The Tampa Bay Lightning face the Florida Panthers in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Lightning are coming off a seven-game series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Florida Panthers went six games with the Washington Capitals. Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay down 3-2 in the …
Read More »Lightning take Game 2 to even series with Islanders
After a Game 1 loss, the Tampa Bay Lightning came out in Game 2 looking to tie up the series. And that is just what they did. The Tampa Bay offense took a total turnaround from Game 1. Nikita Kucherov led the offense with three assists on the night. 1st …
Read More »The Lightning fall to Islanders in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Semifinals
The Tampa Bay Lightning fell short, 2-1, in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoff series against the New York Islanders. The Lightning were not on the same page offensively and didn’t play up to their competition. The Islanders cut off passing plays at the top of the zone and …
Read More »Lightning ready for next challenge
The stage is almost set for round three of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Now, the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning are one step closer to playing for another title. SEMIFINALS HERE WE COME!!! ⚡️#GoBolts pic.twitter.com/3ePz9NyB6P — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) June 9, 2021 Tampa Bay’s keys in series-clinching …
Read More »Vasilevskiy leads Lightning to victory over Hurricanes in Game 2
The defending Stanley Cup Champions reminded hockey fans how they won last year. Defense. Vasilevskiy carried his team in the net leading the Lightning to a 2-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night. It looked like Vasilevskiy was going to deliver a shut out until the final minutes of …
Read More »Lightning take 2-0 lead in series against the Panthers
The Tampa Bay Lightning took victory in the first two games of their series against the Florida Panthers with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night. The Lightning came out strong. A bank off of Stralman to Steven Stamkos gave the Bolts the lead in just the first five minutes of play. …
Read More »Lightning win Opening Epic
On Sunday night, it appeared that the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers were set to make it four straight overtime games in the playoffs. But fortunately for the Lightning, that was not the case. Center Brayden Point felt a mob of teammates celebrating around him as he scored the game-winning goal …
Read More »Lightning Down Blue Jackets 3-1
The Tampa Bay Lightning (31-14-2) defeated their division rival Columbus Blue Jackets (15-25-9) 3-1 on Thursday evening. The low-scoring affair was Tampa’s fourth win against Columbus this year moving the Lightning ahead in the season series 4-3. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1385421919843987462?s=20 Columbus struck first when defenseman Seth Jones scored on a power play …
Read More »Blake Coleman and the Lightning take NHL’s top spot
Following their win against Detroit, the Tampa Bay Lightning have the NHL’s best record. The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost three straight, which opened the door for Tampa Bay to take the top spot. Blake Coleman scores overtime goal over Detroit The previous game was a win in overtime against …
Read More »NHL gearing up for return
As July approaches, NHL players and league officials eagerly anticipate the return of hockey. Commissioner Gary Bettman is ready. He appeared in SportsCenter’s Return to Sports special, which aired Monday on ESPN. Mike Greenberg interviewed Bettman and five other professional sports commissioners. Bettman covered the new playoff format and safety …
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