by Kenneth Cross | Apr 18, 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs
Reflecting on the Hart Trophy (NHL MVP) for the 2023-24 season, Tampa Bay’s 6-4 win over Toronto on Wednesday evening left no doubt that Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov had already ascended to the top level for being the recipient of the award. At 17:05 of the second...
by George Grimm | Apr 18, 2024 | Hockey History, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Jack McCartan is best remembered for leading the surprising Team USA Hockey squad to the Gold Medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics, but he also had a brief NHL career with the Rangers. McCartan was born in August 1936 and began playing organized hockey as a high school...
by Kenneth Cross | Apr 17, 2024 | Buffalo Sabres, Tampa Bay Lightning
Buffalo forward Dylan Cozens scored two goals to give the Sabres a 2-1 lead at the 5:18 mark of the second period. Buffalo never trailed again in their 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Sabres’ season finale. The Lightning fell to 0-3-1 in their last four...
by Jason Scales | Apr 16, 2024 | Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators
BOSTON, MA – The Ottawa Senators played the role of spoilers en route to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Tuesday. The Bruins were looking to clinch the Atlantic Division title for the second straight year, but Anton Forsberg and the Senators...
by Angie Carducci | Apr 15, 2024 | Pittsburgh Penguins
With 80 games down, the success of the Penguins’ 2023-24 season will come down to their last two games – and a whole lot of luck. After a trade deadline where Pittsburgh seemed to accept their non-playoff fate and look to the future, shipping star winger Jake Guentzel...
by Kenneth Cross | Apr 12, 2024 | Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – While the Tampa Bay Lightning did pick up a point in the 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators via the shootout, the Bolts wondered how this game might have played out if they had been able to connect on the 5-on-3 early in the first period. Senators...
