The Lightning are fresh off a 4-3 overtime win in Head Coach Jon Cooper's 1000th NHL game behind the bench. Cooper will also coach Brayden Point and newly announced Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli during the 2026 Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, a few future Bolts also take to the international stage at World Juniors.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning start their 3-game California trip with a day game in Anaheim vs. the Ducks. Erik Cernak could make his return after missing the last 17 games, Scott Sabourin has been placed on injured reserve after his fight on Sunday and Coach Jon Cooper will coach in this 1,000th game today.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning are in Southern California where they will practice today and then start a 3-game, 4-day road trip in Anaheim on New Year's Eve. Nikita Kucherov was named the NHL's #1 star for his 4 goals and 2 assists in 3 games last week. Head Coach Jon Cooper will coach in his 1,000th game on Wednesday as he has the 2nd most wins at the millennium mark in NHL history.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning hold on to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in a shootout at Benchmark International Arena. Nikita Kucherov nets 2 goals for the 2nd straight game, Nick Paul and Pontus Holmberg score and Jonas Johansson stops both shots in the shootout. Brandon Hagel returns from IR after missing 4 games, Ryan McDonagh is back on IR and Max Groshev makes his NHL debut and gets an assist.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 in a game that saw them take 26 penalties and go on the penalty kill 10 times. Jake Guentzel tied Brandon Hagel for the team lead with 18 goals, Pontus Holmberg scored his 5th goal and Nikita Kucherov got his 61st career game-winning goal. The Lightning's penalty kill went 9-for-10 on the night. Before the game JJ Moser signed an 8-year extension worth $6.75 million AAV. The Lightning host the Montreal Canadiens this afternoon at Benchmark International Arena.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning return from their 4-day holiday break with a Saturday night game at the Florida Panthers. This is the start of a back-to-back that concludes Sunday afternoon at home vs. the Montreal Canadiens. Zemgus Girgensons will play in his 800th game while Nikita Kucherov looks to keep moving up the NHL scoring leaderboard.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Monday night as they head into the Christmas break as winners of 2 straight. Oliver Bjorkstrand reaches 400 career points, Darren Raddysh gets to 100 career points and Andrei Vasilevskiy earns his 13th win of the season.

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The Tampa Bay Lightning host the St. Louis Blues tonight to wrap up their 4-game homestand. The Bolts are coming off a 6-4 win over Carolina that saw them overcome a 3-goal deficit. On this date in Lightning history, Nikita Kucherov recorded his first 5-point night.

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