Jon Cooper

Lightning Dominated in Loss to Hurricanes; Is this Rock Bottom?

After a game that saw coach Jon Cooper bench his top line for the entire third period 24 hours ago, a better effort was expected Sunday in Raleigh. Instead, the Tampa Bay Lightning laid another egg in a 6-0 shutout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. That leads some to question if this is rock bottom […]

Cooper Sends Message to Lightning by Benching Top Players in Third Period Against Sabres

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been struggling to win games, with the biggest issue being their inability to play up to team standards. Nothing screams this more than their current four-game losing streak while being outscored 21 to 11. Everything reached a boiling point after a second period which saw the Lightning give up three […]

Elliott Coming Up Big For Lightning So Far This Season

Life as the backup goaltender is not easy. For Tampa Bay Lightning backup Brian Elliott it’s made more difficult because starter Andrei Vasilevskiy is one of the best in the NHL. Elliott has taken it in stride and been a solid, if not above average, netminder behind Vasilevskiy. That gives Lightning head coach Jon Cooper […]

Lightning Extend Defenseman Nick Perbix

The Tampa Bay Lightning helped their blue line by extending rookie defenseman Nick Perbix two more years. First reported by the Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) on Twitter, Perbix and the Bolts agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension worth an AAV of $1.125 million. Perbix, 24, has appeared in 29 games with the Lightning […]

NHL Punishes Mikhail Sergachev for Dirty Slash

Last night the Tampa Bay Lightning traveled to Toronto for the first time since they defeated them in game seven of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. Tensions were going to be high for this game as both teams are neck and neck for the second spot in the Atlantic Division. […]

Jon Cooper Roasts Maple Leafs Ahead of Tonight’s Matchup

Last season the Tampa Bay Lightning faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the playoffs, with the series being decided in seven games. The Maple Leafs have struggled to advance out of the first round for years and have become a running joke around the league for it. The Lightning, on the […]

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 […]

Stanley Cup Finals Game 3 Preview: Avalanche vs. Lightning

The reigning champion Tampa Bay Lightning have to be ecstatic there was only a day to think about the slaughter that transpired in Game 2. The Colorado Avalanche scored a touchdown in their 7-0 shutout win on Saturday night in Denver. Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has given up 11 goals in the opening two games […]

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. […]

Opinion: Rangers Pass the Toughest Test of the Season

With the Monday afternoon trade deadline looming, the Rangers flew south for one of their toughest tests of the season with games against the Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes in back-to-back nights. The result was two hard-fought wins that brings the Blueshirts season record to 40-18-5. Saturday night’s victory in Tampa made it a […]