Tampa Bay Lightning News & Opinion

Lightning Domination No Guarantee of Playoff Success

The Canadian Press | January 16, 2019

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock said in December it looked like the Tampa Bay Lightning were better than every other NHL team.
About a month later, not much has changed.
The Lightning are running away from the competition in the o…

Lightning Blank Stars – Vasilevskiy Earns Shutout

The Canadian Press | January 16, 2019

DALLAS — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots for his second shutout in a week, Ondrej Palat and Mikhail Sergachev scored and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Tuesday night.
Vasilevskiy improved to 10-2-1 since his return from injury…

NHL News & Notes: Myers, Hedman, Cave & More

Brandon Share-Cohen | January 15, 2019

In today’s News & Notes, Tyler Myers is returning after missing some time, Victor Hedman will play in Tuesday nights contest, the Edmonton Oilers have claimed Colby Cave off of waivers…

Islanders Beat NHL-Best Lightning

The Canadian Press | January 14, 2019

NEW YORK — Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck each had a goal and an assist, Thomas Greiss stopped 38 shots, and the New York Islanders beat the league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 Sunday night.
Brock Nelson, rookie Devon Toews and Josh Bailey also s…

Koekkoek’s Disappointing Legacy With Lightning

Eugene Helfrick | January 13, 2019

Well, after years of speculation and discussion, the Tampa Bay Lightning have finally traded Slater Koekkoek. The 24-year-old defenseman was sent to the Chicago Blackhawks along with a 2019 fifth-round draft…

Lightning Survive Sabres on Stamkos’ Late Winner

The Canadian Press | January 13, 2019

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Steven Stamkos scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:16 remaining to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, Ondrej Palat and Ryan Callahan also scored for the Li…

Lightning Score Late to Top Hurricanes

The Canadian Press | January 11, 2019

TAMPA, Fla. — Brayden Point had a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period and added a late empty-netter in the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning’s 3-1 comeback victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.
After Point scored from in-clo…

Lightning Weekly Flash: Kucherov, All-Star Snubs & the Streak

Eugene Helfrick | January 10, 2019

Well, it finally happened folks. After going more than a month without suffering a regulation loss, the Tampa Bay Lightning finally came out of a game without earning a point this…

NHL News & Notes: Price, NHL Stars of the Week & More

Brandon Share-Cohen | January 7, 2019

In today’s News & Notes, Carey Price will miss the all-star game, the NHL has announced their three stars of the week, David Schlemko has been placed on waivers and…

Sharks End Lightning Point Streak

The Canadian Press | January 6, 2019

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Evander Kane scored two goals to reach 200 for his career as the San Jose Sharks beat Tampa Bay 5-2 on Saturday night, snapping the NHL-leading Lightning’s 16-game point streak.
Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski scored 34 seconds apart …

Lightning Streak: Who’s Going to Stop Them?

The Hockey Writers | January 5, 2019

December has come and gone, with the Tampa Bay Lightning rolling right along. They haven’t lost a game in regulation time in over a month, since Nov. 27 versus the…

Lightning Rookies Making an Immediate Impact

Eugene Helfrick | January 5, 2019

A major focus of former Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman was to keep a constant flow of young, high-talent players available in the AHL so they could compete…