Lightning strikes twice: Tampa Bay repeats as Cup champion
3 years, 5 months ago

Lightning strikes twice: Tampa Bay repeats as Cup champion

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — Quieting the din inside Amalie Arena for just a moment, Gary Bettman looked over to the Tampa Bay Lightning and reached back into the dark days of the pandemic perhaps one last time. “It feels like things are normal.” Winning has become normal for the Lightning, who did so this time relying on their playoff MVP goaltender, Andrei Vasilevskiy, and the only two Tampa Bay players on the ice without their names on hockey’s holy grail. “And then you do it two years in a row, you deserve to go down in history.” Ross Colton and David Savard weren’t around last year and made sure to put their stamp on Tampa Bay’s latest title run. The Lightning also added another title for “Champa Bay,” coming on the heels of Tom Brady leading the NFL’s Buccaneers to a Super Bowl victory in February. Tampa Bay’s mayor had suggested the Lightning lose Game 4 on the road so they could win at home, and she got her wish as coach Jon Cooper’s team became the first since Chicago in 2015 to hoist the Cup on home ice.

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Tampa Bay visits Vancouver after Hagel’s 2-goal game
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Tampa Bay visits Vancouver after Hagel’s 2-goal game

Associated Press  

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Vancouver Canucks after Brandon Hagel’s two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Lightning’s 8-1 win. Tampa Bay has a 13-9-2 record overall and a 5-5-1 record in road games. LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 6-3-1, averaging 3.6 goals, …

Brayden Point’s OT winner helps Lightning rally past Penguins, 3-2
1 month ago

Brayden Point’s OT winner helps Lightning rally past Penguins, 3-2

Associated Press  

PITTSBURGH — Brayden Point scored at 3:58 of overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay earned its first multigoal, third-period comeback since a 3-2 overtime win against Los Angeles on Jan. 9. The Lightning outscored Winnipeg and New Jersey by an 8-1 margin in their last two games, but …

Penguins host the Lightning after shootout win
1 month ago

Penguins host the Lightning after shootout win

Associated Press  

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Tampa Bay Lightning after the Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in a shootout. TOP PERFORMERS: Evgeni Malkin has five goals and 14 assists for the Penguins. LAST 10 GAMES: Penguins: 4-4-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.6 …

Tampa Bay brings losing streak into matchup with Winnipeg
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1 month, 1 week ago

Tampa Bay brings losing streak into matchup with Winnipeg

Associated Press  

Winnipeg Jets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning look to end a four-game skid when they play the Winnipeg Jets. Tampa Bay has a 4-1-1 record in home games and a 7-6-1 record overall. LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 4-5-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.3 assists, four penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes …

Sergei Bobrovsky makes 26 saves, Panthers beat Lightning 5-3 to take 3-0 series lead
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Sergei Bobrovsky makes 26 saves, Panthers beat Lightning 5-3 to take 3-0 series lead

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves, Matthew Tkachuk scored twice and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round playoff series. Thirty-two seconds after the Panthers killed off Tampa Bay’s second power play, Tkachuk opened the scoring midway through the first. Tampa Bay appeared to tie …

It’s an all-Florida battle when the Panthers face the Lightning in Round 1
8 months ago

It’s an all-Florida battle when the Panthers face the Lightning in Round 1

Associated Press  

SUNRISE, Fla. — Paul Maurice doesn’t need any reminders going into these playoffs of what games between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning mean to both teams. Florida led Tampa Bay 9-1 in the third period of a February game, and the Lightning skated hard all the way to the miserable end; Tampa Bay took a 4-0 lead midway …

Brayden Point scores, Andrei Vasilevskiy stops 23 and the surging Lightning beat the Bruins 3-1
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Brayden Point scores, Andrei Vasilevskiy stops 23 and the surging Lightning beat the Bruins 3-1

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — Brayden Point scored his 42nd goal of the season to break a second-period tie, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves, and the surging Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins 3-1 on Wednesday night. “I didn’t think either team was really on top of their game, to be honest,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. “Getting the …

Hedman scores in 6th shootout round and Lightning beat the Canadiens 4-3
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hedman scores in 6th shootout round and Lightning beat the Canadiens 4-3

Hindustan Times  

TAMPA, Fla. — Victor Hedman scored in the sixth round of the shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a four-game home losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Tampa Bay got goals from Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Tyler Motte. Montreal killed off Cole Caufield’s hooking penalty during overtime when Tampa Bay got …

Tampa Bay visits Detroit after Kucherov’s 2-goal game
1 year, 2 months ago

Tampa Bay visits Detroit after Kucherov’s 2-goal game

Associated Press  

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings Detroit; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Lightning -120, Red Wings -103; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Detroit Red Wings after Nikita Kucherov scored two goals in the Lightning’s 5-3 win against the Nashville Predators. The Red Wings averaged 3.3 power-play chances per game last …

Lightning visit the Capitals in Eastern Conference action
2 years, 1 month ago

Lightning visit the Capitals in Eastern Conference action

Associated Press  

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington Capitals Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in Eastern Conference play. TOP PERFORMERS: Dylan Strome has four goals and eight assists for the Capitals. LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 4-4-2, averaging 2.6 goals, four assists, 3.8 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals …

Point scores in OT, Lightning top Panthers 3-2
2 years, 2 months ago

Point scores in OT, Lightning top Panthers 3-2

Associated Press  

SUNRISE, Fla. — Brayden Point scored twice, including the game-winner on the power play 2:08 into overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Friday night. Florida ended the night 0 for 5 on the power play as Tampa Bay scored on its first and final of seven chances. The worst five-game start to a season …

Lightning confident they’re set up for continued success
2 years, 5 months ago

Lightning confident they’re set up for continued success

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — Three consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup Final, two championships and a strong — though ultimately unsuccessful — bid for a third. I’m trying to put on a brave face, but no one gets to the Stanley Cup Final not to win the Cup,” general manager Julien BriseBois said Tuesday. “You get to the Stanley Cup Final …

Defending champion Lightning’s bid for 3-peat falls short
2 years, 5 months ago

Defending champion Lightning’s bid for 3-peat falls short

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t relinquish their grip on the Stanley Cup without a fight. The Lightning were 3-0 when facing possible elimination before Sunday night’s 2-1 loss in Game 6 stopped their bid to become the first team to win three consecutive Stanley Cup championships since the New York Islanders captured four in a row from …

Lightning look to even Stanley Cup Final against Avalanche
2 years, 6 months ago

Lightning look to even Stanley Cup Final against Avalanche

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — So much for the notion that the Tampa Bay Lightning might be running out of gas against the speedy Colorado Avalanche in the Stanley Cup Final. If you manage the puck, it all takes off from there.” Game 4 is Wednesday night at Amalie Arena, with Colorado looking to move within one victory of its first Stanley …

Avalanche must beat two-time champion Lightning to win Cup
2 years, 6 months ago

Avalanche must beat two-time champion Lightning to win Cup

Associated Press  

DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon wouldn’t have it any other way. Now that they’ve broken through to reach the Stanley Cup Final, naturally they need to beat the back -to- back defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning to win this core group’s first title. The Lightning are the first team since Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers from 1983-85 to reach the final in …

After lengthy layoff, Lightning getting ready for East final
2 years, 6 months ago

After lengthy layoff, Lightning getting ready for East final

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — More than a week off between playoff games can seem like an eternity for any team. “I guess the true answer comes depending on the next series, and how you play.” The defending champs, in the East final for the sixth time in eight years, feel they have the leadership and experience to handle the team’s longest …

Defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning back in East finals
2 years, 7 months ago

Defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning back in East finals

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — Jon Cooper had every reason to be confident the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning could keep their bid for a three-peat alive. “We’ve found a recipe that has obviously allowed us to go deep into the playoffs, and especially in the last 2 1/2 years now, and we want to keep it up,” captain …

Vasilevskiy, Lightning beat Panthers 2-0 in Game 4 for sweep
2 years, 7 months ago

Vasilevskiy, Lightning beat Panthers 2-0 in Game 4 for sweep

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning are running out of superlatives to describe Andrei Vasilevskiy’s dominance. The reigning Conn Symthe Trophy winner delivered another stellar playoff performance for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions on Monday night, stopping 49 shots to beat the Florida Panthers 2-0 and finish a four-game sweep that sends them to the Eastern Conference final …

Lightning strike first against Panthers, win 4-1 in Game 1
2 years, 7 months ago

Lightning strike first against Panthers, win 4-1 in Game 1

Associated Press  

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning won the first two games of their playoff series with the Florida Panthers on the road last year. “To me, that’s what great goaltenders do and they give you a chance to win a hockey game and that’s what our guy did again tonight.” Nikita Kucherov and Corey Perry each had a goal …

Hedman, Lightning beat Maple Leafs 5-3 to even series
2 years, 7 months ago

Hedman, Lightning beat Maple Leafs 5-3 to even series

Associated Press  

TORONTO — Victor Hedman had a goal and three assists for his first four-point playoff game and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to even the first-round series. “I don’t know how far teams go when their big guys aren’t going,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. “After we made it …

Montreal faces Tampa Bay, aims to halt 3-game slide
2 years, 8 months ago

Montreal faces Tampa Bay, aims to halt 3-game slide

Associated Press  

Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -340, Canadiens +264; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: Montreal will try to break its three-game skid when the Canadiens play Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay is ninth in the NHL averaging 3.3 goals per game, led by Steven Stamkos with 31. LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: …

Vasilevskiy sets wins record, Lightning beat Senators 2-1
3 years ago

Vasilevskiy sets wins record, Lightning beat Senators 2-1

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy set an NHL record for wins in a calendar year, Steven Stamkos picked up his 900th career point and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Thursday night. “Anytime you can do anything like that at home in a win in front of your fans, friends and family, it’s that much more …

Column: NHL predictions: The Lightning will stay hot, the Kraken will be competitive and more
3 years, 2 months ago

Column: NHL predictions: The Lightning will stay hot, the Kraken will be competitive and more

LA Times  

Seattle Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson and his teammates should be competitive during their debut NHL season. Based on the Tampa Bay Lightning’s late-season slump and forward Nikita Kucherov being on long-term injured reserve after hip surgery, I picked the Lightning to lose in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. So, no more predictions here against the Lightning, who …

Champion Lightning ace final exam on ‘last day of school’
3 years, 5 months ago

Champion Lightning ace final exam on ‘last day of school’

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla — With the clock ticking on their time together, the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning talked about what they already knew was their last Stanley Cup run as a group. Coach Jon Cooper said it felt like “the last day of school” and the Lightning aced their final exam before inevitable changes break them apart. “This team, knowing …

NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning strike twice in a year to claim back-to-back Stanley Cup titles
3 years, 5 months ago

NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning strike twice in a year to claim back-to-back Stanley Cup titles

The Independent  

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‘Champa Bay’ celebrates third pro title in less than a year
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Champa Bay’ celebrates third pro title in less than a year

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — The party began more than two hours before faceoff and got merrier as the night wore on. The Tampa Bay Lightning won their second straight Stanley Cup title on Wednesday night, defeating the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 to give a region becoming known as Champa Bay its third professional sports title in less than a year. But doing …

Lightning the 1st team to win Stanley Cup at home since ’15
3 years, 5 months ago

Lightning the 1st team to win Stanley Cup at home since ’15

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — When the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup on home ice for the first time since before World War II, Jon Cooper could not bear to watch the joyful aftermath. Tampa Bay became the first team to celebrate a Cup championship-clinching win on home ice since the Blackhawks in 2015. Even after winning it all in 2020, …

Analysis: Lightning, fueled by losses, win another Cup title
3 years, 5 months ago

Analysis: Lightning, fueled by losses, win another Cup title

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — When the Tampa Bay Lightning had their first chance to clinch the Stanley Cup championship in the 2020 playoff bubble, Jon Cooper recalls how he let his mind drift to what the celebration would be like. “That’s called channeling your energy in the wrong direction.” After missing their chance to sweep the Montreal Canadiens, Cooper and the …

Canadiens beat Lightning 3-2 in OT, avoid Stanley Cup sweep
3 years, 5 months ago

Canadiens beat Lightning 3-2 in OT, avoid Stanley Cup sweep

Associated Press  

MONTREAL — Josh Anderson delivered in overtime, and Montreal killed Tampa Bay’s chance for a Stanley Cup sweep. “No hanging our heads but I liked a lot of things we did tonight.” Montreal became the first team to score in OT to avoid a sweep in the Stanley Cup Final since the Bruins did it in 1946 against the Canadiens, …

Analysis: Lightning get taste of Canadiens’ pain in Game 5
3 years, 5 months ago

Analysis: Lightning get taste of Canadiens’ pain in Game 5

Associated Press  

Now the Tampa Bay Lightning know what the Montreal Canadiens felt like the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final. A little like Game 2, when the Lightning were on their heels and yet scored opportunistic goals, the Canadiens were outshot 11-1 — and didn’t have one for the first eight-plus minutes — before going up 1-0 to set …

Canadiens play better, still fall short against Lightning
3 years, 5 months ago

Canadiens play better, still fall short against Lightning

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — The Montreal Canadiens played better, more like themselves. “It’s a little frustrating knowing we played a good game,” Canadiens assistant coach Luke Richardson said. And that’s what we plan to do again here.” The Canadiens played well for long stretches in front of Price, who stopped 20 of 23 shots after yielding five goals in a lopsided …

Kucherov leads Lightning over Canadiens 5-1 in Game 1
3 years, 5 months ago

Kucherov leads Lightning over Canadiens 5-1 in Game 1

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — Nothing Nikita Kucherov accomplishes on the ice seems to surprise the Tampa Bay Lightning. Three days after returning from an injury to help the defending champions get back to hockey’s grandest stage, the playoff scoring leader had two goals and an assist Monday night to pace a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of …

NHL royalty vs Hockey Bay: Canadiens-Lightning in Cup Final
3 years, 5 months ago

NHL royalty vs Hockey Bay: Canadiens-Lightning in Cup Final

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — Brian Engblom sat in the lower bowl at Amalie Arena with the Tampa Bay Lightning’s two Stanley Cup banners to his right and the team looking to add a third skating on the ice in front of him. “You’re supposed to win it all, and creating that kind of environment is difficult and takes time, but they’re …

Lightning vs. Canadiens in 1st all-East Cup Final since 1980
3 years, 5 months ago

Lightning vs. Canadiens in 1st all-East Cup Final since 1980

Associated Press  

After gutting out a tough series to get to the Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning shouldn’t have to change their style of play to match up against the Montreal Canadiens. “It’s going to be a tough, grinding series.” Montreal swept Tampa Bay in the first round in 2014 on the way to the East final, and the Lightning …

Lightning eliminate Hurricanes, advance to Cup semifinals
3 years, 6 months ago

Lightning eliminate Hurricanes, advance to Cup semifinals

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Andrei Vasilevskiy was at his best again with the Tampa Bay Lightning in position to close out a playoff series. Vasilevskiy posted his third straight shutout in a series-clinching victory, helping the Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 on Tuesday night to win the second-round series in five games. Point’s power-play goal — which followed a huge …

Staal scores in OT, Hurricanes beat Lightning in Game 3
3 years, 6 months ago

Staal scores in OT, Hurricanes beat Lightning in Game 3

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — Jordan Staal scored on a power play at 5:57 of overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night in Game 3 of the second-round series. Staal deflected Sebastien Aho’s shot with Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov serving a penalty for holding the stick to cut Tampa Bay’s series lead …

‘Just win, baby’: Five reasons Lightning-Panthers series is still alive
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Just win, baby’: Five reasons Lightning-Panthers series is still alive

New York Times  

The Lightning had slowly navigated their way past the rubber rats and streamers that fell onto the ice late Monday night when the game’s No. “It’s still just hockey, right?” Knight might grab all the headlines — and deservedly so — but he’s not the only reason the defending Stanley Cup champions have to go back to Tampa and play …

Bubble hockey champions: Tampa Bay Lightning win Stanley Cup
4 years, 2 months ago

Bubble hockey champions: Tampa Bay Lightning win Stanley Cup

Associated Press  

EDMONTON, Alberta — The joyful yells from the bench could be heard in the empty arena in the final seconds and the roar from players when Commissioner Gary Bettman called for Steven Stamkos to accept the Stanley Cup echoed even louder. “I couldn’t ask more from our players,” said coach Rick Bowness, an assistant for Tampa Bay for five years …

Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman wins Conn Smythe as playoff MVP
4 years, 2 months ago

Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman wins Conn Smythe as playoff MVP

Associated Press  

EDMONTON, Alberta — When the Tampa Bay Lightning were still in Toronto, they enjoyed some fresh air outside at the football stadium inside the bubble. This is everyone’s trophy.” Even with Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point filling the scoresheet, it was impossible to overstate Hedman’s value to Tampa Bay offensively, defensively and in the leadership department in the absence of …

NHL playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars to win Stanley Cup
4 years, 2 months ago

NHL playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning beat Dallas Stars to win Stanley Cup

LA Times  

Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point scored his playoff-best 14th goal and the Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Monday night to win the Stanley Cup and finish off the most unusual NHL postseason in history. Tampa Bay’s core group closed out the final with an almost poetic display of what got the Lightning to this point over the …

Lightning beat Stars 3-2 in Game 2, get even in Stanley Cup
4 years, 3 months ago

Lightning beat Stars 3-2 in Game 2, get even in Stanley Cup

Associated Press  

EDMONTON, Alberta — Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning got themselves up off the ice to get even in the Stanley Cup Final. “It’s the playoffs, you have to play, it doesn’t matter what happened.” All of Tampa Bay’s goals came in a span of four shots in less than four minutes against Anton Khudobin, who made a Stanley …

Stars, Lightning meet in nontraditional Stanley Cup Final
4 years, 3 months ago

Stars, Lightning meet in nontraditional Stanley Cup Final

Associated Press  

EDMONTON, Alberta — The leaves are starting to change color around the NHL playoff bubble, and, at most, seven games remain before the Stanley Cup is handed out. On Saturday night, two of the league’s southernmost teams begin a Stanley Cup Final like none other in the great white north when the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning face off …

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