The Tampa Bay Lightning came up short in making it to the Stanley Cup playoffs this season. The Lightning were battling it out with the New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs for one last playoff spot. Heading into the game on April 7, the Lightning knew they needed a win …
Read More »FEATURE: Lightning Struggling Without Their Captain, Steven Stamkos
It’s been three weeks now that the Tampa Bay Lightning have been without their captain and it hasn’t been easy. In mid-November, Lightning captain Steven Stamkos left a game against the Detroit Red Wings with an apparent knee injury. Tests done the next day revealed that he had torn his right …
Read More »Lightning, Bishop Fall at Home to Canucks
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 »Lightning, Panthers Win 4-3
The Tampa Bay Lightning(10-6-1) and Florida Panthers(8-7-1) both emerged with late victories last night. Tampa is now tied for second and Florida is tied for fifth in the Atlantic division. Lightning Win Despite Stamkos Injury Tampa took care of business against the Detroit Red Wings, winning 4-3 for their second win in …
Read More »Off to a Lightning Hot Start
After coming up just short of reaching the Stanley Cup two years in a row, the Tampa Bay Lightning have become a dangerous franchise and a tough team to face. The Lightning were just short of the Stanley cup in 2016 with a devastating 4-3 loss in the series against the …
Read More »Lightning Force Overtime, Top Panthers in Shootout
The Tampa Bay Lightning hosted the Florida Panthers at Amalie Arena on Tuesday night and earned a 4-3 victory after overcoming a call that went against them, but remained undefeated, keeping a perfect 3-0 record at the start of the season. The first period was scoreless, but Florida was up …
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 …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning’s Season Comes to an End
Despite the return of captain Steven Stamkos, the Tampa Bay Lightning could not get it done versus the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bolts fell 2-1 to the Pens to end their season just shy of the Stanley Cup Final. Had the Lightning won, …
Read More »A Win Tonight Sends Lightning Back to Stanley Cup Finals
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 60 minutes away from going to the Stanley Cup Finals. After a come-from-behind, overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday night, the Lightning have to win just one more game toget to the finals. They don't ask how, they ask how many. #PITvsTBL https://t.co/dqPVPSaYOg — Tampa …
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