The Tampa Bay Lightning reached 100 points this season as they extended their winning streak to nine consecutive games by beating the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in a shootout on Monday. How Did It Happen? Brayden Point gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead when he scored on the power play …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Continue Win Streak, Coming Back Against Sabres in Shootout Victory.
The Tampa Bay Lightning extended their dominance over the league yesterday after beating the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in an overtime shootout. Nikita Kucherov continues to make history in the NHL, this time reaching his 100th point this season against Buffalo. It only took him 62 games to reach the milestone, fastest …
Read More »Melrose Talks NHL Trade Deadline and Lightning
Cool became the rule on the airwaves of WRUF. ESPN analyst Barry Melrose joined Sport Scene with Steve Russell to give his thoughts on the NHL just days before the trade deadline. Who’s the Best in the NHL? Melrose’s answer to this question was a simple one: the Tampa Bay …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Remain Victorious With Win Over Flyers
The Tampa Bay Lightning remain at the top of the NHL after another victory last night over the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-2. The win puts the Lightning at a seven-game winning streak and now moves the team to 46-11-4, putting them ten games ahead of any other team in the league. …
Read More »The Tampa Bay Lightning Show No Signs of Stopping after 6-0 Shutout over Dallas Stars
The Tampa Bay Lightning show no signs of stopping after 6-0 shutout over Dallas Stars. Unrelenting Offense Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov led the charge on Tampa Bay’s offense. They led the team to score at least six points over Dallas. The Stars normally make their opponents work for their …
Read More »Lightning Lose In Shootout to Knights
The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped a nail biter to the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Tampa Bay have not been strangers to playing past regulation. Last night’s game and Friday’s contest against the Islanders both went into a shootout. The Lightning came out with a quick 2-0 lead in the second period …
Read More »Lightning lose to the Penguins, 4-2
The Tampa Bay Lightning were in Pittsburgh Wednesday night to face off with the Penguins in an Eastern Conference matchup. The Lightning were not only battling the Penguins, but they would be fending off the polar temperatures that were no higher than 9 degrees as well. The game against the Penguins …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning strikes first, but end up losing 4-2 to the Leafs
For the second time in their last three games, the first-place Tampa Bay Lightning left the ice with a loss. On Thursday, the Lightning (36-10-2) registered the first goal of their matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs and were solid as a team statistically. In the end, however, Tampa’s divisional …
Read More »NHL Recap: Lightning earn gritty 2-0 road win over Stars
The Tampa Bay Lightning hadn’t lost back-to-back matches since Nov. 13, 2018. Jon Cooper’s team was in danger of suffering just that on Tuesday night in Dallas, but a rather composed performance ensured they didn’t. Goals from Ondrej Palat and Mikhail Sergachev and Andrei Vasilevskiy‘s third shutout of the season …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Defeat Boston Bruins 3-2, Stay Top of NHL
The Tampa Bay Lightning were victorious once again Thursday evening, edging the Boston Bruins 3-2. The Bolts now sit at 22-7-1 and have the most wins in the NHL this season. Bruins’ Hot Start It didn’t take the visitors long to make an impact in Amalie Arena. Lightning defenseman Ryan …
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