Tampa Bay Lightning: fixtures, predictions and news

Tampa Bay Lightning play in the NHL. They sit 7th in the table with 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats from 4 games. Recent form: WWWLW.

Upcoming fixtures

• New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay Lightning prediction: New York Islanders narrow favourites at 51.6% — NHL, 2026-10-10 23:30 UTC
• New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning prediction: New York Rangers narrow favourites at 54% — NHL, 2026-10-13 23:15 UTC

Recent results

• W 3-2 v Minnesota Wild (2026-10-08)
• W 4-1 v Philadelphia Flyers (2026-10-05)
• W 3-1 v Washington Capitals (2026-10-03)
• L 1-5 at New York Rangers (2026-10-01)
• W 3-2 at Florida Panthers (2026-09-26)
• L 3-5 v Florida Panthers (2026-09-24)
• L 2-3 at Nashville Predators (2026-09-23)
• W 2-1 v Nashville Predators (2026-09-20)

Squad

Dennis Hildeby (G), Andrei Vasilevskiy (G), Maxwell Crozier (D), Ryan McDonagh (D), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (D), John Carlson (D), Victor Hedman (D), Emil Lilleberg (D), Erik Cernak (D), J.J. Moser (D), Brayden Point (C), Jeffrey Viel (LW), Zemgus Girgensons (C), Pontus Holmberg (RW), Yanni Gourde (C), Brandon Hagel (LW), Benjamin Rautiainen (C), Scott Sabourin (RW), Jake Guentzel (C), Anthony Cirelli (C), Nikita Kucherov (RW), Gage Goncalves (C), Conor Geekie (C), Ilya Mikheyev (RW).

Team news

• NHL Tonight: Previews, stats, betting info for Saturday's 14 games — It's a typically massive slate, from 1 p.m. ET all the way through two 10 p.m. starts. Get prepared here. (ESPN, 2026-10-10)
• Defenseman Matt Dumba, 32, retires after 13 NHL seasons — Matt Dumba, the 32-year-old defenseman who won the 2020 King Clancy Memorial Trophy, given to the player who best exemplified leadership qualities on and off the ice, is retiring after 13 NHL seasons with five different teams. (ESPN, 2026-10-10)
• NHL breakout tiers: Top players ready to level up in 2026-27 — From players with new linemates to young stars set to hit superstardom to enticing rookies, watch out for this group. (ESPN, 2026-10-09)
• NHL Power Rankings: Each team's NHL Rank representatives — It's the first regular-season update of our 1-32 poll. Plus, how many players did each team land among the Top 100? (ESPN, 2026-10-09)
• NHL Tonight: Previews and betting info for all 10 of Thursday's games — From the six 7 p.m. matchups all the way through Maple Leafs-Golden Knights at 10, here's what to watch. (ESPN, 2026-10-08)
• Wysh List: What NHL execs think of ESPN's top 100 player rankings — Who was too high or too low according to actual team personnel and players? Plus, winners and losers of the week, key upcoming games and more. (ESPN, 2026-10-08)