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Point Joins Elite Club; Lightning End Regular Season with Shutout Win
- Lauren Burg
- April 14, 2023
Coming in with a four game losing streak, the Tampa Bay Lightning hoped to fine-tune their game and possibly hit individual milestones in the final regular season game against the much-improved Detroit Red Wings. Mission accomplished on all fronts. Brandon Hagel scored 30 goals, Alex Killorn reached a career-high 27 goals, and backup goaltender Brian […]
Read MoreStamkos Injured Early in Lightning Win Over Blackhawks
- Lauren Burg
- March 12, 2023
Saturday night was a mixed bag for fans at Amalie Arena in Tampa. They saw their captain, Steven Stamkos, go down during a late first-period power play. Nothing looked amiss until he stood up and took one stride toward the bench. That’s when he grabbed the back of his left leg, slowly skated to the […]
Read MoreLightning’s Acquisition of Jeannot Should be Viewed as Risk/Reward
- Lauren Burg
- March 9, 2023
With the Tampa Bay Lightning in need of a big body to win puck battles, general manager Julien Brisebois made a deal with the Nashville Predators to acquire Tanner Jeannot late on February 26. A lot of people have talked about what they gave up (defenseman Cal Foote & five draft picks), and rightly so, […]
Read MoreGame Preview: Lightning vs. Penguins
- Nik Shermeto
- February 26, 2023
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 […]
Read MoreBolts Playing Like Cup Contenders
- Patrick Hoffman
- January 8, 2023
It is amazing that the Tampa Bay Lightning have been to the Stanley Cup Final three years straight and won two of them (2020 and 2021) against the Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens, respectively. In the team’s quest to win their third straight Cup last season, the Colorado Avalanche knocked the Lightning off the pedestal […]
Read MoreMissing The Point: Rangers Lose 2-1 In Shootout To Lightning Despite Stellar Effort From Shesterkin
- Marc Panzer
- December 30, 2022
Last night, the NY Rangers were defeated by the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in a shootout loss highlighted by an outstanding goalie matchup. Andrei Vasilevskiy ended up being slightly better than Igor Shesterkin, although the Rangers squandered several opportunities as they once again left a point on the table they could have had. So, let’s […]
Read MoreThree Things the Lightning Should Be Thankful For
- Lauren Burg
- November 26, 2022
Coming off three straight Stanley Cup Final appearances, Tampa Bay Lightning fans are probably spoiled. It’s no secret many expected more from the team throughout the first month and a half. The Bolts currently sit at 11-7-1 and in the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. However, they are only four points behind Toronto for second […]
Read MoreTampa Bay Lightning 2022-23 Season Preview – Five “Hot Takes”
- Nick Krell
- October 11, 2022
As we know, the NHL Season is just around the corner, with preseason games starting this week. After reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive season but falling just short of a three-peat to the Colorado Avalanche, Lightning players and fans alike are eager for the revenge tour to officially begin. As the […]
Read MoreJonathan Toews “So that part of it doesn’t sound appealing to me at all”
- Clifton Ramey
- July 28, 2022
Jonathan Toews’s future in Chicago has been discussed relentlessly for the last six months. This past week Jonathan Toews was interviewed for the first time since the NHL draft that saw Kyle Davidson tear down the Blackhawks roster to the core. Toews sat down with Mark Lazerus of the Athletic to discuss his future as […]
Read MoreAnalytics: Breaking down the matchup between the Avalanche and Lightning
- Keegan Griffiths
- June 14, 2022
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 […]
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