Thursday night, the Carolina Hurricanes escaped Amalie Arena with a close victory. The Hurricanes (7-2-1) continued a strong start to the season in an exciting bout with Tampa Bay (6-4-1). Hurricanes Onslaught Early For one of the league’s best goalies in Andrei Vasilevskiy, Thursday night posed a stiff test. The …
Read More »Lightning Extend Win Streak to Three
After a slow start to the regular season, the Tampa Bay Lightning won three straight and improved their record to 6-4. They beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Tuesday in what was a close fought battle that came down to the final minutes. #BOLTSWIN!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/i9YJA77tky — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) November …
Read More »BoltCast Episode 1
Tyler Carmona and Madi Walker, two journalism students at the University of Florida have teamed up to form the BoltCast, a hockey podcast covering the Tampa Bay Lightning. In our first episode, we discuss the Lightning’s recent string of games as well as their upcoming matchup against the Ottawa …
Read More »Lightning Get Win Over Ducks To Even Season Record
After three straight Stanley Cup Finals appearances, the Tampa Bay Lightning are 4-4 to begin the 2022-2023 season after getting a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. The Season So Far Tampa Bay began its season 1-3 but won the next two to get to 3-3 but …
Read More »Lightning Fall Below .500
The Tampa Bay Lightning (3-4) lost to the Los Angeles Kings (4-4) Tuesday night, 4-2. After beating the Florida Panthers on Friday and the New York Islanders on Saturday, the Lightning have lost their momentum. Its early season struggles continue, as this is Tampa’s fourth loss so far with two …
Read More »Lightning Face Panthers for First Time this Season
The Tampa Bay Lightning (1-3) square off against the Florida Panthers (3-1) Friday at 7:30 p.m. After getting swept by the Bolts in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last year, the Panthers and Lightning meet for the first time this season. Tampa Bay lost its previous game …
Read More »Lightning Fall Short to Flyers
In their home opener, the Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. After a promising start, the game flipped script in the third period with a heroic Flyers’ comeback. The Lightning have now started the season losing three of their first first four games. Flyers …
Read More »Lightning fall to Rangers 3-1
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost their opening game of the regular season against the New York Rangers 3-1 Tuesday night in their Eastern Conference Final rematch. How it happened The first goal of the night was a short-handed goal in the second period. With about a minute left in Tampa …
Read More »Lightning to open regular season against New York Rangers
The Tampa Bay Lightning opens their regular season against the New York Rangers on Oct. 11. This matchup, at Madison Square Garden, features an Eastern Conference Final rematch. Last season, the Lightning beat the Rangers in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final. Tampa Bay Lightning The Lightning …
Read More »Lightning’s Historic Run Comes to an End
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 …
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