Golden Knights Grinding up Rival Goalies Keith Scheessele | January 30, 2018 The Vegas Golden Knights begin life post-NHL All-Star break with 68 points, tops in the Western Conference and second to the Tampa Bay Lightning in the entire NHL. That means…
Lightning Need Post-All-Star Spark Eugene Helfrick | January 30, 2018 With the All-Star Game in the rearview mirror, it is already time for the Tampa Bay Lightning to put the excitement of the weekend behind them and look to build upon…
5 Goalies’ Trends Affecting Their Team’s Performance Kyle Gipe | January 9, 2018 Teams are typically only as successful as their goaltending is good. Or maybe it’s that a goalie’s success is reflective of the quality of players in front of him. Either…
Fantasy Hockey Rankings – Rest of Season David Petrie | January 7, 2018 We’re close to halfway through the season and it’s time to make tweaks to your fantasy hockey team to secure a playoff spot or become and buyer or seller if…
Best & Worst of the Week: Dec. 30 – Jan. 4 Kyle Gipe | January 6, 2018 The Best Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals Three games: Dec. 30 vs New Jersey (W), Jan. 2 at Carolina (W) 2 G, 3 A, plus-4, 1 game-winning goal, 8 shots, 25.0…
Budaj Injury Provides Opportunity for Lightning Eugene Helfrick | January 1, 2018 With Peter Budaj’s rather serious injury incurred against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Tampa Bay Lightning will be forced to answer a looming question about the team. While starting goaltender Andrei Vasileveskiy is…
Early Vying for the Vezina Mark Shiver | December 29, 2017 “The Vezina Trophy is an annual award given to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at this position as voted by the general managers of all NHL clubs.” That…
Sergei Bobrovsky: Vezina Trophy Favorite Mark Scheig | November 18, 2017 Sergei Bobrovsky is up to his old tricks again. Friday night, Bobrovsky pitched his 21st career shutout in a 2-0 win over the New York Rangers. He stopped all 36…
What’s Behind the Lightning’s Early Season Success? Steven DiOssi | November 16, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning seek to extend their four-game winning streak when they face the Dallas Stars on Thursday. Through 18 games, the Lightning boast a 14-2-2 record and sit…
Andrei Vasilevskiy – Now Among the NHL’s Best Anthony Moukarzel | November 7, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning have come out of the gate with a purpose to start the 2017-18 season. Led by the league’s top scorers Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov, the…
Daniil Tarasov Ready to Move Up Alessandro Seren Rosso | November 6, 2017 Considered one of the top goaltending prospects in Russian hockey, Daniil Tarasov had an exciting career until he had to miss the whole 16-17 season with a lower-body injury. In…
Lightning Show Early Signs of Improvement Steven DiOssi | October 23, 2017 The Tampa Bay Lightning are just nine games into the 2017-18 NHL regular season but sit atop the Eastern Conference with a 7-1-1 record and 15 points. While there is…