The Tampa Bay Lightning‘s rocky month of November has come to a close. A mix of upset losses and failed comeback attempts resulted in them finishing with a 5-6-2 record and 12 points. Not the best follow-up to a 7-3-0 October. Regardless of the final record, three standout players delivered day in and day out.
Victor Hedman
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
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
Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, a weekly column detailing the highs and lows of the team’s performance. So much for the “pissed off” feeling reported to be a motivating factor going into the season. The motivation stated by Mikhail Sergachev in a preseason interview did seem
Well, it’s that time of the year again. With September on the calendar, we are just a few weeks away from the start of training camp, which means we can take a long look at the Tampa Bay Lightning’s roster for THW’s yearly best and worst contract articles. Today, we are going to discuss Tampa
With just a dozen or so games left in the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning are poised to make a run to appear in their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup Final. As of Saturday, March 18, they currently sit in third place in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, 13 points ahead of the fourth-place
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
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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
For a cap-strapped franchise like the Tampa Bay Lightning, they have to get the most out of every contract in order to keep their Stanley Cup-winning core together. Heading into the 2021-22 season, the Lightning were forced to make some major roster changes in order to get cap compliant once again throughout the offseason. With
Week 10 of the 2020-21 NHL season featured an abundance of high-scoring matchups. A total of five or more goals were scored in 37 of the 54 games played. Moreover, a single team scored five or more goals in a game 13 times. The Colorado Avalanche led the league in scoring, tallying 19 goals for
Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ Power Rankings, the top-13 teams in the NHL this week as ranked by members of The Hockey Writers. The Tampa Bay Lightning not only took over first place in this week’s Baker’s Dozen, the weekly NHL power rankings as voted by members of The Hockey Writers, they were a nearly
For the Tampa Bay Lightning, a cap crunch was an inevitability. Locking down core players to meaningful extensions adds up quickly, and even if everything had progressed as normal throughout the 2019-20 season, they still would have had a lot of work to do in the offseason to re-sign their next wave of young talent.
Defence wins championships, right? Well, if that’s true — and the St. Louis Blues were pretty darn good on the back end — then the top teams here could have a leg up on the competition. Defensive depth is crucial, but having a couple studs on the blue line is also invaluable. There is no
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Tampa Bay Lightning will have to do without their star defenseman for a few days, while the Edmonton Oilers will get one of their key defensemen back. The Arizona Coyotes have a new GM, but he may have to deal with the rumored fallout of a low ball offer
On Nov. 8 and 9, the Tampa Bay Lightning will play back-to-back games against the Buffalo Sabres in Stockholm, Sweden as a part of the 2019 NHL Global Series. This matchup between the Lightning and the Sabres will be a tantalizing one for the Swedish crowd, as both teams feature a star Swedish defensemen. For
TAMPA, Fla. — Victor Hedman scored a power-play goal with 56.8 seconds remaining to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Jason Behnken) The defenceman scored from just inside the blue line off Steven Stamkos’ pass from the
Over the course of the last decade, the Tampa Bay Lightning have assembled one of the top rosters in the NHL. Despite a disappointing finish in the 2019 playoffs, their 62 regular-season wins put them in elite company in terms of hockey history. This dominant roster is defined by a number of smart contracts which