Pete Choquette Without Kucherov, Lightning scratch out a point. TB-3PHI-4 (SO) Jonas Johansson allowed three goals on 29 shots before allowing two of five conversions in the penalty shot session for the SO loss. First Period8:29 TB Goncalves (4), (Gourde, McDonagh)(PP)14:20 PHI Brink (9), (Lycksell, Poehling) Second Period0:15 TB Girgensons (2), (Cernak, Hagel)10:55 PHI Brink (10), (Couturier)19:01 … Read more
Syracuse pulls out massive mid-week win. UTI-1SYR-2 Brandon Halverson allowed one goal on 29 shots for the victory. He’s moving back into pole position as the Crunch’s number one, big game goaltender. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period9:01 SYR Finley (10), (Brown, Sheary)(PP) Third Period12:52 UTI Willman (6), (Foote)15:44 Sheary (14), (Crozier, Duke) Jack Finley, Halverson, … Read more
Lightning still disjointed in blowout loss. TB-1CAR-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 31 shots for the loss. The first two he surrendered, particularly the second, were soft serves that overshadowed some real quality saves he made in the Second Period. I wonder aloud about fatigue right now with the work load he’s been shouldering … Read more
Huge road win and some help puts things all square. SYR-5WBS-1 Brandon Halverson allowed one goal on 27 shots for the victory. He came up with a big start when the stakes were very high. Halverson’s season marks rose to 14-9-8 with 4 shutouts, a 2.34 GAA, and a .913 save percentage. What’s wild is … Read more
Hockey gods take their revenge on Tampa Bay. BOS-4TB-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 24 shots for the loss include a center ice howler that turned a tight game into a laugher. It was that kind of a game for the whole team. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period10:32 BOS Koepke (8), (unassisted) Third Period13:18 … Read more
Syracuse’s playoff hopes hit another setback. SYR-1UTI-4 Matt Tomkins allowed three goals on 29 shots for the loss. First Period2:07 UTI Gambardella (5), (Legare, Halonen)(PP)19:37 UTI Legare (10), (Parent, Gambardella)(PP) Second Period8:17 SYR Geekie (2), (Duke, Khaira)(PP) Third Period8:27 UTI Legare (11), (MacKinnon, Hardman)18:22 UTI Gambardella (6), (Legare, Engaras)(EN) Syracuse was outshot 30-18 in the … Read more
Lightning win weird/terrible game. Let us never speak of it again. BUF-5TB-6 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 32 shots for the win. He was absolutely horrible for 40 minutes before raising the forcefield to secure the win in the final frame. First Period5:01 TB Paul (19), (McDonagh, Hagel)5:17 BUF Dahlin (11), (McLeod, Benson)5:53 TB … Read more
Surly Lightning crush upstart Columbus. CBJ-2TB-6 Jonas Johansson allowed two goals on 33 shots for the victory. He got goal support early and often and made one or two timely stops to quell any big Columbus uprisings. First Period0:30 TB Chaffee (12), (Lilleberg, Raddysh)1:37 TB Kucherov (28), (Guentzel)17:20 CBJ Werenski (19), (unassisted) Second Period1:27 TB … Read more
Everything but the finish. TB-1FLA-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 29 shots for the loss. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period9:02 FLA Barkov (15), (unassisted)15:16 FLA Barkov (16), (Samoskevich, Ekblad)(PP) Third Period2:07 TB Point (32), (Raddysh, Guentzel) Vasilevskiy was the game’s third star. I’m not mad about that effort overall. The Lightning came within a … Read more
Syracuse drops a costly point late. SYR-4UTI-5 (OT) Brandon Halverson allowed five goals on 30 shots for the OT loss. First Period2:56 SYR Santini (5), (Finley, Sheary)4:25 UTI Schmelzer (15), (unassisted)5:47 UTI Foote (18), (Bowers)12:29 UTI Beckman (11), (Foote, Strand)(PP)16:20 SYR Finley (9), (Sheary, Pouliot)(PP) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period7:42 SYR Santini (6), (Bisson, Szturc)8:04 … Read more