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The 2024 NHL offseason has brought about some major changes throughout the league. Some teams came out as winners and acquired some serious roster improvements. Other teams came out as losers and found themselves becoming much worse off. Winner: Nashville Predators Barry Trotz made a major splash in the 2023 offseason, his first offseason as…
The New York Islanders got a win and a loss in their two games played on the road this week. They beat the Panthers before suffering a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Islanders have a 31-27-15 record with 77 total points. They’re still several points out of any possible playoff position. Hard Fought…
The New York Islanders went 2-2 across their four games played this week. They started the week off strong with wins against the Devils and Capitals. However they followed those wins up with back to back losses to the Lightning and Hurricanes. The four points won this week puts the Islanders at 87 points on…
After a fantastic month of playoff hockey, the Stanley Cup Finals begin this Wednesday, June 15. Out of the Eastern Conference are the reigning champions, the Tampa Bay Lightning. They seek to win their third straight championship, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished since the Islanders did so in the early 80s. From the Western…
After an exciting first two rounds of the 2022 NHL Playoffs, there are four teams left. Here are the 2022 NHL Conference Finals Playoff Predictions. Eastern Conference Finals New York Rangers vs Tampa Bay Lightning New York Rangers Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0-0 Head-to-Head 0-2-1 .671 Points % .671 3.05 Goals for per game 3.48 2.49…
It is that time of year when hockey fans know that half of the NHL season is over. It’s All-Star weekend and fans are looking to see the best players in the NHL show their skills. Here are the All-Star Skills Competition Results (the winner of each event is in bold). Fastest Skater This is…
The New York Rangers are one of the best teams in hockey. The Tampa Bay Lightning IS the best team in hockey. This is based on points where the Lightning sit at 46 points in 32 games. Their record is 21-7-4. Here is a preview of the Rangers vs the Lightning game. Where the Rangers…
The Tampa Bay Lightning are back to back Stanley Cup Champions as they have defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in the Stanley Cup Finals. The Lightning completely dominated this series, outscoring the Canadiens 17-8. The path to the Lightning’s third Stanley Cup in franchise history was pretty difficult, having to go through the Florida Panthers,…
(4) Montreal Canadiens vs (3) Tampa Bay Lightning Playoff Leader Stats Tyler Toffoli (5) – Goals – Brayden Point (14) Tyler Toffoli (9) – Assists – Nikita Kucherov (22) Tyler Toffoli (14) – Points – Nikita Kucherov (27) Carey Price (2.02) – GAA – Andrei Vasilevskiy (1.99) Carey Price (.934) – SV% – Andrei Vasilevskiy…
With the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 1-0 victory over the New York Islanders on June 25, they are officially set to face the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Finals. The final round of the NHL’s arduous playoffs will begin on Monday, June 28 at 8:00 pm EST and will follow the same best-of-seven setup as…
Game 7. The two greatest words in sports. Friday night’s matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders will occur with a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals on the line. On Wednesday night, the Islanders erased a 2-0 second period deficit and beat the defending champs 3-2 in overtime. Nassau Coliseum was…
The New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning are set to face off in the semi-finals of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The series will begin on Sunday, June 13 at 3:00 pm EST. The Lightning are the higher seed in the series, so they will hold home ice advantage for games one, two, five and…
The 1996 season marked the last year that the Florida Panthers won an NHL Playoff series. While they came up just short of the ultimate goal of raising a Stanley Cup, the Panthers made a lot of noise around the league in just their third season as a franchise. Since 1996, they’ve lost four first…
The second blockbuster deal of the trade season has happened as the Columbus Blue Jackets, Detroit Red Wings and the Tampa Bay Lightning were all involved in a trade of sending David Savard to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning needed to fill their weakness at RHD and with Savard being the best defensemen on…
Less than four months ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup. It was something this NHL organization desired for such a long time. They finally got it. They finally won the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2004. With this team coming fresh off of their major win, they will be looking…
There have been a countless number of blockbuster trades that have occurred in the NHL, especially in the last few seasons and some of these trades were one for one. One for one trades seem very interesting since at first it seems like fairly even, but as time goes on there becomes a clear cut…
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars are set to play in the Stanley Cup Final. The Lightning defeated the New York Islanders in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final. The Stars defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final. How Dallas Got to the Final YOUR WESTERN CONFERENCE…
The Boston Bruins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the second round in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Both teams along with the Philadelphia Flyers are the three remaining round-robin teams in the second round. The third-seeded Washington Capitals were eliminated by the six seeded New York Islanders in five games during the…
The Tampa Bay Lightning eliminated the Columbus Blue Jackets on Aug. 19 in five games. Tampa won Games 1, 3, 4 and 5 while Columbus won Game 2 of this series. Here now is the recap of Games 4 and 5 from this first round series. Scratches Game 4: Columbus: Elvis Merzlikins, Adam Clendening, Andrew…
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Blue Jackets won Game 2 with a score of 3-1. Here is the recap of Game 3 between the Lightning and Blue Jackets. Scratches Columbus: Elvis Merzlikins, Adam Clendening, Andrew Peeke, Cam Atkinson, Markus Nutivaara, Nathan Gerbe,…
