Daily Strike - Tampa Bay Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning held their exit interviews on Tuesday after they lost their first round playoff series to the Montreal Canadiens 4-games-to-3. Hear from General Manager Julien BriseBois, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Nikita Kucherov, Brandon Hagel, JJ Moser, Brayden Point, Ryan McDonagh, Nick Paul and Darren Raddysh. Victor Hedman spoke about taking a personal leave to focus on this mental health. S...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are conducting exit interviews today after their Game 7 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night. Hear from Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel, Ryan McDonagh and Jon Cooper on the season and series. Today we'll hear from players and General Manager Julien BriseBois. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning's season is over after a 2-1 loss in Game 7 to the Montreal Canadiens. The Habs won despite only putting 9 shots on net. Dominic James scored the lone goal for the Bolts, the first rookie in franchise history to score in a game 7. Hear from Jon Cooper, Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli and Ryan McDonagh on the loss.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens play Game 7 tonight at Benchmark International Arena. The winner moves onto the 2nd round to face the Buffalo Sabres and the loser's season is over. Corey Perry will play in his 12th Game 7, the 5th most all-time. Andrei Vasilevskiy is 2-2 in Game 7s with a .945 save percentage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning avoided elimination as they beat the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in overtime in Game 6. Gage Goncalves scored in extra time to become just the 3rd Lightning player with an OT winner in an elimination game. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30 saves for his 8th career postseason shutout. The Lightning host the Canadiens on Sunday at 6pm ET for Game 7 in this first round playoff series. See...

The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 'win of go home' game tonight in Montreal for Game 6 as they trail the best-of-7 series 3-games-to-2. The Lightning are 16-14 all time in elimination games, that's 3rd best of any franchise. The Bolts are 5-5 in Game 6s when trailing 3-2 in the series. Hear from Jon Cooper, Brandon Hagel and Ryan McDonagh who will play in his 100th postseason game as a member of the...

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 3-2 to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5. They now trail the best-of-7 series, 3-games-to-2. Dominic James and Jake Guentzel scored the goals. Hear from Head Coach Jon Cooper, Dominic James, Corey Perry and Brayden Point. Andrei Vasilevskiy is a Vezina Trophy finalist for the 6th time in his career. On this date in Lightning history, Brayden Point had 4 points to lead t...

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Montreal Canadiens tonight for Game 5 of this best-of-7 series. Each team has won 2 games each. The Lightning are 19-15 all-time in Game 5s. They are 12-6 on home ice. Nikita Kucherov has been named a Ted Lindsay Award finalist, he's won the award twice previously. On this date in Lightning history, Braydon Coburn scores the game-winner in Game 7 to advance to the...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are back home and will practice today ahead of their Game 5 matchup with the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. The puck drop for Game 5 is set for 7pm ET and our Game 6 watch party is scheduled for Friday night in Tampa. Hear from Head Coach Jon Cooper, Darren Raddysh and Nick Paul on Game 5. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning overcame a 2-0 lead late in the 2nd period to beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 and even the best-of-7 series at 2 games a piece. Brandon Hagel scored two more goals to give him 6 in 4 playoffs games, Nikita Kucherov had 2 assists to move up the NHL record books and Jake Guentzel got his first goal of the postseason. On this date in Lightning history, Sean Bergenheim scored t...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Montreal to play the Canadiens in Game 4 of their best-of-7 series. The Bolts trail the series 2-1 as all 3 games have gone to overtime. Ryan McDonagh will play in this 200th postseason game tonight. Hear from Gage Goncalves, Declan Carlile, Erik Cernak and Head Coach Jon Cooper. On this date in Lightning history, Steven Stamkos hits 100 points. See omnystudio.com/li...

The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 3-2 in overtime to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 and they trail the series 2-1. Brayden Point scored his first goal this postseason while Brandon Hagel scored his 4th goal in 3 games. Hagel has been on the ice for all 8 goals the Lightning have scored this postseason and Nikita Kucherov is moving up the NHL record books. On this date in Lightning history, Vinny Leca...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Montreal for tonight's Game 3 vs. the Canadiens in their Stanley Cup Playoffs first round series. The Lightning have the best road record in NHL Playoff history. They are also 10-1 in series that start on home ice and split the first two games. Hear from Head Coach Jon Cooper, Zemgus Girgensons and Darren Raddysh. On this date in Lightning history, Marty St. Louis ge...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Montreal as they prepare for Friday night's Game 3 against the Montreal Canadiens. They'll hold a practice today with the series tied 1-1. Hear from Jon Cooper, Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli, Gage Goncalves and Corey Perry. On this date in Lightning history, the Bolts scored 8 goals in a playoff game for the first time in franchise history. See omnystudio.com/listen...

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime to even the series at a game a piece. Brandon Hagel ties a postseason career record with this 3rd goal, Nikita Kucherov scored his first postseason goal in 17 games and JJ Moser's first postseason goal is the OT winner.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Montreal Canadiens for Game 2 of their first round playoff series as they look to even it up. The Bolts are 24-15 all time in Game 2s. Charle-Eduoard D’Astous is doubtful for tonight after leaving Game 1 injured. Happy Birthday to D'Astous and Vinny Lecavalier. On this date in Lightning history, the Bolts win their first home playoff game in team history. See...

The Tampa Bay Lightning lose Game 1 of their best-of-7 series vs. the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime. The Bolts give up 3 power play goals after being shorthanded 5 times. Nikita Kucherov moves into 19th place all-time in playoff scoring, Brandon Hagel has his second multi-goal postseason game and Jake Guentzel had 3 assists. Dominic James was activated off Injured Reserve after missing the la...

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Montreal Canadiens for Game 1 of their first round Stanley Cup Playoff series tonight at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning are 12-7 vs. Montreal all-time in the playoffs having won 3-of-4 series including the 2021 Stanley Cup Final. Head Coach Jon Cooper gave an update on Victor Hedman's status as he's missed 15 games for personal reasons. Dominic James...

The Tampa Bay Lightning practiced on Friday as they begin preparations for their best-of-7 series vs. the Montreal Canadiens that starts on Sunday night at Benchmark International Arena. You'll hear from Head Coach Jon Cooper, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Corey Perry, JJ Moser, Gage Goncalves and Dominic James. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have their first round Stanley Cup Playoff schedule vs. the Montreal Canadiens. The Bolts return to practice to prepare for Sunday's game 1. On this date in Lightning history, Nikita Kucherov became the first winger to reach 100 assists in a season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 4-2 to the New York Rangers to wrap up the regular season. They finished with 50 wins and 106 points. Now they turn their attention to the Montreal Canadiens, their first round opponent in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On this date in Lightning history, Marty St. Louis delivers another overtime playoff winner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have clinched home-ice in their first round matchup with the Montreal Canadiens. The Bolts host the New York Rangers tonight on Fan Appreciation Night to wrap up the regular season. Nikita Kucherov is 4 points behind in the scoring race, Brayden Point needs 2 goals for another 20-goal season and Andrei Vasilevskiy is 1 win from his second 40-win season.  See omnystudio...

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in overtime as Nikita Kucherov scores the game-winner and reached 130 points for the 2nd time in his career. The Lightning have 50 wins this season for the 5th time in franchise history. The Buffalo Sabres have won the Atlantic Division so the Lightning will play the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Home ice a...

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings tonight as they have 2 games left in the regular season. The Bolts are currently in 3rd place in the Atlantic Division but can finish as high as first place. Brayden Point is looking for his 8th 50-point season, the Bolts are looking for their 5th 50-win season in team history and Jakob Pelletier has a 20-game point streak in the AHL, the longest...

The Tampa Bay Lightning rallied in the 3rd period to beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in their final road game of the regular season. Brandon Hagel returned to the lineup and scored, Emil Lilleberg got the game-winning goal with 95-seconds remaining and Erik Cernak played in his 500th game. The Lightning return home Monday to host the Detroit Red Wings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...