NHL’s Top 10 Goalies for 2025-26 – Midseason Update Rupert McDonald | February 4, 2026 At the beginning and midway point of every season, The Hockey Writers put together lists of the top 10 players for each position, as well as coaches. It goes without…
Lightning Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Top of the East, Olympic Break and More THW Staff | February 2, 2026 The Tampa Bay Lightning are currently navigating a pivotal week that marks the transition from the high-energy Stadium Series into the extended Olympic Break. Here are the key storylines and…
Ranking the NHL’s 32 Starting Goalies – Midseason Update Stephen Ground | January 31, 2026 There’s no argument: we’re in a golden age of goaltending in the National Hockey League right now, but it’s a world of haves and have-nots. The gap between the greats…
2025-26 Vezina Trophy Tracker: 2 Goalies Separate Themselves in January Harrison Smajovits | January 27, 2026 As the 2025-26 season marches on, award season, at least between the pipes, is starting to take shape. January has arguably made it a two-goalie race for the Vezina Trophy,…
The Lightning’s Resurgence: Salary Cap Casualties to Stanley Cup Contenders THW Staff | January 17, 2026 If you were looking at the NHL standings in late October, you would have been forgiven for finally writing the obituary on the Tampa Bay Lightning. Starting the 2025-26 campaign…
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Stars of 2025 Harrison Smajovits | December 31, 2025 We’ve reached the end of 2025. The Tampa Bay Lightning get set for another half of the season, while also getting the chance to mentally switch gears with the coming…
Canadiens Face Lightning and Chance at Redemption Exiting Xmas Break Ryan Szporer | December 27, 2025 The Montreal Canadiens can put a humiliating early-December defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning behind them with a win on Sunday.
Lightning Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Hedman, Vasilevskiy, Roster Moves and More THW Staff | December 14, 2025 It is a pivotal week for the Tampa Bay Lightning as they navigate significant injury challenges to their core leadership while looking to build on a recent offensive breakout. Based…
Lightning in Bind as Vasilevskiy Heads to IR Harrison Smajovits | December 8, 2025 The Tampa Bay Lightning will have to navigate the next couple of games without their star netminder. According to Lightning insider Erik Erlendsson, Andrei Vasilevskiy is heading to injured reserve…
How (More) Injuries Are Finally Catching Up to the Lightning THW Staff | December 8, 2025 In the modern NHL, depth is often touted as the ultimate currency. We talk endlessly about “next man up” mentality and the structural integrity of a roster. But the Tampa…
Vasilevskiy Finds Needed Stride for Lightning in November Harrison Smajovits | November 28, 2025 The Tampa Bay Lightning keep finding ways to get into the win column, and a cornerstone piece of this run is goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. After missing virtually all of training…
3 Takeaways From Lightning’s 3-0 Win Over Flyers Owen Hillman | November 25, 2025 The Tampa Bay Lightning (13-7-2) are on a four-game winning streak, taking no prisoners. They continued that on Monday, with a 3-0 win vs. the Philadelphia Flyers (11-7-3). They scored…
