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Tampa Bay Lightning
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Latest News
Team-specific updates for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Lightning GM Julien BriseBois Says Kucherov Extension Remains a Top Priority
After a hectic free-agency stretch, Tampa Bay’s general manager reiterated that re-signing reigning MVP Nikita Kucherov is still the club’s top priority, with talks ongoing through his agent.
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Lightning Sign John Carlson to Two-Year, $17 Million Contract
Tampa Bay added the veteran defenseman at $8.5 million a season — a big number on a short leash, which is exactly how the Lightning have always preferred their risk.
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Kucherov wins 2026 Hart Trophy
The Lightning forward's regular-season dominance earns the NHL's top individual award.
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Lightning fall to Canadiens in Game 7, exit first round
Lightning fall to Canadiens in Game 7, exit first round: sports scores, schedules, player pages, team hubs, news, and reference links.
Around the NHL
League-wide NHL coverage from the newsroom.
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Golden Knights trade Dorofeyev to Rangers, extend Andersson
Vegas dealt its 37-goal right wing to free cap space for defenseman Rasmus Andersson's extension.
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Sharks re-sign Graf to 3-year deal
San Jose locks in its 23-year-old right wing after a 21-goal, 46-point breakout season.
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Sharks Pursue Extension With Will Smith
San Jose looks to lock in its second young center after securing Celebrini long-term.
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Matt Rempe still working back from hand injury
The Rangers center missed most of 2025-26 with a hand injury requiring two surgeries and is not yet at full health.
Division Head-to-Head
| Florida Panthers | 1-0 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-0 |
Team Snapshot
Standings
Eastern Conference
50-26-6
#3 in Eastern Conference
Upcoming Schedule
No upcoming games returned right now.
Rafters Player Value Leaders
- 1 Nikita Kucherov RW · #86 · Holding 84 Needs 2 days
- 2 Jake Guentzel C · #59 · Holding 74 Needs 2 days
- 3 Brandon Hagel LW · #38 · Holding 71 Needs 2 days
- 4 Andrei Vasilevskiy G · #88 · Holding 69 Needs 2 days
- 5 Darren Raddysh D · #43 · Holding 68 Needs 2 days
No upcoming game is currently attached to this team page, so these values lean on season context and roster evidence until the next scheduled matchup appears.
No verified team movers today. Risers and fallers appear once this roster has a prior day of scores to compare against.
Roster
Centers
- Nick Abruzzese — C, #26
- Anthony Cirelli — C, #71
- Conor Geekie — C, #14
- Zemgus Girgensons — C, #28
- Gage Goncalves — C, #93
- Yanni Gourde — C, #37
- Jake Guentzel — C, #59
- Dominic James — C, #17
- Brayden Point — C, #21
Left Wings
- Brandon Hagel — LW, #38
Right Wings
- Pontus Holmberg — RW, #29
- Nikita Kucherov — RW, #86
- Scott Sabourin — RW, #46
Defense
- Michael Callahan — D
- Erik Cernak — D, #81
- Maxwell Crozier — D, #24
- Charle-Edouard D'Astous — D, #51
- Maxim Groshev — D, #52
- Victor Hedman — D, #77
- Emil Lilleberg — D, #78
- Ryan McDonagh — D, #27
- J.J. Moser — D, #90
Goalies
- Dennis Hildeby — G
- Jonas Johansson — G, #31
- Kyle Konin — G, #30
- Harrison Meneghin — G, #1
- Olivier Rodrigue — G
- Mads Sogaard — G
- Andrei Vasilevskiy — G, #88