Lightning

Where the Lightning stand at the end of the 2025-26 campaign 📲

Power Rankings for End of Regular Season 📊

Latest updates after final regular season games

Updated Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket

Our B/R NHL Staff gives their picks for all eight matchups 📲

Predictions for Bolts-Habs 🔮

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Monster Season for Kucherov

Winners and Losers from the 2025-26 NHL regular season 📲

🔥 Kings-Avalanche set 🍿 Bruins draw Sabres 📲 All matchups and dates in app

Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Set 🏆

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1 Word For Bolts' Regular Season

Sara Civian defines all 32 teams for the 2025-26 campaign 📲

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Tampa Bay Lightning to begin their quest for 16 wins on Sunday

It’s going to be a Sunday Funday for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens.

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Minor Transactions: 4/16/2026

Follow along with all transactions surrounding the AHL in the latest Pro Hockey Rumors minor transactions tracker.

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NHL Playoff Start Announced🗓️

Game 1 dates and times released for 1st-round bracket matchups 📸

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Darren Raddysh Is Going To Get Paid This Summer

The defenseman is the top UFA this summer. Read more at Pro Hockey Rumors.

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Lightning drop season finale to Rangers, 4-2

With a reduced line-up, the Lightning come up short against the New York Rangers.

Rangers-Lightning Highlights

04/15/2026

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Draft Lottery Odds 🎲

How final two days could shake up chances at No. 1 pick

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NHL Playoff Bracket

Current standings and matchups before final regular season games 📲

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Tkachuk and Matthews on Trading Block? 🤔

Buy or sell late NHL trade and free agency rumors 📲

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Get Ready for Bolts vs. Habs

Final 2026 NHL Playoff bracket predictions 📲

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Lightning secure home ice advantage in the first round. Is that a good thing?

Let's keep looking at some playoff history now that we know the Lightning are playing at home.

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Updated NHL Draft Big Board 🗒️

Ranking for No. 1 is tight between two exciting wingers

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Lightning set to face Montreal Canadiens in Round One of the 2026 NHL Playoffs

It's a Stanley Cup rematch! The Lightning know who they have to beat in the first round (and it's not the Panthers).

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Who Will Lightning Face in the Playoffs? 🤔

All the information on tiebreakers, best matchups and more 📲

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NHL Playoff Teams Locked In 🔒

👑 Kings clinch final spot 🙌 Flyers are back 📲 Tap for more details

Red Wings-Lightning Highlights

04/13/2026

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Lightning To Use EBUG With Jonas Johansson Out

The Tampa Bay Lightning will have to turn towards emergency backup goalie Kyle Konin after Jonas Johansson was announced out with injury.

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Updated NHL Playoff Bracket 👀

3 spots left. Latest picture in final week of regular season

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NHL Mock Draft Projections

How every team could pick in Round 1 📲

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The Penultimate Contest: Red Wings at Lightning

The Red Wings may be eliminated, but they wouldn't mind throwing a wrench in the Lightning's post-season plans.

Latest 1st-round mock before regular season ends ➡️

NHL Draft Predictions 🔮

NHL Playoff Standings 2026, Updated Postseason Picture and Stanley Cup Bracket

Notes from the Atlantic including an injury update on Anthony Stolarz, Tampa Bay was without a pair of players today against Boston, and more.

Atlantic Notes: Stolarz, Holinka, Lightning, Ostlund

🐻 Bruins, Sens officially clinch 🥶 Red Wings' drought continues 📲 Full breakdown in app

Updated NHL Playoff Bracket ↕️

It wasn't pretty, but it was a win as Emil Lilleberg provides the late difference maker.

Lightning back in the win column with 2-1 victory over Boston

NHL's Biggest Collapse 😬

What happened to the Detroit Red Wings ⁉️

Lightning Gets Over Bruins ⚡️

Lilleberg delivers late 3P goal for Tampa Bay in 2-1 win over Boston

With Brandon Hagel returning to the lineup today, the Tampa Bay Lightning have returned winger Jakob Pelletier to AHL Syracuse.

Lightning Assign Jakob Pelletier To AHL

The road trip hasn't gone the way the Lightning had planned, but a win this afternoon can get them back on track.

Salvaging the road trip: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins preview

Ovi headlines list of nominees from each team 📲

King Clancy Award Finalists 💪

Updated look after Mammoth clinch 1st postseason berth in franchise history 📸

Latest NHL Playoff Bracket 🏆

Where could Senators captain end up next? 📲

Trade Landing Spots for Brady Tkachuk 📍

Lightning-Canadiens Highlights

04/09/2026

Penguins back in postseason for first time since 2022. More updates inside 📲

Latest NHL Playoff Picture 🖼️

The Tampa Bay Lightning have activated defenseman Declan Carlile off of long-term injured reserve after a five-week absence

Lightning Activate Declan Carlile

Which uni was your team's top pick for the 2025-26 campaign? 📲

Bolts' Best Jersey This Season

Playoff standings entering final days of the season 📲

NHL Playoff Picture 🖼️

Our takeaways from an unpredictable 2025-26 campaign 📲

Likes and Dislikes From the NHL Season

Where everything stands as the regular season winds down 📲

Latest NHL Playoff Picture

Lightning-Senators Highlights

04/07/2026

A trio of young recalls come the Lightning's way. Read more at Pro Hockey Rumors.

Lightning Recall Conor Geekie, Jakob Pelletier, Dylan Duke

The final back-to-back of the season has the Lightning playing on the road against a semi-desperate Senators team.

Can't tell your Bolts without a program: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators game preview

A key member of the Lightning's forward corps suffers an injury after an awkward crash into the boards.

Pontus Holmberg leaves game with upper-body injury

Standings, top seeds and wild card update 📲

Current NHL Playoff Picture 🔎

Patrick Roy's firing is on the list for the biggest stories that came out of nowhere 📲

The Biggest Shocks From the NHL Season 🤯

Five players who will provide great value this offseason 📲

Bjorkstrand is an Underrated Free Agent

The Lightning can't pull off the comeback as Buffalo locks down the defense in the third period.

Quick Recap: Lightning drop game to Sabres, 4-2

NHL Wild Card Race Is ABSURD 🤪

Chaos in the standings

Zucker Leads Sabres Past Bolts 😤

Buffalo gets 4-2 victory in conference showdown

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Tampa Bay Lightning just keep finding their way into playoffs

The Tampa Bay Lightning are once again heading back to the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs! The Lightning, also in action on Saturday, had some extra momentum going i

The Lightning accomplished their main goal, now they have a week-long road trip to secure home ice advantage.

The road trip begins: Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres game preview

Our review of the biggest moves one month since the deadline 📲

Re-Grading Bolts Trade for Perry

Latest bracket predictions and teams to watch 📲

Updated NHL Playoff Picture 👀

Current standings, projections and current races to watch 📲

Updated NHL Playoff Picture 🖼️

Tampa Bay knew it's fate prior to the drop of the puck, that didn't stop them from pulling off another come-from-behind victory.

Lightning clinch playoff spot, then beat Bruins, 3-1

Bruins-Lightning Highlights

04/04/2026

A long, productive home stand comes to an end against the Bruins. The Lightning need to finish it out with a solid game.

Finish Strong: Bruins at Lightning Game Preview

Stanley Cup bracket, odds and picks after Friday's matchups

Latest 2026 NHL Playoff Picture

Wild card hunt and Stanley Cup bracket odds 📲

Updated NHL Playoff Picture

Penguins-Lightning Highlights

04/02/2026

Victor Hedman will continue to sit out, now on personal leave. Read more at Pro Hockey Rumors.

Lightning Place Victor Hedman On LTIR

After relishing his AHL demotion at the beginning of the year, Mitchell Chaffee gets another look in Tampa. Read more at Pro Hockey Rumors.

Lightning Recall Mitchell Chaffee

How East and West are shaping up with two weeks to go

Latest Playoff Standings and Predicting Seedings

Pinpointing the Achilles' heel for each top title hopeful ➡️

Fatal Flaws for Top Cup Contenders 😱

Just as one returns, another departs as Brandon Hagel is "doubtful" for Thursday's game against the Penguins.

Hagel and Sabourin listed as "day-to-day"

The latest injury updates this evening on Oliver Moore, Andrew Mangiapane, and Brandon Hagel. Read more at Pro Hockey Rumors.

Injury Notes: Moore, Mangiapane, Hagel

1st-round pick predictions and latest order 📲

New NHL Mock Draft 🔢

Predictions for the entire postseason bracket 📲

Latest NHL Playoff Picture

Breaking down the biggest names potentially available via trade after the playoffs ➡️

Ranking Offseason Trade Targets 🎯

Calling our shot on how the postseason bracket will look in two weeks ➡️

Updated Playoff Predictions 🔮

Canadiens-Lightning Highlights

03/31/2026

The Lightning managed to catch the Sabres, but now they need to put a little room between them and the Canadiens.

Time for a little separation: Canadiens at Lightning Preview

The Lightning sign 2024 seventh-rounder Noah Steen to his entry-level contract. Read more at Pro Hockey Rumors.

Lightning Sign Noah Steen To Entry-Level Deal

Stanley Cup bracket odds and wild-card predictions 📲

Updated NHL Playoff Picture

Breaking down the Calder race as the playoffs loom ➡️

Rookie of the Year Rankings 🏆

Armchair GMs - update you CV's - there is a job open in the NHL!

Lightning Morning News: Toronto makes a change atop the organization

Where everything stands entering final weeks of the regular season 📲

Latest NHL Playoff Picture 👀

Breaking down the Golden Knights' move from Cassidy to Tortorella 📲

Vegas Coaching Stunner Takeaways ✍️

Kudos to the Lightning for leaning into the bit as they pull off another comeback.

Lightning come back to beat Predators, 3-2

Predators-Lightning Highlights

03/29/2026

So long to the Western Conference, oh, and hello Steven Stamkos!

A game in hand is worth two points (if you win): Predators at Lightning Preview

🤔 Another Wild blockbuster trade? 💰 Sabres winger may get PAID 📲 Latest buzz around league

NHL Rumors BS Meter 🌡️

Latest standings and final seed predictions for Stanley Cup bracket 📲

Updated NHL Playoff Picture 🖼️

The Lightning fall behind early, battle back, and pick up the victory.

Lightning rally back from two goals down to beat the Senators, 4-2

Senators-Lightning Highlights

03/28/2026

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East Notes: Lightning, Rangers, Thomson

Notes from the East including a pair of illnesses in Tampa Bay, Ottawa gets a defenseman back, and more.

Potential trade offers Leafs could get for AM34 with rumors swirling 📲

Dream Packages for Matthews 💭

Former No. 1 pick has quietly been terrific in a lost Blueshirts season 📲

Is Lafreniére Salvaging His Rangers Career? 🤔

It's a matinee affair as the Lightning host he hot, but broken, Ottawa Senators.

Now the real fun begins: Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning preview

Wild-card races in conference standings 📲

Examining Latest NHL Playoff Picture

Actor Jared Keeso speaks with B/R on the show that's resetting the tone around hockey 📲

How 'Shoresy' Became a TV Hockey Hit 📺

The Lightning did just about everything they needed to do except score more goals than the Kraken.

Lightning rally back but lose in overtime, 4-3, to Kraken

Kraken-Lightning Highlights

03/26/2026

Breaking down the tightest playoff races as we head down the stretch 📲

Can the Sabres Hold Off the Lightning? 🤔

The Lightning are hosting a reeling Seattle squad. Expect some desperation from the visitors tonight.

A tale of two teams: Kraken at Lightning preview

After being scratched from the last few games, it appears the Tampa Bay Lightning's captain will be away from the team for an undisclosed amount of time. On Wednesday the team announced that Hedman...

Lightning announce Victor Hedman on temporary leave for personal reasons

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Victor Hedman Taking Leave Of Absence

Victor Hedman will continue to sit out, now on personal leave. Read more at Pro Hockey Rumors.

Odds on Wild Card races in both conferences 📲

Latest NHL Playoff Standings

Lightning star among the top contenders as the NHL's best goalie 📲

Will Vasi Win Another Vezina?

Leafs, Rangers and Canucks highlight clubs who have offseason work to do 📲

Teams Who Have Big Roster Needs

The Lightning started slowly, but stuck with the game plan to come back and beat the Minnesota Wild.

Lightning return home with come-from-behind victory over Wild, 6-3

Lightning Comeback Win Over Wild ⚡️

Darren Raddysh (1 G, 2 A) leads Tampa in battle of heavyweights

The Lightning kick off their homestand with a tough test against the Minnesota Wild.

Home sweet home: Wild at Lightning preview

Pens, Isles and Sabres are some of the clubs that win it all 📲

Cinderella Teams That Can Win the Cup 🏆

Standings and bracket outlook 📲

Updated NHL Playoff Picture

Leafs winger is rumored to be on the move this Summer 📲

Trade Destinations for Matthew Knies 📍

It's a semi-major award for Kucherov!

Lightning Evening News: Nikita Kucherov named First Star of the Week

Bolts defenseman is one of four players who will get way too much money in the offseason 📲

Why Raddysh Will Get Overpaid 💸

Predictions for the final bracket 📲

Latest NHL Playoff Standings

Lightning-Flames Highlights

03/22/2026

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Time to get greedy: Lightning at Flames preview

The Lightning have a chance to sweep their four-game road trip as they head to Calgary.

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Early Free-Agent Big Board 🗒️

Ovechkin and Malkin lead the list of names who will be free agents this summer

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Lightning down Oilers, 5-2, behind Kucherov's big night

In a game between the NHL's two top scorers, it was Nikita Kucherov emerging on top as he outdueled Connor McDavid in the Lightning's 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Kucherov scored twice...

Lightning-Oilers Highlights

03/21/2026

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Keep the foot on the gas: Lightning at Oilers game preview

With two wins under their belt, the Lightning continue their road trip against a reeling Oilers team.

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Jake Guentzel Is One Of The Best UFA Signings Of This Era

The Lightning have struck gold in the UFA market with Jake Guentzel. Read more at Pro Hockey Rumors.

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Draft Scouting Report: Keaton Verhoeff

Defenseman could end up being one of the first picks at the 2026 NHL Draft 📲