The Tampa Bay Lightning are in first place in the Eastern Conference at the midpoint of the season. They are at 53 points which is 4 points ahead of last year at this time. Nikita Kucherov is 4th in scoring, JJ Moser is 5th in +/- and the team is 2nd in goals/game. The Bolts will practice today and then they host the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.

<p>The Tampa Bay Lightning are in first place in the Eastern Conference at the midpoint of the season. They are at 53 points which is 4 points ahead of last year at this time. Nikita Kucherov is 4th in scoring, JJ Moser is 5th in +/- and the team is 2nd in goals/game. The Bolts will practice today and then they host the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.</p>

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<p>The Lightning Daily Strike Podcast starts every day with the latest info on the Tampa Bay Lightning. In 5 minutes or less you&rsquo;ll hear from the Lightning coaches and players, Dave Mishkin&rsquo;s game highlights, interesting stats &amp; figures on the Bolts, news &amp; notes, Syracuse Crunch and Orlando Solar Bears updates plus this date in Lightning History.</p>