Steven Stamkos News & Stories

The Preds were one of the worst teams in the NHL last year. What will it take to make them competitive again?

NHL commentators are turning into Reverse Grover Norquists... they hate these no-income-tax states!!!!

It's clear the Flyers always wanted to hire Rick Tocchet as their coach, but does his track record match how much they value him?

JFresh previews the first round series between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers.

The NHL shouldn't get to take credit for how well best-on-best hockey is working, since it's the one that's been denying us best-on-best hockey for more than a decade.

They added a lot but are they really good or just pretty good?

Lauren Kelly takes you through the Tampa Bay Lightning's 29th-ranked prospect pool going into the 2024-25 NHL season, with tools grades and scouting reports on its 15 best players.

Goal-scoring is on the rise, so how many 40-goal scorers can we expect to see in the 2024-25 NHL season?

Utah undoubtedly improved its roster this summer, but did next to nothing up front.

J.D. Burke and Jfresh team up to look at their winners, losers, and big takeaways from the first day of NHL free agency in the 2024 offseason.

Michael Clifford explores the top of the 2024 free agent class and how their potential new homes could impact their fantasy stock moving forward.

Free agent frenzy is finally upon us, and after a couple seasons of flat caps and disappointing UFA classes, this one is shaped up to be an absolute banger.Teams shopping...

The Dallas Stars are tied up in their series with the Vegas Golden Knights, and it's all because of a 20-year-old forward.

This could very well be the end of an era.

It's early, and the Tampa Bay Lightning have the talent to turn things around in an instant, but there are some concerning signs with this team.

There are questions to answer, but they won't be too hard.

JFresh continues his rankings series analyzing the top 20 centres in the NHL entering the 2022-23 season.

Abbey Mastracco looks at the key factors in the Colorado Avalanche's 2022 Stanley Cup championship win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Ondrej Palat's 12th Stanley Cup Playoff game-winner helped the Tampa Bay Lightning stave off elimination against the Colorado Avalanche. Abbey Mastracco with details in Denver on his career ascent.

Game 2 was an absolute bloodbath. EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert is hoping Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final won't be.

JFresh breaks down the clash of the titans in the Stanley Cup Final using stats gathered by TopDownHockey and AllThreeZones.

Dimitri Filipovic and Ryan Lambert help get you ready for the four first round matchups out East, by highlighting one specific trend to watch for each team heading into the postseason.

The Panthers and the Lightning are really good but there's a single game this weekend that's the opposite of that. It's the final week of the NHL season and EP Rinkside senior columnist has his three stars.

There have only been two 60-goal seasons in the salary cap era and Auston Matthews seems poised to obliterate that mark. EP Rinkside's Ryan Lambert crunches the WAR numbers to determine where he stands among the greats.

Did you see all the guys reach their little milestones this week? Pretty cool. EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert has those milestones, a feel-good hometown story and improbable records in this week's 3 Stars.

The EP Rinkside 3 Stars returns this week with a look at an on-the-nose metaphor for the Philadelphia Flyers season, the Arizona Coyotes rent strike, and the king staying the king in Tampa Bay.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are managing to weather the storm early without Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, or Bryan Rust, but other teams aren't doing quite as well early. That, and more, in this week's What we Learned.

The Tampa Bay Lightning accomplished the exceptionally rare feat of winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in the Salary Cap Era. Now, they're going to have to pay the piper. Ryan Lambert looks at where they go from here.

It looks like the Tampa Bay Lightning are destined for their second Stanley Cup win in nine months. Enjoy it. Celebrate it. Relish it for all its worth, while you still can. They're the subject of this week's "What we Learned," by Ryan Lambert.

The Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning start their Central Division showdown today, and JFresh crunches the numbers to set the stage for this battle between Stanley Cup contenders.

Dimitri Filipovic breaks down the tape and the numbers to look at how the Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes locked up their Round 1 series.

JFresh breaks down the analytics behind the two Central Division first round series.

JFresh takes an early look at what Canada might look like if the NHL returns to the Olympics next year.

Steven Stamkos went on a tear against the Nashville Predators, scoring two goals and adding an assist to the Tampa Bay Lightning's cause. He leads off tonight's NHL 3 Stars on EliteProspects Rinkside.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will unveil its 2020 Stanley Cup Championship banner in unique fashion.

Here I sit in the third week of June. Normally, I’d have my plane ticket in hand, gearing up for the annual adventure that is the NHL Entry Draft. I’ve...

TAMPA (EP Rinkside) Of course, you don’t have to look very hard to find bright spots on the 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning. They have the league’s leading scorer and Hart...