The Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 in Game 3 Sunday behind executing on power plays and a dominating performance by goaltender Carey Price. With the win, Montreal takes a 2-1 series lead. Canadiens right winger Alexander Radulov has been the driving force for Montreal taking the lead …
Read More »Lightning Strikes Again Defeating the Blackhawks
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in over time 5-4 on Monday night. The Lightning erased a three-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/846563644871725056 Yanni Gourde Yanni Gourde’s was the MVP of this game. He scored his second career goal in a tremendous comeback for the Tampa …
Read More »Lightning Face Game 7 in NHL Eastern Conference Finals
The Tampa Bay Lightning must be feeling déjà vu today. If you are cheering for the Lightning to win, that’s a very good thing. On May 29, 2016 in Madison Square Garden, Tampa Bay knocked off the New York Rangers 2-0 in Game 7. The win gave Tampa Bay a berth …
Read More »Monday Night in the NHL
Monday night we saw a series end, and one continue with one final showdown. The Chicago Blackhawks were dethroned by the St. Louis Blues, and the Nashville Predators force a Game 7 against the Anaheim Ducks. The NHL Playoffs have been anything but easy this year. No team has forced a sweep in …
Read More »NHL Playoff Roundup
Thursday night featured a nice slate of games as the Penguins dominated the Rangers, the Ducks took down the Predators, the Lightning escaped past the Red Wings and the Blackhawks pulled out a narrow OT win vs. the Blues. The Penguins took a 3-1 lead in their series against the …
Read More »Lightning Advance to Conference Semis After 1-0 Victory Over Detroit
A battle of the goalies came to an end when Alex Killorn scored the game-winning goal with just 1:43 left in regulation. That goal was the only goal scored in Game 5 and would be enough for the Lightning to take down the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 and advance to …
Read More »Tuesday Night NHL Playoff Wrap-Up
The 2016 NHL playoffs are underway with Tuesday night filled with exciting match ups. Tampa Bay Leads Detroit 3-1 in the Series The Tampa Bay Lightning picked up a hard fought win against the Detroit Red Wings last night 3-2. Lightning right winger Nikita Kucherov scored twice in the victory, where all of …
Read More »Preview: Panthers and Islanders Game 2
The Florida Panthers returned to the playoffs for the second time in 15 years. The New York Islanders haven’t won a playoff series in 23 years. One of these two teams will inevitably advance to the next round despite their longtime organizational woes. This season has new hopes for both …
Read More »Preview: Lightning Look to Take Control of Series
The opening round of a playoff series for the Tampa Bay Lightning ended differently than usual. With a Game 1 win. Last night’s winfographic for Game 1 of #TBLvsDET. pic.twitter.com/j7BQnzKQlq — #GoBolts (@TBLightning) April 14, 2016 Tampa Bay lost three of their four opening games during the playoffs last season. …
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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