The Latest Breaking News from Erik Cernak

How a Sunday Night Sabres-Lightning Matchup Turned Into an Absolute Melee

We’re still waiting for a hockey game to break out at KeyBank Center.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 9

J.J. Moser Secures £42M Eight-Year Deal With Tampa Bay Lightning After Stunning Breakout Season

Tampa Bay Lightning sign Swiss defenseman J.J. Moser to eight-year, £42M ($54M) extension after 25-year-old leads team with career-high ice time.

International Business Times UK · Dec 28, 2025

Maple Leafs get even with shorthanded Lightning in Game 2

TORONTO — The Lightning knew one game doesn’t win a playoff series, not in the NHL and not against a team as talented as the Maple Leafs.

Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023

Lightning strike with six goals in win over Kraken

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning were on their heels midway through the second period Tuesday night. A relentless Seattle Kraken forecheck was buzzing, Tampa Bay was fighting to get the puck out of its own end, and it seemed like just a matter of time before it relinquished its one-goal…

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022

Lightning sign Sergachev, Cirelli, Cernak to 8-year extensions

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning’s big splash Wednesday had little to do with the existing free-agent market, but instead ensures the franchise will keep its top, young core players in Lightning sweaters for the long term.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022

Lightning’s Ryan McDonagh traded to Nashville for cap relief

TAMPA, Fla. — Just three days after the Lightning lost out on a third straight Stanley Cup to the Colorado Avalanche, general manager Julien BriseBois was forced to have one of those unpleasant offseason conversations with a valued player.

Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2022

Lightning beat Panthers in Game 2 with last-second heroics

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Lightning won two straight Stanley Cups playing like there’s no tomorrow.

Tribune News Service · May 20, 2022

2 empty-net goals by Ilya Mikheyev seal Toronto’s 5-2 win, giving the Leafs a 2-1 series lead

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning cut a three-goal deficit to one in the third period before allowing two empty-net goals in a 5-2 loss to the Maple Leafs in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series at Amalie Arena.

Tribune News Service · May 7, 2022

3 things we learned from Lightning’s 4-1 win over Blue Jackets

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning are playing like they’re ready for the postseason. And with two games remaining on the regular-season schedule, they’ll need this energy heading into next week’s first-round series.

Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022

Lightning drop fourth straight, this one to Bruins in overtime

TAMPA, Fla. — If the Lightning are going far in the playoffs, they’re going to have to beat teams like the Bruins.

Tribune News Service · Apr 9, 2022