Tampa Bay Lightning

Lightning vs Avalanche Stanley Cup Final Game 2: Odds

The Colorado Avalanche outplayed the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final with a 4-3 overtime victory, but the Bolts were competitive despite not being at their best. If Andrei Vasilevskiy doesn’t allow three goals in the opening period, and his Lightning teammates stay out of the box, it could be […]

Vasilevskiy vs. The Numbers

Will Vasilevskiy be able to hold off the Avs in Game 2 to even the series 1-1? #NHL #GoBolts #GoAvsGo

Andre Burakovsky buries one-timer in OT, Avs beat Lightning 4-3 to take series lead

DENVER — Overtime decided the first battle of the storms, and the snow came out on top. André Burakovsky destroyed a one-timer from Valeri Nichushkin that sailed by the outstretched glove of Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevsky, and the Avalanche stung the reigning champions 4-3 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. “I mean, […]

Game 1 remains tied, Avs-Lightning going to overtime!

Game 1 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final has arrived as the Colorado Avalanche and the reigning champion Tampa Lightning battle for hockey’s holy grail. The Avs got off to a hot start when captain Gabriel Landeskog capitalized on a juicy rebound from a Mikko Rantanen shot that went past Andrei Vasilevsky for the first […]

The Value of NHL Prospects and Draft Picks

It’s that time of year again in the NHL where two teams will be looking to lift the Stanley Cup while the rest are looking at the off-season. As exciting as the Stanley Cup final is, the off-season brings its own excitement with the draft, free-agent frenzy, and of course, the trades that always occur. […]

Do you 3elieve? – 2022 Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 Preview

Thanks to Captain Steven Stamkos’s heroics on Saturday night, The Tampa Bay Lightning are headed to their third consecutive Stanley Cup Final, chasing history to be the first team to three-peat since the 1908-83 New York Islanders. Awaiting them are the Colorado Avalanche, who swept the Oilers and punched their ticket to the final for […]

Analytics: Breaking down the matchup between the Avalanche and Lightning

The 2022 Stanley cup playoffs have had three sweeps. All three sweeps belong to the final two teams. Both teams have shown they deserve to be finalists and are the top 2 teams in the league. Both teams have won 4 straight games to move on and have controlled most of their games throughout the […]

Brayden Point practices with Lightning, status unknown for Game 1.

Brayden Point could return for the Stanley Cup Final, but his status for Game 1 remains unknown. Point, who has missed ten games since sustaining a lower-body injury in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal against the Toronto Maple Leafs on May 14, was a full participant when the Tampa Bay Lightning practiced Monday. […]

Colorado Avalanche: Game 1 Stanley Cup Final preview

The stage is set. Youth vs. experience. The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to become the first team to win three consecutive Stanley Cup championships since the 1982 New York Islanders. Meanwhile, the Avalanche are yearning for their third Stanley Cup title as a franchise and their first since 2001. The Tampa Bay Lightning will […]

Rangers season on the brink, again

For the sixth time this postseason, the Rangers will be facing elimination. Although it was only 40 days ago, it feels like more time has passed since this young core’s first playoff game. At the end of the regular season, this New York roster was filled with players who only experienced playoff hockey in the […]