TAMPA - Carolina center Jordan Staal deflected Sebastian Aho's one-timer into the net from the inner half of the left circle as the Carolina Hurricanes fought off the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, in overtime at Amalie Arena on Thursday night to slice the Lightning lead...
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Vasilevskiy thwarts Panthers to move Tampa Bay into the second round
TAMPA - A championship mentality, the cohesion of a stellar set of lines and special teams units and the "elite" play of the NHL's top goalie in Andrei Vasilevskiy saw the Tampa Bay Lightning halt the Florida Panthers, 4-0, on Wednesday night, and win the hotly...
Kucherov’s Stellar Day Hoists Bolts Before Leaving With Injury
TAMPA - The defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning had the flex of a champion on Saturday afternoon as they jumped to a 2-0 lead just 7:24 into the first period en route to a dominating 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the best of seven...
Panthers Reverse Fortunes, Stop Lightning in Overtime for Game 3 Win
TAMPA - The stealth of a cat is why legend and myth says it has nine lives and on Thursday evening the Tampa Bay Lightning experienced all the lives that the Florida Panthers had into offer as in the end, Ryan Lomberg provided a reincarnation for the the Panthers, who...
Stars strike Lightning as playoff hopes flicker
It has been a long year for the Dallas Stars when it has come to exchanging challenges with the Tampa Bay Lightning, who took down Dallas, 4-2, for the Stanley Cup and then Tampa Bay had dominated the elongated season series 6-1-0 coming into Friday night's 5-2 loss...
Cernak, Killorn pace Lightning over Stars, 6-2
For a brief moment, the Dallas Stars thought the door may have opened, but then it immediately was slammed as the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled away from Dallas to take a 6-2 win in Amalie Arena on Wednesday night. Trailing 3-1 midway through the third period, Dallas...
Lightning Blanks Stars Behind Vasilevskiy, Dominant Third Period
Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 20 shots and a smothering Lightning forecheck made it tough for the Dallas Stars to even get 20 pucks at Vasilevskiy as the Lightning shut out the Stars, 3-0 on in Amalie Arena on Thursday evening. The Tampa...
Hedman’s Lamp-Lighter Lifts Lightning in OT
One shift off of the face-off in overtime and that is all it took. The Tampa Bay Lightning needed that extra point that Victor Hedman gave them when Brayden Point's connection with Hedman in front of the goal spelled a 4-3 Lightning win over the stubborn Columbus Blue...
Hurricanes Ride Huge Second Period To Win Over Lightning
TAMPA -The Carolina Hurricanes were looking for push back after last night's 3-2 overtime loss to the the tenor and tenacity of Tuesday night's 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said the Hurricanes needed to "up the ante" after...
Gourde Lifts Lightning Over Hurricanes in Overtime
Tampa Bay's Yanni Gourde scored at 2:50 into overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning held off a stubborn Carolina come back and drew within one point of the Central Division leading Hurricanes with a 3-2 win in Amalie Arena Monday evening. Gourde took a pass from Alex...
Panthers Start Fast, Shade Bolts, 5-3
The shuffle between the Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes has been an intriguing watch with no team able to take command in the Central Division. Florida's 5-3 win on Saturday night over the Tampa Bay Lightning was no different as the...
Red Wings Ground Lightning With Second Period Surge
TAMPA - Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Christopher Gibson received a rude return to the NHL on Sunday afternoon as the Detroit Red Wings netted three goals in the last 3:55 of the second period to roll past Tampa Bay, 5-1, in the second game of a back-back. Gibson, a...
Lightning Trims Wings Behind Vasilevskiy’s Mastery
TAMPA - The Tampa Bay Lightning opened Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings by looking to start another string of wins. The Bolts ended a season-high three-game losing streak on Thursday with a 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets as it also ended a rough...
Predators’ Strong Second Period Ignites Win over Lightning
TAMPA -- Nashville Predators center Callie Jarnkrok scored a goal and added three assists as the Predators erupted with a three-goal second period en route to a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Amalie Arena Monday afternoon. It was Nashville's first win of the...
Special Teams Pace Lightning over Stars
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s penalty killers staked their claim in Saturday night’s 5-0 win over the Dallas Stars and the offense then took the game over.
Goodrow, Vasilevskiy Send Lightning Past Wings
The Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t throw a perfect gem in Friday night’s 3-1 conquest of the Detroit Red Wings, but they found ways to win their fourth game of the four-game home stand even when they didn’t have the crispness of the team that is now 7-1-1 over it’s first nine games.
Lightning Hockey: Bolts thwart Predators behind Gourde’s two goals
By Kenneth Cross The Tampa Bay Lightning attacked Nashville goalie Juuse Saros with the immediacy that it takes the bolts of lightning to pop out of the coils in Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay. Yanni Gourde scored two goals, including a late empty netter, and Tampa Bay...
Kubalik’s Hat Trick Paces ‘Hawks over Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning were seemingly in control of Thursday night’s matchup, but numerous missed chances turned out to be very costly.
Stamkos-Led Lightning Scoot Past Bruins
The Tampa Bay Lightning won for the third time in their last four games and center Steven Stamkos continued his hot streak as the Lightning took down the Boston Bruins, 3-2, at Amalie Arena in Tampa on Thursday evening. Stamkos has been playing at a torrid pace as he...
Lightning Can’t Adjust, Fall To Wild
The Minnesota Wild came into Tampa Bay on a hot streak with points in 11 straight games, but the talk surrounding the Lightning after their 5-4 loss was centered around defense and paying attention to details.
Blues Stave off Late Lightning Assault, Win 4-3
By Kenneth Cross -- St. Louis Blues center Oskar Sundqvist collected two-second period goals while Ivan Bashqvar posted threes assists as the Blues staved off a fierce third-period rally by the Tampa Bay Lightning to take a 4-3 win at Amalie Arena on Wednesday...
Lightning Strike Early and Often in Resounding Win Over Rangers
The Tampa Bay Lightning struck early and often Thursday night, tallying four goals in the first seven minutes and delivering a dominant power play performance (62.5% effectiveness) en route to a decisive 9-3 win over the New York Rangers at Amalie Arena.