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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 …

The Florida Panthers increased their winning streak to three games last night, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3. No goals were scored by either team in the first period, but during the second period the Panthers stepped up their game. Florida had a total of three goals in the second period alone, …

The saying “cats always land on their feet” didn’t apply to the cats skating on ice at Madison Square Garden Monday night. The Florida Panthers (40-24-9) fell to the New York Rangers (41-24-8) 4-2 despite a late push in the third period. The Rangers scored first on a break-away goal during of the first period. Viktor …

The Tampa Bay Lightning (39-23-5) lost a heart-breaker at the hands of the Boston Bruins (38-23-7) Sunday night, falling to their Atlantic division rival 1-0 in overtime. Lightning and Bruins goaltenders Ben Bishop and Jonas Gustavsson had a combined 74 saves on 74 shots faced in regulation, before Boston forward …

Tampa Bay snapped their nine game winning streak last night, losing  2-4 in Philadelphia. Lightning Head Coach Jon Cooper says that this loss is a learning experience for the entire team. Needless to say the Lightning were confident going into their game against the Flyers. Not only had the Lightning won their …

A short handed goal from Cedric Paquette and a goal from Steven Stamkos were all the Lightning needed last night as they took down the Arizona Coyotes 2-1. Thanks to the goals and a strong performance in net from Andrei Vasilevskiy, who made 29 saves, the Lightning increased their win …

The Tampa Bay Lightning suffered a 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night at Tampa’s Amelie Arena. This loss puts Tampa Bay (30-22-4) at risk of missing the playoffs as they are currently tied for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Lightning have also …

With both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers in the top five power rankings, these teams seem to be on a good roll.  The Lightning (26-18) are currently ranked number five in the power rankings; however, they are fourth in the Atlantic Division.  ESPN NHL Analyst Barry Melrose …

Jonathan Huberdeau did not have the sophomore season he anticipated to have with the Florida Panthers. Huberdeau was drafted in the first round by Florida with the third overall choice in the 2011 National Hockey League Draft. The 20-year-old was the first Panther player to win the Calder Trophy for …