TAMPA, Fla. — When do the Tampa Bay Lightning open the season?

When do they face the rival Panthers? And when are Steven Stamkos and the Nashville Predators coming to Amalie Arena?

Here are the answers with the 2024-25 Lightning schedule:

The schedule consists of a full 82-game campaign that features the Bolts opening the season on the road with a matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Friday, Oct. 11. The two teams will face off the following day at Amalie for Tampa Bay’s home opener on Saturday, Oct. 12. The Bolts will play six of their first 10 games on home ice.

Tampa Bay will host Stamkos and the Preds on Monday, Oct. 28. The Lightning will play at Nashville roughly a month later, Nov. 29.   

The Bolts will play an even split of 41 home and road games once again and will have their longest home stand of the season with five consecutive games at Amalie Arena from Jan. 28 through Feb. 6. The longest road trips of the year will consist of four games, with Tampa Bay set to tackle four separate, four-game trips in 2024-2025.

The Lightning will play a total of 12 back-to-back matchups while only one set will feature consecutive contests at Amalie Arena, a Dec. 28 game against the New York Rangers and a Dec. 29 tilt versus the Canadiens. Seven of the 12 back-to-backs will see both games played on the road, while four will be split with one matchup as the home team and the other as the visitor.

Tampa Bay hosts the Stanley Cup champion Panthers Sunday, Dec. 22, at 5 p.m. and the following day, Dec. 23, on the road. The rivals square off again March 3 in Sunrise and April 15 in Tampa.  

In lieu of the annual All-Star Weekend, the 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off will take place Feb. 12 through 20 at the Bell Centre in Montreal and TD Garden in Boston, consisting of seven games played over a nine-day period with two designated training/practice days Feb. 10 through 11. 

Ticket and broadcast information will be made available at a later date.