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Game Sixty-three: Boston Bruins (28-28-8) at Tampa Bay Lightning (37-21-4) Time: 3:00 PM EST Location: Amalie Arena, Tampa TV/Stream/Radio: ABC, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning -258 Know the Opponents: Stanley Cup of Chowder Following practice on Friday, assistant coach Jeff Blashill was asked about the status of Victor Hedman. His answer was a verbal… Source … [Read more...] about Bruins at Lightning Game Preview: No more distractions, just play the game

Lost in all of the trade deadline drama was the news that Syracuse Crunch forward Max Groshev was suspended for 10 games by the league. The announcement cited an incident during the Crunch’s March 1st game against Rochester in which Groshev was found to have used “racially insensitive language directed at an opponent.” No further detail about the incident was released and … [Read more...] about Lightning prospect suspended for 10 games

The NHL offices were busy on Thursday approving deals as the clock continued to tick towards today’s 3:00 PM EST deadline. Were there any huge, super-blockbuster deals? No, not really, but some teams strengthened their line-ups, and others, well, they made trades. Let’s go with a quick wrap-up of yesterday’s action: New Jersey Devils acquire Brian Dumoulin [All About the … [Read more...] about Lightning Morning News: The deals that went down the day before the deadline

Good morning, hockey fans. It’s Christmas in March as the 32 franchises in the NHL wheel and deal their way to Stanley Cup aspirations or build for the future. Some teams may even try to do both. We’re going to track the deals as they come down (verified deals only), but please bear with us as we are also doing this on the company dime (don’t tell the boss man). We summed up … [Read more...] about The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline Live Thread

Jake Guentzel’s second period hat trick, and a game-winning goal by Oliver Bjorkstrand in his Tampa Bay Lightning debut bailed out a less-than-optimal defensive performance as the Bolts defeat the Buffalo Sabres, 6-5. Look, we could write 2,000 words describing all of the goals. We could probably add another 3,500 on the defensive breakdowns. We could do that. We’re not going … [Read more...] about Guentzel’s hat trick rescues Lightning in 6-5 win over the Sabres