Tampa Bay Lightning

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Tue, Feb 03, 2026

7:02 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) will guard the home goal versus the Sabres on Tuesday, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

12:58 PM - Anthony Cirelli (TB) (undisclosed) won't be available for the 2026 Winter Olympics, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet on Tuesday.

11:09 AM - Nick Paul (TB) sustained an undisclosed injury during Sunday's 6-5 shootout win over the Bruins and has been ruled out for the Lightning's last two games prior to the Olympic break, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports Tuesday.

11:05 AM - Brayden Point (TB) (lower body) will not be back ahead of the Olympic break, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports Tuesday.

11:01 AM - Anthony Cirelli (TB) (undisclosed) has been ruled out for the Lightning's last two games before the Olympic break, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports Tuesday.

10:07 AM - Scott Sabourin (TB) was called up from AHL Syracuse on Tuesday.

Sun, Feb 01, 2026

6:23 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) will be between the home pipes during Sunday's Stadium Series matchup against the Bruins, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.

11:47 AM - Maxim Groshev (TB) has been reassigned to AHL Syracuse, according to the NHL media site.

11:46 AM - Victor Hedman (TB) (elbow) was activated from injured reserve Sunday, per the NHL media site.

Sat, Jan 31, 2026

2:54 PM - Victor Hedman (TB) is likely to make his return Sunday versus Boston, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site.

Fri, Jan 30, 2026

4:18 AM - Dominic James (TB) scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Jets.

Thu, Jan 29, 2026

6:35 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) will protect the home goal versus the Jets on Thursday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

10:46 AM - Ryan McDonagh (TB) (lower body) was activated from injured reserve Thursday and is slated to return to the lineup versus Winnipeg, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

Tue, Jan 27, 2026

2:00 PM - Nikita Kucherov (TB) logged two power-play assists, five shots on goal and three blocked shots in Monday's 2-0 win over the Mammoth.

1:10 PM - Simon Lundmark (TB) was reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Tuesday.

1:09 PM - Jakob Pelletier (TB) was assigned to AHL Syracuse on Tuesday.

12:52 PM - Darren Raddysh (TB) scored a power-play goal in Monday's 2-0 win over Utah.

12:47 PM - Anthony Cirelli (TB) scored a power-play goal in Monday's 2-0 win over Utah.

12:42 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) stopped all 28 shots he faced in a 2-0 win over Utah.

Mon, Jan 26, 2026

6:54 PM - Erik Cernak (TB) (upper body) is available for Monday's home game against the Mammoth.

6:51 PM - Gage Goncalves (TB) (illness) is playing in Monday's home matchup versus Utah.

6:40 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) will defend the home net Monday against the Mammoth, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site.

11:15 AM - Jack Finley (TB) (illness) was on the ice for Monday's morning skate, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports, signaling that he's slated to be available for the Lightning's home game against Utah.

11:01 AM - Max Crozier (TB) (illness) is set to return to the lineup against the Mammoth on Monday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

10:54 AM - Gage Goncalves (TB) (illness) will be a game-time decision for Monday's game against Utah, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.

10:51 AM - Erik Cernak (TB) (upper body) is considered a game-time decision for Monday's matchup against Utah, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

10:08 AM - Curtis Douglas (TB) was summoned from his conditioning loan with AHL Syracuse on Monday.

Sun, Jan 25, 2026

4:37 PM - Charle-Edouard D'Astous (TB) has been placed on injured reserve by the Lightning, Lightning beat writer Diandra Loux reports.

4:24 PM - Maxim Groshev (TB) has been recalled by the Lightning from AHL Syracuse, the team announced Sunday.

1:51 PM - Declan Carlile (TB) point drought extended to 13 games in Saturday's 8-5 loss to the Blue Jackets.

1:47 PM - Brandon Hagel (TB) logged two assists, two shots on goal and two hits in Saturday's 8-5 loss to the Blue Jackets.

Sat, Jan 24, 2026

6:36 PM - Jack Finley (TB) is battling an illness, which is why he won't play Saturday in Columbus.

6:35 PM - Max Crozier (TB) (illness) won't play Saturday versus the Blue Jackets.

6:01 PM - Jonas Johansson (TB) is set to start on the road against Columbus on Saturday, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.

5:58 PM - Jack Finley (TB) (undisclosed) won't play against Columbus on Saturday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

11:50 AM - Jakob Pelletier (TB) was summoned from AHL Syracuse on Saturday.

10:51 AM - Nikita Kucherov (TB) scored his 25th goal of the season and also struck in the shootout during Friday's 2-1 win over Chicago.

10:47 AM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) stopped 17 shots in regulation and overtime and three of five shootout attempts in Friday's 2-1 win over Chicago.

Fri, Jan 23, 2026

6:55 PM - Anthony Cirelli (TB) (undisclosed) is in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Blackhawks, per the NHL media site.

6:34 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) will guard the road goal versus the Blackhawks on Friday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.

4:31 PM - Scott Sabourin (TB) (undisclosed) has been activated off injured reserve and reassigned to AHL Syracuse, the team announced Friday.

Thu, Jan 22, 2026

12:10 PM - Ryan McDonagh (TB) coach Jon Cooper said Thursday that McDonagh (lower body) won't play over the weekend but is now considered day-to-day, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

Tue, Jan 20, 2026

6:35 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) will patrol the home crease against San Jose on Tuesday, according to Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.

Sun, Jan 18, 2026

5:43 PM - Pontus Holmberg (TB) scored an empty-net goal on two shots in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Stars.

5:40 PM - Brandon Hagel (TB) scored a goal on three shots in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Stars.

5:38 PM - Dominic James (TB) scored a goal on two shots, added an assist, logged two hits and went plus-2 in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Stars.

5:36 PM - Jake Guentzel (TB) scored a goal on three shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Stars.

5:33 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) stopped 19 of 20 shots in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Stars.

1:44 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) will defend the road net against Dallas on Sunday.

12:07 PM - Brandon Halverson (TB) was reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Sunday.

Fri, Jan 16, 2026

5:07 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) will be in goal on the road against St. Louis on Friday, per NHL.com.

1:55 PM - Brayden Point (TB) (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Friday, per the NHL media site.

12:07 PM - Brandon Halverson (TB) was called up from AHL Syracuse on Friday.

Tue, Jan 13, 2026

5:45 PM - Brayden Point (TB) (lower body) is week-to-week, per Lightning play-by-by announcer Dave Randorf on Tuesday.

1:31 PM - Erik Cernak (TB) logged an assist, five blocked shots, two hits and two PIM in Monday's 5-1 win over the Flyers.

1:29 PM - Pontus Holmberg (TB) scored a goal in Monday's 5-1 win over the Flyers.

Mon, Jan 12, 2026

6:59 PM - Curtis Douglas (TB) was sent to AHL Syracuse on Monday on a conditioning assignment.

11:58 AM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) is expected to get the starting nod on the road versus the Penguins on Tuesday, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

11:47 AM - Jonas Johansson (TB) will defend the cage on the road versus the Flyers on Monday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Sat, Jan 10, 2026

6:34 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) will protect the road goal versus the Flyers on Saturday, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

Fri, Jan 09, 2026

1:58 PM - Ryan McDonagh (TB) (undisclosed) will not travel with the team during their upcoming five-game road trip that begins Saturday in Philadelphia, Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site reports.

Wed, Jan 07, 2026

3:36 AM - Anthony Cirelli (TB) scored an empty-net goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Avalanche.

Tue, Jan 06, 2026

6:34 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) will guard the home goal versus the Avalanche on Tuesday, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

10:14 AM - Simon Lundmark (TB) was recalled from AHL Syracuse on Tuesday.

Mon, Jan 05, 2026

10:58 AM - Maxim Groshev (TB) was demoted to AHL Syracuse on Monday.

Sat, Jan 03, 2026

2:52 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) is expected to start on the road against San Jose on Saturday, per Max Miller of NHL.com.

Fri, Jan 02, 2026

1:09 PM - Charle-Edouard D'Astous (TB) agreed to terms on a one-year, $875,000 contract extension with Tampa Bay on Friday.

Thu, Jan 01, 2026

6:37 PM - Jonas Johansson (TB) is expected to start on the road against the Kings on Thursday, per Zach Dooley of the Kings' official site.

1:28 PM - J.J. Moser (TB) scored a goal, added two hits and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Ducks.

1:26 PM - Brayden Point (TB) scored a goal on two shots in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Ducks.

10:49 AM - Darren Raddysh (TB) scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime victory over the Ducks.

10:32 AM - Nikita Kucherov (TB) scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Ducks.

10:26 AM - Brandon Hagel (TB) notched three assists, one on the power play, in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Ducks.

10:03 AM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) stopped 25 shots in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Ducks.

Wed, Dec 31, 2025

3:33 PM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) will guard the road goal against Anaheim on Wednesday, per Derek Lee of The Hockey News.

1:03 PM - Erik Cernak (TB) (hand) was activated off long-term injured reserve and is expected to play Wednesday versus Anaheim, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.

Tue, Dec 30, 2025

12:11 PM - Scott Sabourin (TB) (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Tuesday, per Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com.

Mon, Dec 29, 2025

3:43 PM - Maxim Groshev (TB) notched an assist in Sunday's 5-4 shootout win over the Canadiens.

3:41 PM - Gage Goncalves (TB) notched two assists, three shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 5-4 shootout win over the Canadiens.

3:40 PM - Oliver Bjorkstrand (TB) logged two assists and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 5-4 shootout win over the Canadiens.

3:37 PM - Nick Paul (TB) scored a goal, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Sunday's 5-4 shootout win over the Canadiens.

11:32 AM - Pontus Holmberg (TB) scored a goal in Sunday's 5-4 shootout win over the Canadiens.

11:29 AM - Nikita Kucherov (TB) scored two goals in Sunday's 5-4 shootout win over the Canadiens.

11:05 AM - Jonas Johansson (TB) stopped 32 of 36 shots in Sunday's 5-4 shootout win over the Canadiens.

Sun, Dec 28, 2025

7:07 PM - Scott Sabourin (TB) (undisclosed) won't return to Sunday's home game versus the Canadiens.

4:36 PM - Jonas Johansson (TB) will patrol the home crease against Montreal on Sunday, according to Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site.

12:58 PM - Maxim Groshev (TB) has been recalled from AHL Syracuse by the Lightning, the team announced Sunday.

12:36 PM - Steven Santini (TB) was loaned to AHL Syracuse on Sunday, per the NHL media site.

12:13 PM - Ryan McDonagh (TB) (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, per the NHL media site.

12:09 PM - Brandon Hagel (TB) (upper body) was activated off of injured reserve and will likely play in Sunday's contest with the Canadiens, Erik Erlendsson of LightningInsider.com reports.

11:38 AM - Michael Milne (TB) has been traded to the Lightning in exchange for Boris Katchouk, the teams announced Sunday.

3:12 AM - Yanni Gourde (TB) notched an assist and six PIM in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Panthers.

3:10 AM - Anthony Cirelli (TB) logged two assists, three hits and two PIM in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Panthers.

Sat, Dec 27, 2025

5:38 PM - J.J. Moser (TB) signed an eight-year, $54 million contract extension with Tampa Bay on Saturday.

1:10 PM - Erik Cernak (TB) (hand) participated in Saturday's morning skate and could be nearing a return to the lineup, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

12:00 PM - Ryan McDonagh (TB) (undisclosed) has been ruled out of Saturday's tilt in Florida, according to Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.

11:28 AM - Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB) was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, according to Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times, indicating he will guard the road goal against Florida on Saturday.

10:39 AM - Steven Santini (TB) was summoned from AHL Syracuse on Saturday.

10:35 AM - Scott Sabourin (TB) was recalled from AHL Syracuse on Saturday.

Tue, Dec 23, 2025

1:28 PM - Zemgus Girgensons (TB) logged an assist, two hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 4-1 win over the Blues.

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