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The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-1 to run their streak to 19-1-1. The 6 goals were all scored by Olympians that are heading to Italy today to play in the Winter Olympics. Andrei Vasilevskiy is now tied for the NHL lead in wins with 27, Nikita Kucherov has his 13th 10-game point streak of his career and the Bolts have won 9 straight games at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning will break until February 18th when they return to practice. They won't play again until Wednesday, February 25th when the Toronto Maple Leafs come to town. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers tonight for the final time this regular season. This is the final game before the NHL breaks for the Olympics. Nikita Kucherov has more points in his last 23 games that the leading scorer on 13 teams have. Darren Raddysh ties Victor Hedman as the fastest defenseman in team history to reach 50 points. Brandon Hagel is 1 assist shy of 200 in his career. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning came from behind to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime. They are 18-1-1 in their last 20 games. Jake Guentzel scored the game-winning goal for the 2nd straight game, Nikita Kucherov had another 4-point night and Andrei Vasilevskiy has standings points in his last 16 games. On this date in Lightning History, Marty St. Louis earned his 5th career hat trick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning return to Benchmark International Arena tonight as the Buffalo Sabres are in town for the first time this season. Nikita Kucherov is moving up the NHL record books, Ryan McDonagh enters the Top 5 all-time for blocked shots and Andrei Vasilevskiy is the NHL's #2 star of the week.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 in front of over 64,000 fans at Raymond James Stadium as they scored 11-seconds into the game, fell behind 5-1, Andrei Vasilevskiy gets into a goalie fight and they win in a shootout. The Lightning got goals from Brandon Hagel, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Darren Raddysh, Nick Paul and Nikita Kucherov while Jake Guentzel won the shootout.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the 2026 Stadium Series game tonight at Raymond James Stadium against the Boston Bruins. The Bolts are looking to go 2-0 in outdoor games after winning the 2022 Stadium Series game in Nashville. Ryan McDonagh is a perfect 5-0 in outdoor games while Andrei Vasilevskiy is looking to become the 6th goalie to win his first two outdoor games. Captain Victor Hedman is set to make his return tonight after missing the last 22 games with an upper-body injury. Hear from Head Coach Jon Cooper, Anthony Cirelli, JJ Moser and Brandon Hagel. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are going to practice today at Raymond James Stadium as the 2026 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series game is 1 day away. The NHL is removing the temporary tent structure 6 hours early as the weather forecast is favorable to maintain the ice for the game. Darren Raddysh and Nikita Kucherov each did well in January, JJ Moser is 2nd in +/- in NHL and the NHL and Lightning make an investment in Adaptive Hockey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 as Dominic James gets his first game-opening goal, Darren Raddysh gets the game-winner for this 15th of the season and Yanni Gourde scores his 7th goal. Ryan McDonagh returned to the lineup after missing the last 15 games, Andrei Vasilevskiy got his 24th win of the season and Nikita Kucherov is now 2nd on goal scored in the franchise record book. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Winnipeg Jets tonight. Ryan McDonagh is ready to return to the lineup after missing the last 15 games with a lower-body injury. Victor Hedman practiced with the team and isn't ruled out for Sunday night's Stadium Series game at Raymond James Stadium. Darren Raddysh is one goal shy of 15 this season, Anthony Cirelli is riding a 4-game point streak and Nikita Kucherov needs 1 more multi-point game to tie Steven Stamkos for the franchise record. On this date in Lightning history, Cedric Paquette becomes the 3rd Lightning rookie to record a hat trick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will return to practice today after having Tuesday off. They are coming off a 2-0 win over the Mammoth that saw them score 2 power play goals. Since December 21st they lead the NHL in power play percentage. Darren Raddysh leads NHL defensemen in power play goals while Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy continue to move up the record books. The NHL unveiled the field design for Sunday's Stadium Series game at Raymond James Stadium.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning returned home on Monday night and shutout the Utah Mammoth 2-0 behind Andrei Vasilevskiy's 28 saves. Nikita Kucherov had 2 points for his 8th 80-point season in his career. Darren Raddysh and Anthony Cirelli both had power play goals and Dave Mishkin called his 2,000th game on radio for the Lightning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Utah Mammoth to start a 6-game homestand. The Bolts had played 10 of their last 12 games on the road. Hear from Anthony Cirelli and Darren Raddsyh about coming home and Head Coach Jon Cooper on this team's 15-game point streak that was snapped on Saturday night. Nikita Kucherov keeps moving up the franchise record books, on this date in Lightning History, the Bolts tied a home-win streak record and Dave Mishkin will call his 2,000th NHL game tonight on radio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 8-5 to the Columbus Blue Jackets, snapping their 15-game point streak and 13-game road point streak. The Lightning got 2 goals from Jake Guentzel as well as Darren Raddysh, Nikita Kucherov and Anthony Cirelli. Simon Lundmark made his NHL debut as Max Crozier and Jack Finley were scratched due to illness. Erik Cernak left the game in the 1st period after taking a hit from Mathieu Olivier.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in a shootout for a 15-game point streak. Andrei Vasilevskiy moves up the NHL record books, Erik Cernak moves up the franchise record book and Dominic James gets his first game-deciding goal. The Bolts will play tonight in Columbus vs. the Blue Jackets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the road again as they begin a back-to-back tonight at the Chicago Blackhawks. The Bolts are riding a 14-game point streak and are 18-4-4 on the road this season, that is the best in the NHL. Coach Jon Cooper gives a Ryan McDonagh injury update, Andrei Vasilevskiy moving up the record books and Jake Guentzel scoring from high-danger areas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.