The highly anticipated beginning of the 2023-24 NHL season finally arrived Tuesday night with a tripleheader. Here’s a brief recap of what went down. Lightning vs. Predators Tampa Bay scored first with a goal from Nikita Kucherov. The Predators tied the game with about four minutes left in the 2nd …
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After sending two all-stars to Sunrise, Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning have not had the second-half start they wanted. Frustrating February Tampa Bay is just 5-3-3 in the month of February. It is by far the worst month of their season. Their 7-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins summarized their …
Read More »Stanley Cup Finals Preview: Lightning vs. Avalanche
The Tampa Bay Lightning look to accomplish a feat that has not been done in 40 years. The reigning back-to-back Stanley Cup champions are hoping to three-peat for the first time since the New York Islanders did in the 1980s. The Islanders won four straight Cups in 1980, 1981, 1982, …
Read More »Tampa Bay’s playoff clincher spoiled
With the chance to clinch a playoff spot on Tuesday night, the Tampa Bay Lighting were not able to capitalize as they lost 1-0 to Dallas. With the loss, Tampa Bay will have to wait until Thursday for another attempt to clinch a postseason birth. Goalies stole the show as …
Read More »Lightning Face Predators for Last Time This Season
The Tampa Bay Lightning (28-11-2) face the Nashville Predators (23-19-1) in the last matchup between the division foes this season. The matchup will take place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN and tip off at 8 p.m. Tuesday evening. Here's how we stack up tonight against the Nashville Predators. 📊 …
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 Struggle, Still Sit Atop the NHL
The Tampa Bay Lightning have gone 4-3 in their last seven games, but still, top the NHL at 20-6-2. The team took over the league number one spot last week. They start a two-game series against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. Lightning Recent Struggles In the Lightning’s last three losses, …
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 …
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