Tampa Bay is flying high. Top of the league standings, just 8 total losses. This team looks like real contenders. They have a tough customer with the Florida Panthers a team that has taken the league by suprise this season and sit just 4 points below The Lightning in the standings. An Instate rivals playoff … Continue reading Bolts Tame Cats 5-3 at Home
The Lightning roll into the Windy City riding a 5 game winning streak. Vasilevskiy is less than 2 minutes from holding the Franchise’s longest shutout streak. The Bolts look to be more aggressive and give Vasilevskiy some aid. Their passive play was widely apparent in their latest 2-0 win over the Dallas Stars. Riding a … Continue reading Vasilevskiy Makes History, Bolts Win 6th Straight Victory in OT
It’s Andrei Vasilevskiy world. And we’re living in it. Vasilevskiy came into the game 2 minutes shy of the longest shutout streak this season held by Seymon Varlamov of the New York Islanders. Another Russian netminder was coming for that steak and so much more. Vasilevskiy play is eclipsing Vezina trophy and approaching Hart Trophy … Continue reading It’s The Big Cat Show! Vasilevskiy records third straight shutout, Blank Dallas 2-0
For the fourth time in a week, the Carolina Hurricanes face off with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Carolina took the first game of the four game series. Tampa rebounded and took the next two with a fourth and final meeting in the Mini series Thursday evening in Thunder Bay. Curtis McElhinney gets his 3rd start … Continue reading Lightning Win Third Straight
The 3rd straight meeting of these division rivals moves from Raleigh North Carolina to Sunny Tampa Bay Florida for a 5pm puck drop in the 3rd installment of the season series. Carolina took the first matchup in dominating fashion shuting out a disorganized Tampa squad. The Lightning rebounded and took the second game on Monday. … Continue reading Big Cat Shines. Bolts Blank Canes 3-0
The Lightning are seeking redemption after being blown apart 4-0 on Saturday in what was easily the teams worst performance of the year. The team left Vasilevskiy out to dry didn’t take advantage of scoring chances. Forward Blake Coleman said in the post game he was upset with himself for not shooting the puck as … Continue reading Bolts Bounce Back, Top Canes 4-2
The two teams split the first two meetings. A dominant performance by The Panthers last Thursday and a dominant performance by Tampa Bay on Saturday. Both teams look like the top two teams in the division. By far the Bolts most difficult test this season to date. Steven Stamkos makes his return from the covid … Continue reading Bolts Overwhelmed By Panthers 6-4
Saturday night begins a new chapter of the sunshine state showdown between division and state rivals the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers. Florida mauled the Bolts in a nightmare 5-2 victory at BB&T Center in Sunrise Flordia on Thursday. The Panthers looked strong and Tampa overwhelmed. Something this team isn’t used to feeling. … Continue reading Bolts Rebound Rout Cats 6-1
The Sunshine State Showdown between The Florida Panthers and The Tampa Bay Lightning at BB&T center in Sunrise. Shortly before Puck drop it was announced Captain Steven Stamkos would be out with a day to day injury. One has to wonder if this could be a continuation of the hard hit he took in the … Continue reading Bolts Drop First Sunshine State Showdown
Deja vu. The Tampa Bay Lightning face the struggling Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena. Andrei Vasilevskiy returns after his night off after starting the first 9 games of the season. Tampa Bay looked to build off the strong play they had in the first 40 minutes of the game last night and tighten up in … Continue reading The Beat Goes on For Lightning
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