The role of an NHL goaltender is one of the most complicated in all of sports. While hockey is a team game, ultimately the success or failure of a franchise can be dictated by goaltending. A great goaltender can steal games that a team has no right winning, while a bad game or two can
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Welcome to our daily rumours article brought to you by Betway Sports Should be no issues for Vasilevskiy. Killorn may not be able to retire with the Lightning but some other should Joe Smith of The Athletic: (mailbag part 1) There doesn’t seem to be a fit for Brian Boyle and the Tampa Bay Lightning
With the 4-1 win on June 7, the Tampa Bay Lightning have tied the Eastern Conference Final at two games apiece. After going down 2-0 in the series, the Lightning have completely turned it around and head to New York City Thursday with all the momentum. Tuesday night featured a patented performance by the Lightning,
There is not much that evokes more passion and emotion than a Game 7. Thanks to a Brayden Point overtime winner, the Tampa Bay Lightning will once again be a part of that as they face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night in the series finale. This series has seen many highs and lows
For any franchise, the hope at the start of the season is that you will be buying for a playoff run at the trade deadline, not selling off beloved players for future assets. Sometimes things go wrong, though, and how a general manager handles a trade deadline can help them turn a rebuild into a
Heading into the 2022 All-Star Break, the 2021-22 season has gone about as well as one could have hoped for the Tampa Bay Lightning. After winning back-to-back Stanley Cups, general manager Julien BriseBois had to retool his roster, which meant watching key players depart the franchise to seek new (and often more lucrative) opportunities. While
The latest edition of the NHL Stat Corner brings you all the latest player and team stats and milestones from around the league over the past two days. A lot of games have been getting postponed due to COVID but for the teams that are generally unaffected or are playing, the stats and milestones never
Approaching the end of November, a month and a half into the NHL’s 2021-22 season, a large enough sample size has accumulated to establish which storylines were isolated as opposed to those that will demand more of our attention the whole way through. THW Goalie Report (The Hockey Writers) Some that struggled early on aren’t
We’re four weeks into the season already, and the Tampa Bay Lightning have been playing very well even during this tough start to the season. We’ve seen a mix of play by different players on the Lightning so far, some surprisingly hot starts, and some struggles to start the season. With Nikita Kucherov injured until
After splitting the first two games at Amalie Arena, the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders headed to a packed Nassau Coliseum for a pivotal Game 3. The crowd was energized, however, as the Islanders did in Game 1, the Lightning skated away with a 2-1 road victory and a 2-1 series lead. A
On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Lightning played their 10th game of the 2020-21 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 6-4 to extend their series lead to 3-1. So far this postseason, the Lightning’s success has been fueled by contributions across the entirety of their lineup. Head coach Jon Cooper said it best when,
The NHL released the three Vezina Trophy finalists on Tuesday. For the fourth straight time, Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy is a nominee for the award (the other two are Philipp Grubauer of the Colorado Avalanche and Marc-Andre Fleury of the Vegas Golden Knights). Vasilevskiy has continued to dominate the crease ever since he
For the Tampa Bay Lightning, starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy is a true keystone of the franchise. To put it simply, he is one of the best goalies in the entire NHL, and his play on the ice is a significant reason why they not only won the 2020 Stanley Cup but clinched a playoff berth
Well, there’s really no way to sugarcoat it, April was a bit of a struggle for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts started it off in first place but now find themselves in a dogfight to get home-ice advantage in the first round. Tampa sits third, behind the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes, each of
There are many goalies at the top of the league who are worthy of being called the best. However, there is only one goalie who distinguishes himself to be the best of the best, and that goalie is Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Russian netminder is entering the first year of his
The Chicago Blackhawks head into March in surprisingly good shape with a 12-7-4 record and in a playoff spot, having won nine of their 13 games in the month of February. But they could hit a roadblock ahead in the Tampa Bay Lightning, who boast a 15-4-1 record and are currently riding a five-game winning
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, clinching victory dominantly by a final score of 5-1. It was an overall solid effort from all three aspects of Tampa’s squad in offense, defense,
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 2005-06 season, only one team has repeated as champions: the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2015-16 and 2016-17. Only three teams have pulled off the feat in