AHL Game Night: 3-28-25 Comets at Crunch

Halverson gets the whole shutout. UTI-0SYR-1 Brandon Halverson stopped all 20 shots he faced for his fifth shutout victory of the season. He shook off the ill effects of that tough start with Tampa Bay quickly, to his credit. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period19:39 SYR Geekie (6), (Sheary, Duke)(PP) Third PeriodNO SCORING Halverson and Conor … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-27-25 UHC at Lightning

Vengeful snowman in McDonagh’s 1,000th game. UTA-0TB-8 Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 25 shots he faced for the shutout victory. Brian Engblom behaved himself and didn’t jinx it. Kudos. First Period1:30 TB Guentzel (35), (Kucherov, McDonagh)4:20 TB Hedman (13), (Moser, Hagel) Second Period5:05 TB Goncalves (5), (Lilleberg, Gourde)9:14 TB Kucherov (32), (Point, Raddysh)17:54 TB Guentzel (36), … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-25-25 Penguins at Lightning

Grumpy Lightning pummel the remains of the Pittsburgh Penguins. PIT-1TB-6 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 15 shots for the victory. I blame the lost shutout on Brian Engblom who didn’t mention the s-word directly, but used a euphemism for it on the broadcast in the Third Period. Former defenseman. C’mon man. First Period12:13 TB … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-23-25 Lightning at Golden Knights

Lightning can’t overcome slow start in dud of a road trip. TB-2VGK-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 29 shots for the loss. First Period11:02 VGK Roy (11), (Karlsson, Pietrangelo)(PP)13:33 VGK Hertl (31), (Smith)19:13 VGK Eichel (23), (Whitecloud) Second Period17:38 TB Paul (21), (Goncalves, Raddysh) Third Period17:18 VGK Hague (5), (Pietrangelo, Howden)(EN)19:55 TB Kucherov (30), … Read more

AHL Game Night: 3-22-25 Americans at Crunch

Syracuse caps a night of missed opportunities in the Lightning organization. ROC-4SYR-1 Ryan Fanti allowed four goals on 33 shots for the loss. I guess we solved the mystery of his callup yesterday with the news Jonas Johansson is away from the big club attending to a family matter. The chain reaction is Fanti had … Read more

AHL Game Night: 3-21-25 Crunch at Phantoms

A rarity in another crucial Crunch win. SYR-3LV-0 Matt Tomkins stopped all 16 shots he faced for the victory before giving way to recently recalled Ryan Fanti who stopped four shots the rest of the way to secure the rare combined shutout. Not sure if Tomkins got hurt or maybe there’s some illness going through … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-20-25 Lightning at Stars

Game. Gonzo. TB-3DAL-2 (SO) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 24 shots before stopping two of four in the penalty shot session for the SO win. First Period4:35 TB Hagel (32), (Cirelli, Kucherov) Second Period7:21 TB Cirelli (23), (Hagel, Gourde)7:58 DAL Back (4), (Blackwell, Steel)13:48 DAL Marchment (17), (Benn, Duchene)(PP) Third PeriodNO SCORING OvertimeNO SCORING … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-17-25 Flyers at Lightning

Lightning close enough to top of the division to smell it. PHI-0TB-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 21 shots he faced for the shutout victory. First Period18:31 TB Kucherov (29), (unassisted) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period18:30 TB Guentzel (33), (Kucherov, Point)(PP)(EN) Vasilevskiy and Nikita Kucherov were the game’s first and third stars. Ivan Fedotov and the … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-15-25 Lightning at Bruins

JBB’s deadline plan starts to come together. TB-6BOS-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 12 (not a typo) shots for the victory. That included not facing a shot on goal in the Second Period. My goodness. First Period2:22 TB Hedman (12), (Gourde, Raddysh)15:58 BOS Lindholm (12), (Peeke, Lauko) Second Period2:13 TB Paul (20), (Lilleberg, Goncalves)7:22 … Read more