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The Junk Drawer: Tampa Bay Lightning
- Lauren Burg
- October 21, 2024
Heading into the 2024-25 season, the Tampa Bay Lightning knew there would be more questions than answers early on. Many expected the team to struggle when it came to getting off to a quick start, especially given the roster turnover this past offseason. With that in mind, a 3-1 start is encouraging and provides glimpses […]
Read MoreNHL Playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers Game 4 Recap | 04/27/2024
- Lauren Burg
- April 28, 2024
With their backs against the wall, the Tampa Bay Lightning showed up in a big way by letting the Florida Panthers know they weren’t going down without a fight. Armed with an emotional boost, as defenseman Mikhail Sergachev returned to the lineup for the first time since suffering a fractured tibia and fibula on February […]
Read MoreNHL Playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers Game 3 Recap | 04/25/2024
- Lauren Burg
- April 26, 2024
Heading home with an 0-2 deficit, the Tampa Bay Lightning knew they had to win to make this a series. Unfortunately, another close loss puts a season that at times looked promising on life support. While this team lacks experience defensively and stumbled through much of the regular season, a March to remember showed they […]
Read MoreKucherov Joins Rare Company in Lightning’s Win Over Maple Leafs
- Lauren Burg
- April 18, 2024
In what was otherwise a meaningless game before beginning the playoffs, Nikita Kucherov joined rare company by becoming only the fifth player in NHL history to reach 100 assists in a season during the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 6-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. After scoring the second goal of the game and having a […]
Read MorePHOTOS: Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – 03/27/2024
- Andrew Fielder
- March 28, 2024
TAMPA, Fla – The Boston Bruins came to town for a mid-week matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night, with the Lightning taking a 3-1 victory. This extends their point streak to eight games. Tampa’s Mitchell Chaffee scored the game’s first goal on a backhand feed from Nick Paul, chipping the puck past […]
Read MoreQuick Strikes: Home Woes Continue Early, Point Heats Up & Trade Deadline Acquisitions Proving Worthy
- Lauren Burg
- March 18, 2024
Fresh off of a decent three-game road trip, collecting four of a possible six points, the Tampa Bay Lightning returned home hoping to bank as many points as possible after their previous home stand yielded little joy for a passionate fan base that had not seen a home ice losing streak of this magnitude in […]
Read MoreLightning Need More Production From Bottom Six
- Lauren Burg
- February 27, 2024
With the 2023-24’ NHL regular season three quarters of the way finished, one thing has stuck out in a negative way for the Tampa Bay Lightning. That’s their lack of secondary scoring, specifically from their bottom six forwards. Conor Sheary has been a total bust after signing a three-year, $6 million contract this past summer. […]
Read MoreDo the Lightning Consider Lineup Changes for Pivotal Game 5?
- Lauren Burg
- April 27, 2023
With the Tampa Bay Lightning facing elimination in Game 5 Thursday night, the question of whether they consider making lineup changes is one worth pondering. They haven’t played poorly in the last two games. In fact, the Lightning controlled play for long stretches in Games 3 and 4. Defensive lapses late allowed the Toronto Maple […]
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, […]
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