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Lightning's Nick Abruzzese: Nets both goals in AHL win
Abruzzese scored twice in AHL Syracuse's 2-0 win over Laval on Friday.
Abruzzese has never scored more than 16 goals in an AHL season, but he's off to a hot start this year. He has been relatively consistent on offense, producing between 43 and 52 points in all four of his AHL regular seasons. He should serve as a steady veteran for the Crunch this year.
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Lightning's Mads Sogaard: Opens AHL season with shutout
Sogaard notched a 27-save shutout in AHL Syracuse's 2-0 win over Laval on Friday.
Sogaard's first game for Syracuse was a huge success. The goalie will be the organizational No. 3 for the Lightning, but he probably won't see much NHL time unless Andrei Vasilevksiy or Dennis Hildeby gets hurt. Last year, Sogaard went 7-13-4 with a 3.69 GAA and an .874 save percentage for AHL Belleville in the regular season.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Closing in on franchise record
Kucherov scored a goal in a 5-1 loss to the Rangers on Thursday.
Kucherov scored on a backhanded pass that went in off Noah Laba in the second frame. It made the score 3-1. Kuch is coming off a Hart trophy season with 44 goals and 86 assists in 2025-26, and he has averaged 127 points, including 39 goals, in each of his last four seasons. He is closing in on Steven Stamkos' team record of 1,137 points (1,082 games). Kucherov now has 1,125 (402 goals, 723 assists; 880 games). He could eclipse that record in the next couple weeks.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Team provides no support in loss
Vasilevskiy made 20 saves Thursday in a 5-1 loss to the Rangers. He allowed four goals.
This was not on Vasilevskiy. The Lightning offense was moribund, especially in the third frame when they managed just six shots despite being on the power play for close to seven minutes. Vasilevskiy is all-world, but he can't win without a little help from his team.
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Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy: Set for Opening Night start
Vasilevskiy will defend the road crease in Thursday's Opening Night matchup against the Rangers, per Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press.
To no surprise, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner will lead the Lightning onto the ice in Thursday's opener. Vasilevskiy was truly elite in 2025-26, where he compiled a 39-15-4 record, a 2.31 GAA and a .911 save percentage across 58 regular-season outings. While asking him to repeat his numbers from a season ago would be a tall task, the team's defensive unit stayed strong with the addition of John Carlson. Vasilevskiy is the top goaltender to have rostered in fantasy hockey to open the 2026-27 season, and he'll have a favorable matchup Thursday against the Rangers, who were shut out by Boston on Tuesday.
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Lightning's Yanni Gourde: Lands on non-roster list
Gourde (hip) was placed on the injured non-roster list Monday.
Gourde won't be available to play until at least December after having offseason hip surgery. He contributed 19 assists, 28 points, 114 shots on net, 115 hits and 66 PIM in 82 regular-season games with Tampa Bay in 2025-26.
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Lightning's Dominic James: Placed on non-roster injured reserve
The Lightning placed James (hand) on non-roster injured reserve Monday.
James entered training camp with a broken hand and was expected to miss the first two weeks of the regular season, so his move to non-roster injured reserve isn't surprising. Conor Geekie and Scott Sabourin are candidates to see increased time in the lineup early in the year while James is sidelined.
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Lightning's Benjamin Rautiainen: Loaned to Finnish club
Rautiainen was loaned to Tappara of Finland's Liiga on Monday, Diandra Loux of The Hockey News reports.
Rautiainen notched 25 goals and 77 points in 59 games for Tappara during the 2025-26 regular season. He has already scored one goal in one appearance with the club this campaign.
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Lightning's Jakob Pelletier: Sent to waivers
Pelletier was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Sunday.
Pelletier had an outside shot to make Tampa Bay's Opening Night roster, but the team opted to stick with veterans Zemgus Girgensons, Jansen Haskins and Scott Sabourin as the depth forwards. The 25-year-old Pelletier had a breakout season with AHL Syracuse last year, where he recorded 28 goals and 77 points across 63 regular-season appearances. The current alternate captain for the Crunch will likely have the chance to play in the NHL at some point in 2026-27 if Tampa's forward core experiences injuries.
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Lightning's Mads Sogaard: Hits waivers Sunday
Sogaard was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Sunday.
Sogaard signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Lightning in the offseason after he was a part of the Senators' goalie carousel in 2025-26 during Linus Ullmark's absence. The 25-year-old Sogaard primarily played with AHL Belleville, where he posted a 7-13-4 record, a 3.69 GAA and an .874 save percentage across 27 regular-season outings. He'll look to battle for AHL Syracuse's No. 1 spot between the pipes with the departure of Brandon Halverson.
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Lightning's Maxim Groshev: Heading to waivers
Groshev was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Sunday.
Groshev signed a two-year, two-way deal with the Lightning in the offseason after another solid year in the organization. He made his NHL debut during the 2025-26 campaign, where he recorded an assist across just two regular-season outings. The 24-year-old winger is headed into his fourth season with AHL Syracuse, where he will continue his development in hopes of being a depth winger for the team in the near future.
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Lightning's Michael Callahan: Sent to waiver wire
Callahan was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Sunday.
Callahan spent the 2025-26 campaign in Boston's organization before he inked a one-year deal with their division rival. The former AHL Providence alternate captain was a solid contributor each of the last four seasons, and he's coming off a season where he set a career high of 14 assists across 56 regular-season outings in 2025-26. He'll likely factor into a top-four role with AHL Syracuse to open the upcoming season.
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Lightning's Nick Abruzzese: Hits waivers Sunday
Abruzzese was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Sunday.
Abruzzese hasn't appeared in the NHL since the 2022-23 campaign, but he's been an effective option in the AHL during that span. Across 56 regular-season outings with AHL Syracuse in 2025-26, he posted 15 goals and 51 points. He'll continue to grind in Tampa Bay's organization, and given he goes unclaimed, he'll have a chance to see his first stint of NHL action if the Lightning experience injury trouble.
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Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Comes out on top in preseason shootout
Hildeby stopped 20 shots in regulation and overtime and two of three shootout attempts during Saturday's 3-2 preseason win over the Panthers.
It was a solid showing for the 25-year-old goalie, although neither team was icing its stars. Hildeby is set to open the 2026-27 campaign as the backup to Andrei Vasilevskiy for the Lightning after producing a 2.85 GAA and .912 over 20 regular-season appearances for Toronto last season.
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Lightning's Dennis Hildeby: Facing Florida
Hildeby will defend the road net in Saturday's preseason finale against the Panthers, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Hildeby made 23 saves in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime exhibition loss to Nashville. He is slated to serve as Andrei Vasilevskiy's backup in the 2026-27 campaign, which could make Hildeby a decent spot-starter option.
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Lightning's Ethan Czata: Buries two goals
Czata scored twice in OHL Guelph's 6-0 win over Oshawa on Friday.
Fresh off a stint at training camp with the Lightning, Czata had a strong OHL season debut. He's on a new team this year, joining the Storm after three years with Niagara. He posted 53 points in 63 regular-season appearances in 2025-26, a slight per-game uptick from the year before. Playing on a strong team that's also hosting the Memorial Cup in May of 2027 should allow Czata to do a bit more on offense in his age-19 campaign.
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Lightning's Steve Santini: Surfaces on waivers
Santini was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Friday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Syracuse.
Santini made 12 regular-season appearances for the Lightning last year, recording no goals, an assist, nine hits, seven blocked shots and two PIM while averaging 10:20 of ice time. The 31-year-old recorded no goals, six assists and 10 PIM across 33 regular-season outings with Syracuse during the 2025-26 campaign.
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Lightning's Olivier Rodrigue: Placed on waivers by Tampa Bay
Rodrigue was placed on waivers by the Lightning on Friday for the purpose of assignment to AHL Syracuse.
Rodrigue signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Lightning in July and will begin the 2026-27 campaign in the minors, assuming he clears waivers. He went 4-3-1 with a 3.20 GAA and .891 save percentage across 10 regular-season appearances with AHL Rockford last year.
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Team Statistical Rankings
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1.00 (23rd) |
5.00 (24th) |
0.0 (17th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| Y. Gourde C Yanni Gourde C | Hip |
| D. James C Dominic James C | Hand |