The Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena on Tuesday night and earned a 4-3 victory after overcoming a call that went against them, but remained undefeated, keeping a perfect 3-0 record at the start of the season. The first period was scoreless, but Florida was up …
Read More »NHL Preview: Lightning Take on Panthers at Home
The in-state rival hockey teams from the Sunshine State will battle it in Tampa tonight. Both teams are off to a 2-0-0 start to the season and are at the top of the Eastern Conference. The Florida Panthers won the division this past season. In the playoffs during the 2015-16 season however, …
Read More »Teams Ready for Stanley Cup Chase as NHL Season Begins
The NHL season started 2016-17 with a bang on Wednesday. Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews put on a show, scoring four goals against the Edmonton Oilers in his first game. Auston Matthews had the best NHL debut of all time. pic.twitter.com/swaKCrtvWD — SB Nation (@SBNation) October 13, 2016 The …
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 »Lightning Head to Game 7 Of the Eastern Conference Finals After Game 6 Loss
The Tampa Bay Lightning were just one win away from heading to the Stanley Cup Finals, but fell short to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6. The Penguins extended the Eastern Conference final to Game 7 with a 5-2 win on Tuesday night. The Penguins goalie, Matt Murray, made 28 saves, 17 of …
Read More »A Win Tonight Sends Lightning Back to Stanley Cup Finals
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 60 minutes away from going to the Stanley Cup Finals. After a come-from-behind, overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday night, the Lightning have to win just one more game toget to the finals. They don't ask how, they ask how many. #PITvsTBL https://t.co/dqPVPSaYOg — Tampa …
Read More »Lightning One Step Away From Stanley Cup Finals
The Tampa Bay Lightning are one win away from advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals after their overtime win on Sunday. The Lightning now have a 3-2 lead against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals. Jason Garrison shot the game-winning goal 53 seconds into overtime. Garrison shot the …
Read More »Series Shifts to Tampa Bay for Game 3
The Tampa Bay Lightning were a goal away from heading back to Tampa with a 2-0 lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night. Now the Lightning return to home ice tonight after that disappointing overtime loss in Game 2. Both teams head into Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals tied …
Read More »Lightning Set to Begin Second Round Series Tonight Against New York Islanders
The Tampa Bay Lightning kick off their Eastern Conference second round playoff series against the New York Islanders tonight at 7 p.m. at Amalie Arena. The Lightning are coming off a 4-1 series victory against the Red Wings that saw Tampa Bay outscore Detroit 12-8. The line of Tyler Johnson, …
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 …
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