by Kenneth Cross | Feb 8, 2021 | Detroit Red Wings, Homepage, Tampa Bay Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. – 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...
by Kenneth Cross | Nov 15, 2019 | Homepage, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning
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. Lightning...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 18, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay played Monday afternoon in LA. They faced what they, and every other team, described as a “big, tough, skating” Kings squad, and they won, 2-1. It was a decent performance against a team that may be big and physical but can’t score goals worth a darn. That,...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 16, 2017 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Tampa Bay Lightning
“Kopitar’s sick. Quick, everyone scamble to figure out a plan!” That must have been the cry at Staples Center Monday morning before a super-rare 1pm start against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Maybe even the Lightning themselves said it. Two things happened:...
by Matthew Dibiase | Feb 4, 2016 | NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning
Before the present season started, I predicted that Tampa Bay would dominate not only the Atlantic Division but the Eastern Conference as well; hell, I thought Tampa had a good chance of going all the way to the Stanley Cup finals and winning the whole shebang. I...