Tampa Bay Lightning TV Schedule

See how to watch Tampa Bay Lightning games throughout the 2026-27 season with this local and national TV schedule. For the full NHL regular season schedule, see the main page.

2026-27 Tampa Bay Lightning TV Schedule

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How to Watch Lightning Games in 2026

Local Television (In-Market)

• For the second-straight year, Tampa Bay Lightning games air on Scripps-owned WXPX in the Tampa Bay market — now known as “The Spot – Tampa Bay 66” — plus a direct-to-subscriber option via the Lightning app. Outside of Tampa Bay, games are available on Fox 35 Orlando, My11 in Gainesville, WFGX in Pensacola and WCTV-DT6 in Tallahassee.

NHL Power Play on ESPN+ (Out-of-Market)

• Local out-of-market games
• Included with a $13/mo ESPN Select subscription (or a $30/mo subscription to ESPN Unlimited).

ABC, ESPN and TNT

• Includes regular season, playoffs and the Stanley Cup Final (TNT)
• Available on Sling Orange, DIRECTV STREAM, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and Xfinity
• ABC and ESPN also available on Fubo, which does not have TNT
• TNT games also streamable on HBO Max

NHL Network

• Some regular season games (out-of-market only)
• Available via Sling (Sports Extra add-on), Fubo (Fubo Extra add-on or Elite Package) and DIRECTV STREAM

For a full list of sports streaming options, see the preceding link.

In-Person

Watch the Lightning in person by purchasing tickets from Vivid Seats, SeatGeek or Gametime.