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Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Louis Blues: GAME #41 Time: 8:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Enterprise Center Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUN, BSMW, ESPN+, HULU DraftKings NHL Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6.5 In an 82-game season it's hard to say any game is more important than any other, nor is any stretch of games more important. After all, a win in October is…

Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning: GAME#39 Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Amalie Arena Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUNX, BSOH, ESPN+, HULU Opponent SBNation Site: The Cannon DraftKings Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6 "We're not turning the page on this one." Those were Coach Cooper's words after practice on Monday. It's a different message…

Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets: GAME# 38 Time: 8:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Canada Life Center Broadcast/Streaming: TSN3, BSSUNX, HULU, ESPN+ Opponent SBNation Site: Arctic Ice Hockey DraftKings Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6 The Tampa Bay Lightning are preparing for the last game of their three-game road trip which, so far, has produced a…

Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning: GAME#33 Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Amalie Arena Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUNX, SN, RDS, ESPN+/Hulu Opponent SBNation Site: Habs Eyes on the Prize DraftKings Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6 It seems like it's been much longer than a week since the Lightning played their last game. However, that's all…

Seattle Kraken at Tampa Bay Lightning: GAME# 28 Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Amalie Arena Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUN, ROOT-NW, ESPN+ Opponent SBNation Site: Davy Jones Locker Room DraftKings Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6.5 Last season the Seattle Kraken didn't pick up their 16th win until February 11th as they struggled through their inaugural…

Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning: GAME# 27 Time: 4:30 pm Eastern Time Location: Amalie Arena Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUNX, SN360, ESPN+ DraftKings Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6.5 Opponent SBNation Site: Litter Box Cats To the delight of the NHL leadership, the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. the Florida Panthers rivalry has become one of the hottest…

Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning: GAME# 25 Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Amalie Arena Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUNX, BSDET, SNE, SNW, SNP, ESPN+ Opponent SBNation Site: Winging it in Motown DraftKings Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6.5 I can imagine there is a bit of concern for Tampa Bay Lightning fans after yesterday's practice. Yes, no…

Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning: GAME# 24 Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Amalie Arena Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUN, NHLN, SN Opponent SBNation Site: Pension Plan Puppets DraftKings Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6 The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs haven't played since the first round of the 2022 NHL Playoffs last spring.…

Buffalo Sabres (9-12-0)vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (12-7-1) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST, KeyBank Center TV: MSG Radio: WGR 550 SB Nation Lightning Blog: Raw Charge Tampa Bay Lightning Record: (12-7-1) Last Game: 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues Division Ranking: 4 in the Atlantic Division PP: 25.64% (7) PK: 77.63%(18) The Tampa Bay Lightning usually…

Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres: GAME# 21 Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Keybank Center Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUNX, MSG-B Opponent SBNation Site: Die By The Blade DraftKings Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6.5 The Tampa Bay Lightning, who have gotten their season back on track thanks to a nice string of games at home, are back on the road in…

SUNRISE - The Florida Panthers are going to play their final home game of what has been an extremely successful season on Sunday night. The Panthers, as you all know by now, have already clinched the Atlantic Division title and first place in the Eastern Conference. Sunday, the Tampa Bay Lightning come to town. Last year, the Lightning ended its…

There are 12 games on Tuesday night schedule. Ontario sports bettors should be happy that Toronto is not playing until Wednesday when they get to play an unrested Philadelphia team. Let's get you ready for your tonight. The Senators and the Lightning get things moving on Tuesday night, and this game could feature some offence. Tampa Bay has been…

The first month of the 2022-23 NHL Season is in the books, and one of the early trends is that underdogs are starting to bark again. The last two seasons have been especially hard on underdogs - favorites won 64.8% of games in 2021-22 (the best mark in the Action Network database) and 62.3% in 2020-21 (second-best) - but there are signs that things…

The NHL has three games on the schedule for Wednesday night. It is the middle of the week, so usually, this is one of the calmer nights. This gives us a chance to breathe a bit. This will be short and sweet so let's roll to get your ready for your NHL betting. Risk Free Bet up to $1000 21+, terms apply, 1800-GAMBLER The hockey gods have smiled upon…

Welcome to the 2022-23 season preview as brought to you by Betway Sports. We'll be taking a dive into each team's offseason and what their Stanley Cup odds are for next season from the worst odds to the best. All odds are current as of the time of writing. After back-to-back championships, the Tampa Bay Lightning couldn't three-peat. They met a…

The Tampa Bay Lightning are slight -104 moneyline favorites to beat the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2 of their second round NHL Playoff series, but there is plenty of value in betting the Hurricanes. Game 1 was evenly played, and Carolina outshot Tampa Bay 38-30. The Hurricanes controlled play early in the game. Don't forget that the Hurricanes…

Here are three early-season questions for the Lightning as they prepare to begin their 30th anniversary campaign How Will They Handle the Road-Heavy Start? Seven of the first nine games will be played on the road. There are two separate six-day trips in the season's opening three weeks. Adding in departure days - including Monday's travel day to…

The Lightning came into the 2021-22 season with sky high expectations thanks to two straight Stanley Cups. There was some concern of a step back because they lost all three pieces of their coveted third line of Blake Coleman, Yanni Gourde, and Barclay Goodrow, but many still expected the Lightning to be competitive. And that they were in the…

Our feature grading the positional depth of each NHL team continues this week, with a focus on the blueline. If you missed our prior talent tiers, they are referenced below - please check them out. Our approach to grading defencemen will be similar, but not identical to the way we evaluated forwards. We overweight top-four defenders - for most…