Welcome to this edition of Lightning Strikes, a series featuring quotes and comments from players, coaches, management, journalists, and fans alike concerning the Tampa Bay Lightning. This ongoing column aims to capture a slice of the existing outlook, attitudes, and culture surrounding the team. The Lightning came from their one-week break and picked up two victories over
Andrei Vasilevskiy
The Minnesota Wild were back home after nearly three weeks on the road on Friday night, Nov. 1, when they took on the Tampa Bay Lightning. After missing the past five games due to injury and illness, Ryan Hartman returned for the Wild. Filip Gustavsson was in net for the Wild, looking to rebound from
On Oct. 21, the Toronto Maple Leafs (4-2-0) had their way with the Tampa Bay Lightning (3-2-0), handing the Bolts a 5-2 defeat at Scotiabank Arena. This win bumped the Maple Leafs up to second place in the Atlantic Division. Toronto opened the scoring, courtesy of a William Nylander glove-side shot off a feed from
The Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final to capture the franchise’s first championship. One of the building blocks of their title-winning lineup came to town as a free agent in 2019. Two-time Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky relocated from Columbus to Florida and, within four seasons,
Andrei Vasilevskiy‘s post-surgery season came and went. Now that it’s been a few weeks since this season ended, it’s time for a final evaluation. It was nowhere near the quality of any previous season. Let’s get that obvious point out of the way. But was it all bad? Sometimes it certainly felt that way, but
With how this season started, it’s a borderline miracle that this clinch is in reach, let alone with a week and a half left in the NHL regular season. But that’s a testament to the resilience of the Tampa Bay Lightning. In the first half of the season, as soon as they appeared to find
The Tampa Bay Lightning have one representative playing in the 2024 World Junior Championships (WJC). Isaac Howard has played quite well for Team USA and has helped lead them to the number one seed in Pool B heading into the quarterfinals. The tournament has become a holiday tradition for many hockey fans worldwide, beginning on