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The Winnipeg Jets will travel to Central Florida to face the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amelie Arena. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Jets-Lightning prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Jets defeated the Arizona Coyotes 5-2 in their last game. Initially, they built a 3-2 lead going […]

Two teams on winning streaks meet as the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Boston Bruins. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Lightning prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Bruins enter the game as one of the best teams in the NHL, sitting 13-1-2 on the year. They have also won two […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will face the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Lightning-Blackhawks prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lightning lost 5-0 to the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. Sadly, they could not get any of their 30 shots past […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the road to take on the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night! This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Lightning-Blues prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Lightning are 4-3-3 in their last ten games. They […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have impressively stayed afloat during the first part of the 2023-24 NHL season. The Lightning have a record of 6-5 and sit in the middle of the Atlantic Division rankings. The team has been without the services of All-Star goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. However, the team received good news on his condition […]

It may have taken over a month, but Connor Bedard officially announced himself on Thursday night, becoming the third youngest player to record a four-point game in an impressive 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena. Bedard was buzzing from start to finish, scoring two goals and adding as many assists to […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are off to a (relatively) strong start to the 2023-24 campaign, compiling a 6-3-4 record over their first 13 contests. Without Andrei Vasilevskiy for any of them, that is a record the Bolts will certainly take. But the Russian superstar is on his way back, with head coach Jon Cooper confirming […]

The Chicago Blackhawks will head to Central Florida to face the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Blackhawks-Lightning prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch.’ The Blackhawks lost 4-2 to the New Jersey Devils in their last game on Sunday. Early, Taylor Hall […]

The Montreal Canadiens look to break a three-game losing streak as they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Canadiens prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Lightning came into the game sitting at 5-3-4 on the season after losing yesterday to the Maple Leafs. It was a […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been playing this season without star netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy, who had back surgery before the campaign began. However, it appears he’s not far off returning to the fold for the Bolts. Head coach Jon Cooper gave a very promising update on his rehab when speaking on Monday. Via Chris Johnston: […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to break their losing streak as they face the Tamps Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odd series with a Lightning-Maple Leafs prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Lightning are 5-3-3 on the year. They just broke a two-game skid in which they first lost in overtime to […]

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos slapped the team with a harsh reality check after their 4-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. “Sometimes I feel like we lose the identity of our team. We’ve got to figure that out. We’ve been put in those positions a lot over the years of having […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets look to break their losing streak as they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Blue Jackets prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Lightning come into the game at 4-2-3 on the year. After back-to-back shutout wins over the Hurricanes and Sharks, they […]

The San Jose Sharks continue to search for their first win as they head to Amalie Arena to face the Tampa Bay Lightning. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Sharks-Lightning prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Sharks lost 3-1 to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. Initially, it […]

Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning are off to a decent if unspectacular start to the 2023-24 campaign. The Bolts are 3-2-2, good enough for fourth place in the Atlantic Division, and Jonas Johansson is fresh off his first shutout of the season. But it’s clear the Lightning just aren’t as balanced a team […]

The Carolina Hurricanes look to rebound from two straight losses as they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Hurricanes-Lightning prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Hurricanes enter the game at 3-3 on the year, while losing the last two games. The first was on the road […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs had quite an adventure Saturday night on the road versus the Tampa Bay Lightning. They found themselves in a bind early, as they surrendered three goals to the Bolts right in the very first period. Tampa Bay actually got on the board first with a William Nylander goal a little over […]

Tampa Bay Lightning superstar goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy remains on track in his recovery after undergoing offseason back surgery, coach Jon Cooper confirmed on Thursday. “The schedule hasn’t changed,” Cooper explained, per the Associated Press. “He’s a workaholic in how he prepares and how he looks after his body. So, sometimes you have to pull the […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning advanced to three straight Stanley Cup Finals from 2020-22, but were ousted in the first round by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Just days before the 2023-24 season, the news broke that superstar goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy would be out of the lineup on a month-to-month basis […]

The Buffalo Sabres look to get their first win of the year as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lighting-Sabres prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Lightning come in sitting at 1-2 on the year. They opened the season with a win over the Nashville […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are north of the border to take on the Ottawa Senators Sunday night. This game will continue our NHL odds series as we hand out a Lightning-Senators prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Lightning are off to a 1-1-0 start this season, […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are not planning to negotiate a contract extension with Steven Stamkos until the end of the 2023-24 season, general manager Julien BriseBois told The Athletic on Wednesday. “Ultimately, I made the decision that it’s in the best interest of our organization to wait until after the season to see what we […]

There is no NHL division more difficult to compete in than the Atlantic Division. Some of the game’s brightest stars and best teams call the Atlantic home. You have Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs. There’s the loaded Tampa Bay Lightning. You have the defending Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers, as well. If you […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning began their 2023-24 NHL season on the right foot Tuesday night. Tampa Bay played host to the Nashville Predators and skated away with a 5-3 victory. The Lightning rode a two-goal, three-point performance from forward Nick Paul to their first win of the new campaign. Following the game, Paul’s performance drew […]

The 2023-24 NHL season is starting and the race for the Atlantic Division will be tight. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a special winner of the Atlantic Division prediction and pick. Last year, the Boston Bruins won the division after they had the best record in the NFL and broke […]

Hockey fans, we finally made it to opening night. Exactly 124 days since the Vegas Golden Knights manhandled the Florida Panthers to win their first Stanley Cup, regular season National Hockey League play will resume in Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh, and Las Vegas on Tuesday night. For the first time, ClutchPoints will be compiling a weekly […]

It is the first drop of the puck in the 2023-24 NHL season as the Nashville Predators face the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Predators-Lightning prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Nashville Predators finished last year at 42-32-8 and had 92 points. That caused them to sit […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the NHL’s model organization as of now. Last year’s first-round exit in the Stanley Cup Playoffs at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs doesn’t change that. Tampa made it to three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals, winning the Cup twice in 2020 and 2021. They are the team that all […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been at or near the top of the NHL standings for several years, but it may be much harder for them to hold to that status in 2023-24 with the news that goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy will miss at least 25 games this season after undergoing surgery on his back. Head […]

Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy reportedly underwent successful back surgery and is expected to make a complete recovery and miss about two months, according to the team’s announcement. With the NHL season around the corner, Andrei Vasilevskiy will be missing some time to start the regular season. Luckily, it does not seem to be […]

Steven Stamkos is the longest-tenured player on the Tampa Bay Lightning and is arguably the greatest player in the franchise’s history. He enters the 2023-24 season in the final year of his current contract. With the regular season less than three weeks ago, Stamkos is set to play out the final year of his contract […]

There’s been no better National Hockey League team than the Tampa Bay Lightning since the end of the 2018-19 season, and the results speak for themselves. The Bolts won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021, and came within two wins of the three-peat after losing to the Colorado Avalanche in one of the most […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have emerged as the class of the NHL over the last few seasons. In fact, they became somewhat unbeatable, or so it seemed. Tampa won two consecutive Stanley Cups and made a third Stanley Cup Final in 2022. In 2022, they finally fell, losing to the Colorado Avalanche. Despite that loss, […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been perennial Stanley Cup contenders since they won the President’s Trophy as the NHL’s top team back in 2018-19. Although that season ended with a Round 1 sweep to the Florida Panthers — one of the biggest playoff upsets in the history of the sport — the Lightning bounced back, […]

After making a big splash with the signing of forward Brandon Hegel to an eight-year, $52 million contract, the Tampa Bay Lightning made another move, albeit a much smaller one. The Lightning announced Wednesday that they have inked defenseman Darren Raddysh to a one-year, two-way contract extension that comes with an AAV of $975,000. Raddysh’s […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning secured another important franchise cornerstone on Tuesday, inking winger Brandon Hagel to an eight-year contract worth $52 million. Hagel is excited to continue his career in Tampa Bay and is looking forward to helping the Lightning in their quest for another Stanley Cup title. “I think this is home,” Hagel said. […]

Brandon Hagel was a revelation for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2022-23, enjoying a true breakout campaign with 30 goals and 64 points in 81 games. It was Hagel’s first full season in Florida after playing nearly three seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks from 2020-22. And the 24-year-old was rewarded for his excellent play in […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning and vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced that they have signed forward Brandon Hagel to an eight-year contract extension that is worth $6.5 million per year. Brandon Hagel’s contract extension will begin in the 2024-2025 season. The extension comes after a breakout 2022-2023 campaign. Hagel put up a career […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been an elite team in the NHL for nearly a decade. They made the Stanley Cup Final in 2015, and they followed that appearance with two Stanley Cup titles in 2020 and 2021. There is little doubt that their core players have allowed them to stay at or near the […]