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After being snubbed for player of the month honors in February, Andrei Vasilevskiy kicked off March with First Star of the Week honors. The Lightning netminder went 3-0 and stopped 71-of-73 shots over the previous seven days, helping Tampa Bay solidify their spot in the playoff race. He also posted his 38th career shutout and had a personal ten-game points streak. Not too bad … [Read more...] about Lightning Morning News: Andrei Vasilevskiy named first star of the week by the NHL

For the briefest of seconds it looked like the Tampa Bay Lightning tied the game just before the final horn sounded. Following a face-off win Victor Hedman snapped a shot from the slot that eluded Sergei Bobrovsky. Unfortunately, it didn’t get past the right post, and with a sea of humanity clustered around him, the Florida Panthers goaltender was able to fall on the puck … [Read more...] about Lightning winning streak ends with 2-1 loss to Panthers

The Syracuse Crunch and Utica Comets teamed up for a back-and-forth thriller on Sunday. The teams combined for nine goals with Utica taking it in overtime, 5-4, on Adam Beckman’s second goal of the game. The teams combined for 53 shots and nine power plays with each team connecting twice with the extra skater. After a scoreless first period, Steve Santini opened the goal fest … [Read more...] about Lightning Morning News: Crunch drop back and forth game in OT

Game Sixty: Tampa Bay Lightning (35-20-4) at Florida Panthers (37-21-3) Time: 7:00 PM EST Location: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunris TV/Stream/Radio: FDSNSUN, Scripps, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App Odds: Lightning +105 Know the Opponents: Litter Box Cats A benefit of the Lightning’s recent eight-game winning streak is that it lessens the importance of this game. Source … [Read more...] about Lightning at Panthers: The Battle of Florida resumes

While the Tampa Bay Lightning were busy extending their winning streak to eight games with a 3-1 win against the Washington Capitals, other teams were making their trade deadline moves. There was a flurry of activity that started in Colorado: Avalanche acquire Lindgren and Vesey from Rangers [Mile High Hockey] The nicest thing we can say about this is that it is definitely a … [Read more...] about Lightning Morning News: NHL Trade Week kicks off with three deals