Tampa Bay Lightning on TV — 2026 Schedule
Every Tampa Bay Lightning game — home and away — with the exact channel or stream and puck drop time for each. Tampa Bay Lightning play in the NHL's Atlantic Division. All times US Eastern; switch to your local time on the full schedule.
See the full week-by-week schedule →Tampa Bay Lightning on TV — 2026 TV & streaming schedule
| Sun Sep 20 | 5:00 PM ET | Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL · Preseason | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Sep 22 | 8:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena · Nashville, TN · Preseason | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Sep 24 | 7:00 PM ET | Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL · Preseason | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Sep 26 | 6:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena · Sunrise, FL · Preseason | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Oct 1 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers Madison Square Garden · New York, NY | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Oct 3 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Oct 5 | 7:00 PM ET | Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Oct 8 | 7:00 PM ET | Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Oct 10 | 7:30 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Islanders UBS Arena · Elmont, NY | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Oct 13 | 7:15 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers Madison Square Garden · New York, NY | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Oct 15 | 7:00 PM ET | Seattle Kraken at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Oct 17 | 4:00 PM ET | Vancouver Canucks at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Oct 20 | 10:30 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Vegas Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena · Las Vegas, NV | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Oct 23 | 9:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche Ball Arena · Denver, CO | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Oct 24 | 9:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Utah Mammoth Delta Center · Salt Lake City, UT | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Oct 29 | 7:00 PM ET | Winnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Oct 31 | 2:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena · Nashville, TN | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Nov 3 | 7:00 PM ET | Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Nov 5 | 7:00 PM ET | Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Nov 7 | 8:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild Grand Casino Arena · St. Paul, MN | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Nov 8 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre · Winnipeg, MB | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Nov 11 | 7:30 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center · Buffalo, NY | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Nov 12 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets Nationwide Arena · Columbus, OH | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Nov 14 | 7:00 PM ET | Detroit Red Wings at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Nov 17 | 7:00 PM ET | Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Nov 19 | 7:00 PM ET | Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Nov 22 | 5:00 PM ET | Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Nov 25 | 7:00 PM ET | Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Nov 27 | 3:00 PM ET | Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Nov 28 | 6:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena · Sunrise, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Dec 2 | 7:30 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Montréal Canadiens Centre Bell · Montréal, QC | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Dec 5 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre · Ottawa, ON | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Dec 7 | 7:00 PM ET | Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Dec 10 | 7:00 PM ET | Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Dec 12 | 3:30 PM ET | Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Dec 13 | 8:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Louis Blues Enterprise Center · St. Louis, MO | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Dec 15 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena · Pittsburgh, PA | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Dec 17 | 7:00 PM ET | Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Dec 19 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena · Toronto, ON | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Dec 20 | 5:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Dec 22 | 7:00 PM ET | St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Dec 26 | 6:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers Amerant Bank Arena · Sunrise, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Dec 28 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes Lenovo Center · Raleigh, NC | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Dec 29 | 7:00 PM ET | Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Dec 31 | 2:00 PM ET | Montréal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Jan 2 | 7:00 PM ET | Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Jan 5 | 9:40 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Seattle Kraken Climate Pledge Arena · Seattle, WA | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Jan 7 | 9:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena · Vancouver, BC | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Jan 9 | 3:30 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Calgary Flames Scotiabank Saddledome · Calgary, AB | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Jan 11 | 8:30 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers Rogers Place · Edmonton, AB | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Jan 14 | 7:00 PM ET | Vegas Golden Knights at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Jan 16 | 3:30 PM ET | Ottawa Senators at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Jan 18 | 1:30 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins TD Garden · Boston, MA | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Jan 21 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils Prudential Center · Newark, NJ | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Jan 23 | 1:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Jan 26 | 7:00 PM ET | Los Angeles Kings at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Jan 30 | 7:00 PM ET | New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Feb 2 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins PPG Paints Arena · Pittsburgh, PA | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Feb 3 | 7:30 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers Xfinity Mobile Arena · Philadelphia, PA | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Feb 12 | 7:00 PM ET | Dallas Stars at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Feb 13 | 7:00 PM ET | Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Feb 16 | 7:00 PM ET | Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Feb 18 | 7:00 PM ET | Anaheim Ducks at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Feb 20 | 7:00 PM ET | Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Feb 23 | 7:00 PM ET | San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Feb 25 | 8:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars American Airlines Center · Dallas, TX | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Feb 27 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes Lenovo Center · Raleigh, NC | TBD ↗ |
| Sun Feb 28 | 7:00 PM ET | Utah Mammoth at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Mar 3 | 10:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings Crypto.com Arena · Los Angeles, CA | TBD ↗ |
| Fri Mar 5 | 10:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Anaheim Ducks Honda Center · Anaheim, CA | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Mar 6 | 10:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks SAP Center at San Jose · San Jose, CA | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Mar 8 | 8:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks United Center · Chicago, IL | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Mar 11 | 7:00 PM ET | New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Mar 13 | 7:00 PM ET | New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Mar 15 | 1:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals Capital One Arena · Washington, DC | TBD ↗ |
| Wed Mar 17 | 7:30 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs Scotiabank Arena · Toronto, ON | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Mar 18 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Montréal Canadiens Centre Bell · Montréal, QC | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Mar 20 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators Canadian Tire Centre · Ottawa, ON | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Mar 23 | 7:00 PM ET | Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Mar 25 | 7:00 PM ET | Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Mar 27 | 7:00 PM ET | New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Mar 30 | 7:00 PM ET | Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Apr 1 | 7:00 PM ET | Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Apr 3 | 3:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins TD Garden · Boston, MA | TBD ↗ |
| Mon Apr 5 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres KeyBank Center · Buffalo, NY | TBD ↗ |
| Tue Apr 6 | 7:00 PM ET | Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils Prudential Center · Newark, NJ | TBD ↗ |
| Thu Apr 8 | 7:00 PM ET | Montréal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
| Sat Apr 10 | 8:00 PM ET | Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning Benchmark International Arena · Tampa, FL | TBD ↗ |
Frequently asked questions
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What time do Tampa Bay Lightning games kick off?
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