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The Tampa Bay Lightning fell just short in overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes won their 10th game of the season, beating the Lightning 2-1 in overtime. Tampa Bay is now 6-3-3 on the season. A Scoreless First Period Your #CARvsTBL starters! Scratched: Katchouk, Sustr pic.twitter.com/BFGME4S2m4 — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) …
Read More »Back to Back: The Lightning Win the Stanley Cup Again
The joke that’s been going around since the night of July 7 is “Lightning struck twice.” Cheesy? Sure. But after the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup for the second-straight year, many saw this as the only joke that is relevant to make. It took five games to defeat …
Read More »Vasy plays Shutdown As Bolts Go Up 2-0 in Stanley Cup Final
Two wins to go. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, going back to back is within reach. They took down the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Wednesday with a strong performance in net and some wild plays. The first period went by without a goal, but it wasn’t exactly quiet. Montreal put …
Read More »Lightning Take Series Lead with Win Over Islanders in Semifinals
The Tampa Bay Lightning took their confidence from their Game 2 victory and shined on Thursday night. In Game 3 of the semifinals, the Bolts defeated the New York Islanders at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 2-1. Tampa’s defense dominated with Andrei Vasilevskiy stopping 27 shots on goal for the Lightning …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Look to Get Closer to Return to Finals in Game Three
Three wins away. That’s how close, yet so far, the Tampa Bay Lightning are from returning to the Stanley Cup Final. A bounce-back in game two helped, but they can’t fall behind again. Onto Nassau After two games at Amalie Arena, the Lightning head to Nassau Coliseum. The Bolts haven’t …
Read More »Lightning Look to Even Series with Islanders in Semifinals
The Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the New York Islanders back to Amalie Arena for Game 2 of their Stanley Cup semifinal series. The Islanders claimed Game 1 with a 2-1 victory over the Lightning. Tampa Bay did not produce the dominant offense we’ve seen throughout the playoffs. However, the Lightning …
Read More »NHL Playoff Preview: Lightning look to clinch series over Hurricanes in Game 5
The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs continues Tuesday night with Round 2 matchups. The Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning for a potential series-winning Game 5. Tampa Bay currently leads the series 3-1. Series Recap The Lightning enter Game 5 with a chance to advance to the Stanley Cup semifinals …
Read More »Lightning Take Game 3 with 2-0 Lead Over Carolina Hurricanes
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes take the ice for Game 3 of their Round 2 Stanley Cup Playoff series. Tampa Bay enters Game 3 with a 2-0 series lead over Carolina after back-to-back 2-1 wins. Vasilevskiy, Lightning Offense The reigning Stanley Cup Champions have played some of their …
Read More »Lightning Shutdown Panthers to Advance to Second Round of Playoffs
The Stanley Cup Champions have found their way to the second round of the 2021 playoffs. In Game 6 on Wednesday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s defense dominated. Each defensive line prevented all of the Florida Panthers’ scoring opportunities. The Bolts won with a shutout by Andrei Vasilevskiy, 4-0. Rest …
Read More »Lightning Face Predators for Last Time This Season
The Tampa Bay Lightning (28-11-2) face the Nashville Predators (23-19-1) in the last matchup between the division foes this season. The matchup will take place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN and tip off at 8 p.m. Tuesday evening. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1381985536617893888?s=20 The two teams faced off last Saturday where the division-leading …
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