Tampa Bay Lightning Game Tonight: channel, time and TV schedule
The Tampa Bay Lightning are a professional National Hockey League team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division in the NHL.
Here’s the Tampa Bay Lightning TV schedule with a full list of their 2023-2024 season opponents, dates, game times, channels, how to watch or stream the Lightning hockey game on TV today or tonight, and more.
What time and channel is the Lightning game on tonight?
- Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks play at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, October 19, 2023. The Lightning game tonight will be broadcast on Bally Sports Sun.
The Tampa Bay Lightning hockey games are broadcast on Bally Sports Sun, ESPN, ESPN+, TNT, Hulu, ABC, and NHL Network in the United States, and Sportsnet, CBC and TSN in Canada.
Tampa Bay Lightning Schedule 2023-24
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2023 | Nashville Predators | 5:30 PM | ESPN |
| Oct 14, 2023 | Detroit Red Wings | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Oct 15, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Buffalo Sabres | 7:00 PM | ESPN |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Vancouver Canucks | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Carolina Hurricanes | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Oct 26, 2023 | San Jose Sharks | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Seattle Kraken | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 4, 2023 | Ottawa Senators | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Montreal Canadiens | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Chicago Blackhawks | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Carolina Hurricanes | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 14, 2023 | St. Louis Blues | 8:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Chicago Blackhawks | 8:30 PM | ESPN |
| Nov 18, 2023 | Edmonton Oilers | 4:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Boston Bruins | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 22, 2023 | Winnipeg Jets | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 24, 2023 | Carolina Hurricanes | 3:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Colorado Avalanche | 9:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Arizona Coyotes | 9:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Dallas Stars | 2:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Dallas Stars | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Nashville Predators | 8:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Seattle Kraken | 10:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Vancouver Canucks | 10:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Edmonton Oilers | 9:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Calgary Flames | 10:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 19, 2023 | St. Louis Blues | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Vegas Golden Knights | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Washington Capitals | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Florida Panthers | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 30, 2023 | New York Rangers | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Dec 31, 2023 | Montreal Canadiens | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Winnipeg Jets | 8:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Minnesota Wild | 8:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Jan 6, 2024 | Boston Bruins | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Los Angeles Kings | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Jan 11, 2024 | New Jersey Devils | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Anaheim Ducks | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Minnesota Wild | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Jan 20, 2024 | Buffalo Sabres | 12:30 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Jan 21, 2024 | Detroit Red Wings | 5:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Arizona Coyotes | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Jan 27, 2024 | New Jersey Devils | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Feb 7, 2024 | New York Rangers | 7:00 PM | TNT |
| Feb 8, 2024 | New York Islanders | 7:30 PM | ESPN |
| Feb 10, 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Boston Bruins | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Colorado Avalanche | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Florida Panthers | 5:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Ottawa Senators | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Washington Capitals | 7:00 PM | ESPN |
| Feb 24, 2024 | New York Islanders | 12:30 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Feb 25, 2024 | New Jersey Devils | 1:00 PM | TNT |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Buffalo Sabres | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Montreal Canadiens | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Calgary Flames | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Philadelphia Flyers | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Mar 14, 2024 | New York Rangers | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Florida Panthers | 6:00 PM | ESPN+/hulu |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Vegas Golden Knights | 10:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Mar 21, 2024 | San Jose Sharks | 10:30 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Los Angeles Kings | 10:30 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Mar 24, 2024 | Anaheim Ducks | 8:30 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Boston Bruins | 7:30 PM | TNT |
| Mar 30, 2024 | New York Islanders | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Detroit Red Wings | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Montreal Canadiens | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Apr 6, 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1:00 PM | ABC/ESPN+ |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Ottawa Senators | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Washington Capitals | 5:30 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Buffalo Sabres | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7:00 PM | Bally Sports Sun |
How to watch the Tampa Bay Lightning game live stream without cable?
Tampa Bay Lightning games are typically broadcast on several TV channels. However, if you don’t have cable TV, there are several options to enjoy the games without cable. Check out the following online choices.
DIRECTV STREAM
Whether live in the Tampa Bay Lightning TV market or outside, DIRECTV STREAM offers Bally Sports Sun, ESPN, and TNT. Additionally, you can upgrade the package for NHL Network, too.
However, you must subscribe to the “Choice” package to watch all the Tampa Bay Lightning games on Bally Sports Sun, ESPN, and TNT. It will cost you $99/month.
This cool service lets you record the NHL games through the cloud DVR feature and watch them later. You can also watch TV on many devices like Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, iPhones, Android phones, and Roku.
FuboTV
With the Fubo Pro plan, you can watch Tampa Bay Lightning games on ESPN, ABC, and Bally Sports Sun for those who live in the market. The total is over 150 channels for $75 a month. Fubo Extra for $7.99 monthly allows you to watch on NHL Network. However, the service does not carry Turner Networks, so fans won’t be able to watch NHL games on TNT and TBS.
The live streaming service fuboTV carries Bally Sports Sun for those living in its broadcast area. This area has a mandatory regional sports fee ranging from $10.99 to $13.99 per month, depending on the number of RSNs nearby. The service supports several platforms, such as Apple TV, iOS, Android, Fire TV, Chromecast, Roku, and more.
Sling TV
Sling TV is one of the cheapest TV streaming services. Depending on your needs, they offer two types of plans (Sling Blue and Sling Orange). Unlike other TV streaming services, you can subscribe to both plans together. And we recommend doing that to watch most of the Tampa Bay Lightning games on Sling.
While Sling Blue offers TBS and TNT, the Sling Orange package provides ESPN. So, getting the combination of both plans (Sling Blue + Sling Orange) for $55/month will let you watch all the Tampa Bay Lightning games.
Additionally, you can add Sports Extra add-on by paying $10/month to access NHL Network and stream all the NHL games on Sling TV.
Hulu + Live TV
The best thing about Hulu + Live TV is that they offer ESPN, TNT, and TBS on their plan. Hence, you can easily enjoy all the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey games. Further, you can get ESPN+ with the base plan to watch out-of-the-market NHL games.
The Hulu + Live TV offers regional and local networks. The cons of Hulu are that you won’t get NHL Network or Bally Sports Sun, as they don’t have it. But they offer TBS, ESPN, ABC, and TNT. So, you can enjoy Lightning games along with other NHL games with Hulu + Live TV.
You can get the Hulu + Live TV for $69.99/month.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV is currently one of the top services for sports fans. But if you’re a fan of the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey team and want to watch their games on Bally Sports Sun, you won’t find that channel on YouTube TV.
However, YouTube TV offers TNT, TBS, and ESPN for Lightning games. Unlike other popular live-streaming providers, YouTube TV has only one package for all types of viewers. They charge $72.99 per month for 100+ TV channels.
The best part of YouTube TV is that you can record unlimited hours through the cloud DVR recording feature.
How to Watch Lightning Games On Bally Sports Sun?
Bally Sports Sun is available to DIRECTV STREAM subscribers who have the Choice package for $99.99 a month. Subscribers can watch games of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Rays, and Miami Heat via DIRECTV STREAM with the Choice package.
How to Watch Lightning Games on NHL.tv?
NHL.tv is not available to fans in the USA. Other people worldwide can subscribe to NHL TV to watch Tampa Bay Lightning games. The subscription will cost $14.99 per month.
Through this subscription, you can watch all the NHL games, including Tampa Bay Lightning games, on-demand replays, and watch on multiple devices.
How Can I Watch the Tampa Bay Lightning in Canada?
Canadian Lightning fans can watch each of the Tampa Bay Lightning games on Sportsnet, TSN, and TVA Sports. Overall, these streaming services will cost around $39.99 per month.
How to Watch Tampa Bay Lightning Out-of-Market Games?
ESPN+ is the ultimate streaming option to watch Tampa Bay Lightning out-of-market games. They broadcast lots of NHL games live, and you can get it for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year.
In addition, if you live outside the Tampa Bay TV market, you can also try third-party TV streaming services such as YouTube TV, FuboTV, Sling, etc. Also, a VPN can be a good solution to watch local channels outside your home area.
If you want more information or query about the team, visit the official website of the Tampa Bay Lightning team.
