NHL Game Night: 5-8-21 Lightning at Panthers

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

AHL Game Night: 5-7-21 Crunch at Comets

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

NHL Game Night: 5-7-21 Stars at Lightning

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

AHL Game Night: 5-5-21 Crunch at Comets

Syracuse’s dynamic duo throttle rival Utica. SYR-5UTI-3 Spencer Martin allowed three goals on 22 shots for the victory. He rode the crest of that first line goal support. Surf on Spencer Martin, surf on. First Period7:57 SYR Raddysh (10), (Katchouk, Carlsson)12:27 UTI Bartschi (5), (Anas, Tucker)17:28 SYR Somppi (11), (Katchouk, Raddysh)19:22 UTI Anas (3), (unassisted) … Read more

NHL Game Night: 5-5-21 Stars at Lightning

Lightning coldly choke the remaining life out of Dallas’ season. DAL-2TB-6 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 22 shots for the victory. First Period2:14 TB Johnson (8), (Killorn)19:33 DAL Seguin (2), (Pavelski, Robertson) Second Period16:39 TB Killorn (15), (Gourde, Point)(PP)19:46 TB Point (23), (unassisted) Third Period10:44 DAL Sekera (3), (Hanley, Hintz)11:34 TB Cernak (5), (Goodrow, … Read more

AHL Game Day: 5-2-21 Comets at Crunch

Crunch bury Comets with an avalanche of First Period goals. UTI-2SYR-5 Ryan Bednard allowed two goals on 38 shots for the win. First Period7:11 SYR Priskie (2), (Day, Huntington)10:14 SYR Huntington (4), (unassisted)12:02 SYR Abbandonato (4), (Lohin, Bowlby) Second Period7:48 SYR Borgman (3), (Foote, Koepke)12:44 UTI Focht (4), (McKenzie, Kaspick) Third Period13:48 UTI Wesley (1), … Read more

NHL Game Day: 5-2-21 Lightning at Red Wings

Lightning strike early as stretch run continues. TB-2DET-1 Chris Gibson got the call after Curtis McElhinney took a knock in warmups and allowed one goal on 23 shots for the victory. This is a big rebound from his other appearance this season. First Period0:16 TB Coleman (13), (Goodrow) Second Period1:09 TB Sergachev (3), (Gourde, Coleman) … Read more

AHL Game Night: 5-1-21 Americans at Crunch

Just couldn’t find the back of the net today, organization-wide. ROC-3SYR-1 Ryan Bednard allowed three goals on 21 shots for the loss. First Period8:10 ROC Smith (4), (Mersch, Polino)11:40 ROC Murray (9), (Laaksonen, Smith) Second Period14:10 SYR Huntington (3), (D. Stephens, Day) Third Period3:27 ROC Pekar (1), (Elie, Murray) Jimmy Huntington was the game’s third … Read more

NHL Game Day: 5-1-21 Lightning at Red Wings

Lightning cut down by Espo’s Rule in goaltending duel. TB-0DET-1 (SO) Curtis McElhinney stopped all 15 shots he faced in regulation and OT before conceding to four of eight shooters in the penalty shot session for the SO loss. When you’re backup tosses a shutout, you gotta score a goal for him. Have to. First … Read more

NHL Game Night: 4-29-21 Stars at Lightning

Tampa Bay continues to sharpen their focus as playoffs near. DAL-0TB-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 20 shots he faced for the shutout victory. First Period14:41 TB Palat (15), (unassisted) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period8:27 TB Coleman (12), (unassisted)(SH)(PS)18:38 TB Point (22), (Vasilevskiy)(EN) Vasilevskiy, Ondrej Palat, and Blake Coleman were the game’s three stars. They held … Read more