The Vancouver Canucks hit the second half of their eight-game homestand with the Tampa Bay Lightning coming to town for a Thursday night game at Rogers Arena. The Canucks showed well on Tuesday with the Florida Panthers in town.

The Lightning (41-21-4, 86 points) are looking to snap back into a consistent winning mode as they travel to Vancouver on Thursday night to face the Canucks (21-38-8, 50 points) in a clash between teams that have struggled coming out of the Olympic break.

Tampa Bay Lightning (41-21-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (21-38-8, in the Pacific Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Vancouver Canucks after Nikita Kucherov's hat trick against the Seattle Kraken in the Lightning's 6-2 win.

While the Tampa Bay Lightning absolutely demolished the Seattle Kraken, star winger Nikita Kucherov had another one of his highlight-reel nights.

Tampa Bay Lightning fans are reacting to the news that right winger Corey Perry will be returning to the team.

There was no shortage of action in Sunday's matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Buffalo Sabres. The game featured 15 goals as the Sabres edged out the Lightning 8-7. The game also featured 102 penalty minutes and multiple fights.

First place in the Atlantic Division was on the line on Sunday night when the Tampa Bay Lightning were facing the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, New York. Tampa Bay had a 7-6 lead in the third period, but Jason Zucker tied the game at 7 with 5:31 remaining in regulation.

Playing without both Dylan Larkin and Andrew Copp, the shorthanded Detroit Red Wings fell in regulation for the third time in the last four games, a 4-1 setback to the Lightning.

Jake Guentzel has been a trailblazer in recognizing children affected by congenital heart defects for nearly his entire NHL career. After signing with the Tampa Bay Lightning ahead of the 2024-25 season,