Last night, the Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Vancouver Canucks in a Thursday night matchup. It was not a pretty sight in Amalie Arena. Canucks goalie, Ryan Miller, turned the lights out in Tampa as he made 38 saves on 39 shots. His team was able to quickly rally around …
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 »Panthers Return Home to Host Bruins
Panthers Get Set to Host Bruins After ending a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 road victory Sunday against the Detroit Red Wings, the (4-4-1) Florida Panthers get set to host the Boston Bruins(4-4) Tuesday night. Center Colton Sceviour led the charge for the Panthers with a Motor-City hat-trick. The hat-trick was the …
Read More »NHL Preview: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs
The Panthers and Maple Leafs match up tonight in Toronto at Air Canada Centre where Florida looks to bounce back after a loss. Last Game The Panthers (3-2-1) are coming off a 3-2 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. Florida took an early 2-0 lead with goals by Reilly Smith …
Read More »NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens
The Tampa Bay Lightning (5-1-0) will travel to Montreal today to take on the Canadiens (6-0-1) in an early-season battle between division rivals. Both teams are coming off of wins after the Lightning thrashed the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 Tuesday night, and the Canadiens defeated the New York Islanders 3-2 on Wednesday. …
Read More »NHL Preview: Lightning On The Road At Toronto
The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs tonight. This game follows Tampa Bay’s 4-1 victory over Ottawa over the weekend, and marks their second game in a six-game, 11-day road trip. Samkos Thriving This year’s game at Toronto is slightly different from last year’s …
Read More »NHL Preview: Panthers Start Road Trip Against Pittsburgh
Both the Panthers and the Penguins enter Tuesday night’s game with seven points, Florida (3-1-1) is coming off a 5-2 win at home against Colorado while Pittsburgh (3-2-1) will be home trying to bounce back from a 5-1 thrashing by Nashville. The game tonight is the beginning of four straight away …
Read More »NHL Preview: Lightning Take on Panthers at Home
The in-state rival hockey teams from the Sunshine State will battle it in Tampa tonight. Both teams are off to a 2-0-0 start to the season and are at the top of the Eastern Conference. The Florida Panthers won the division this past season. In the playoffs during the 2015-16 season however, …
Read More »Teams Ready for Stanley Cup Chase as NHL Season Begins
The NHL season started 2016-17 with a bang on Wednesday. Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews put on a show, scoring four goals against the Edmonton Oilers in his first game. Auston Matthews had the best NHL debut of all time. pic.twitter.com/swaKCrtvWD — SB Nation (@SBNation) October 13, 2016 The …
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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