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 »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 …
Read More »Florida Panthers Set Franchise Record With 99th Point
The Florida Panthers increased their winning streak to three games last night, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3. No goals were scored by either team in the first period, but during the second period the Panthers stepped up their game. Florida had a total of three goals in the second period alone, …
Read More »Panthers Lose on the Road to the Rangers 4-2
The saying “cats always land on their feet” didn’t apply to the cats skating on ice at Madison Square Garden Monday night. The Florida Panthers (40-24-9) fell to the New York Rangers (41-24-8) 4-2 despite a late push in the third period. The Rangers scored first on a break-away goal during of the first period. Viktor …
Read More »Lightning Fall to Bruins Behind Marchand’s OT Goal
The Tampa Bay Lightning (39-23-5) lost a heart-breaker at the hands of the Boston Bruins (38-23-7) Sunday night, falling to their Atlantic division rival 1-0 in overtime. Lightning and Bruins goaltenders Ben Bishop and Jonas Gustavsson had a combined 74 saves on 74 shots faced in regulation, before Boston forward …
Read More »Lightning Fall to Flyers 4-2
Tampa Bay snapped their nine game winning streak last night, losing 2-4 in Philadelphia. Lightning Head Coach Jon Cooper says that this loss is a learning experience for the entire team. Needless to say the Lightning were confident going into their game against the Flyers. Not only had the Lightning won their …
Read More »Lightning Extend Win Streak Before Road Trip
A short handed goal from Cedric Paquette and a goal from Steven Stamkos were all the Lightning needed last night as they took down the Arizona Coyotes 2-1. Thanks to the goals and a strong performance in net from Andrei Vasilevskiy, who made 29 saves, the Lightning increased their win …
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