The Latest Breaking News from Lightning

Shooters Steph Wood and Cara Koenen starred as the Sunshine Coast Lightning defeated the Queensland Firebirds 65-55 in their Super Netball derby in Brisbane.

TAMPA, Fla. — The second period has given the Lightning trouble at times this season, and on Sunday night, the middle 20 minutes of regulation sapped their momentum.

NEWARK, N.J. — With Steven Stamkos out for Tuesday’s road game against the Devils, Brandon Hagel was reunited with Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov on the Lightning’s top scoring line.

TAMPA — After falling behind by two goals midway through the second period Sunday night against the Winnipeg Jets, the Lightning had several opportunities to even the score.

Both teams have since doubled down on their respective strategies, with the Hawks continuing to convert all valuable players into draft picks and the Lightning continuing to do the opposite. And Hagel has fully lived up to expectations in Tampa while Taylor Raddysh has flourished a bit in Chicago.

TAMPA, Fla. — This Lightning season has had its share of ups and downs, but one thing the team has avoided is a major injury to one of its top players.

The Hawks’ losses on their three-game road trip all followed similar scripts — including on Saturday, when Brayden Point scored the go-ahead goal with 60 seconds left as the Lightning defeated the Hawks 3-1.

Raddysh snapped a long drought and pulled into the team lead — at least with Max Domi and Patrick Kane excluded — by scoring his 15th and 16th goals Wednesday. Plus, Lukas Reichel moved onto the top power-play unit and Luke Philp received a contract extension.

TAMPA, Fla. — This was the game you were waiting for. This was the team you remembered.