AHL Game Night: 1-7-24 Crunch at Marlies

Crunch, Carroll do it again. SYR-4TOR-3 (OT) Hugo Alnefelt allowed three goals on 27 shots for the win. First Period3:48 SYR Merela (3), (Dumont, Massicotte)8:21 SYR Groshev (9), (Finley, Carroll) Second Period11:01 TOR Bellows (13), (unassisted)17:33 TOR Bellows (14), (Lajoie) Third Period8:50 SYR Carroll (7), (Goncalves, Carlile)(PP)13:34 TOR Steeves (12), (Niemala, Blandisi)(PP) Overtime2:49 SYR Carroll … Read more

NHL Game Night: 1-6-24 Lightning at Bruins

Lightning embarrass themselves with horrific Third Period. TB-3BOS-7 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed six goals 26 shots for the loss. He sucked. He has to be better for this team to compete with the roster in the shape it is. He’s playing so far below his ability right now it’s hard to watch and at some point … Read more

AHL Game Night: 1-6-24 Crunch at Marlies

Tomkins steals the show. SYR-6TOR-3 Matt Tomkins allowed three goals on 40 shots for the win as Syracuse was outshot 40-24 in Toronto with Lilleberg and Thompson called up to Tampa Bay and two ECHL-level d-men in the lineup. First Period6:43 TOR Blandisi (9), (Tverberg)14:40 SYR Dumont (9), (Carroll, Goncalves)(PP)17:41 TOR Abruzzese (6), (Steeves, Niemala)(PP) … Read more

NHL Game Night: 1-4-24 Lightning at Wild

Behold, the rise of the Bank Manager. TB-4MIN-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 23 shots for the victory. Didn’t have a ton of work against Minnesota’s pop gun depleted lineup. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period4:31 TB Raddysh (1), (Glendening)7:00 TB Raddysh (2), (Sheary, Motte) Third Period2:00 TB Hedman (6), (Kucherov, Paul)(PP)15:35 TB Bogosian (1), … Read more

NHL Game Night: 2-2-24 Lightning at Jets

Still circling the drain. TB-2WPG-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 26 shots in the loss. His puckhandling gaffe on the third goal was back breaking, but he was the only reason they were even in the game at that juncture anyway. First Period6:18 TB Stamkos (16), (Hedman, Kucherov)(PP) Second Period4:44 WPG Pionk (3), (Dillon, … Read more

NHL Game Night: 12-31-23 Canadiens at Lightning

Lightning win thanks to awful Montreal goaltending. MTL-3TB-4 Jonas Johansson allowed three goals on 30 shots for the win. Should’ve been two on 29 except for a bizarre phantom whistle play, but even with that in the mix it was a quality start by the backup. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period3:58 MTL Caufield (10), (unassisted)11:59 … Read more

NHL Game Night: 12-30-23 Rangers at Lightning

Everything is bad (again). NYR-5TB-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 21 shots for the loss. First Period1:51 NYR Panarin (21), (Trocheck, Lafreniere)7:36 NYR Trocheck (9), (Trouba, Lafreniere) Second Period17:39 TB Kucherov (25), (Stamkos, Paul)(PP)18:30 NYR Kreider (18), (Trocheck, Wheeler) Third Period11:16 NYR Panarin (22), (Trocheck)15:26 NYR Panarin (23), (Fox, Zibanejad)(PP) Just slowly starting to … Read more

AHL Game Night: 12-30-23 Crunch at Rocket

Laval continues to be a house of horrors for the Crunch. SYR-1LAV-4 Matt Tomkins allowed four goals on 31 shots for the loss. First Period5:12 LAV Farrell (6), (Heineman, Mailloux)(PP)7:03 LAV Mysak (5), (Trudeau, Gignac)(SH) Second Period1:37 LAV Xhekaj (2), (Simoneau, Maillet)(PP)19:05 LAV Roy (10), (Simoneau. Maillet) Third Period17:29 SYR Element (7), (Robert, Thompson) Laval … Read more

NHL Game Night: 12-29-23 Crunch at Rocket

Crunch can’t break Kaskisuo’s goaltending. SYR-2LAV-3 Hugo Alnefelt allowed three goals on 20 shots for the loss. First Period11:49 SYR Fortier (3), (Goncalves, Merala)(PP)17:36 LAV Maillet (5), (Xhekaj, Roy)(PP) Second Period17:22 LAV Roy (9), (Yaremko, Xhakej) Third Period8:32 LAV Lagare (4), (Yaremko, Bisson)19:28 SYR Goncalves (7), (Thompson) Syracuse outshot Laval 38-20 in the match. Hockey’s … Read more

NHL Game Night: 12-27-23 Panthers at Lightning

FLA-3TB-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy surrendered three goals on 31 shots for the loss. First Period4:16 FLA Ekblad (1), (Forsling, Barkov) Second Period1:24 FLA Reinhart (20), (Rodrigues, Barkov) Third Period0:29 TB Kucherov (24), (Hedman, Perbix)3:11 FLA Reinhart (21), (Barkov)(SH)3:31 TB Eyssimont (6), (Hagel, Raddysh) Nikita Kucherov was the game’s third star. Darren Raddysh had a helper and … Read more