In their home opener, the Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. After a promising start, the game flipped script in the third period with a heroic Flyers’ comeback. The Lightning have now started the season losing three of their first first four games. Flyers …
Read More »Lightning fall to Rangers 3-1
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost their opening game of the regular season against the New York Rangers 3-1 Tuesday night in their Eastern Conference Final rematch. How it happened The first goal of the night was a short-handed goal in the second period. With about a minute left in Tampa …
Read More »Lightning to open regular season against New York Rangers
The Tampa Bay Lightning opens their regular season against the New York Rangers on Oct. 11. This matchup, at Madison Square Garden, features an Eastern Conference Final rematch. Last season, the Lightning beat the Rangers in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Final. Tampa Bay Lightning The Lightning …
Read More »Lightning’s Historic Run Comes to an End
The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night 2-1 to capture the organization’s third Stanley Cup and first in the last 23 years. End of an Era In an attempt to be the first team to win three straight Stanley Cup Finals since the 1983 New York …
Read More »Colorado Avalanche Stop Lightning Three-Peat and Take Stanley Cup in Game 6
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche went head-to-head Sunday in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals with the Avalanche pulling out the win and they are now the 2022 Stanley Cup champions. The Avalanche had not won a Stanley Cup Finals since 2001. A Run Down The Lightning …
Read More »Avalanche Take Exciting Game One Over Lightning
The Colorado Avalanche avoid loss after a late push by the Lightning as they scored early in overtime to seal the Game 1 victory. Avalanche Take It In Overtime If game one is any indication of how this series is going to go, it is going to be a good …
Read More »Stanley Cup Finals Preview: Lightning vs. Avalanche
The Tampa Bay Lightning look to accomplish a feat that has not been done in 40 years. The reigning back-to-back Stanley Cup champions are hoping to three-peat for the first time since the New York Islanders did in the 1980s. The Islanders won four straight Cups in 1980, 1981, 1982, …
Read More »Barry Melrose talks Stanley Cup Finals
Longtime ESPN hockey analyst Barry Melrose joined Sportscene with Steve Russell to discuss the 2022 Stanley Cup Final between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche. In terms of matchups, hockey fans couldn’t have asked for a better one. Star Powered Final The Colorado Avalanche is a complete hockey team …
Read More »Lightning Eye Third Straight Stanley Cup
After defeating the Rangers in six games, the Lightning have moved onto their third straight NHL Stanley Cup finals appearance. Lightning Strikes at the Right Time After falling to the Rangers in the first two games of the semifinals, Tampa Bay’s title hopes looked unlikely. However, they stormed back at …
Read More »Lightning Claw Back to Top Rangers, Keep Series Competitive
When it appeared the Tampa Bay Lightning were on the brink of falling to a 3-0 series deficit in the Eastern Conference Final, the Bolts scored three unanswered goals, defeating the New York Rangers 3-2. Rangers Take Advantage First An action-packed first period went scoreless after a combined 27 shots …
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