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, Cooper vividly remembers the feeling of watching Chicago players celebrating the team’s first Cup-clinching win on home ice since 1938. “Let me tell you, I think any fan of any team if you gave the option to win the Stanley Cup or take your chances, I think the fan base would have loved if we had come home with the Stanley Cup,” Cooper said after a 3-2 overtime loss Monday that kept the series going.

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Stanley Cup champion Panthers getting back to work, insisting it’s time to look forward
3 months ago

Stanley Cup champion Panthers getting back to work, insisting it’s time to look forward

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Stanley Cup is still making its championship tour of South Florida. Florida opens training camp on Thursday and coach Paul Maurice is making this much clear: It’s time to start building for the next title run, not time to keep reveling in the title run that was completed in June. We’ll deal with the banner …

Stanley Cup Final: Oilers stun Panthers again to force Game 7
6 months ago

Stanley Cup Final: Oilers stun Panthers again to force Game 7

LA Times  

Edmonton forward Zach Hyman, center, celebrates with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins after scoring in the second period of the Oilers’ 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Friday. Connor McDavid was held without a point, so Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers’ other top players stepped up to put them one win from the …

Stanley Cup Final returns to Edmonton 4 years since the city hosted the series in a bubble
6 months, 1 week ago

Stanley Cup Final returns to Edmonton 4 years since the city hosted the series in a bubble

Associated Press  

EDMONTON, Alberta — While the Oilers are in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2006, their home city and arena have hosted the NHL’s championship series much more recently. “Obviously, it was a different experience than it is now,” said Florida’s Carter Verhaeghe, who hoisted the Stanley Cup in 2020 as a member of the Tampa Bay …

Hurricanes get a quick boost from Evgeny Kuznetsov addition to start NHL playoffs
8 months ago

Hurricanes get a quick boost from Evgeny Kuznetsov addition to start NHL playoffs

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Evgeny Kuznetsov wasted no time making a postseason impact for the Carolina Hurricanes. In this type of environment, that’s, I think, what makes him special.” Game 2 of that series comes Monday night, part of a schedule that includes the start of two Western Conference playoff series. “For me it was a great opportunity to start fresh …

Golden Knights try not to think of Stanley Cup returning to Vegas on verge of title
1 year, 6 months ago

Golden Knights try not to think of Stanley Cup returning to Vegas on verge of title

Associated Press  

Chandler Stephenson knows what this is like. Five years ago, he and his Washington Capitals teammates went into Las Vegas and won the Stanley Cup, beating the Golden Knights in Game 5 of the final. “It’s one win away from a lot of dreams for a lot of guys.” A dream they’re trying not to think about — at least …

Vegas Golden Knights hold off Florida Panthers 3-2, move win from Stanley Cup title
1 year, 6 months ago

Vegas Golden Knights hold off Florida Panthers 3-2, move win from Stanley Cup title

Associated Press  

SUNRISE, Fla. — With no time left on the clock in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, helmets, gloves, sticks and plastic rats littered the ice, the result of a fracas started in the final seconds of an emotional showdown. “We’ve played really well at home here in the playoffs, so you’ve got to feel pretty good going home …

In finally competitive Stanley Cup Final, Vegas may still have edge on Florida
1 year, 6 months ago

In finally competitive Stanley Cup Final, Vegas may still have edge on Florida

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The sour taste in the aftermath of their Stanley Cup Final Game 3 loss is gone for the Vegas Golden Knights, who quickly moved on to enjoying the nearby ocean breeze. Forward Keegan Kolesar, whose crunching hit on Matthew Tkachuk knocked Florida’s leading scorer out for a big stretch of Game 3 because of concussion protocol, …

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 …

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 …

Defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning back in East finals
2 years, 6 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 …

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, …

‘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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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