The Tampa Bay Lightning were three-minutes-and-forty-seven seconds from leaving South Florida with two wins and a tied series. Instead, the Florida Panthers scored twice in eleven seconds to take the lead, and added an empty-net goal to pick up a 4-2 win, and a dominating 3-1 lead in the series. Andrei Vasilevskiy kept the Lightning in the game with 14 saves on 15 shots through … [Read more...] about Lightning lose lead late in 4-2 loss to Panthers
Panthers at Lightning Game 2 Preview: Adapt or start booking tee times
Game Two: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning (Florida leads series 1-0) Time: 6:30 PM EST Location: Amalie Arena, Tampa TV/Stream/Radio: FDSNSUN, Scripps,TBS, MAX, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -125 Know the Opponents: Litterbox Cats If we can glean any positives from Game 1, it’s that once the Lightning were able to set up in the offensive zone… Source … [Read more...] about Panthers at Lightning Game 2 Preview: Adapt or start booking tee times
What are the Lightning going to miss with Oliver Bjorkstrand not available in Round 1
On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Lightning made it official as Coach Jon Cooper confirmed that Oliver Bjorkstrand will miss their opening series against the Florida Panthers. The 30-year-old forward has been out since April 11, and was originally ruled out “week-to-week” so it’s not a total shock that he won’t be back. Still, it’s a bit of a blow to the Lightning’s offense as they … [Read more...] about What are the Lightning going to miss with Oliver Bjorkstrand not available in Round 1
Taking a look at the Tampa Bay Lightning’s first-round schedule
The NHL released the full schedule for the opening round of the 2025 NHL playoffs on Thursday. Things kick off on Saturday with a couple of Western Conference games as the St. Louis Blues take on the Winnipeg Jets at 6:00 PM EST. That game is followed by the Dallas Stars hosting the Colorado Avalanche in the Mikko Rantanen Bowl at 8:30 PM EST. Unfortunately, Lighting fans are … [Read more...] about Taking a look at the Tampa Bay Lightning’s first-round schedule
Panthers at Lightning Preview: Finding something to play for
Game Eighty-one: Florida Panthers (47-30-4) at Tampa Bay Lightning (46-26-8) Time: 7:30 PM EST Location: Amalie Arena, Tampa TV/Stream/Radio: ESPN, SCRIPPS, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -180 Know the Opponents: If you were to look at this game based on the schedule and the potential playoff seedings, you might think that this would be a heck of a… Source … [Read more...] about Panthers at Lightning Preview: Finding something to play for