2024 Tampa Bay Lightning Preseason Schedule

Hockey is over for now. Sad face. But the Tampa Bay Lightning preseason schedule is out today. So that softens the blow a little bit. Last night, the Stanley Cup was lifted in Florida. Only problem was it wasn't at Amalie Arena. The Tampa Bay Lighting unfortunately made an early exit from the NHL playoffs this year. Instead our neighbors to the south won their first Stanley Cup. The Florida Panthers blew a 3 games to none lead in their series with the Edmonton Oilers. But they bounced back when they had to in Game 7. Sergei Bobrovsky #72 and the Florida Panthers celebrate the Stanley Cup win following a 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game Seven of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 24, 2024 in Sunrise, Florida. So sadly, there will be no boat parade for the Tampa Bay Lightning this summer. Tampa Bay Lightning Preseason Schedule As for the Bolts, they are back on the ice in 3 months. The preseason games don't count of course... but it's nice when we have some hockey to look forward to. The Bolts open their preseason with a game at home against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, September 24. Then the Lightning head to Orlando for a game at the Kia Center to take on the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers the next night (September 25). Tampa Bay will then face the Nashville Predators in a back-to-back set with the first game taking place September 27 at AMALIE Arena before the two teams meet in Tennessee with a matchup at Bridgestone Arena on September 28. The Bolts’ preseason rolls on with two consecutive contests against the Panthers, the first taking place at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise on September 30 ahead of the Lightning’s final home game of the preseason on October 2. Tampa Bay will then travel to Raleigh, North Carolina and cap off the preseason with a contest versus the Hurricanes at PNC Arena on October 4. Tuesday, September 24Lightning vs. Hurricanes | 7 p.m.Wednesday, September 25Lightning vs. Panthers (Kia Center) | 7 p.m.Friday, September 27Lightning vs. Predators | 7 p.m.Saturday, September 28Lightning at Predators | 7 p.m.Monday, September 30Lightning at Panthers | 7 p.m.Wednesday, October 2Lightning vs. Panthers | 7 p.m.Friday, October 4Lightning at Hurricanes | 7 p.m.