Kucherov with the early lead

Jon Cooper on tonight's matchup against the St. Louis Blues in Tampa

Dominic James on Bolts mindset heading into matchup with Blues in Tampa

Max Crozier on importance of going into Christmas break on a high note

Jon Cooper on Bolts 6-4 win over Carolina on Saturday night in Tampa

Yanni Gourde on Bolts mindset coming out of first intermission against Carolina

Ryan McDonagh on Bolts resiliency in comeback win against Carolina

Jack Finley on production from his line in win over Carolina on Saturday night

Jake Guentzel jams away at a loose puck in the Carolina crease and scores

In alone, Ryan McDonagh slides the puck through Pyotr Kochetkov's five-hole to tie the game

Jack Finley's initial shot on a breakaway was stopped but he scores on the second chance

Charle-Edouard D'Astous' shot from the high slot is redirected past Pyotr Kochetkov

Gage Goncalves gets open in front of the Carolina net and scores off a feed from Dominic James

Jon Cooper on tonight's matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes in Tampa

Jakob Pelletier on being recalled by Tampa Bay Lightning prior to matchup with Carolina

Jon Cooper spoke to the media following the Bolts 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday night.

Zemgus Girgensons spoke to the media following the Bolts 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday night.

Ryan McDonagh spoke to the media following the Bolts 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday night

Bjorkstrand scores on the rebound to put the Bolts first on the scoreboard against the Kings

Lightning assistant general manager Jeff Tambellini is this week's guest on the Block Party podcast

Jon Cooper reflects on the Lightning's loss to the Florida Panthers.