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2020-21 Record: 18-26-12 48 points - 8th Place in the Discover Central Division Playoffs: Did Not Qualify Key Losses D - Seth Jones, F - Cam Atkinson, D - Michael Del Zotto, F - Mikhail Grigorenko, Coach - John Tortorella Key Additions D - Adam Boqvist, F - Jakub Voracek, F - Sean Kuraly, D … Continue reading 2021-22 Team Preview – Columbus Blue Jackets
The Bolts rolled into Ohio looking to remain unbeaten facing another grudge match with central division rivals Columbus Blue Jackets. The Lightning finally getting into action after two games against their 2020 Stanley Cup nemesis Dallas Stars were postponed due to COVID-19 concerns early this week. Chris Gibson was called up from the taxi squad. … Continue reading Lightning Strike Down CBJ in Overtime
Continuing with the NHL's Reverse Retro jersey reveals, today we are going to take a look at the Metropolitan DivisionCarolina Hurricanes: The Carolina Hurricanes are going back to the Hartford Whalers days with this 1979 look. The jersey mirrors what was worn during the 1979-1980 season, however the base colour of this jersey is gray … Continue reading Reverse Retro: Metropolitan Division
Earlier today, Adidas and the NHL released the "Reverse Retro" jerseys that will be worn by all 31 teams this season. https://twitter.com/adidashockey/status/1328350864164204544 The NHL and adidas Hockey teamed together for the first-ever League wide alternate jersey program called "Reverse Retro". The idea behind the program is for each team to "throwback" to an era that … Continue reading Reverse Retro Jerseys Have Been Unveiled
Tampa Bay Lightning v. Columbus Blue Jackets Game 5 – Tampa leads 3-1 Lines: Tampa: https://twitter.com/CcCMiddleton/status/1296110906611392513?s=20 Columbus: https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1296097769128632328?s=20 First Period: Game 5 was all Tampa Bay at the beginning of the first with Tyler Johnson putting in his third of the playoffs to give the Lightning a 1-0 lead. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1296122103981314051?s=20 Blake Coleman added to the … Continue reading Point’s OT Winner Sends Jackets Packing
Tampa Bay Lightening v. Columbus Blue Jackets Game 4 – First Round The two teams sported the following lineups: Tampa Bay: https://twitter.com/CcCMiddleton/status/1295430656340549632?s=20 Columbus: https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1295428411326963718?s=20 First Period: Not much action in the first period with no team scoring. Columbus thought they had a goal after Oliver Bjorkstrand put one past Vasilevskiy, but Tampa successfully challenged. … Continue reading Lightning Holds Off Jackets for 3-1 Lead
Tampa Bay Lightning v. Columbus Blue Jackets Game 3 - Series Tied 1-1 Game Recap: Coming into Game 3 both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Columbus Blue Jackets look to take the 2-1 series lead, and in the first period the Lightning would give the Blue Jackets several opportunities to take the lead … Continue reading Tampa Holds Off Columbus for Game 3 Win
Columbus Blue Jackets v. Tampa Bay Lightning Game 2 – First Round The two teams sported the following lineups: Tampa: Lines: https://twitter.com/CBJGameBot/status/1293907034367094789?s=20 Scratches: https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1293986089703702528?s=20 Columbus: Lines: https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1293979822532841477?s=20 Scratches: https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1293982496259018753?s=20 First Period: Tampa got the scoring started with a rather slick goal from Kucherov. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1293992169682984960?s=20 The lead was short lived though as Ryan … Continue reading Jackets Tie the Series in Bounce Back Effort
To kick off the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Blue Jackets and Lightning would play a really tight game as they needed X overtime periods to decide the winner. In the first period both teams traded opportunities as Pierre-Luc Dubois would open the scoring while on the powerplay to give the Jackets … Continue reading Lightning Outlast Blue Jackets in 5 OT Thriller
Wall broken! The Blue Jackets hand the Maple Leafs a game one loss in what was a defensive showdown. https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1290071462062301185?s=20 https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1290070210582462467?s=20 The first period saw Columbus lockdown the Leafs high octane offence keeping them to the outside for most of the period or locked down in their own defensive zone just cycling the puck away. … Continue reading Korpisalo Records First Franchise Shutout to Down Leafs