A 5-4 comeback win in overtime extended the Toronto Maple Leafs’ series lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning to 3-1. Despite a series-opening win, the Lightning will face playoff elimination in game five on Thursday. Early Lightning Strikes Game four of the playoff series opened with Tampa Bay taking an …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Square Off with Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Tampa Bay Lightning duke it out against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Contest Tampa Bay looks to finally crack the Maple Leafs after dropping two and stealing one in OT against Toronto in the regular season. For the second consecutive …
Read More »2023 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview
The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs begin tonight with four games across the Eastern and Western Conferences. It went down to the wire in the final game of the regular season to finalize the bracket for the First Round of the 2023 #StanleyCup Playoffs. Game 1s begin Monday, April 17, so …
Read More »Lightning Prepare to Face Maple Leafs as They Begin Quest for Fourth Straight Eastern Conference Title
Following Thursday’s 5-0 home victory over the Detroit Red Wings, the Tampa Bay Lightning finished the regular season with 98 points and clinched third place in the Atlantic Division. The Lightning will begin their quest for a fourth straight Eastern Conference title as they prepare to face the Toronto Maple …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning Fall to New York Islanders
The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the New York Islanders (6-1) Thursday night in Uniondale, New York. This is the first time the Islanders beat the Lightning since December 9, 2019 and the Bolts are struggling to keep up with multiple injuries. Lightning Loss The Lightning struggled to put up points …
Read More »Rangers Outlast Lightning in New York
The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the New York Rangers Wednesday night, 6-3, at Madison Square Garden. Tampa fell behind early and weren’t able to overcome the deficit as the Rangers pulled away in the third period. New York got two goals from both Chris Kreider and Tyler Motte. Mika …
Read More »A Look at the Tampa Bay Lightning Heading into the Postseason
As the NHL season winds down, the Tampa Bay Lightning will need to continue to tap into the magic they found on Tuesday night against the Metropolitan division leading Carolina Hurricanes in order to make some noise this postseason. The Bolts were able to snap a four-game losing-streak with a …
Read More »Lightning Continue to Fight in the Atlantic Division
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 4-2-1 in the last 7 games and are three points behind the second-place Toronto Maple Leafs in the Atlantic Division. But are they true contenders in the Eastern Conference? Battle Tested Since beating the Flyers 5-2 two weeks ago, the Lightning have played a current …
Read More »Point Nets 200th Career Goal in Lightning Win
Tampa Bay center Brayden Point netted his 200th career goal in a dominant Lightning performance Tuesday night. 200 CAREER @NHL GOALS FOR POINTER!!! pic.twitter.com/NGoHNVFvM0 — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) February 22, 2023 The Lightning (36-17-3) returned home to take on the Anaheim Ducks (17-34-7) following a 5-4 loss to the …
Read More »Lightning Fall to Coyotes in Shootout
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Arizona Coyotes Wednesday night 1-0 in a shootout. Tampa was able to pick up a point after both teams went scoreless in regulation and overtime. Nikita Kucherov’s shot was saved by Coyotes’ goaltender Connor Ingram as the Lightning fell 2-1 in the third …
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