by Kenneth Cross | Mar 26, 2025 | Inside Hockey, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli scored two goals in his 500th career game while Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists as the Bolts struck for a 6-1 decision over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Lightning moved into fifth in the...
by Kenneth Cross | Mar 7, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres, Inside Hockey, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Lightning’s rally over the Buffalo Sabres did not need any unlikely endings, negative scenes, or something suspenseful that could jostle the Bolts’ mindsets after winning 10 of their last 11 games. Jake Guentzel provided a hat-trick and...
by Eric Burton | Feb 22, 2025 | Inside Hockey, NCAA, NCHC
Grand Forks, ND — On Friday, the University of North Dakota hockey team did something it hadn’t done in 2025: They won a game on Friday night. After Friday’s 4-2 win, UND is 1-4-1 on Fridays in 2025. Yes, it’s been a tough year for the green...
by Kenneth Cross | Jan 19, 2025 | Detroit Red Wings, Inside Hockey, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning scored three goals in the first 3:58 of the second period and Nikita Kucherov dished out two assists to equate 600, and the Bolts passed by the Detroit Red Wings, 5-1, on Saturday evening. Kucherov assisted Jake Guentzel’s...
by Kenneth Cross | Jan 17, 2025 | Anaheim Ducks, Inside Hockey, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning edged the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 Thursday evening when Bolts forward Jake Guentzel scored the lone goal in sudden death. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away shots by Anaheim forward Mason McTavish and Ducks leading scorer Troy...
by Kenneth Cross | Dec 21, 2024 | Inside Hockey, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning
By Ken Cross TAMPA, Fla. – Rethinking the music is sometimes a norm when rewriting a formerly popular Blues music score. The Tampa Bay Lightning became composers of their rendition of creating their own Blues musical when they used goals by role players and a...