Tampa Bay’s short skid continued with a third consecutive loss Monday before the Stanley Cup Playoffs, this time a 4-2 loss against the already-eliminated Buffalo Sabres. Dylan Cozens scored two goals for the Sabres to earn Buffalo its 39th win of the season. Although Tampa Bay is guaranteed the first …
Read More »Bolts beat Buffalo in OT
While it was not a defensive clinic, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 6-5 win over the Buffalo Sabres had much of what fans have become accustomed to over the last several years. Monday, the Bolts went three-for-four on the power play, and captain Steven Stamkos stuffed the stat sheet. Stammer finished …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning defeat the Sabres 6-1
The Tampa Bay Lightning dominated the Buffalo Sabres 6-1 last night in a midweek match up at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. This is the second matchup of the season for the two teams. On Oct. 25, the Lightning traveled to Buffalo losing 5-1. Establishing an offensive rhythm early …
Read More »Lightning win 10th straight game
The Tampa Bay Lightning have been leading the Eastern Conference for most of the 2019 season. In addition, the Bolts hold the best record in the entire National Hockey League. The Lightning are undoubtedly one of the best, if not the best, team in the NHL right now, however they …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Continue Win Streak, Coming Back Against Sabres in Shootout Victory.
The Tampa Bay Lightning extended their dominance over the league yesterday after beating the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in an overtime shootout. Nikita Kucherov continues to make history in the NHL, this time reaching his 100th point this season against Buffalo. It only took him 62 games to reach the milestone, fastest …
Read More »Lightning Fall Short to Sabres, Lose 2-1 On Road
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost their second straight game with a 2-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on the road. Offensive Struggles This wasn’t the same explosive offense that Tampa Bay has shown all season. Coming into this matchup, the Lightning had scored at least four goals in five straight …
Read More »Lightning Look to End Losing Streak
2017 has not been the year for Tampa Bay Hockey. The Lightning (19-19-4) are now 0-4 on the season after losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins (26-8-5) on Sunday. In Sunday’s game, the Penguins showed no mercy to the Lightning outscoring Tampa 6-2. With the two goals coming from Jonathan Drouin …
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, Panthers Win 4-3
The Tampa Bay Lightning(10-6-1) and Florida Panthers(8-7-1) both emerged with late victories last night. Tampa is now tied for second and Florida is tied for fifth in the Atlantic division. Lightning Win Despite Stamkos Injury Tampa took care of business against the Detroit Red Wings, winning 4-3 for their second win in …
Read More »Steven Stamkos Staying In Tampa Bay
Rumors were spreading about the teams that were planning to pursue Tampa Bay Lightning center and captain Steven Stamkos. The Detroit Red Wings. The Boston Bruins. The Buffalo Sabres. The Vancouver Canucks. The Toronto Maple Leafs. With Stamkos set to become an unrestricted free agent on Friday, competition was going to …
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