The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night 2-1 to capture the organization’s third Stanley Cup and first in the last 23 years. End of an Era In an attempt to be the first team to win three straight Stanley Cup Finals since the 1983 New York …
Read More »Lightning Look to Even Series on Saturday
After a disappointing loss on Wednesday, game two of the Stanley Cup Finals is now a crucial win for the Lightning. What Went Wrong for Tampa? Defensively, the Lightning had an uncharacteristic night. The Lightning has been great on defense throughout the entire playoffs, letting up four goals just four …
Read More »Avalanche Take Exciting Game One Over Lightning
The Colorado Avalanche avoid loss after a late push by the Lightning as they scored early in overtime to seal the Game 1 victory. Avalanche Take It In Overtime If game one is any indication of how this series is going to go, it is going to be a good …
Read More »Lightning Eye Third Straight Stanley Cup
After defeating the Rangers in six games, the Lightning have moved onto their third straight NHL Stanley Cup finals appearance. Lightning Strikes at the Right Time After falling to the Rangers in the first two games of the semifinals, Tampa Bay’s title hopes looked unlikely. However, they stormed back at …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Defeat New York Rangers in Thrilling Game 5 Win
The Tampa Bay Lightning took Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the New York Rangers 3-1 Thursday. The Bolts are now one win away from advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals after winning in two consecutive years. They hold a 3-2 series lead heading into Game 5 …
Read More »Lightning Claw Back to Top Rangers, Keep Series Competitive
When it appeared the Tampa Bay Lightning were on the brink of falling to a 3-0 series deficit in the Eastern Conference Final, the Bolts scored three unanswered goals, defeating the New York Rangers 3-2. Rangers Take Advantage First An action-packed first period went scoreless after a combined 27 shots …
Read More »New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning in Eastern Conference Finals
The Rangers take game one of the Eastern Conference finals against the Lightning. Game One The Rangers mopped the floor with the lightning in a 6-2 blowout. Filip Chytil led the scoring for the New York with a pair of goals on two shots on goal. Chytil scores twice, Rangers …
Read More »Lightning And Rangers Start Eastern Conference Finals
In what will be their third straight Eastern Conference Final appearance, the Tampa Bay Lightning will face a familiar foe in the New York Rangers. The Lightning and Rangers previously met in the 2015 Conference Final but will face off once again with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final …
Read More »Rangers Even Up Series with Hurricanes, Oilers Take 3-1 Lead Over Flames
As the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continued Tuesday, both the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers triumphed on home ice. The Rangers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Game 4 to even the series 2-2. Out west, the Oilers held off the Calgary Flames 5-3 to take …
Read More »Lightning sweep Panthers, Vasilevskiy shines
The Tampa Bay Lightning are officially one round away from securing their third Stanley Cup Final appearance in the past three years. With a shutout in the final game of the second round, the Lightning completed a 4-0 sweep to clinch the Eastern Conference Finals. Andrei Vasilevskiy Show Andrei Vasilevskiy …
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