Lightning vs Canadiens: Tampa Bay’s Path to a First-Round Victory Vivek Kalia | April 17, 2026 The first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs will feature a highly anticipated matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens. Both teams finished the season with 106…
2025-26 Vezina Trophy Tracker: End-of-Season Predictions Harrison Smajovits | April 15, 2026 The 2025-26 NHL regular season is coming to a close. For some teams, it’s already in the books, and Vezina Trophy resumes have been finalized. Now is the transition from…
Re-Drafting the 2012 NHL Entry Draft Adam Kierszenblat | April 8, 2026 Hindsight is great because it allows us to look back at events and determine if the correct decisions were made. Thirteen years later and it is clear there were some…
Canadiens’ 5 Likeliest First-Round Opponents in 2026 Playoffs Ryan Szporer | April 6, 2026 Who will the Canadiens face in Round 1 of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs? Here are their five likeliest opponents:
Lightning Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Cirelli, Crucial Road Trip, and More Justin Giampietro | April 5, 2026 The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped their first game of the week, but with back-to-back victories, they’re at the top of the Atlantic Division with 102 points in 76 games. In…
2025-26 Vezina Trophy Tracker: Two Goalies On Course for Photo Finish Harrison Smajovits | April 2, 2026 We’re entering the final stretch of the 2025-26 NHL season, which means the Vezina Trophy race has been narrowed down to two choices: Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy or…
Lightning Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Back on Track, Stars Shine, and More Justin Giampietro | March 23, 2026 The Tampa Bay Lightning were coming off a poor stretch entering last week, but they finally got back on track. In this week-ahead piece, we’ll revisit their strong play, the…
Top 10 Russians in the NHL Today Matthew Zator | March 6, 2026 Russians comprise some of the most talented, most dominant players in the NHL today. In the past decade alone, they have won Vezina Trophies, “Rocket” Richards, Hart Memorials, Art Ross…
2025-26 Vezina Trophy Tracker: New Goalie Enters Conversation Harrison Smajovits | March 1, 2026 A month full of Olympic action in February almost made us forget there was NHL action to be played. Each team only played a handful of games, but it’s been…
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…
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…
