Pete Choquette Vasilevskiy and the Lightning let Florida off the hook. FLA-6TB-5 (OT) Tampa Bay Leads the Series 2-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 47 shots for the loss. He was dreadful tonight. The tying goal in the Third Period is simply not a goal a NHL goaltender should allow on an unscreened shot from the … Read more
Veteran Lightning put upstart Panthers’ backs against the wall. TB-3FLA-1 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 2-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 33 shots for the victory. He was stronger in Game Two than in the series opener and made a few very timely saves, but I thought the team helped him with a pretty … Read more
Gritty Lightning take Florida’s best punch and steal Game One. TB-5FLA-4 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 1-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 39 shots for the victory. This wasn’t his best performance, but he made enough situational saves to keep the team in the game and allow them to pull it out for him. … Read more
Scrappy Crunch skeleton crew goes into Rochester to seal the season with a win. SYR-5ROC-3 Tyler Johnson (different dude) allowed three goals on 23 shots for the win. First Period2:13 SYR Somppi (12), (Priskie, Lohin)(PP)2:34 ROC Polino (3), (Mesch, Samuelsson)(SH)13:35 ROC Elie (10), (Gates Jr., DeSimone)(PP) Second Period15:03 SYR Bowlby (7), (Morand, Dureau) Third Period2:04 … Read more
Organization-wide power outage extends to Syracuse. SYR-0UTI-3 Spencer Martin allowed two goals on 30 shots for the loss. Can’t blame your goaltender when he doesn’t allow a thing for 45+ minutes. The goal support just wasn’t there tonight. First PeriodNO SCORING Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period5:17 UTI N. Stevens (5), (Jasek)15:30 UTI Alexandrov (3), (Jasek, … Read more
Lightning concede another skirmish with an eye on winning the war. TB-0FLA-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 30 shots for the loss. First Period15:19 FLA Weegar (6), (Marchment, Lammikko) Second Period8:23 FLA Lammikko (4), (unassisted)(SH) Third Period2:27 FLA Verhaeghe (18), (Duclair, Barkov)14:07 FLA Wennberg (17), (Gudas, Yandle) The Lightning once again held Victor Hedman … Read more
Cal Foote helps Syracuse close their home slate in style. UTI-2SYR-4 Spencer Martin allowed two goals on 37 shots for the victory. First Period10:44 SYR D. Stephens (5), (Pavlychev, Carlsson)16:26 UTI McGing (3), (Lockwood, Focht)(PP) Second Period2:31 SYR Abbandonato (5), (Day, Foote)(PP)8:22 SYR Bowlby (6), (Lohin) Third Period1:27 UTI Jasek (4), (unassisted)3:42 SYR Foote (1), … Read more
Undermanned Lightning can’t pull a miracle in Sunrise. TB-1FLA-5 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 35 shots for the loss. He wasn’t sharp tonight, and I thought the semi-soft goal he allowed in the First Period really took the wind out of the team’s sails. First Period11:44 FLA Wennberg (14), (Forsling, Weegar) Second Period3:07 FLA … Read more
Third Period comeback allows Syracuse to take a point off rival Utica. SYR-4UTI-5 (OT) Spencer Martin allowed give goals on 34 shots for the loss. First Period18:01 UTI Kaspick (2), (Lockwood)18:21 SYR Lohin (7), (Bowlby) Second Period5:51 UTI N. Stevens (4), (J. Stevens, Anas)(PP)7:11 SYR Bowlby (5), (Lohin, Day)16:34 UTI Wesley (2), (Anas, Jasek) Third … Read more
Woof. DAL-5TB-2 Curtis McElhinney allowed five goals on 31 shots for the loss. Hard to lay too much at his feet when there were so many breakaways and other Grade A chances surrendered tonight. First Period5:50 DAL Oleksiak (6), (Heiskanen, Kero) Second Period5:17 DAL Pavelski (23), (Hintz)11:11 TB Coleman (14), (Hedman, Goodrow)13:05 DAL Pavelski (24), … Read more