Anthony Cirelli

Game Preview: Lightning vs. Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Tampa Bay Lightning today at PPG Paints Arena at 6 PM. The Lightning are currently 37-17-4, while the Penguins are 28-21-9. The game will be able to be viewed on NHL Network, AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh, and Bally Sports Sun. Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak will serve his second game […]

Steven Stamkos on the ice for the Tampa Bay Lightning

Steven Stamkos Hits 500 Goals

It took time, but Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos hit 500 goals in a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks late Wednesday night. Goal 500 kicked off a four-goal first period for the team. The period also included goal 501 and tallies from two other stars, Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point. Assisted by Alex […]

Lightning Need More Scoring From Bottom Six

With a 20-9-1 record and 41 points, the Tampa Bay Lightning look to be on their way to another playoff spot. Looks can be deceiving, though. While it’s true, they have played better defensively and gotten timely scoring when needed, they haven’t gotten much of the secondary scoring elite teams need to enjoy sustained success. […]

The Captain has done it! Steven Stamkos reaches 1,000 Career NHL Points

Steven Stamkos joined an elite group tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers. He reached 1,000 Career NHL Points, with only 94 other players for the company, of which only eight are still active in the NHL. His 1,000th point came as an assist on Nick Paul’s 11th goal of the season in the second period. He […]

Lightning bounce back from dismal performance to down Avs 6-2 in Game 3

TAMPA — Steven Stamkos, Pat Maroon, and Ondrej Palat each scored and had an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lighting scored four times in the second period and overcame a disastrous game on Saturday to beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Anthony Cirelli, Nick Paul and Corey Perry […]

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 […]

Opinion: Bruins Deadline Needs to Entice Bergeron to Re-Sign

With the trade deadline a little less than a week away, it’s gut-check time for the Bruins. The organization needs to decide whether they will go all-in for another cup or if it’s finally time to tear it all down. This season has been a rollercoaster for the B’s, and I feel like they’ve lost […]

Cirelli and other lightning players at practice

Five Potential Bruins Trade Targets: Centers

This is the first article of my new weekly series, and I will be writing a report detailing five players the Bruins could potentially trade for at each position. The Bruin’s center position has been questioned a lot during the offseason. With long-time second-line center David Krejci departing to play in the Czech Republic, it […]