The defending Stanley Cup Champions reminded hockey fans how they won last year. Defense. Vasilevskiy carried his team in the net leading the Lightning to a 2-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night. It looked like Vasilevskiy was going to deliver a shut out until the final minutes of …
Read More »Lightning take 2-0 lead in series against the Panthers
The Tampa Bay Lightning took victory in the first two games of their series against the Florida Panthers with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night. The Lightning came out strong. A bank off of Stralman to Steven Stamkos gave the Bolts the lead in just the first five minutes of play. …
Read More »Lightning win Opening Epic
On Sunday night, it appeared that the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers were set to make it four straight overtime games in the playoffs. But fortunately for the Lightning, that was not the case. Center Brayden Point felt a mob of teammates celebrating around him as he scored the game-winning goal …
Read More »Rays Fall in the Ninth, Marlins Get the Shutout
The Tampa Bay Rays (10-9) fell 8-9 to the Kansas City Royals (10-7) in walk-off fashion. The Miami Marlins (8-9) recorded their second shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles (8-10). Tampa Bay Rays The Rays wrapped up their six-game road trip just short of …
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. …
Read More »Lightning Fall to the Predators
Ryan McDonagh called it one of the worst performances he’s been a part of since joining the Lightning. Nashville stormed out with no mercy to a three-goal lead and never looked back. The Predators handed the Bolts a 7-2 defeat at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday night. "There was only one team …
Read More »Glasnow Strikes Out 14; Rays Shutout Rangers 1-0
It was an all-out pitchers duel as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated Texas Rangers 1-0. The win was not the only reason for celebration for the Rays, however. At batting practice before the game, the Rays received their American League Championship rings. “They’re beautiful. … I think all of us …
Read More »Rays-Rangers Game Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays host the Texas Rangers in the first of a four-game AL series on Monday night. The teams meet for the first time this season at 7:10 p.m. on Tropicana Field. Pitching Probables The Rangers will be sending Dane Dunning out to start on the mound to …
Read More »Lightning Failed to Strike Against Detroit
The Detroit Red Wings snapped its 17-game losing streak with a road win over the Lightning. Detroit’s 5-1 victory over the Bolts was the first time since 2011 that the team had beaten Tampa Bay at Amalie Arena during the regular season. The Red Wings were 0-16-1 versus the Lightning …
Read More »Lightning Defeat Blue Jackets 3-2
The Tampa Bay Lightning (25-9-2) defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets (14-16-8) Thursday 3-2. The come-from-behind victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the Lightning. First Period Lead Tampa Bay opened up scoring 15:45 minutes into the game with an extended 5-on-3 power play. The Lightning had 62 seconds of a two-man …
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