The Tampa Bay Lightning stole home ice last night in Washington, defeating the Capitals 4-2 to even the Eastern Conference Finals at two games a piece. With strong play from Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy and captain Steven Stamkos, the Lightning go back home to Tampa looking to take the series …
Read More »Lightning Bounce Back in Game 3 Against Caps
The Tampa Bay Lightning earned a much-needed victory Tuesday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. After dropping the first two games in Tampa to the Washington Capitals, the Lightning bounced back for a 4-2 win on the Capitals’ home ice. Final numbers from tonight’s pivotal 4-2 win …
Read More »Lightning triumph over Bruins in Game 2
The Tampa Bay Lightning rallied in Game 2 to even up their series with the Boston Bruins with a 4-2 victory. The win comes after a tough Game 1 for Tampa Bay, where Boston scored 6 times. Lightning’s Keys to Victory The key difference in Game 2? Limiting Bruins Bergeron …
Read More »Lightning Hold Onto Playoff Spot
The Tampa Bay Lightning keep their NHL playoff hopes alive with a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday in Toronto. Slow Beginnings After Tuesday’s 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins, the Lightning seemed all but ready to leave the 2017 post-season behind. A shaky season (40-30-10) combined with …
Read More »Lightning Hand Rangers Fifth Straight Home Loss
The Tampa Bay Lightning earned their third straight victory on Monday night after defeating the New York Rangers 3-2 in Madison Square Garden. Tampa’s Brayden Point had the best game of his rookie season on Monday, which also happened to be his 21st birthday. Point recorded his first two-goal game in …
Read More »Nikita Kucherov’s Hat Trick Pushes Lightning to Defeat Senators
Nikita Kucherov gave the trade-depleted Tampa Bay Lightning a much-needed win after scoring three consecutive power-play goals in the second period. The hat trick kept Tampa’s playoff hopes alive after they earned a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night at Amalie Arena. The Senators entered with a 2-1 …
Read More »Lightning Cruise to 4-1 over Sabres in First Game Without Stamkos
No Stamkos, no problem. At least that’s what it seemed like for the night. The Lightning (11-6-1) rolled to a 4-1 win in Buffalo over the Sabres (5-8-4) on Thursday. Filling Stamkos’ Shoes Valteri Filppula had two assists by setting up the first two goals, and Ben Bishop added some …
Read More »Lightning Force Overtime, Top Panthers in Shootout
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 …
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