The Tampa Bay Lightning play in the National Hockey League. NHL games run on national windows across ESPN, ESPN+, TNT, and Max — plus regional sports networks for in-market broadcasts. ESPN+ carries every out-of-market regular-season game.
Most in-market Tampa Bay Lightning games air on WXPX (Tampa Bay). Cord-cutters can stream WXPX live on Fubo, which carries the network in-market — your home ZIP determines availability and Fubo confirms it at signup.
WXPX is a local broadcast station, not a cable channel: in Tampa Bay an antenna picks up the Lightning local games for free. Fubo earns its place here on the national windows and everything else you watch, not on these games alone.
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| Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 · 5:00 PM ET | vs Nashville Predators | The Spot - MTN / Scripps Sports |
| Tue, Sep 22 · 8:00 PM ET | at Nashville Predators | The Spot - MTN / Scripps Sports |
| Thu, Sep 24 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Florida Panthers | The Spot - MTN / Scripps Sports |
| Sat, Sep 26 · 6:00 PM ET | at Florida Panthers | The Spot - MTN / Scripps Sports |
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The Tampa Bay Lightning open the 2026-27 regular season on the road against the New York Rangers on Thu, Oct 1.
15 of the 84 Tampa Bay Lightning regular-season games listed below currently carry a national TV window — TNT (7), truTV (6), Disney+ (3), ESPN+ (3), Hulu (3), ESPN (2), ABC (2), MNMT (1). The rest are RSN / local broadcasts.
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| Date (ET) | Matchup | TV |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 1 · 7:00 PM ET | at New York Rangers | RSN / local |
| Sat, Oct 3 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Washington Capitals | MNMT |
| Mon, Oct 5 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Philadelphia Flyers | RSN / local |
| Thu, Oct 8 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Minnesota Wild | RSN / local |
| Sat, Oct 10 · 7:30 PM ET | at New York Islanders | RSN / local |
| Tue, Oct 13 · 7:15 PM ET | at New York Rangers | RSN / local |
| Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Seattle Kraken | RSN / local |
| Sat, Oct 17 · 4:00 PM ET | vs Vancouver Canucks | RSN / local |
| Tue, Oct 20 · 10:30 PM ET | at Vegas Golden Knights | ESPN |
| Fri, Oct 23 · 9:00 PM ET | at Colorado Avalanche | RSN / local |
| Sat, Oct 24 · 9:00 PM ET | at Utah Mammoth | RSN / local |
| Thu, Oct 29 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Winnipeg Jets | RSN / local |
| Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM ET | at Nashville Predators | RSN / local |
| Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Detroit Red Wings | RSN / local |
| Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Chicago Blackhawks | RSN / local |
| Sat, Nov 7 · 8:00 PM ET | at Minnesota Wild | RSN / local |
| Sun, Nov 8 · 7:00 PM ET | at Winnipeg Jets | RSN / local |
| Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM ET | at Buffalo Sabres | TNT / truTV |
| Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM ET | at Columbus Blue Jackets | RSN / local |
| Sat, Nov 14 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Detroit Red Wings | RSN / local |
| Tue, Nov 17 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Washington Capitals | Disney+ / ESPN+ / Hulu |
| Thu, Nov 19 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Edmonton Oilers | Disney+ / ESPN+ / Hulu |
| Sun, Nov 22 · 5:00 PM ET | vs Buffalo Sabres | RSN / local |
| Wed, Nov 25 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Carolina Hurricanes | TNT / truTV |
| Fri, Nov 27 · 3:00 PM ET | vs Ottawa Senators | RSN / local |
| Sat, Nov 28 · 6:00 PM ET | at Florida Panthers | RSN / local |
| Wed, Dec 2 · 7:30 PM ET | at Montreal Canadiens | TNT |
| Sat, Dec 5 · 7:00 PM ET | at Ottawa Senators | RSN / local |
| Mon, Dec 7 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Columbus Blue Jackets | RSN / local |
| Thu, Dec 10 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Boston Bruins | RSN / local |
| Sat, Dec 12 · 3:30 PM ET | vs Pittsburgh Penguins | RSN / local |
| Sun, Dec 13 · 8:00 PM ET | at St. Louis Blues | RSN / local |
| Tue, Dec 15 · 7:00 PM ET | at Pittsburgh Penguins | RSN / local |
| Thu, Dec 17 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Calgary Flames | RSN / local |
| Sat, Dec 19 · 7:00 PM ET | at Toronto Maple Leafs | RSN / local |
| Sun, Dec 20 · 5:00 PM ET | at Detroit Red Wings | RSN / local |
| Tue, Dec 22 · 7:00 PM ET | vs St. Louis Blues | TNT / truTV |
| Sat, Dec 26 · 6:00 PM ET | at Florida Panthers | RSN / local |
| Mon, Dec 28 · 7:00 PM ET | at Carolina Hurricanes | RSN / local |
| Tue, Dec 29 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Nashville Predators | RSN / local |
| Thu, Dec 31 · 2:00 PM ET | vs Montreal Canadiens | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 2 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Buffalo Sabres | RSN / local |
| Tue, Jan 5 · 9:40 PM ET | at Seattle Kraken | RSN / local |
| Thu, Jan 7 · 9:00 PM ET | at Vancouver Canucks | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 9 · 3:30 PM ET | at Calgary Flames | RSN / local |
| Mon, Jan 11 · 8:30 PM ET | at Edmonton Oilers | RSN / local |
| Thu, Jan 14 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Vegas Golden Knights | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 16 · 3:30 PM ET | vs Ottawa Senators | RSN / local |
| Mon, Jan 18 · 1:30 PM ET | at Boston Bruins | TNT / truTV |
| Thu, Jan 21 · 7:00 PM ET | at New Jersey Devils | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 23 · 12:30 PM ET | at Detroit Red Wings | RSN / local |
| Tue, Jan 26 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Los Angeles Kings | RSN / local |
| Sat, Jan 30 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New York Islanders | RSN / local |
| Tue, Feb 2 · 7:00 PM ET | at Pittsburgh Penguins | RSN / local |
| Wed, Feb 3 · 7:30 PM ET | at Philadelphia Flyers | TNT / truTV |
| Fri, Feb 12 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Dallas Stars | RSN / local |
| Sat, Feb 13 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Colorado Avalanche | RSN / local |
| Tue, Feb 16 · 7:30 PM ET | vs Florida Panthers | Disney+ / ESPN+ / Hulu |
| Thu, Feb 18 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Anaheim Ducks | RSN / local |
| Sat, Feb 20 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Toronto Maple Leafs | RSN / local |
| Tue, Feb 23 · 7:00 PM ET | vs San Jose Sharks | RSN / local |
| Thu, Feb 25 · 8:00 PM ET | at Dallas Stars | RSN / local |
| Sat, Feb 27 · 7:00 PM ET | at Carolina Hurricanes | RSN / local |
| Sun, Feb 28 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Utah Mammoth | RSN / local |
| Wed, Mar 3 · 10:00 PM ET | at Los Angeles Kings | RSN / local |
| Fri, Mar 5 · 10:00 PM ET | at Anaheim Ducks | RSN / local |
| Sat, Mar 6 · 10:00 PM ET | at San Jose Sharks | RSN / local |
| Mon, Mar 8 · 8:00 PM ET | at Chicago Blackhawks | RSN / local |
| Thu, Mar 11 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New Jersey Devils | RSN / local |
| Sat, Mar 13 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New York Islanders | RSN / local |
| Mon, Mar 15 · 3:00 PM ET | at Washington Capitals | RSN / local |
| Wed, Mar 17 · 7:30 PM ET | at Toronto Maple Leafs | RSN / local |
| Thu, Mar 18 · 7:00 PM ET | at Montreal Canadiens | RSN / local |
| Sat, Mar 20 · 7:00 PM ET | at Ottawa Senators | RSN / local |
| Tue, Mar 23 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Florida Panthers | TNT / truTV |
| Thu, Mar 25 · 6:30 PM ET | vs Philadelphia Flyers | ESPN |
| Sat, Mar 27 · 7:00 PM ET | vs New York Rangers | RSN / local |
| Tue, Mar 30 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Toronto Maple Leafs | RSN / local |
| Thu, Apr 1 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Columbus Blue Jackets | RSN / local |
| Sat, Apr 3 · 3:00 PM ET | at Boston Bruins | ABC |
| Mon, Apr 5 · 7:00 PM ET | at Buffalo Sabres | RSN / local |
| Tue, Apr 6 · 7:30 PM ET | at New Jersey Devils | RSN / local |
| Thu, Apr 8 · 7:00 PM ET | vs Montreal Canadiens | RSN / local |
| Sat, Apr 10 · 8:00 PM ET | vs Boston Bruins | ABC |
RSN / local: carried by the team's regional sports network in its home market. National windows on ESPN, ESPN+, TNT and Max are assigned closer to the date and appear here once set.
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NHL broadcasts run through three primary lanes. National games air on ESPN, ESPN+, TNT, and Max under the league's media-rights deals. In-market Tampa Bay Lightning games are on WXPX, a broadcast station covering Tampa Bay — free with an antenna there, and included when a live-TV service gives you your local channels. ESPN+ serves as the catch-all for out-of-market viewers — every regular-season game outside your local TV market streams there.
For Tampa Bay Lightning games specifically, the provider filters above will surface upcoming games watchable on your current cable, streaming, or RSN subscriptions before you decide whether ESPN+ is worth adding for the rest of the season.
The exact channel for today's the Tampa Bay Lightning game is shown on the live game card above, pulled from the official NHL schedule. Tampa Bay Lightning broadcasts air across ESPN, ESPN+, TNT, and Max. In-market games are on WXPX in Tampa Bay, which Fubo carries.
Today's the Tampa Bay Lightning start time is shown on the game card above in your local time zone, synced live with the NHL schedule. If the Tampa Bay Lightning are off today, the next scheduled game is shown instead.
Use the provider filters above to mark the streaming services and cable packages you already pay for — the schedule then highlights every upcoming Tampa Bay Lightning game you can watch on your current plan. For games outside your local market, ESPN+ (every out-of-market regular-season game) fills the gap.
No. Live-TV streaming services like Fubo, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, and DirecTV Stream carry most of the channels that broadcast Tampa Bay Lightning games. The local games are the exception in a good way: WXPX is a broadcast station, so an antenna gets them free. The provider filters above will show which upcoming Tampa Bay Lightning games are available on your current streaming setup.
The Tampa Bay Lightning open the 2026-27 regular season on Thu, Oct 1 at 7:00 PM ET, at the New York Rangers — a RSN / local broadcast. The full schedule, with the TV network for every game the league has assigned one to, is on this page.