Amalie Arena

Jeff Vinik says new owners Doug Ostrover and Marc Lipschultz will maintain the team's winning legacy for "generations." Vinik will still run the show for three years and remain an active minority owner after that.

The series opens in Sunrise on Sunday. Game 2 is Tuesday, and the series comes to Amalie Arena for Games 3 and 4 starting Thursday.

The Lightning now know their first-round opponent: the Florida Panthers. Game 1 of the series is slated for Sunday afternoon in Sunrise.

The Bolts open Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Amalie Arena. Fan activities before the "happy hour" faceoff begin at 1 p.m. Of note: The world's greatest goalie is recovering from back surgery, leaving a big hole to fill.

Minnesota, Boston U, Michigan and Quinnipiac bring plenty of star power to Amalie Arena, which hosts the event for the third time.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were outshot by the Canadiens but made the most of their chances in a 3-1 victory at Amalie Arena.

The Lighting led 2-1 entering the third period but pulled away to take a 1-0 lead in the Stanley Cup Final.

For the second time this year, the Tampa Bay region is the center of attention for professional sports.

Yanni Gourde scored a short-handed goal to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 1-0 win in Game 7 and advance to the Stanley Cup Final against the Montreal Canadiens.

Business owners in downtown Tampa say the pandemic made them struggle, but thanks to the city's winning sports teams and increased capacity at arenas and stadiums, things are starting to boom again.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will allow 2,800 more fans into Amalie Arena for the first round of the playoffs.

The resurrected proposal would keep an untouched pool of money from being used toward stadium construction and renovation.