The Tampa Bay Lightning (3-2-1) defeated the Montreal Canadiens (2-2-2) Tuesday night 3-1 in Montreal where they capitalized on mistakes and some solid play at the net. What went wrong for the Canadiens The Canadiens seemed to be in control early on. Even if it was for less than five …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning steal 60th win of the season against Senators
The Tampa Bay Lightning earned a hard-fought 60th win on Monday night in Ottawa. A 5-2 winning final score is pretty typical for the Lightning. However, the Senators wouldn’t allow the Lightning to take it away so easily. The winningest team in the National Hockey League had some hurdles to …
Read More »Heat lose at home to Bulls 105-89
Despite being in the thick of the East playoff battle, the Miami Heat were blown out at home Wednesday night by Chicago 105-89. The Bulls jumped out to a 31-21 lead in the first but eventually traded the lead with the Heat in the 3rd quarter. The Bulls then went …
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 »Lightning Storm Past Devils 5-2
The Tampa Bay Lightning are on a roll. A 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday made it five wins out of the last six games for the Bolts. Louis Domingue came up big in goal for the Lightning, making 33 saves on 35 shots in one of …
Read More »Miami Gets Hot Against Brooklyn, Snaps Three-Game Losing Streak
The Miami Heat is now 6-8 on the season after topping the Brooklyn Nets 120-107 in the Barclays Center. While this start is maybe not what Miami hoped for, the team did snap its three-game losing streak. Goran Dragic and Tyler Johnson combined for 45 points and Hassan Whiteside posted …
Read More »Lightning Take Down Oilers 5-2
The Tampa Bay Lightning took care of business on Tuesday night as they defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 at home. Dynamic Duo Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos played big roles in Tampa Bay’s victory, and they also played big roles in each others’ success. They were the two offensive stars …
Read More »Lightning Dominate the Devils in 8-3 Win
The Tampa Bay Lightning put on a dominant performance at home, defeating the New Jersey Devils in an 8-3 rout. On Fire After a disappointing 7-1 loss to Arizona on Saturday, the Lightning responded in a big way against the Devils. The Tampa Bay offense was absolutely red-hot on Tuesday …
Read More »Tyler Johnson’s Hat Trick Leads the Tampa Bay Lightning Over the Carolina Hurricanes
The Tampa Bay Lightning start out the season (3-1) after a standout victory over the (4-2-1) Carolina Hurricanes last night. Center Tyler Johnson led the way for the Lightning, netting a hat trick in the 4-2 win. Johnson had not scored a goal prior to the game, but now he …
Read More »Lightning Dominate Devils in Game 1
The Tampa Bay Lightning used their depth to propel them to a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Game 1 of the first round. The Lightning’s highly-powered offense is led by Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov, but neither star provided their typical spark. Ondrej Palat led the Lightning …
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