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It did not take long before the 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs saw its first fight break out. Right on the very first day of the playoffs, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs provided the fireworks with their fists, a skirmish that ended with Bolts defenseman Jan Rutta bleeding from the head. […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will make the trip up North to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 1 of their first-round NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup on Monday, May 2. With the stakes raised, two of the best teams in hockey are set to collide for what will be a can’t-miss first-round playoff […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are gearing up for a huge first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning. With Game 1 set for Monday night, the Leafs got a key injury update on a pair of forwards ahead of the series-opening clash. Via Kristen Shilton, Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe revealed that veteran winger […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have the chance to make some remarkable NHL history this season, should they manage to run the table en route to their third consecutive Stanley Cup Finals victory. No team in the history of the league has achieved the remarkable feat, and it’s easy to see why. Still, the Lightning have […]

The Buffalo Sabres will head down south to Florida to take on the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Sabres head into this game with the mindset of playing for the momentum into the next season. They’re well outside of playoff contention, but they refuse to go down without a fight. […]

Both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Washington Capitals are looking for away out of a losing skid. The Bolts have lost their last two games. It’s the same case for the Caps, who welcome Tampa Bay at Capital One Arena this Wednesday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs head to Central Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in a potential first-round playoff preview. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs-Lightning prediction and pick.   The Maple Leafs steamrolled the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Saturday night. With the game scoreless in the second […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are on the tail end of a back-to-back as they head to Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blackhawks-Lightning prediction and pick. The Blackhawks failed to score on Thursday night as they lost 4-0 to the Florida […]

The Carolina Hurricanes will head down to Florida to take on their rivals in the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight. These teams are quite familiar with each other since they both sit on/near the top of their respected divisions. So far in the season, these teams have played each other twice and Carolina has walked away […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will head north up to New York to take on the Islanders in today’s matinee matchup. This is the second meeting out of three this season where these two teams will face off against each other. The Lightning won the first bout back in November. Both of these teams are also […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning loaded up for another Stanley Cup run ahead of this year’s NHL trade deadline, acquiring forward Brandon Hagel from the Chicago Blackhawks. In exchange for Hagel, the Blackhawks received first-round picks in both 2023 and 2024, along with forwards Boris Katchouk and Taylor Raddysh, while the Lightning also acquired fourth-round picks […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will head up north to Boston to take on the Boston Bruins in this Atlantic Division rivalry matchup. This is the third meeting between these two teams so far this season; the first matchup was won by Tampa and the second was won by Boston. Who’s going to come away with […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning finally return home after a six-game road trip to host the New York Rangers. This will be the third time these teams have met this season where the Rangers have won both of the previous two. Can the Lightning finally find revenge while they’re back home? It’s time to continue our […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are not being complacent and appear to be making a push toward the postseason and for the future. On Friday, the Lightning made a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks to acquire forward Brandon Hagel. In exchange, Tampa Bay is sending future first-round picks, a pair of fourth-round picks, Taylor Raddysh and […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships and are currently in the market for a few game-changing moves that could seal their championship threepeat. Even with all success they’ve had over the past couple of seasons, it goes without saying that there’s always room for improvement. Currently sitting at second place in the […]

The back-to-back defending Stanley Cup champions in the Tampa Bay Lightning will head to the Pacific North West tonight to take on the new kids on the block in the Seattle Kraken. Despite all the hype that Seattle got because they’re the new team and have cool uniforms, they ended up being what everyone thought […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are looking to the future, and with that comes the expectation they’ll offload Claude Giroux at the NHL trade deadline. The veteran center should have a plethora of teams interested in bringing him aboard, and he could be a key contributor to any contending team. Giroux has spent his entire 15-year career […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will head just about as far away from their home rink as possible as they take on the Vancouver Canucks in Canada tonight. This will be the fifth stop on the road for the Lightning in this six-game road trip where they’re also entering this game on an extremely rare three-game […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning head into Western Canada tonight as they look to take on the Edmonton Oilers in this cross-conference matchup. This will be the second meeting between these two teams as the Lightning won the first game 5-3 in February. Can Tampa Bay take care of business yet again tonight? It’s time to […]

The Chicago Blackhawks will look to defend home ice tonight against the reigning back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning. This will be the first time these teams will square off this season, as the Lightning are currently holding the top spot in the Atlantic Division and are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning will lock horns for the third time this season. Their regular-season series is currently tied at 1-1 and both teams are riding momentum off their ongoing win streaks.  With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NHL odds series, which includes our Penguins-Lightning prediction, […]

The Nashville Predators will host the Tampa Bay Lightning at Nissan Stadium tonight for the NHL’s annual Stadium Series. Tampa Bay is riding high on a three-game winning streak and are also 7-2-1 in their last 10 matchups. Nashville has won two games in a row, but that came off of a four-game losing streak […]

The good times stopped rolling for the Edmonton Oilers last Sunday after a five-game undefeated streak, but a chance to rebound comes to Connor McDavid and company later tonight when they face off with the defending Stanley Cup Champions, Tampa Bay Lightning. The Oilers are still desperate for points, as they are precariously perched on […]

Toronto Maple Leafs superstar center Auston Matthews is having another outstanding season. His play has been so great that he received recognition from one of the other game’s elite players. Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos believes he is the future of goal-scoring in the NHL, and stated as much to Sportsnet, noted by NHL.com. […]

You can’t find a bigger NHL game this Thursday night than this showdown between superpowers Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche. This game also has the potential to become a preview of the potential matchup in the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals, so you definitely want to miss it. With that said, it’s a good […]

Just like last season, the Tampa Bay Lightning will be without star forward Nikita Kucherov for an extended period because of an injury he suffered in a recent game against the Washington Capitals on Oct. 16. This time, though, Kucherov is not expected to be absent for the rest of the regular season. Instead, he’ll […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are fresh off their second straight Stanley Cup and they’re already strengthening the roster for a three-peat. On Thursday, the team announced the signing of former Anaheim Ducks superstar Corey Perry, who joins the Lightning on a two-year deal. **Breaking News** @TBLightning are signing F Corey Perry to a 2 Yr […]

The title defense tour of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has officially started. With the opening of their training camp, Tom Brady and company are gonna roll up their sleeves anew and buckle down to work. But it looks like the team will have to make some strategic changes after Rob Gronkowski announced on Twitter that […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady became a meme at the Super Bowl celebration. Brady chucked the Lombardi Trophy from one boat to another during the festivities, and it was soon obvious just how hammered drunk he was. The GOAT later claimed he had imbibed a bit too much avocado tequila. After the Tampa Bay Lightning […]

If you hate the guts of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, we have more bad news for you. The Tampa Bay Lightning have seemed to have benefited from the mystical effects of Brady to the sports landscape of whichever location he’s playing in. I mean, just take a look at this data-driven proof collated […]

In a Stanley Cup Finals that is already memorable in its own right, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov made it even more unforgettable with his best JR Smith-like celebration. After the Lightning completed their Stanley Cup title defense to become the first team to go back-to-back since the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016, Kucherov was […]

How about them, Montreal Canadiens? The Habs have averted a sweep with a win in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, which was exactly what the mayor of Tampa wanted to happen. Are we going to see Montreal pull off another life-extending victory? Or have will the Stanley Cup be finally kissed this coming […]

You know that a Stanley Cup Finals is lopsided when the mayor of the favored team is openly asking for that squad to lose a potential series clincher. That’s exactly the case right now for the Tampa Bay Lightning, as Tampa mayor Jane Castor is hoping that the Bolts would lose to the Montreal Canadiens […]

The Montreal Canadiens don’t want to get swept in the 2021 Stanley Cup Final on their home ice. All hands will be on deck for the Habs in Game 4 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, as they look to extend the series for at least another game. With that being said, it’s time to continue […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens are headed to the Bell Centre for the first time in the series and the Lightning have a commanding 2-0 lead thus far. In all honesty, it has been all Lightning, as they have won the past two games and outscored the Habs 8-2. With that being said, […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t just strike one time in Game 1. They did it five times to take the 1-0 series lead in the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals against the Montreal Canadiens. Could the Bolts do it again, or will the Habs pull even before the series goes to Bell Centre? It’s time to […]

The Montreal Canadiens are rolling into the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals riding a pumpkin ride. Will they be able to complete their Cinderella run in the Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning? Who gets the early 1-0 series lead?  It’s time to continue our NHL odds series and make a Canadiens-Lightning Game 1 prediction and […]

For the fourth time in the history of franchise history and second since 2020, the Tampa Bay Lightning have won the Prince of Wales Trophy and are going to the 2021 Stanley Cup Finals after edging the pesky New York Islanders in seven games in the semis. Their mission is clear: to become the newest […]

The Montreal Canadiens are not supposed to be playing this deep in the postseason. They are the NHL team that has drawn the most “what are you even doing here?” reactions the most since the postseason started. Heck, two teams that didn’t even get the chance to play beyond the regular season had more points […]