TAMPA — Closing their six-game homestand Thursday night against a Blue Jackets squad with the fewest points in the Eastern Conference, the Lightning caught themselves skating through a slog.

The Lightning wore a similar jersey with a slightly different color scheme — blue was the primary color, and the waves were black instead of blue — as the franchise’s original alternate ...

Recap: Lightning 5, Blue Jackets 2 A hat trick from the captain led Tampa Bay to a victory over Columbus on Tuesday ...

Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT. BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Vancouver Canucks after Nikita Kucherov recorded a hat trick in the Lightning's 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will debut new black jerseys on Thursday ... The logo that currently sits as a shoulder patch on the blue and white jerseys takes center stage in this new uniform ...