by Kenneth Cross | Apr 16, 2025 | Florida Panthers, Inside Hockey, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – Brayden Point scored his team-leading 42nd goal of the season and Nikita Kucherov posted a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning skated by the Florida Panthers, 5-1, in their home finale on Tuesday evening. While the Panthers were without six of...
by Kenneth Cross | Apr 14, 2025 | Buffalo Sabres, Inside Hockey, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Lightning gave up two goals to the Buffalo Sabres in the last 22 seconds of the first period in the Bolts’ 7-4 dismissal of Buffalo on Sunday evening. The win ended four one-point losses in the last five games as the Lightning’s...
by Kenneth Cross | Apr 12, 2025 | Detroit Red Wings, Inside Hockey, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – Detroit Red Wings’ center Marco Kasper scored at 3:32 in overtime and the Red Wings shaded the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-3, in a loss that once again thwarted the Bolts from being in position to secure a second seed in the Eastern Conference. The...
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 Kenneth Cross | Mar 5, 2025 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning scored a pair of goals by 1:37 of the first period, and center Jake Guentzel and defenseman Victor Hedman scored two goals each and Tampa controlled and defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets, 6-2, on Monday evening. Lightning...
