Brayden Point

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 […]

Bolts Playing Like Cup Contenders

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 […]

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 […]

Five Early Season Thoughts about the 2022-2023 Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning have struggled to start the season. They have collected six of a possible 12 points but only had two until last weekend. There are many culprits during this slow start, yet five stand out significantly. As the Bolts embark on their California trip, I give you five of my early-season thoughts […]

Tampa Bay Lightning 2022-23 Season Preview – Five “Hot Takes”

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 […]

END of an era; Ondřej Palát says goodbye to Tampa Bay heads to New Jersey

As per Elliotte Friedman, Ondrej Palat is headed out of Tampa Bay after ten seasons and 12 years for the three-time champions. A crucial part of the Lightning’s back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021 and their Finals run this year, Palat combined 52 points across 71 games. Producing 27 goals across three postseasons (11 […]

BIG NICK ENERGY – Nick Paul is staying in Tampa Bay!

Only three days after Nicholas Paul addressed the media in Tampa and expressed a great desire to want to stay with the Back-to-Back 2020 and 2021 Champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning have officially announced they have inked him to a 7-year deal with an AVV of 3.15 million. TSN’s Darren Dreger reported Thursday that a […]

Avalanche vs. Lightning: Game 4 Preview and Odds

We tried to warn you. The Lightning have been the comeback kids this postseason, having overcome deficits in the Quarterfinals and the Conference Finals to advance to the big dance for the third consecutive season. And Game 3 was no different as the Lightning defeated the Avalanche 6-2 to set up a crucial Game 4 […]

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. […]