Thursday night, the Carolina Hurricanes escaped Amalie Arena with a close victory. The Hurricanes (7-2-1) continued a strong start to the season in an exciting bout with Tampa Bay (6-4-1). Hurricanes Onslaught Early For one of the league’s best goalies in Andrei Vasilevskiy, Thursday night posed a stiff test. The …
Read More »Lightning sweep Panthers, Vasilevskiy shines
The Tampa Bay Lightning are officially one round away from securing their third Stanley Cup Final appearance in the past three years. With a shutout in the final game of the second round, the Lightning completed a 4-0 sweep to clinch the Eastern Conference Finals. Andrei Vasilevskiy Show Andrei Vasilevskiy …
Read More »Corey Perry, Lightning Defeat Florida Panthers In Round 2
In his first game as a 37-year-old, Lightning forward Corey Perry scored and assisted on two goals to help Tampa Bay take down the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Florida Panthers started off strong, killing off two penalties then taking …
Read More »Four Points from Carlson Get Capitals Past Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning took the ice against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. After a stellar day from Capitals defenseman John Carlson, Washington secured the 4-3 win, the third straight loss for the Lightning. Goals, Goals and More Goals The opening period was full of offense for both teams. Just …
Read More »Barry Melrose Recaps First Half of NHL Season: Lightning, Surprises and Dissapointments
With only a week until the All-Star Game, the NHL heats up. ESPN’s Barry Melrose recaps the first half of the season and takes a look at the Tampa Bay Lightning as well as the most surprising and disappointing teams this year. Tampa Bay Lightning While the Florida Panthers, New …
Read More »Lightning Bounce Back and Defeat Panthers in Overtime, 3-2
The Tampa Bay Lightning (29-12-2) defeated the Florida Panthers (27-12-5) Thursday night in overtime 3-2. The bounce-back win comes after a tough 7-2 loss against the Predators on Tuesday. Bounce Back It only took 54 seconds into overtime for Tampa Bay to score the go-ahead goal and secure the win. …
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