The 2016 NHL playoffs are underway with Tuesday night filled with exciting match ups. Tampa Bay Leads Detroit 3-1 in the Series The Tampa Bay Lightning picked up a hard fought win against the Detroit Red Wings last night 3-2. Lightning right winger Nikita Kucherov scored twice in the victory, where all of …
Read More »Preview: Panthers and Islanders Game 2
The Florida Panthers returned to the playoffs for the second time in 15 years. The New York Islanders haven’t won a playoff series in 23 years. One of these two teams will inevitably advance to the next round despite their longtime organizational woes. This season has new hopes for both …
Read More »Preview: Lightning Look to Take Control of Series
The opening round of a playoff series for the Tampa Bay Lightning ended differently than usual. With a Game 1 win. Last night’s winfographic for Game 1 of #TBLvsDET. pic.twitter.com/j7BQnzKQlq — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April 14, 2016 Tampa Bay lost three of their four opening games during the playoffs …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Clinch Home-Ice Advantage For Playoffs
The Lightning went into New Jersey last night with one goal in mind—win and clinch. After a 4-2 victory over the Devils, the Tampa Bay Lightning have clinched home-ice advantage for the first round of the NHL playoffs. The win brought the Lightning’s record to 46-30-5 with 97 points, just …
Read More »Panthers and Lightning Still Duking it Out for First in the Atlantic
The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning were both in action last night, as the Panthers took down the New Jersey Devils, 3-2, and the Lightning fell to the Montreal Canadiens, 3-0. The Panthers gave up the first goal, as Mike Sislo scored on the power play notching just his …
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