Category: Lightning game recaps

Lightning return favor with 3-2 overtime win over Canadiens

By Justin G. | Apr 22nd 2026 | 8 min read |

For a first career NHL playoff goal, an overtime game-winner isn’t a bad one to hang on the mantle. J.J. Moser exorcised the Tampa Bay Lightning...

Quick Cap: Lightning drop Game One, 4-3, on Slafkovsky's overtime winner

By Justin G. | Apr 19th 2026 | 6 min read |

Juraj Slafkovsky took a big hit from Ryan McDonagh in the second period. After that, he scored three power-play goals to lift the Montreal Canadiens o...

Lightning drop season finale to Rangers, 4-2

By Justin G. | Apr 16th 2026 | 3 min read |

We could spend the next 1,000 words breaking down the action of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers in the final game of ...

Lightning beat Detroit in overtime, 4-3

By Justin G. | Apr 13th 2026 | 3 min read |

It’s the next to last game of the season and that can mean only one thing – haiku recap time. Like moss clings to stone So do hopes for a ...

Lightning back in the win column with 2-1 victory over Boston

By Justin G. | Apr 11th 2026 | 7 min read |

In a game that resembled a lot of their recent efforts, the Tampa Bay Lightning finally found a way to pick up a win as Emil Lilleberg put home a rebo...