Pete Choquette 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
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
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
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
Lightning fall into the trap. TB-4UTA-6 Brandon Halverson allowed five goals on 24 shots in his first NHL start for the loss. If that was an audition for taking Jonas Johansson’s backup job next year, he failed it miserably. Halverson is not a goaltender who can play deep in his net relying on athleticism and … Read more
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
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
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
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
Crunch complete critical home-and-home sweep. SYR-8SPR-3 Brandon Halverson allowed three goals on First Period4:06 SYR Brown (11), (Bisson, Angello)6:21 SPR Luff (20), (Alexandov, Loof)8:06 SPR Alexandrov (17), (Dvorsky, Johannesson)(PP)18:55 SYR Carlile (6), (Duke, Allard) Second Period2:04 SPR Dickinson, (MaxEachern)13:30 SYR Teasdale (8), (Angello, Allard)14:45 SYR Sheary (17), (Brown, Pouliot)(PP)19:54 SYR Finley (12), (Sheary, Halverson) Third … Read more