by Kenneth Cross | May 1, 2025 | Florida Panthers, Inside Hockey, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning
The Florida Panthers seemed to always have the elixir for whatever Tampa Bay threw at them throughout their 4-1 domination of the opening round of the NHL Playoffs. Panthers center Eetu Luostarinen posted a goal and three assists as Florida took a 6-3 win to clinch...
by Kenneth Cross | Apr 25, 2025 | Florida Panthers, Inside Hockey, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – An extreme hush draped Amalie Arena as the Florida Panthers maintained a 1-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning midway through the third period. Living through every shift was a test of will for the denizens who had hoped to see the Bolts draw even after...
by Kenneth Cross | Apr 23, 2025 | Florida Panthers, Inside Hockey, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA – Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk returned to the ice for the first time since early February and scored two power-play goals in the second period to lead the Cats to a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game One of the NHL Playoffs. Tkachuk...
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...
