The Tampa Bay Lightning play 42 home games this season at Benchmark International Arena, with two six-game homestands — Nov. 14-27 and Feb. 12-23 — and eight home dates in November alone, more than any other month.
The single biggest date on the home slate: the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes make their only Tampa visit of the season on Wednesday, Nov. 25, a nationally televised measuring-stick game. Two other dates worth marking — a rematch of the 2026 first-round playoff series against Montreal, with the Canadiens visiting Dec. 31 and again April 8, and the Bolts’ first home games this season against cross-state rival Florida, on Feb. 16 and March 23 (Tampa Bay does not host Florida at home until 2027).
An NHL game is a fine family outing — Benchmark International Arena has standard kid-friendly concourse sections, though a 7pm puck drop runs late for very young kids.
Good to know: Benchmark International Arena, 401 Channelside Dr, Tampa, FL 33602. Full 42-game home schedule and tickets for every date through Ticketmaster, the team’s official marketplace.
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See the Hurricanes game — the biggest date on the slate — on our events calendar