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 Drop Game Three, Still Lead Series
No, one truly expected a sweep at the beginning of the series. But, the chance was there to do, and the Tampa Bay Lightning let it slip. The Bolts in overtime to the Florida Panthers 6-5 to lose game three. They still lead the series 2-1. Panthers Jump Out Early …
Read More »Lightning, Panthers Gear Up for Game 2 of Playoff Series
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers face off in Game 2 of their Stanley Cup Playoff series Tuesday night. The Lightning lead the series 1-0 after a last minute, third period goal from center Brayden Point who gave the Bolts a 5-4 victory. Showdown in Florida The Panthers got …
Read More »Lightning, Panthers Set for Battle for Florida
It’s the battle for Florida. The team on the Gulf Coast against the team on the Atlantic Coast. The fight to defend the Stanley Cup. The fight to advance beyond the first round for the first time since 1996. It’s time. Down in Sunrise, Fla., the Tampa Bay Lightning will …
Read More »Lightning Blow Out Bruins in Game 3 of NHL Playoffs
The Tampa Bay Lightning blew out the Boston Bruins 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead in the National Hockey League’s Eastern Conference semi-final series. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1298837644021911556 Lightning get off to a quick start Tampa Bay got the scoring started in the first period with Ondrej Palat scoring the game’s first …
Read More »Lightning Fall in Game 2
Turns out, overtime momentum doesn’t always come to fruition. This time, the Lightning failed to go toe-to-toe with the Columbus Blue Jackets and lost 3-1 in Game 2. The Bolts can’t be swept this time, but they certainly don’t want to get knocked out by Columbus again. A Short-Lived Lead …
Read More »Lightning Win Rumble in the Bubble
That “finally” in the headline means two things. The first meaning relates to the 483-day wait the Tampa Bay Lightning had before getting this chance. Last year, they left the playoffs in historic, embarrassing fashion. Their post-defeat tweets didn’t help. We don’t have any words and we know you don’t …
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 …
Read More »Lightning Win is Nice, but Not Redeeming
Last night, the Tampa Bay Lightning faced off against the Columbus Blue Jackets for the first time since the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Bolts won in OT 2-1. Tampa Bay showed their satisfaction for the win on twitter. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1227096674423713792 It should feel good. It’s a …
Read More »Lightning drop opening Playoff Game
The Tampa Bay Lightning capped off its regular season just last weekend. Tampa Bay finished their regular season as the NHL-Best with 62 wins, earning them the Presidents Trophy. The 62 win season ties the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings for most wins in a single regular season. That didn’t matter, …
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