The Tampa Bay Lightning opens their regular season against the New York Rangers on Oct. 11. This matchup, at Madison Square Garden, features an Eastern Conference Final rematch. Last season, the Lightning beat the Rangers in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final. Tampa Bay Lightning The Lightning …
Read More »Lightning’s Historic Run Comes to an End
The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night 2-1 to capture the organization’s third Stanley Cup and first in the last 23 years. End of an Era In an attempt to be the first team to win three straight Stanley Cup Finals since the 1983 New York …
Read More »Lightning Look to Even Series on Saturday
After a disappointing loss on Wednesday, game two of the Stanley Cup Finals is now a crucial win for the Lightning. What Went Wrong for Tampa? Defensively, the Lightning had an uncharacteristic night. The Lightning has been great on defense throughout the entire playoffs, letting up four goals just four …
Read More »Avalanche Take Exciting Game One Over Lightning
The Colorado Avalanche avoid loss after a late push by the Lightning as they scored early in overtime to seal the Game 1 victory. Avalanche Take It In Overtime If game one is any indication of how this series is going to go, it is going to be a good …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Defeat New York Rangers in Thrilling Game 5 Win
The Tampa Bay Lightning took Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals after defeating the New York Rangers 3-1 Thursday. The Bolts are now one win away from advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals after winning in two consecutive years. They hold a 3-2 series lead heading into Game 5 …
Read More »Blues Avoid Elimination in Game 5
Down But Not Out The St. Louis Blues season certainly looked over after falling down 3-1 in the series and 4-3 in yesterday’s Game 5 of the Western Conference Second Round. Until it wasn’t, Robert Thomas scored the equalizer with 57 seconds left in the third period, and shortly after …
Read More »Lightning Looks to Secure Spot at Conference Finals
The Tampa Bay Lightning have a chance to clinch their sixth consecutive Conference Finals appearance in eight years. A victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Second Round on Monday night would secure their spot. A chance to clinch. #GoBolts pic.twitter.com/IpivhmcRvs — Tampa Bay Lightning …
Read More »Lightning return to Amalie Arena up 2-0 over the Panthers
The Florida Panthers face an uphill battle against the Lightning Sunday as the team travels to Amalie Arena hoping to crawl out of a 2-0 series hole. Eetu Luostarinen scored the Panthers’ lone goal Thursday, tying game two at one. The team registered more shots, hits, takeaways and faceoff wins …
Read More »Lightning’s keys to Game Seven
Since 1985, five NHL teams have won back-to-back Stanley Cups, but none of those teams were able to add a third consecutive ring to their collection. The Tampa Bay Lightning have the opportunity to break that trend, but as history has shown us, this is no easy task. The Bolts …
Read More »Lightning Clinched Stanley Cup Playoff Spot
The Tampa Bay Lightning put on a performance in overtime against the Anaheim Ducks to gain a riveting win last night. The 4-3 score allowed the Lightning to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons. The First Period Tampa Bay left Anaheim scoreless in …
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