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Nikita Kucherov Suspended One Game Andrew Forbes | April 13, 2019 The NHL’s Department of Player Safety (DoPS) announced on Saturday that Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov has been suspended for one game for boarding Columbus Blue Jackets defenceman Markus…
Bolts on the Brink: Can Lightning Salvage Historic Season? Eugene Helfrick | April 13, 2019 Playoff hockey is weird, and that’s exactly why we all love it so much. There’s nothing else like it in sports, since the difference between the best team in the…
Blue Jackets Dominate Lightning to Take 2-0 Series Lead The Canadian Press | April 13, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Matt Duchene had a goal and three assists, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves, and the Columbus Blue Jackets stunned the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Friday night to take a 2-0 first-round series lead. Columbus also got goals from Cam Atkinson,…
Lightning Need This Test From the Blue Jackets Eugene Helfrick | April 12, 2019 If you look at the Stanley Cup Playoffs as a long exam, then the Tampa Bay Lightning failed part one in spectacular fashion. After taking a three-goal lead in the…
Lightning, Penguins, Jets & Golden Knights Look to Bounce Back Tonight The Canadian Press | April 12, 2019 The Tampa Bay Lightning faced little adversity in the regular season on the way to a record-tying 62 wins and the most points in a season in 23 years. That all changed as fast as the Lightning squandered a three-goal lead before losing 4-3 to the Colum…
Blue Jackets Rally From 3 Goals Down to Beat Lightning in Game 1 The Canadian Press | April 11, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Seth Jones scored the go-ahead goal on the power play to cap Columbus’ three-goal third period, and the Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in Game 1 of the teams’ first-round Eastern Conference playoff series Wednesd…
Lightning vs. Blue Jackets: Three Storylines to Watch The Hockey Writers | April 10, 2019 Another regular season is in the books. The Tampa Bay Lightning ran away with the league, amassing 62 wins and 128 points to capture the franchise’s first-ever Presidents Trophy. Those…
NHL-Best Bolts Eager to Get Going Against Blue Jackets The Canadian Press | April 10, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — More than a decade into a stellar career, Steven Stamkos is still chasing his first Stanley Cup championship, The Tampa Bay Lightning captain became the franchise’s career goals leader this season while helping the NHL’s top team match th…
‘Good Luck!’ Lightning Carry Burden of Presidents’ Trophy The Canadian Press | April 10, 2019 Jon Cooper and Todd Reirden were coaching at the All-Star Game in January when the topic of winning the Presidents’ Trophy came up. With Cooper’s Tampa Bay Lightning cruising toward winning it as the NHL’s best team, he asked the Washington coach how t…
The Lightning’s Greatest Foe? Discipline Eugene Helfrick | April 9, 2019 Throughout the 2018-19 regular season, the Tampa Bay Lightning consistently dominated the NHL. While there were a number of factors contributing to their historic 62-win season, arguably the most important…
Lightning Beat Bruins – Tie NHL Record With 62 Wins The Canadian Press | April 7, 2019 BOSTON — The Tampa Bay Lightning won their NHL record-tying 62nd game, getting a shorthanded goal by Steven Stamkos during a three-goal second period in their 6-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday in the teams’ regular-season finale. Nikita Ku…
Star Power – Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov The Canadian Press | April 5, 2019 The lesson Nikita Kucherov learned from childhood coach Gennady Kurdin is on display every time he laces up his skates and steps on to the ice. Kurdin taught Kucherov the very common Russian hockey philosophy that the sport is about sacrificing for you…