2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
14
Games played
20
Points
.714
Points %
+7
Goal diff
6-4
Last 10
41 GF · 36 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

14 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
14
82
Goals for / game
3.71
3.54
+17.0
Goals against / game
3.21
2.82
+0.39
Expected goals for / game
3.57
3.38
+19.0
Expected goals against / game
3.07
2.92
+15.0
Expected-goals share
53.8%
53.7%
+0.1
Shot-attempt share
54.0%
52.7%
+1.3
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

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vs Detroit Red WingsW 4–2

Lightning hold off the Red Wings

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at Nashville PredatorsL 5–4

Predators edge the Lightning in a shootout

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vs Winnipeg JetsW 6–4

Lightning run the Jets off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Utah MammothL 5–4

Mammoth edge the Lightning in overtime

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at Vegas Golden Knights10:30 PM ET

Lightning at Golden Knights: a true toss-up

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vs Vancouver Canucks4:00 PM ET

The Lightning should handle the Canucks on the underlying numbers

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vs Seattle KrakenW 4–3

Lightning edge the Kraken in overtime

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at New York RangersL 4–1

Rangers pull away from the Lightning

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at New York IslandersW 5–3

Lightning hold off the Islanders

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vs Minnesota WildW 3–2

Lightning hold off the Wild

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vs Philadelphia FlyersW 4–1

Lightning run the Flyers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Washington CapitalsW 3–1

Lightning run the Capitals off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New York RangersL 5–1

Rangers run the Lightning off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Florida PanthersW 3–2

Lightning edge the Panthers in a shootout

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vs Florida PanthersL 5–3

Panthers hold off the Lightning

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at Nashville PredatorsL 3–2

Predators edge the Lightning in overtime

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vs Nashville PredatorsW 2–1

Lightning run the Predators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs New York RangersL 4–2

D. Garand stands tall as the Rangers edge the Lightning

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vs Detroit Red WingsW 4–3

Lightning edge the Red Wings in overtime

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at Boston BruinsW 2–1

Lightning hold off the Bruins

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at Montreal CanadiensL 2–1

Canadiens run the Lightning off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Ottawa SenatorsL 6–2

Senators run the Lightning off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Buffalo SabresL 4–2

Sabres hold off the Lightning

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vs Boston BruinsW 3–1

Lightning hold off the Bruins

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vs Pittsburgh PenguinsW 6–3

Lightning run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Montreal CanadiensL 4–1

J. Dobes stands tall as the Canadiens edge the Lightning

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vs Nashville PredatorsW 3–2

Lightning hold off the Predators

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vs Ottawa SenatorsW 4–2

Lightning hold off the Senators

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vs Seattle KrakenL 4–3

Kraken steal one from the Lightning against the run of play

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vs Minnesota WildW 6–3

Lightning run the Wild off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Calgary FlamesL 4–3

Flames edge the Lightning in overtime

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at Edmonton OilersW 5–2

Lightning pull away from the Oilers

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at Vancouver CanucksW 6–2

Lightning run the Canucks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Seattle KrakenW 6–2

Lightning run the Kraken off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Carolina HurricanesL 4–2

Hurricanes run the Lightning off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Detroit Red WingsW 4–1

Lightning pull away from the Red Wings

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vs Columbus Blue JacketsL 5–2

Blue Jackets run the Lightning off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Buffalo SabresL 8–7

Sabres hold off the Lightning

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at Toronto Maple LeafsW 5–2

Lightning pull away from the Maple Leafs

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at Winnipeg JetsL 4–1

Jets pull away from the Lightning

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