Tampa Bay Lightning

2017 has not been the year for Tampa Bay Hockey. The Lightning (19-19-4) are now 0-4 on the season after losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins (26-8-5) on Sunday. In Sunday’s game, the Penguins showed no mercy to the Lightning outscoring Tampa 6-2. With the two goals coming from Jonathan Drouin …

With this NHL Season nearing the half-way point, ESPN NHL guru Barry Melrose shares his opinion on the Columbus Blue Jackets (27-6-4)  along with the continuing struggles of the Tampa Bay Lightning (19-7-4)  and the Florida Panthers (16-15-8). The Blue Jackets 16 unforgettable games. #CBJ pic.twitter.com/MK5H8yhenF — ColumbusBlueJackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) January 6, …

It’s been three weeks now that the Tampa Bay Lightning have been without their captain and it hasn’t been easy. In mid-November, Lightning captain Steven Stamkos left a game against the Detroit Red Wings with an apparent knee injury. Tests done the next day revealed that he had torn his right …

Last night, the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Vancouver Canucks in a Thursday night matchup. It was not a pretty sight in Amalie Arena. Canucks goalie, Ryan Miller, turned the lights out in Tampa as he made 38 saves on 39 shots. His team was able to quickly rally around …

No Stamkos, no problem. At least that’s what it seemed like for the night. The Lightning (11-6-1) rolled to a 4-1 win in Buffalo over the Sabres (5-8-4) on Thursday. Filling Stamkos’ Shoes Valteri Filppula had two assists by setting up the first two goals, and Ben Bishop added some …

The Tampa Bay Lightning(10-6-1) and Florida Panthers(8-7-1) both emerged with late victories last night. Tampa is now tied for second and Florida is tied for fifth in the Atlantic division. Lightning Win Despite Stamkos Injury Tampa took care of business against the Detroit Red Wings, winning 4-3 for their second win in …

After coming up just short of reaching the Stanley Cup two years in a row, the Tampa Bay Lightning have become a dangerous franchise and a tough team to face. The Lightning were just short of the Stanley cup in 2016 with a devastating 4-3 loss in the series against the …

The Tampa Bay Lightning (5-1-0) will travel to Montreal today to take on the Canadiens (6-0-1) in an early-season battle between division rivals. Both teams are coming off of wins after the Lightning thrashed the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 Tuesday night, and the Canadiens defeated the New York Islanders 3-2 on Wednesday. …

The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs tonight. This game follows Tampa Bay’s 4-1 victory over Ottawa over the weekend, and marks their second game in a six-game, 11-day road trip. Samkos Thriving This year’s game at Toronto is slightly different from last year’s …

The Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena on Tuesday night and earned a 4-3 victory after overcoming a call that went against them, but remained undefeated, keeping a perfect 3-0 record at the start of the season. The first period was scoreless, but Florida was up …