The Tampa Bay Lightning fell 5-3 to the New York Islanders in Game 1 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On the same day he was named one of the three finalists for the Vezina Trophy, Lightning goalie Ben Bishop let through four goals on 14 shots. Bishop was taken …
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 …
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: NHL Playoffs
The Stanley Cup playoffs are here. Here are tonight’s match-ups. Tampa Bay Lightning @ Detroit Red Wings- 7 p.m. Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers-7 p.m. St. Louis Blues @ Chicago Blackhawks-9:30 p.m. Anaheim Ducks @ Nashville Predators-9:30 p.m. In the first match-up, the Lightning will face off against the …
Read More »Playoff Action Heating Up in the NHL
The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is now in full stride and is not going anywhere. Three games were on slate last night and each of them brought thrills to hockey fans everywhere. First off, the Washington Capitals took a commanding 3-0 series lead in their first round …
Read More »NHL Playoff: Lightning Look To Extend Series Lead Over Detroit
The Detroit Red Wings are still alive in the Stanley Cup playoff series with the Tampa Bay Lightning after winning Game 3 at home 2-0. Tampa Bay recorded just 16 shots with Petr Mrazek in Detroit’s net, their lowest shot output on the road in the playoffs since tallying only …
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 — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April 14, 2016 Tampa Bay lost three of their four opening games during the playoffs …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Take Game One in First Round of Stanley Cup Playoffs
Even without leading goal scorer Steven Stamkos, the Lightning showed they still had plenty of offensive power Wednesday night. The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Wednesday to take a 1-0 series lead over the Red Wings in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Tampa Bay …
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