NHL Game Day: 2-24-24 Lightning at Islanders

Crozier the good luck charm? TB-4NYI-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 34 shots for the win. Two garbage time goals, but was incredibly solid all game. First Period4:12 TB Paul (16), (Hagel, Raddysh)5:34 TB Kucherov (37), (Hedman, Perbix) Second Period5:00 TB Point (29), (Kucherov, Hedman)(PP) Third Period13:44 NYI Lee (15), (Barzal, Dobson)17:25 NYI Nelson … Read more

AHL Game Night: 2-23-24 Crunch at Comets

Tomkins shuts the door. SYR-2UTI-1 Matt Tomkins allowed one goal on 25 shots for the victory. High quality start at a moment when it looks like Hugo is stalking his spot on the depth chart. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period3:10 SYR Carroll (11), (Fortier, Finley)(PP)14:38 UTI Willman (11), (Durandeau, Hatakka)18:50 SYR Carlile (6), (Myers, Usau) … Read more

NHL Game Night: 2-22-24 Capitals at Lightning

Circling the drain again. WSH-5TB-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 23 shots for the loss. At least two were goals you’d like him to do better on. He cannot be average or below average with this team in front of him. First Period2:30 WSH Aube-Kubel (6), (Malenstyn)16:19 WSH McMichael (11), (Edmundson, Wilson) Second Period9:16 … Read more

NHL Game Night: 2-19-24 Senators at Lightning

Tampa Bay fails to respond. OTT-4TB-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 27 shots for the loss. If he doesn’t have a save percentage above .900, this team doesn’t seem to have a prayer right now. First Period10:45 OTT Stutzle (13), (Sanderson, Zub)13:35 OTT Joseph (9), (Giroux, Stutzle) Second Period15:49 OTT Joseph (10), (Zub)16:55 TB … Read more

AHL Game Night: 2-17-24 Crunch at Phantoms

Hugo leads the way. SYR-2LV-1 Hugo Alnefelt allowed one goal on 26 shots for the victory. He improved his save percentage for the season to .912 in the win and, to me, this feels like the weekend he moved ahead of Tomkins on the depth chart. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period11:26 SYR Dumont (10), (Merela, … Read more

NHL Game Night: 2-15-24 Avalanche at Lightning

Kuch is better. COL-3TB-6 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 30 shots for the victory. First Period15:08 COL Byram (7), (Rantanen, MacKinnon)17:18 TB Point (26), (unassisted)18:25 TB Kucherov (35), (Hagel) Second Period15:03 COL Byram (8), (Colton, Lehkonen) Third Period3:40 COL Lehkonen (6), (MacKinnon, Drouin)(PP)4:00 TB Stamkos (23), (Kucherov, Hedman)8:13 TB Kucherov (36), (Point, Stamkos)19:28 TB … Read more

AHL Game Night: 2-14-24 Crunch at Senators

Third Period meltdown. SYR-5BEL-6 Matt Tomkins allowed six goals on 24 shots for the loss. Pure dreck. First Period4:05 BEL Matinpalo (2), (Crookshank, Chartier) Second Period0:48 SYR Finley (7), (Fortier, Goncalves)6:29 SYR Edmonds (5), (Carlile, Allard)7:13 SYR Koepke (12), (Thompson, Day)17:01 BEL Chartier (1), (unassisted) Third Period0:26 BEL Chartier (2), (Thomson, Heatherington)2:42 SYR Merela (9), … Read more

NHL Game Night: 2-13-24 Lightning at Bruins

Vasilevskiy shines in upset win. TB-3BOS-2 (SO) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 38 shots before stopping all three shots he faced in the penalty shot session for the SO victory. First Period3:21 TB Cernak (1), (Hagel, Cirelli) Second Period1:06 TB Kucherov (34), (unassisted)(PP)2:04 BOS McAvoy (8), (Marchand, Pastrnak)16:23 BOS VanRiemsdyk (9), (Marchand, Pastrnak) Third … Read more

NHL Game Night: 2-10-24 Lightning at Blue Jackets

Lightning arrest their free fall. TB-4CBJ-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals in garbage time on 35 shots. Probably gets the shutout if the refs don’t botch the cross checking call to Eyssimont’s head. First Period15:40 TB Paul (14), (Hagel, Raddysh)(PP) Second Period0:49 TB Cirelli (11), (Hagel, Paul) Third Period0:23 TB Stamkos (22), (Hedman, Kucherov)(PP)12:22 CBJ … Read more