Lightning: 3 Takeaways From Opening Night Against the Blackhawks Nathan Moser | January 14, 2021 The 2020-21 NHL season has officially begun, and the Tampa Bay Lightning have started their quest of defending the Stanley Cup. They opened their new campaign against the Chicago Blackhawks,…
Lightning 2020-21 Preview: Defending Champs in an Improbable Season Eugene Helfrick | January 10, 2021 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, there was only one acceptable outcome for the 2019-20 NHL season: win the Stanley Cup. After experiencing one of the greatest postseason collapses in sports…
Lightning Have Felt Brisebois’ Impact Since 2010 Elisabeth Baker | December 8, 2020 Canadian-born Julien BriseBois did not start his career as a general manager in the National Hockey League. He likely never imagined he would be managing the most recent Stanley Cup…
Lightning Seeking to Become the 2nd Team to Repeat in the Salary Cap Era Kyle Knopp | December 2, 2020 The Stanley Cup is considered the hardest trophy to win in professional sports and even harder to win in back-to-back seasons. Since the salary cap was instituted ahead of the…
How Deep is the Lightning’s Goaltending Pool? Eugene Helfrick | November 19, 2020 For the Tampa Bay Lightning, goaltending is a position of strength heading into the 2020-21 season. When Andrei Vasilevskiy is your nightly starter, after all, you can rest somewhat easy…
Hellebuyck Well-Deserving of Vezina Victory Declan Schroeder | September 22, 2020 Connor Hellebuyck’s superb season rightly culminated in a Vezina Trophy victory at the 2020 NHL Awards aired live from Edmonton. Hellebuyck received 19 first-place votes and a total of 123…
Russian Goaltending Dominates as Stars Take Game 1 Victor Nuño | September 20, 2020 The first game of the Stanley Cup Final between the West third-seeded Dallas Stars and the East second-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning went to the Stars. When the NHL announced their…
The Conn Smythe Contenders Chris Haddad | September 6, 2020 With the NHL down to its final four playoff teams, there are a handful of players who have emerged as front-runners for the Conn Smythe Trophy as postseason MVP. After…
3 Takeaways From Bruins’ Game 4 Loss to Lightning Scott Roche | August 30, 2020 In Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Second-Round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Aug. 23, the Boston Bruins played a near-perfect game in winning 3-2. Since then, however,…
5 Things the Bruins Need to Do to Beat the Lightning Scott Roche | August 23, 2020 It is safe to say that the Tampa Bay Lightning have the Boston Bruins’ number this season. They have won four of the five games the Atlantic Division rivals have…
Lightning Giving Blue Jackets Dose of Own Defensive Medicine Mark Scheig | August 19, 2020 The Tampa Bay Lightning have high-end offense. Everyone knows that. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a stout defense. Everyone knows that too. It’s the unstoppable force (Lightning offense) against the…
Bruins’ Qualifying Round Opponents: Tampa Bay Lightning Scott Roche | August 1, 2020 Over the past three seasons, the Atlantic Divison has come down to the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Boston Bruins. In 2018, the Lightning edged the Bruins by one point…