NHL Game Night: 4-6-22 Lightning at Capitals

Everything remains bad. TB-3WSH-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 28 shots for the loss. The Lightning leave DC with not less than a point with a more competent effort from the goaltender, and I’ll just leave that there. First Period5:10 WSH Fehervary (6), (Carlson, Sheary)7:38 WSH Carlson (12), (Kuznetsov, Backstrom)8:41 TB Kucherov (14), (Hedman)15:10 … Read more

AHL Game Night: 2-6-22 Crunch at Marlies

Syracuse avoids a bigger disaster by stealing a point at Toronto. SYR-3TOR-4 (OT) Max Lagace allowed four goals on 25 shots for the loss. First Period0:14 SYR Koepke (20), (Claesson, Fortier) Second Period2:05 SYR Raddysh (7), (Barre-Boulet, Goncalves)8:37 TOR Robertson (10), (Der-Arguchintsev)13:46 TOR Douglas (11), (unassisted)17:46 TOR Steeves (21), (Seney, Blandisi) Third Period18:25 SYR Nash … Read more

NHL Game Night: 4-4-22 Maple Leafs at Lightning

Ouch. TOR-6TB-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed 6 goals on 39 shots for the loss. First Period1:59 TOR Engvall (13), (Kampf)6:24 TB Kucherov (13), (Stamkos) Second Period1:46 TOR Matthews (52), (Bunting, Marner)5:46 TB Rutta (3), (Stamkos)9:57 TOR Matthews (53), (Marner)12:25 TOR Kerfoot (12), (Brodie, Holl) Third Period7:08 TOR Matthews (54), (unassisted)11:24 TOR Marner (29), (Matthews, Bunting) Well, … Read more

AHL Game Day: 4-3-22 Crunch at Bruins

Big win caps another busy weekend. SYR-4PRO-1 First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period1:34 PRO Froden (14), (Fogarty, Steen)(PP)9:53 SYR Barre-Boulet (15), (Hudon, Goncalves)18:51 SYR Barre-Boulet (16), (Claesson, Hudon) Third Period18:05 SYR Dumont (25), (Barre-Boulet, Nash)(EN)18:24 SYR Richard (14), (Nash, Jones)(EN) Alex Barre-Boulet and Charles Hudon were the game’s first and second stars. This win by Syracuse … Read more

NHL Game Night: 4-2-22 Canadiens at Lightning

Lightning play down to their opposition and get burned. MTL-5TB-4 (SO) Brian Elliott allowed four goals on 31 shots before allowing one of three to convert in the penalty shot session for the SO loss. His club played stupid in front of him. Not his fault. First Period8:57 TB Stamkos (32), (Kucherov, Hedman)13:32 TB Cirelli … Read more

AHL Game Night: 4-2-22 Crunch at Wolf Pack

Wild game in Hartford includes two braces and very few saves. SYR-8HFD-5 Amir Miftakhov allowed five goals on 30 shots, and then purified himself in the waters of deep, deep goal support for the win. First Period1:50 SYR Barre-Boulet (14), (Hudon, Koepke)4:47 HFD Khodorenko (8), (Jones, Giuttari)9:05 HFD Ronning (16), (unassisted)10:28 SYR Ryfors (8), (Fortier, … Read more

NHL Game Night: 4-1-22 Blackhawks at Lightning

Chicago plays zero defense. CHI-2TB-5 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 23 shots for the victory. First Period6:11 TB Stamkos (31), (Point, Kucherov)10:12 TB Point (26), (Kucherov, Stamkos)12:11 CHI DeHaan (3), (Dach)17:21 CHI DeBrincat (39), (Jones, Strome)(PP) Second Period6:12 TB Colton (13), (Cernak, Paul)12:15 TB Colton (14), (Paul, Foote) Third Period19:41 TB Hagel (23), (Colton, … Read more

AHL Game Night: 4-1-22 Crunch at Comets

Syracuse loses despite massive possession advantage. SYR-3UTI-5 Max Lagace allowed four goals on 14 shots for the loss. Presented without comment but with plenty of judgement. First Period16:24 UTI Gauthier (8), (Greer, Okhotiuk)(SH) Second Period17:53 UTI Schmelzer (15), (Zetterlund, Greer)(PP) Third Period0:19 UTI DeLeo (15), (unassisted)(PP)11:06 UTI Talvitie (11), (Gambardella, Thompson)15:56 SYR Fortier (13), (Walcott, … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-29-22 Hurricanes at Lightning

60+ minutes of real Lightning hockey. CAR-3TB-4 (OT) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 19 shots for the win. One goal was gifted on a phantom waved off icing, and the other two were tips. Not mad at Vasiy despite that stat line. First Period7:59 CAR Niederreiter (21), (Staal, Cole) Second Period0:52 TB Killorn (21), … Read more

NHL Game Day: 3-27-22 Lightning at Islanders

Lightning starting to look like themselves again. TB-4NYI-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 24 shots for the win. First Period18:14 NYI Nelson (31), (Pelech) Second Period1:10 TB Hedman (18), (Point, Vasilevskiy)(PP)9:47 TB Killorn (20), (Cirelli) Third Period9:10 TB Colton (12), (Sergachev)16:56 TB Sergachev (6), (Stamkos, Kucherov) Mikhail Sergachev, Victor Hedman, and Ross Colton were … Read more