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Hurricanes Host the Lightning Following Overtime Victory The Canadian Press | October 6, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning (1-1-0, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (2-0-0, third in the Metropolitan Division) Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 5 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Carolina hosts Tampa Bay after the Hurricanes knocked off Washingto…
Hoffman Hat Trick Leads Panthers over Lightning The Canadian Press | October 5, 2019 SUNRISE, Fla. — Mike Hoffman had his second career hat trick to help Florida beat Tampa Bay 4-3 on Saturday night to split an opening home-and-home series. Noel Acciari also scored goal and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves for his first victory with the …
Lightning Shuffle Lines with Point Injury Steve Marowski | October 5, 2019 It was a good start to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2019-20 campaign as they opened the season with a 5-2 win against the Florida Panthers. While the team is largely…
Panthers Face Division Rival Lightning The Canadian Press | October 5, 2019 Tampa Bay Lightning (1-0-0, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (0-1-0, seventh in the Atlantic Division) Sunrise, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Atlantic Division foes Florida and Tampa Bay will play. Florida went 23-19-1…
Kucherov’s Goal, Assist Help Lightning Beat Panthers 5-2 The Canadian Press | October 3, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Reigning NHL MVP Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist, Kevin Shattenkirk and Pat Maroon scored in their Tampa Bay debuts, and the Lightning opened the season with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. Last season’…
Lightning Host Panthers to Start Season The Canadian Press | October 3, 2019 Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Florida Panthers at home in the season opener. Tampa Bay finished 62-16-4 overall and 23-5-0 in Atlantic Division games durin…
Callahan’s Move to TV May Be Model for Other Injured Players The Canadian Press | October 2, 2019 Ryan Callahan figured he would visit a specialist and learn how to fix the back issues that plagued him last season. Instead, two doctor visits brought the diagnosis of degenerative disk disease and the end of his playing career. Once Callahan came to …
Lightning: Will Gourde Continue to Evolve His Game? Eugene Helfrick | September 30, 2019 Few players in the NHL will experience a career trajectory quite like that of Yanni Gourde. After going undrafted, he led the QMJHL scoring race during the 2011-12 season, bounced…
Lightning: 2019-20 Season Preview Eugene Helfrick | September 28, 2019 If you were to describe the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2018-19 regular season in one word, that word would be fun. There was something special about that team, as they could…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 7 – Lightning’s Joseph Needs Big Season Steve Marowski | September 25, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
Lightning Motivated to Complete Unfinished Business The Canadian Press | September 23, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — A cloud of disappointment lingers over the Tampa Bay Lightning with no signs of dissipating. Last season’s Presidents’ Trophy winners were swept in the first round of the NHL playoffs, and captain Steven Stamkos says there are no words to…
Lightning Offense: What to Expect This Season Steve Marowski | September 22, 2019 The Tampa Bay Lightning had, unquestionably, the best offense in the NHL last season. They led the league in goals for (319), power-play goals (74), power-play percentage (28.24%) and shooting…
