The NHL Playoff picture is still wide open for many teams heading into the final stretch of games this season. The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning are on the outside looking in right now. As it stands right now, the Panthers and the Lightning are 11th and 14th in the …
Read More »Blue Jackets vs. Lightning Tonight
The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Tampa Bay Lightning will be facing each other once again after the 5-1 victory by the Blue Jackets on November 29th. A victory that was the beginning of a 16-game winning streak for the Blue Jackets. Columbus and Tampa Bay are currently in first …
Read More »FEATURE: UF Ice Hockey Prepares for Savannah Hockey Classic
The UF Hockey team will head to Savannah, Georgia the second week of January to participate in the Savannah Tire Hockey Classic. History of the Gators and the Thrasher Cup The Gators have competed in this tournament since it started in 1999 and have won the Thrasher Cup three times, …
Read More »Lightning, Bishop Fall at Home to Canucks
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 …
Read More »Panthers Return Home to Host Bruins
Panthers Get Set to Host Bruins After ending a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 road victory Sunday against the Detroit Red Wings, the (4-4-1) Florida Panthers get set to host the Boston Bruins(4-4) Tuesday night. Center Colton Sceviour led the charge for the Panthers with a Motor-City hat-trick. The hat-trick was the …
Read More »NHL Preview: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs
The Panthers and Maple Leafs match up tonight in Toronto at Air Canada Centre where Florida looks to bounce back after a loss. Last Game The Panthers (3-2-1) are coming off a 3-2 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. Florida took an early 2-0 lead with goals by Reilly Smith …
Read More »NHL Preview: Panthers Start Road Trip Against Pittsburgh
Both the Panthers and the Penguins enter Tuesday night’s game with seven points, Florida (3-1-1) is coming off a 5-2 win at home against Colorado while Pittsburgh (3-2-1) will be home trying to bounce back from a 5-1 thrashing by Nashville. The game tonight is the beginning of four straight away …
Read More »Panthers Lose 4-3 in Overtime; Trail 2-1 in Series
The Florida Panthers now trail their best of seven series with the New York Islanders after losing a hard fought 4-3 match up on Sunday. Right-winger Reilly Smith got Florida on the board first and the Panthers would go up 3-1 until Islanders center Frans Nielson tied it on a power …
Read More »North Dakota Wins Eighth Men’s Hockey National Championship
The North Dakota Fighting Hawks are the 2016 NCAA Men’s Hockey National Champions after a 5-1 victory over Quinnipiac on Saturday night in Tampa. The score wasn’t indicative of the game, as it was a one goal contest at the end of the second period before the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player Drake …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Clinch Home-Ice Advantage For Playoffs
The Lightning went into New Jersey last night with one goal in mind—win and clinch. After a 4-2 victory over the Devils, the Tampa Bay Lightning have clinched home-ice advantage for the first round of the NHL playoffs. The win brought the Lightning’s record to 46-30-5 with 97 points, just …
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