Tampa Bay Lightning Articles - Page 9

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 […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been one of the NHL’s most dangerous and winningest teams in the last five seasons. They took home back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021, and they made it back to the Stanley Cup Final in 2022 before falling short against the Colorado Avalanche. The Lightning featured their usual […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning saw their streak of three straight Stanley Cup Finals come to an unceremonious end this year, as they fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round. The goal remains the same after a long offseason, though: get back to the Cup. The question is: can the Lightning get back […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning finished in third place in the Atlantic Division in 2023, falling short of the franchise’s fourth championship and losing in the first round. The team choked away their series to the Maple Leafs which made history in the worst possible way. Tampa Bay has made a series of solid but unremarkable […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning had been the class of the NHL for a while, but it’s getting harder and harder to maintain that dominance. After three straight Stanley Cup Final appearances, the Lightning were a first-round exit at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs this time around. This offseason was always going to be […]

Pat Maroon won two consecutive Stanley Cups with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and after being traded to the Minnesota Wild last week, the fan favorite shared a heartfelt message with his former team. “Wow, what an amazing four years it has been. Tampa, thank you. I came here not knowing what the future would hold […]

Alex Killorn left the Tampa Bay Lightning after signing a four-year, $25 million contract with the Anaheim Ducks that pays him $6.25 million a year. Alex Killorn was a key part of the team’s back-to-back Stanley Cup victories in 2020 and 2021. He took to Twitter to release an emotional farewell to the Lightning organization […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning entered the 2023 NHL offseason in a bit of a pickle salary cap-wise. As such, the team has to let a few players move on. Forward Pat Maroon became the latest player to leave the Lightning Sunday night. The Lightning traded Maroon to the Minnesota Wild, the team announced. Forward Max […]

The Chicago Blackhawks stayed busy on Thursday, acquiring Corey Perry from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a seventh-round draft selection, the two teams announced during Day 2 of the 2023 NHL Draft. Unlike Josh Bailey, who was immediately bought out when the Hawks acquired him from the New York Islanders earlier in the […]

The NHL free agency frenzy begins on Saturday, although this one may not be as crazy as in past years. Unlike previous years, there aren’t really any star players available and this class is pretty weak overall. However, there are still a few quality players available for the taking. One such player is longtime Tampa […]

The Colorado Avalanche did not have the defense to their 2022 Stanley Cup victory that they were likely hoping for, as they ended up crashing out of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs in their first round series with the Seattle Kraken. As a result, the Avs have been very busy to start the offseason, and […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have established themselves as one of the best teams in the NHL in recent years, appearing in three straight Stanley Cup Finals from 2020 to 2022 and winning two of them. However, that run of dominance did not continue this season. The 2022-23 season started well enough, but after the All-Star […]

No goaltender has played more hockey in the last four seasons than Tampa Bay Lightning superstar netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy — and after losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Russian got real about the toll it has taken on him. “The first 30-35 games I felt […]

For the first time since 2019, the Tampa Bay Lightning will not be representing the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Final — but captain Steven Stamkos still wants to retire in the city where he’s spent his entire career. “In my eyes, this is the only jersey I ever want to wear in my […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have become used to winning over the last few years. With three straight Stanley Cup Final appearances and winning two of them, the Lightning and their fans have been eating good recently. However, their run of dominance did not continue in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Lighting matched up against […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs could not close out the series against the Tampa Bay Lightning in game five. Now they head to Tampa to attempt to do it in game six. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series, with a Maple Leafs- Lightning game six prediction, pick, and how to watch. Andrei Vasilevskiy put […]

After reaching the Stanley Cup Final for three consecutive years and winning two titles, elimination games are not something the Tampa Bay Lightning have gotten too familiar with — unless it’s talking about the other team. But after blowing two home leads in Games 3 and 4, Jon Cooper’s team finds themselves down 3-1 to […]

Former Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach Derek Lalonde made some interesting comments after Tampa lost Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to the Toronto Maple Leafs. And current Lightning head coach Jon Cooper isn’t exactly thrilled with what he heard. Lalonde’s comments regarded the ability of goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. Lalonde, who is the head […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs can close out the series after winning three straight over the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a game five Lightning-Maple Leafs prediction, pick, and how to watch. Toronto got an overtime goal to seal the win in game four. Depending on which side […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have their back up against the wall in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Their loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday has the team on the brink of elimination. The way Tampa lost this game is incredibly brutal. After entering the third period with a 4-1 lead, the Lightning lost in […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are trailing Auston Matthews and the Tampa Bay Lightning in their first-round series of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, two games to one. The Bolts won Game 1, 7-3, but have lost Game 2 (7-2) and Game 3 (4-3 via OT) at home and on the road, respectively. Tampa Bay’s loss […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be looking to avoid a 3-1 hole against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday evening at Amalia Arena as the two teams meet for a critical Game 4. The Bolts lost a heartbreaker on Saturday by a score of 4-3, with Morgan Reilly scoring the overtime winner for the visitors. […]

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe had strong remarks for the Tampa Bay Lightning after Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He accused the Lightning of “manipulating the officials” after his team won Saturday. Lightning head coach Jon Cooper took time to respond to this claim on Sunday. Though it seemed he had […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs pulled out a massive comeback victory in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series with the Tampa Bay Lightning, but before they got there, both teams decided to partake in a massive brawl in the third quarter. While the fight may have inadvertently helped the Maple Leafs, Sheldon Keefe was not […]