The Tampa Bay Lightning (31-14-2) defeated their division rival Columbus Blue Jackets (15-25-9) 3-1 on Thursday evening. The low-scoring affair was Tampa’s fourth win against Columbus this year moving the Lightning ahead in the season series 4-3. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1385421919843987462?s=20 Columbus struck first when defenseman Seth Jones scored on a power play …
Read More »Lightning Fall to Hurricanes 4-1; Carolina Ties Atop Central Division
After defeating the Carolina Hurricanes Monday night in overtime, the Hurricanes came for revenge against the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday night. A three-goal second period from the Hurricanes (30-10-5) propelled the team over the Lightning (30-14-2) Tuesday 4-1. Final numbers from tonight. #CARvsTBL pic.twitter.com/o49xtSxQe5 — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April …
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 »Bolts Control Preds, Get Shutout Win
When the Lightning and Predators have squared off this season, Tampa has dominated every inch of the ice, excluding a Mar. 15 loss in which star goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevskiy was given a night off. That trend held true last night, as the Bolts (28-11-2) took down the Preds (22-19-1) in …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Defeat Blue Jackets in High Scoring Affair
The Tampa Bay Lightning got back to their winning ways Thursday night in a 6-4 win over Columbus. The Lightning were on a two-game losing streak. They lost 5-1 to Detroit last Sunday and then 4-2 at Columbus this past Tuesday. The offense came back for the Lightning Thursday night …
Read More »Lightning Look to Bounce Back Tuesday Night
Following Monday’s home loss to the Nashville Predators, the Tampa Bay Lightning dropped out of a share for second place in the Central Division standings. The Lightning (19-6-2) sit two points behind the Florida Panthers and just a point behind the red-hot Carolina Hurricanes. The Bolts will return to the …
Read More »Blake Coleman and the Lightning take NHL’s top spot
Following their win against Detroit, the Tampa Bay Lightning have the NHL’s best record. The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost three straight, which opened the door for Tampa Bay to take the top spot. Blake Coleman scores overtime goal over Detroit The previous game was a win in overtime against …
Read More »Lightning get their third straight win over Carolina
The Tampa Bay Lightning picked up their third win over the Carolina Hurricanes this week. The Lightning were down 1-0 at the first intermission but came back with three unanswered goals in the second and third periods for a 3-1 win. Have a great night, #Bolts fans! 😊 📝: https://t.co/2U15sPN0co …
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 »Lightning Come Up Short Against Hurricanes
The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped their second straight game Thursday night, losing 1-0 to the Carolina Hurricanes in overtime. It was the Lightning’s first contest in over five days and the Hurricanes’ first game in close to two weeks. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1354992663880056839 Not a lot of Offense Tampa Bay (3-1-1) was looking …
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