The Lightning Daily Strike Podcast starts every day with the latest info on the Tampa Bay Lightning. In 5 minutes or less you’ll hear from the Lightning coaches and players, Dave Mishkin’s game highlights, interesting stats & figures on the Bolts, news & notes, Syracuse Crunch and Orlando Solar Bears updates plus this date in Lightning History.
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Oct 2, 2026 · 4:24
The Tampa Bay Lightning's 2026-27 season is underway, but the opener didn't go as planned as the Bolts fell 5-1 to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. On today's Daily…
Oct 1, 2026 · 4:59
The wait is over. The Tampa Bay Lightning begin the 2026-27 regular season tonight at Madison Square Garden as they take on the New York Rangers in their first game of the NHL's…
Sep 30, 2026 · 3:47
The wait is almost over. The Tampa Bay Lightning hit the ice one final time before heading to New York for Thursday night's season opener against the New York Rangers. On today's…
Sep 29, 2026 · 4:11
The Tampa Bay Lightning are officially ready for the 2026-27 season. On today's Daily Strike, Steve Versnick breaks down the club's finalized Opening Night roster as the Bolts…
Sep 28, 2026 · 4:24
The Tampa Bay Lightning are just three days away from opening the 2026-27 season, and the final roster picture is beginning to come into focus. On today's Daily Strike, Steve…
Sep 27, 2026 · 4:50
The Tampa Bay Lightning wrapped up their preseason schedule with a thrilling 3-2 shootout victory over the Florida Panthers in Sunrise. On today's Daily Strike, Steve Versnick…
Sep 26, 2026 · 3:09
The Lightning close out the 2026 preseason tonight in Sunrise against the Florida Panthers, and roster decisions are coming fast as Opening Night approaches. On today's Daily…
Sep 25, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning battled back multiple times but ultimately fell 5-3 to the Florida Panthers in their third preseason game. On today's Daily Strike, Steve Versnick breaks…
Sep 24, 2026 · 2:51
The Tampa Bay Lightning return home tonight for their third preseason game as they host the defending Florida Panthers at Benchmark International Arena. On today's Daily Strike,…
Sep 23, 2026 · 4:58
The Tampa Bay Lightning suffered their first loss of the preseason, falling 3-2 in overtime to the Nashville Predators, but there were plenty of positives to take away from the…
Sep 22, 2026 · 2:34
The Tampa Bay Lightning return to the ice after their first preseason victory and prepare for Game 2 of the exhibition schedule as they travel to face the Nashville Predators. On…
Sep 21, 2026 · 4:01
The Tampa Bay Lightning opened the 2026 preseason with a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators at Benchmark International Arena, and on today's Daily Strike, Steve Versnick…
Sep 20, 2026 · 3:13
For the first time in 140 days, the Tampa Bay Lightning are back on home ice as they open the 2026 preseason against the Nashville Predators at Benchmark International Arena. On…
Sep 19, 2026 · 3:32
The Tampa Bay Lightning are one step closer to hockey season as Training Camp continues with the team's first scrimmage and the preseason opener just around the corner. On…
Sep 18, 2026 · 4:20
The Tampa Bay Lightning hit the ice for their first official practice of the 2026-27 season, and today's Daily Strike breaks down everything you need to know from Day 1 of…
Sep 17, 2026 · 4:59
The 2026-27 Tampa Bay Lightning season officially begins as Training Camp opens at TGH Ice Plex. In today's Daily Strike, Steve Versnick breaks down the biggest storylines…
Sep 16, 2026 · 4:06
The Tampa Bay Lightning officially return to the ice as Training Camp gets underway following Media Day at Benchmark International Arena. On today's Daily Strike, Steve Versnick…
May 6, 2026 · 8:58
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…
May 5, 2026 · 3:48
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…
May 4, 2026 · 4:55
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…
May 3, 2026 · 5:00
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…
May 2, 2026 · 4:59
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…
May 1, 2026 · 4:35
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…
Apr 30, 2026 · 4:57
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…
Apr 29, 2026 · 5:00
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…
Apr 28, 2026 · 4:47
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…
Apr 27, 2026 · 4:59
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…
Apr 26, 2026 · 4:57
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…
Apr 25, 2026 · 5:00
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…
Apr 24, 2026 · 4:24
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…
Apr 23, 2026 · 4:59
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…
Apr 22, 2026 · 4:59
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…
Apr 21, 2026 · 5:00
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.…
Apr 20, 2026 · 4:58
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.…
Apr 19, 2026 · 4:59
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…
Apr 18, 2026 · 4:59
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…
Apr 17, 2026 · 4:42
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…
Apr 16, 2026 · 4:59
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…
Apr 15, 2026 · 4:15
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…
Apr 14, 2026 · 4:59
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…
Apr 13, 2026 · 3:53
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…
Apr 12, 2026 · 4:59
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,…
Apr 11, 2026 · 3:44
The Tampa Bay Lightning play at the Boston Bruins in a Saturday matinee for their final road game of the regular season. Tampa Bay and Boston are the 2 winningest programs in the…
Apr 10, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 2-1 to the Montreal Canadiens for their 3rd straight loss. They drop to 3rd place in the Atlantic Division with 3 games to play. Darren Raddysh got…
Apr 9, 2026 · 4:52
The Tampa Bay Lightning play at the Montreal Canadiens tonight looking to snap their 2-game losing streak. The Bolts are now in 2nd place, 2 points behind Buffalo with a game in…
Apr 8, 2026 · 4:33
The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 6-2 in Ottawa as Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli and Pontus Holmberg all missed due to injury. Dylan Duke, Jakob Pelletier and Conor Geekie were…
Apr 7, 2026 · 5:00
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost 4-2 in Buffalo to the Sabres. Nikita Kucherov scored his 400th career goal. He's the 2nd Lightning player to reach that milestone. Jake Guentzel is…
Apr 6, 2026 · 4:33
The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Buffalo to face the Sabres tonight to start a 4-game road trip. Both teams clinched playoff berths on Saturday and the Lightning lead Buffalo by 2…
Apr 5, 2026 · 4:43
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 to wrap up their 7-game home stand. Darren Raddysh set the franchise record for goals by a defenseman in a single season at 21,…
Apr 4, 2026 · 4:15
The Tampa Bay Lightning are wrapping up their season-long 7-game home stand as the Boston Bruins are in town. The Lightning can clinch a playoff berth with a win or a Detroit…
Apr 3, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3 as Anthony Cirelli had his 2nd career hat trick while Nikita Kucherov had another 3-point night. The Lightning reached…
Apr 2, 2026 · 4:26
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Pittsburgh Penguins as their magic number is now 4 to clinch a playoff spot. The Lightning have 98 points and are in 2nd place in the Atlantic…
Apr 1, 2026 · 4:31
The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 4-1 to the Montreal Canadiens to snap their 8-game point streak. Jake Guentzel scored the lone Lightning goal, his 36th of the season. Nikita…
Mar 31, 2026 · 4:26
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Montreal Canadiens who are just 4 points behind the Bolts in the Atlantic Division. Jake Guentzel is just 4 points from tying his career best…
Mar 30, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 for their 2nd straight win. The Bolts now have points in their last 8 games. Corey Perry scored the game-winning goal,…
Mar 29, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning feel behind by 2 goals but rally to beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2. The Bolts are now 12-1-1 in the first half of back-to-back games. The Lightning are just…
Mar 28, 2026 · 4:16
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Ottawa Senators in a Kids Superhero Day matinee. The Lightning have points in 6 straight games. Today's game is the first half of back-to-back…
Mar 27, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning rally from 2-goals down but lose 4-3 in overtime to the Seattle Kraken. Anthony Cirelli scores his 20th goal, he's the 5th Bolt to do so this season. Jake…
Mar 26, 2026 · 4:32
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Seattle Kraken tonight looking for points in their 6th straight game. Nick Paul will play in his 300th game with the Bolts tonight, Erik Cernak…
Mar 25, 2026 · 5:00
The Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Minnesota Wild 6-3 to start a 7-game homestand. Jake Guentzel scored his 300th career goal, Darren Raddysh ties a franchise record of…
Mar 24, 2026 · 4:32
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Minnesota Wild tonight as they begin a 7-day homestand that will last 12 days. Nikita Kucherov is the NHL's First Star of the Week for the 3rd…
Mar 23, 2026 · 5:00
The Tampa Bay Lightning rally to force overtime but lose 4-3 in Calgary. Ryan McDonagh, Darren Raddysh and Pontus Holmberg are the goal scorers. Nikita Kucherov gets an assist to…
Mar 22, 2026 · 5:00
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 as Nikita Kucherov gets 4 points to take the scoring lead in the NHL. Kucherov scored his 1st career shorthanded goal and he…
Mar 21, 2026 · 4:22
The Tampa Bay Lightning are starting a back-to-back tonight in Edmonton as they take on Connor McDavid and the Oilers. McDavid and Nikita Kucherov are 2 of the top 3 in the…
Mar 20, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Thursday night as Nikita Kucherov had another 3-point night on the road, Anthony Cirelli had 3 points, Darren Raddysh…
Mar 19, 2026 · 4:29
The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Vancouver Canucks tonight in the 2nd game of their 4-game road trip. Nikita Kucherov has 111 points this season which is tied for 2nd most in…
Mar 18, 2026 · 4:56
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Seattle Kraken 6-2 behind Nikita Kucherov's 5-point night. Brandon Hagel had a 4-point game, Gage Goncalves extended his point streak to 4 games…
Mar 17, 2026 · 3:54
The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Seattle tonight to start a 4-game road trip when they play the Kraken. Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand are back in Seattle for the first time…
Mar 16, 2026 · 4:09
The Tampa Bay Lightning are already in Seattle where they will take on the Kraken tomorrow night to start a 4-game road trip. The Bolts have won just 3-of-10 games since…
Mar 15, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 4-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes to wrap up their 3-game homestand. Yanni Gourde and Charle-Édouard D'Astous scored the goals in the 2nd period.…
Mar 14, 2026 · 4:58
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Carolina Hurricanes tonight looking for their 2nd straight win. The Lightning will get Erik Cernak back tonight and could see Nick Paul make his…
Mar 13, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 as Jake Guentzel and Gage Goncalves both score 2 goals. Nikita Kucherov gets 2 assists to give him 1,100 points in his…
Mar 12, 2026 · 3:43
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings tonight as the Bolts have lost 6 of their last 7 games. Anthony Cirelli is riding a 3-game point streak, Gage Goncalves has set…
Mar 11, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 5-2 to the Columbus Blue Jackets to begin their 3-game homestand. It's the 2nd straight loss for the Bolts and 6th loss in their last 7 games. Gage…
Mar 10, 2026 · 4:26
The Tampa Bay Lightning begin a 3-game homestand tonight vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Bolts are 0-2 this season vs. Columbus. Andrei Vasilevskiy is looking for his 30th…
Mar 9, 2026 · 4:54
The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 8-7 at the Buffalo Sabres. The Bolts overcame two 3-goal deficits to take a 2-goal lead before giving up 3 straight goals. Buffalo converted on 4…
Mar 8, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 to snap their 4-game losing streak. Corey Perry scored in his return to the Lightning after being traded to Tampa Bay on…
Mar 7, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Toronto tonight to face the Maple Leafs looking to snap their 4-game losing streak. General Manager Julien BriseBois traded for Corey Perry ahead…
Mar 6, 2026 · 4:58
The Tampa Bay Lighting lose 4-1 at the Winnipeg Jets for their 4th straight regulation loss. It's the 2nd time this season they've done that. Brayden Point was the lone goal…
Mar 5, 2026 · 4:48
The Tampa Bay Lightning play the Winnipeg Jets tonight as they look to snap their 3-game losing streak. It's the 2nd game of a 4-game road trip. Brandon Hagel is looking for his…
Mar 4, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning lose 5-1 in Minnesota as they give up the lead early again and can't get ahead. It's the 3rd straight loss for the Bolts as they now head to Winnipeg to…
Mar 3, 2026 · 4:58
The Tampa Bay Lightning start a 4-game road trip tonight in Minnesota to face the Wild. Both teams have 80 points and have lost 2 straight games. The Lightning will be without…
Mar 2, 2026 · 3:50
The Tampa Bay Lightning are back to practice today before they embark on a 4-game road trip to Minnesota, Winnipeg, Toronto and Buffalo. We may get injury updates on Gage…
Mar 1, 2026 · 4:16
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost their 2nd straight game, this one to the Buffalo Sabres 6-2. Dominic James and Victor Hedman scored goals for Tampa Bay while Gage Goncalves and…
Feb 28, 2026 · 3:38
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Buffalo Sabres tonight in a battle of the top 2 teams in the Atlantic Division. The Bolts are riding a 10-game home win streak while Nikita…
Feb 27, 2026 · 4:43
The Tampa Bay Lightning battled back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game twice but they would ultimately lose 5-4 at the Carolina Hurricanes. The loss snapped their 6-game win…
Feb 26, 2026 · 5:00
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 to extend their streak to 20-1-1 in their last 22 games. Nikita Kucherov scored his 30th goal and grabbed his 700th…
Feb 25, 2026 · 4:35
The Tampa Bay Lightning return to action after 20 days off the Olympics tonight as the Toronto Maple Leafs come to Benchmark International Arena. Brayden Point, Emil Lilleberg…
Feb 24, 2026 · 3:18
The Tampa Bay Lightning will be back to practice today after having Monday off. They are ready to resume play after the Olympics break when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs…
Feb 23, 2026 · 3:20
For the first time since 1980, the US Men's Hockey team are gold medalists at the Winter Olympics as they beat Canada 2-1 in overtime. Jake Guenzel wins a gold medal while…
Feb 22, 2026 · 2:52
The USA and Canada will play for the Gold Medal today at the Winter Olympics. That means with Jake Guentzel or Brandon Hagel will win gold this year. Darren Raddysh and Yanni…
Feb 21, 2026 · 4:07
The Tampa Bay Lightning will return to practice today after having Friday off. The US and Canada will play on Sunday for a Gold Medal at the Winter Olympics. That means either…
Feb 20, 2026 · 3:10
The Tampa Bay Lightning were at practice again on Thursday as they ramp up to next week's resumption of the NHL season. Dan Hinote talks about how they are going about practice…
Feb 19, 2026 · 3:40
The Tampa Bay Lightning were back at practice on Wednesday after a 12-day break for the Olympics. Brayden Point, Emil Lilleberg and Charle-Édouard D'Astous were all full…
Feb 18, 2026 · 3:35
The Tampa Bay Lightning return to practice after a 12-day break for the Winter Olympics. We should get injury updates on Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli, Nick Paul, Emil Lilleberg…
Feb 6, 2026 · 4:54
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-1 to run their streak to 19-1-1. The 6 goals were all scored by Olympians that are heading to Italy today to play in the…
Feb 5, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Florida Panthers tonight for the final time this regular season. This is the final game before the NHL breaks for the Olympics. Nikita Kucherov…
Feb 4, 2026 · 5:00
The Tampa Bay Lightning came from behind to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime. They are 18-1-1 in their last 20 games. Jake Guentzel scored the game-winning goal for the…
Feb 3, 2026 · 3:29
The Tampa Bay Lightning return to Benchmark International Arena tonight as the Buffalo Sabres are in town for the first time this season. Nikita Kucherov is moving up the NHL…
Feb 2, 2026 · 4:59
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 in front of over 64,000 fans at Raymond James Stadium as they scored 11-seconds into the game, fell behind 5-1, Andrei…
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