Bolts Breakdown: Lightning Let down by Power Play and Goaltending Steve Marowski | December 23, 2019 Another week of Tampa Bay Lightning hockey is in the books, and another week has arrived with the club still outside of the playoff picture. They beat the Senators in…
Cirelli Scores in OT, Lightning Beat Senators 4-3 The Canadian Press | December 17, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Anthony Cirelli scored with 19 seconds left in overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 Tuesday night. Cirelli split two defenders near the…
Bolts Breakdown: Lightning Starting to Find Their Game Steve Marowski | November 24, 2019 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 ‘Seven Line’ Is Soaring Steve Marowski | October 19, 2019 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…
Lightning Shuffle Lines with Point Injury Steve Marowski | October 5, 2019 It was a good start to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2019-20 campaign as they opened the season with a 5-2 win against the Florida Panthers. While the team is largely…
Lightning Offense: What to Expect This Season Steve Marowski | September 22, 2019 The Tampa Bay Lightning had, unquestionably, the best offense in the NHL last season. They led the league in goals for (319), power-play goals (74), power-play percentage (28.24%) and shooting…
Lightning: Will Point’s Holdout Be Cirelli’s Windfall? Eugene Helfrick | September 18, 2019 I feel like I needed to use player names more than usual since I was talking about two different players. If there’s an issue, let me know.
Lightning: What If Point Isn’t Signed to Start the Season? Eugene Helfrick | August 24, 2019 As the NHL season approaches, many teams find themselves at an impasse with their restricted free agents (RFAs). Despite training camp being only a few short weeks away, RFAs across…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 71 – Cirelli for the Selke Steve Marowski | July 23, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the…
3 Superbly Underrated Lightning Players Eugene Helfrick | January 24, 2019 If you look at the Tampa Bay Lightning roster, the first thing you will notice is star power. As a team, the Lightning live and die by its top players, with…
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…
Lightning Weekly Flash: Stamkos, Vasilevskiy & Cirelli The Hockey Writers | December 17, 2018 Two and a half months into the 2018-19 season, the Tampa Bay Lightning look eerily similar to last season’s team, standings-wise. It took them one more game, but they eclipsed…