 GMT

Game 3 is Saturday at the Panthers.

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Schmidt scores again, Bobrovsky has 19 saves as Panthers beat Lightning 2-0 for 2-0 series lead

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:39:15 GMT

The Lightning, who finished fifth in the league on the power play in the regular season, went 0 for 5 and were held to just two shots on goal on the advantages.

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Florida Panthers top Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2 in series opener

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 04:26:06 GMT

The teams meet for Game 2 of the best-of-seven series on Thursday at Amalie Arena.

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Tampa Bay Lightning paying for customers' Dunkin orders in Tampa on Tuesday

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:38:55 GMT

The Lightning will face off against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. But first, the team will be getting fans excited with free coffee at one Dunkin location.

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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov quietly among NHL's best again as playoff showdown with Florida arrives

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 18:31:52 GMT

Kucherov's resume as he gets set to lead the Lightning into their first-round playoff matchup against Florida makes clear he is one of the best of his generation.

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Here they go again: Lightning vs. Panthers in Round 1, for Sunshine State hockey supremacy

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:18:10 GMT

Tuesday will be the start of the fourth postseason meeting in five years between the Sunshine State rivals.

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TECO Line Streetcar hours extended for Lightning playoff games

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:40:43 GMT

"Streetcar service will be extended for all weeknight playoff home games," HART officials said.

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Brayden Point's goal, 2 assists help Lightning beat Panthers 5-1

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:32:24 GMT

The two teams will meet again in the opening round of the playoffs starting this weekend.

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Guentzel, Kucherov each score twice in the Lightning's 7-4 victory over the Sabres

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:19:10 GMT

The Lightning won big over the Sabres on Sunday.

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Tampa Bay Lightning clinch 8th consecutive playoff berth

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 21:28:09 GMT

The Devils defeated the Rangers 4-0 on Saturday, leading the Bolts to earn their spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

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Lightning fall 2-1 to Senators, still wrap up playoff spot with Avs' victory over Blue Jackets

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 13:14:04 GMT

The Lightning had won four in a row before Thursday night's loss.

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Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov power the Lightning to a 5-3 win over the Islanders

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 11:42:05 GMT

The Lightning won their third straight and matched the idle Florida Panthers' 91 points atop the tight Atlantic Division.

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Guentzel and Bjorkstrand score 2 goals each, Vasilevskiy makes 25 saves as Lightning rout Utah 8-0

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:10:56 GMT

It was the fourth time this year Tampa Bay has scored eight goals in a game.

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Cirelli scores twice in his 500th career game as Lightning defeat Penguins 6-1

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:42:00 GMT

The Tampa Bay Lightning will host the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday.

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Former Lightning star Pat Maroon announces he's retiring from the NHL at the end of the season

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:31:41 GMT

While not a prolific scorer on the stat sheet, Maroon was the heart and soul of the Tampa Bay Lightning teams that won back-to-back Stanley Cups.

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Lightning beat Stars 3-2 after shootout goal

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:12:56 GMT

Goncalves scored his first shootout goal this season after Vasilevskiy made a glove save on Mikko Rantanen.

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Andrei Vasilevskiy stops 21 shots in Lightning's 2-0 win over Flyers

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:59:02 GMT

Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel scored for Tampa Bay, which has won eight of the past nine games at home.

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Cirelli scores twice, Lightning hold Bruins without a shot in 2nd period in 6-2 victory

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:46:20 GMT

Nick Paul, Victor Hedman and Darren Raddysh added goals to help Tampa Bay snap a three-game skid.

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Tampa Bay Lightning make blockbuster trade with Seattle for Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:00:26 GMT

The Tampa Bay Lightning traded Mikey Eyssimont and four picks in the process.

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Barkov scores twice as Panthers beat Lightning 2-1 and snap Tampa Bay's 8-game winning streak

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:22:48 GMT

Tampa Bay hadn't lost a game since Feb. 1.

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On a defense-first 8-game winning streak, the Tampa Bay Lightning are the hottest team in the NHL

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:19:51 GMT

No one has defeated the Lightning in regulation since January.

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Andrei Vasilevskiy makes 27 saves in the Lightning's 3-0 victory over the Flames

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:44:50 GMT

Nikita Kucherov, Erik Cernak and Brandon Hagel scored to help Tampa Bay win its seventh consecutive game.

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Lightning bring 6-game win streak into matchup with the Flames

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 03:20:57 GMT

Tampa Bay is 33-20-4 overall and 20-7-2 in home games.

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Kucherov leads the streaking Lightning to a 4-1 victory over Draisaitl and the Oilers

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:38:47 GMT

The Lightning posted their sixth consecutive win and improved to 7-0-1 in the past eight games overall.

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Lightning stretch winning streak to 4 games with a 5-3 victory over the slumping Canadiens

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:40:05 GMT

Nick Paul, Brayden Point, Zemgus Girgensons and Anthony Cirelli also scored for Tampa Bay while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves.

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Hagel shines as Lightning end Red Wings' seven-game win streak with 6-3 victory

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 12:57:29 GMT

Dylan Duke also scored for Tampa Bay in his NHL debut.

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Hagel scores go-ahead goal early in 3rd and Lightning snap Senators' 5-game win streak 4-3

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:03:02 GMT

Luke Glendening, Nikita Kucherov and Ryan McDonagh also scored for Tampa Bay while Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 25 saves.

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Vasilevskiy stops 28 shots, Hagel scores 2 goals and Tampa Bay blanks Los Angeles 3-0

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:50:13 GMT

The shutout was Vasilevskiy's second this season and 37th of his career.

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Kucherov scores in OT to give Lightning 4-3 win over Blackhawks

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:33:22 GMT

Nikita Kucherov scored 58 seconds into overtime and had two assists.

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Kucherov and Guentzel lead the Lightning past the Red Wings 5-1

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 11:28:20 GMT

Darren Raddysh had a goal and an assist as Tampa Bay won for the third time in four games.

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Guentzel's shootout goal lifts Lightning over Ducks in dramatic 4-3 win

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:29:13 GMT

Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Guentzel scored for the Bolts while Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 34 saves and stopped all three shots he faced.

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