TAMPA BAY, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Game 1 in the Stanley Cup Finals left Lightning fans fearful to what the series could look like. Dallas came off four rest days and hit the ice with speed, control, and physicality, winning 4-1. In Game 2 Tampa’s familiar hustle and resilience worked in their favor. The Lightning…
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TORONTO (AP) — By the time he launched the last shot, Brayden Point was just trying to do anything he could to end the fourth-longest game in NHL history. “I just see a rolling puck and I just throw it on net,” Point said after scoring 10:27 into the fifth overtime to give the Tampa…
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TORONTO (AP) — Rookie Nicolas Aube-Kubel scored twice, and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Saturday night to clinch the Eastern Conference’s top seed through the playoffs. The Lightning not only dropped the game in completing preliminary round-robin play with a 2-1 record, Tampa Bay’s star defenseman Victor Hedman did not…
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TORONTO, Cn. (FNN SPORTS) – The Tampa Bay Lightning had an auspicious performance versus the Florida Panthers in the exhibition game last week and some of the momentum carried over to their red robin game against the Washington Capitals. The Bolts are a skilled unit and Cooper is a logistical coach, a combination which takes…
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TAMPA BAY, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – As the 24 participating NHL teams prepared for an unorthodox playoff approach, the exhibition games were a highly anticipated beginning, giving the guys an opportunity to have a competitive game before red robin rounds and playoff games. There seemed to be a theme for the exhibition games as teams…
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TAMPA BAY, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – There’s been a clear resounding excitement with the full return of hockey. On Monday, July 13, all players participating in the season restart reported to facilities for day one of training camp. Camp started out at an acclimating pace for the guys, but Coach Cooper did well at keeping…
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TAMPA BAY, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – The Tampa Bay Lightning were seemingly in control of Thursday night’s matchup with the Chicago Blackhawks as they took a 2-0 lead to the locker room at the end of the second period. They had outshot Chicago 27-17 to that point, but failed to convert four power play opportunities.…
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DENVER, Col. (FNN SPORTS) – The Tampa Bay Lightning made franchise history last night with their 11th straight win with an overtime victory against the Colorado Avalanche and what a game it was to watch! Both the Lightning and the Avalanche are known for having very skilled players. Nathan MacKinnon is among some of the…
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