Second period CHI 1, TBL 1 18:42 Nikita Kucherov (25) - Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli The Lightning got the tying goal late in the second period on a backhand shot from leading scorer Nikita Kucherov in tight to the Chicago net.

Goalie Arvid Soderblom kept the Hawks in the game with his 30 saves. The Hawks weren't happy with just picking up a point after the 2-1 loss.

The Raymond James match is one of two outdoor NHL games in Florida this year. But it might be colder than inside games. Forecasts call for a high of 55°F—the low end of the thermostat for Lightning games at Benchmark. Still, it’s rare a chance to see the guys and their sticks out in the sunlight.

It's happening all right. The 2026 Navy Federal Credit Union Stadium Series between the Lightning and Boston Bruins on Feb. 1 (6:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS) is just over a week away, and it will be unlike all previous outdoor games.

Crews have been building ice inside the stadium ahead of Florida’s first-ever NHL Stadium Series matchup on a reimagined pro-football field.

The Lightning still have four games before they play under the lights at Raymond James. Before traveling to Chicago to open a road back-to-back, they practiced across town at the TGH Ice Plex in Brandon, where a notable name was back on the ice.

We’re days away from one of the most action-packed weekends Tampa Bay has ever seen. And to celebrate, the Lightning are doing five straight days of giveaways leading up to the big game.

Tampa Bay Lightning fans, rejoice. Your home team will stay in Tampa until at least 2043 under a deal Hillsborough County Commissioners approved to extend by six years the team’s lease to play at Benchmark International Arena.