Bolts Breakdown: Lightning Earned Everything They Got
The Tampa Bay Lightning picked up four out of a possible six points this week with wins over the Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks, but they beat themselves against…
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Bolts Breakdown: Lightning’s Little Mistakes Causing Big Problems
This was one of the toughest weeks the Tampa Bay Lightning have faced this season. They started the week hosting the Buffalo Sabres and defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis…
Bolts Breakdown: Lightning Starting to Find Their Game
It was a good week for the Tampa Bay Lightning who won two of three games and picked up four out of six possible points. However, they started the week…
Lightning 2019-20 Quarter-Mark Report Card
We’re almost a quarter of the way through the 2019-20 season, and to say the Tampa Bay Lightning have underperformed is an understatement. The team is 11-7-2 so far, which…
Bolts Breakdown: The Tale of Two Teams
The Tampa Bay Lightning played a historic game on Thursday in their 9-3 decimation of the New York Rangers, and while it was a great night for Lightning fans, the…
Are the Lightning Following the Trajectory of Cup-Winning Capitals?
Through 15 games this season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been a league-average team in essentially every category. They’re currently sixth in the Atlantic Division with an 8-5-2 record (18…
Bolts Breakdown: Hedman Leads Lightning in Global Series Sweep
It took 13 games and almost 5,000 miles for the Tampa Bay Lightning to find their game. They won both Global Series games against the Buffalo Sabres and did so…
Palat Is One Lightning Bright Spot
It’s been a less than ideal start for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2019-20. Many had them pegged as a Stanley Cup favorite, but they’ve been pedestrian at best thus…
Bolts Breakdown: Lightning Have Failed to Respond to Adversity
One month of the 2019-20 NHL season is done, and the Tampa Bay Lightning are currently three points out of a playoff spot. So far this season, they have been…
Bolts Breakdown: the Search for Consistency Continues
Another week of Tampa Bay Lightning hockey is in the books, and all things considered, it went fairly well. They managed to eke out a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh…
Bolts Breakdown: Shattenkirk, Poor Defense and High-Danger Chances
Another week of Tampa Bay Lightning hockey is in the books, and it was the tale of two teams. On Tuesday, the Bolts nabbed a 3-1 victory over the Montreal…
Lightning ‘Seven Line’ Is Soaring
When talking about players on the Tampa Bay Lightning, the same five names usually get thrown around — Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, Steven Stamkos and Andrei Vasilevskiy. They’re…