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Nate Schmidt signed a one-year, $800,000 contract with the Florida Panthers in free agency last summer — and he’s been worth every penny and then some so far in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The 33-year-old has scored the game-winning goal in both Games 1 and 2 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, helping his team open […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will attempt to prevent a 3-0 hole as they head to Sunrise to play the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Best-of-7 First-Round Series. The battle of Florida rages on as we continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Lightning-Panthers Game 3 prediction and pick. The Panthers defeated […]

The Battle of Florida certainly doesn’t need any more fuel — but the fire got even bigger after Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel knocked Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov out of Game 2 with a massive hit. Although the Panthers were able to win the contest 2-0 on the road — and take a […]

The Florida Panthers look to take control of the series as they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Panthers-Lightning Game 2 prediction and pick. In game one of the series, the Panthers struck early. Sam Bennett scored 3:44 into the game to give the […]

It is game one of an all-Florida series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Florida Panthers face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s time to continue our Stanley Cup Playoffs odds series with a Panthers-Lightning prediction and pick. The Florida Panthers finished the regular season at 47-31-4 on the year, which placed them in third […]

After 1,312 games, the 2024-25 NHL regular season has finally reached its conclusion. And served its primary purpose: cutting the 32-team field down to 16. After nearly seven months of hockey, it’s time for the greatest postseason in all of sports to begin. And what better way to kick off the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers will square off in round one against one another. Unfortunately though for the Lightning, head coach Jon Cooper said that Oliver Bjorkstrand will miss the entire series, according to Elliotte Friedman on X (formerly Twitter). He’s played in 79 games this season, and 18 with the Lightning. […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers will play in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This will be the third Battle of Florida in four seasons, with the first two sets split. Tampa will have home-ice advantage, which Florida had in the first two matchups. Will that be the difference in this […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have a final tuneup for the NHL playoffs as they face the New York Rangers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Rangers prediction and pick. The Lightning come into the game at 47-26-8 on the year, which has secured the Lightning’s home-ice advantage in the first […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to return to the form that saw the franchise create the first and only dynasty of the 2020s — but it’s not going to be easy to get there. Standing in the way of a third Stanley Cup championship in six seasons is the Florida Panthers, who have been […]

It is a game that could decide home ice in the first round of the playoffs as the Florida Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Lightning prediction and pick. The Panthers enter Monday night sitting at 47-29-4 on the year, which places them in […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are headed to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. With two Stanley Cups already in the bank, they are looking for a third to join the elite dynasties in hockey history. They are in pole position for home ice in the first round, but could have lost that […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning announced Sunday that right winger Oliver Bjorkstrand is week-to-week with a lower-body injury. The Lightning have three games left in the regular season, including one Sunday against the Buffalo Sabres, and it’s unclear if the 30-year-old will be ready for the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Bjorkstrand suffered the injury […]

While the Tampa Bay Lightning have been busy clinching another playoff spot, one of their former first-rounders had a breakout campaign in the collegiate ranks. Isaac Howard, a left winger for the Michigan State Spartans, won the 2025 Hobey Baker Award on Friday. The news was announced at an award ceremony in St. Louis, announced […]

The Detroit Red Wings finish their trip through Florida as they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Red Wings-Lightning prediction and pick. The Red Wings enter Thursday night at 36-34-7 and are in sixth in the Atlantic Division. It also places them on the verge […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs earned an enormous 4-3 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night — and they also set a franchise record in the process. “Maple Leafs set a single-game franchise record with 33 blocked shots,” confirmed Sportsnet Stats shortly after the triumph. Morgan Rielly led the charge with an eye-opening […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs continue their trip through Florida as they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Maple Leafs-Lightning prediction and pick. The Maples Leafs come into Tuesday night sitting at 47-25-4 on the year, which places them in first in the Atlantic Division. Prior […]

Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov is on a torrid scoring pace once again in 2024-25, and he added his name to an exclusive list in a 5-1 drubbing of the New York Rangers on Monday night. The Russian scored a goal and added two assists in the victory, in the process becoming just the […]

It took Wayne Gretzky exactly 1,487 games to score 894 goals. It was only fitting that on Sunday afternoon, in his 1,487th contest, Alex Ovechkin became the greatest goal scorer in the history of the National Hockey League. A record that was long considered unbreakable was shattered on a rainy afternoon at UBS Arena in […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will face the New York Rangers on Monday at Madison Square Garden. The playoff race intensifies as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Lightning-Rangers prediction and pick. The Rangers lead the head-to-head series 56-43-9. Yet, the Bolts are 6-4 in the past 10 games against the Rags. But […]

It is an Atlantic Division battle as the Ottawa Senators host the Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Senators prediction and pick. The Tampa Bay Lightning come into the game come into the game at 44-25-5 on the year, which places them in second in the Atlantic Division. […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning established themselves as a dynasty in the early 2020s, but it took some growing pains to get there. After capturing the President’s Trophy in 2018-19 as the league’s best regular-season team — and winning a ridiculous 62 of 82 games — the Bolts were widely expected to come out of the […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost Steven Stamkos to the Nashville Predators in NHL Free Agency over the summer. Stamkos spent 16 years in central Florida, winning two Stanley Cups with the franchise. He left behind an incredible legacy. And he left the team in the hands of the likes of Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, and […]

The race for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs is heating up as the regular season draws to an end. Teams such as the Washington Capitals have clinched a playoff spot already. However, other spots remain up for grabs. That is a bit of an illusion, though. Though many spots are open, teams such as the […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning return home from a road trip as they host the Pittsburg Penguins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Penguins-Lightning prediction and pick. The Penguins are 29-31-11, which places them in seventh in the Metropolitan Divison, but still, the Penguins have some life in the chase for […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will visit Sin City to face the Vegas Golden Knights. It will be a throwdown at the T-Mobile Arena as we continue our NHL odds series while making a Lightning-Golden Knights prediction and pick. The Golden Knights lead the head-to-head series 7-6. Also, the Knights are 4-1 in the past five […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning were another team that didn’t have much salary cap space to make a move at the trade deadline. Forward depth was an area of emphasis, which they fixed with two additions from the Seattle Kraken. Yanni Gourde was a former fan favorite for the Lightning during their dynasty years, and they […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning continue their road trip as they face the Utah Hockey Club. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Utah Hockey Club prediction and pick. The Lightning come into the game sitting at 40-23-5 on the year, which places them third in the Atlantic Division. They are coming […]

Two of the best teams in the NHL face off as the Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Dallas Stars. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Stars prediction and pick. The Lightning come into the game at 39-23-5, which placed them in second place in the Atlantic Divison. In their last […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will battle the Boston Bruins on Saturday at the TD Garden. It will be an Eastern Conference clash as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Lightning-Bruins prediction and pick. The Bruins lead the head-to-head series 74-38. Yet, the teams have split the past 10 games. But the Bruins […]

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. Cirelli is in the second year of his contract, with a new […]

Just like that, another trade deadline season has come and gone in the National Hockey League. Although we didn’t set any records this time around, it was another entertaining day in the NHL. After 23 trades went down a year ago, there were officially 26 swaps made on March 7, 2025, according to the official […]

Two eastern conference playoff hopefuls face off as the Tampa Bay Lightning face the Carolina Hurricanes. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Hurricanes prediction and pick. The Lightning come into the game at 37-22-4 on the year, which places them in third in the Atlantic Division. The Lightning also improved […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline was fast and furious, and although a ton of blockbusters happened well ahead of Friday’s 3 p.m. deadline, there were no shortage of moves on the final day general managers across the league could make moves. There were still a ton of big fish on trade boards league-wide on March […]

The Boston Bruins will meet the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday in Central Florida. It will be a battle at Amalie Arena as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Bruins-Lightning prediction and pick. The Bruins lead the head-to-head series 73-38. Significantly, the teams have split the last 10 games. The Lightning are […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost top defenseman and captain Victor Hedman to injury during Thurdsay night’s wild 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at Amalie Arena; he managed to play less than three total minutes in the first period, and did not return. Hedman appeared to tweak something after battling for a loose puck behind […]

Tomorrow is the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. At the moment, the Tampa Bay Lightning will once again play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. One of the NHL’s most successful teams of the past ten years, the Bolts have once again made another bold trade to shake things up at the deadline. On Wednesday, Lightning GM […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are going all-in once again. After advancing to back-to-back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals between 2020-22 — and winning two of them — the Bolts haven’t been past the first-round since. General manager Julien BriseBois hopes to rectify that in 2024-25, and he made a huge splash by reuniting with two-time champion Yanni […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have made another big NHL trade deadline move to keep their competitive window open. On Wednesday, they traded two first-round picks and more to the Seattle Kraken for Oliver Bjorkstrand and Yanni Gourde. The deal improves their forward depth but significantly hampers their future. Was it worth it for the Lightning? […]