Pete Choquette Syracuse rides the Koepke heater back to .500. HER-3SYR-5 Max Lagace allowed three goals on 23 shots for the victory. First Period2:45 SYR Koepke (6), (Dumont, Barre-Boulet)8:37 HER Jonsson-Fjallby (8), (Johansen, Alexeyev)(PP)12:51 SYR Green (1), (Koepke, Huntington) Second Period1:15 SYR Labrie (3), (Jones, Hudon)16:33 HER Jonsson-Fjallby (9), (Franson, Vecchione)(PP) Third Period1:58 SYR Fortier (5), (Green, … Read more
The rest of the NHL should be trembling tonight. CGY-1TB-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 27 shots for the victory. With the Lightning’s possession advantage, he frankly didn’t have much work until he was sitting on a four goal lead. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period12:21 TB Perry (10), (Bellemare, Hedman) Third Period2:52 TB Point … Read more
Syracuse returns from a long hiatus with a key win. SYR-2ROC-1 Max Lagace allowed one goal on 18 shots for the victory. Full credit to him after a sometimes rocky stint filling in at the NHL level. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period1:27 SYR Koepke (5), (Somppi)17:24 SYR Dumont (11), (Barre-Boulet, Ryfors)(PP)19:55 ROC MacInnis (6), (Teves, … Read more
Columbus, sorry about your damned luck. TB-7CBJ-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 22 shots for the victory. Awash in sweet, sweet goal support. First Period4:53 TB Palat (11), (Point, Hedman)(PP)9:30 TB Palat (12), (McDonagh, Point)17:27 TB Perry (9), (Maroon, Sergachev)(PP) Second Period0:37 CBJ Kukan (1), (Nyquist, Boqvist)1:36 TB Point (11), (Foote, Palat)4:16 CBJ Nyquist … Read more
Results don’t reflect the effort. TB-0NYR-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy returned from the COVID list and allowed four goals on 21 shots for the loss. Probably a bit rusty after a couple of weeks out of action. First Period7:44 NYR Zibanejad (9), (Fox, Kreider)(PP)12:37 NYR Zibanejad (10), (Fox, Kreider)(PP)14:53 NYR Strome (7), (Goodrow) Second Period16:53 NYR Zibanejad … Read more
Lightning finish (hopefully) Vasiy-less COVID stretch at .500. NYR-4TB-3 (SO) Brian Elliott allowed three goals on 23 shots before allowing one of three to convert in the PS session for the SO loss. His two puckhandling gaffes out of his crease to allow cheap goals were obviously the margin between losing and a comfortable win … Read more
No write up tonight. Let Sunrise celebrate. They can hang that banner next to that, “Beat the Danny Walcott Lightning in Two Meaningless Regular Season Games” banner they earned last season. TB-3FLA-9
Despite multiple posts, Lightning pull out the win anyway. MTL-4TB-5 (OT) Maxime Lagace allowed four goals on 31 shots for the victory. He’s terrifying at times to watch, but did just enough tonight to get by. First Period10:46 MTL Vejdemo (1), (Pezzetta, Paquette)11:38 TB Point (8), (Joseph, Hedman)14:10 TB Point (9), (Killorn) Second Period2:05 MTL … Read more
Lightning (probably) close out 2021 with the league’s top record after casino heist on The Strip. TB-4LV-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 41 shots for the victory. It was Oceans 88 for the Lightning tonight. First Period6:05 TB Fortier (1), (Sergachev)9:26 LV Stone (5), (Pacioretty, Theodore)(PP) Second Period1:41 LV Stone (6), (Stephenson)8:10 LV Roy … Read more
Lightning overtake little brother in Sunrise to seize best record in the league. OTT-1TB-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 26 shots for the victory. First Period15:45 OTT Chabot (1), (unassisted) Second Period3:47 TB Killorn (9), (Colton, Hedman)15:05 TB Hedman (7), (Raddysh, Stamkos)(PP) Third PeriodNO SCORING Victor Hedman and Steven Stamkos were the first and … Read more