The Stanley Cup Champions have found their way to the second round of the 2021 playoffs. In Game 6 on Wednesday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s defense dominated. Each defensive line prevented all of the Florida Panthers’ scoring opportunities. The Bolts won with a shutout by Andrei Vasilevskiy, 4-0. Rest …
Read More »Gourde’s Second Effort Lifts Bolts Over Canes in OT
There were just over two minutes to play in overtime when Tampa Bay Lightning winger Alex Killorn stole the puck along the boards and centered a backhand pass to the slot for center Yanni Gourde. Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek rejected Gourde’s initial shot but failed to freeze the puck …
Read More »Lightning Bounce Back and Defeat Panthers in Overtime, 3-2
The Tampa Bay Lightning (29-12-2) defeated the Florida Panthers (27-12-5) Thursday night in overtime 3-2. The bounce-back win comes after a tough 7-2 loss against the Predators on Tuesday. Bounce Back It only took 54 seconds into overtime for Tampa Bay to score the go-ahead goal and secure the win. …
Read More »Vasilevskiy’s Stellar Performance Lifts Bolts Over Canes
Nodded up at two goals with 12 minutes to go, Lightning winger, Ondrej Palat relentlessly fired loose rebounds on net before the puck deflected off a defender’s skate and crossed the goal line to break the tie. With under a minute remaining, Bolts winger Alex Killorn scored an empty netter …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Continues to Dominate
The Tampa Bay Lightning (8-1) continue to dominate with a 4-1 win against the Nashville Predators (5-7) yesterday. Giving the Lightning their fifth win in a row. Game Recap During the 1st period, Anthony Cirelli started the game with a goal assisted by Alex Killorn and Erik Cernak giving the …
Read More »Lightning Sweep Blackhawks To Start Season
That is not something you get to say every day in hockey. The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 to win the opening series of the season. Nikita Kucherov will be missed, but no one would know he was gone with the way the Bolts played. All Quiet …
Read More »Lightning Cruise in Season-Opening Win
After securing their first Stanley Cup in over 16 years in 2020, the Tampa Bay Lightning are off and running to start the 2021 NHL season. The Lightning (1-0-0) defeated the Chicago Blackhawks by a final score of 5-1 on Wednesday night. Picking up where we left off. ⚡️#CHIvsTBL: https://t.co/zTtUFN1Qeq …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Fall Against Boston Bruins in Game 1 Of Playoff Series
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost their first game of their Eastern Conference semi-final series with the Boston Bruins, losing 3-2 on Sunday. Boston’s win was achieved behind goaltender Jaroslav Halak‘s 35 stops. This is his fourth-straight win as a starter since starter Tuukka Rask opted out of the playoffs. Lightning goalie …
Read More »Lightning extend win streak to four
The Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to four games after a win against the Vegas Golden Nights. This was also their seventh straight at home, the second-longest active streak in the league. Despite a tough performance from the Golden Nights, Tampa Bay was able to hold them off …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Seek All-Time Win Record with Win against Boston Bruins
The Tampa Bay Lightning (59-14) have only five games remaining in the regular season. Winning four out of these five would give them the record of most games won in a season at 63. The team to set the record of 62 was the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings. The Lightning …
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