Sleepy start for the Lightning after clinching a playoff berth. TB-4PIT-5 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 28 shots for the loss. First Period4:20 PIT Crosby (40), (Rust, Karlsson) Second Period6:06 PIT Malkin (24), (Karlsson, Bunting)12:15 TB Stamkos (35), (Hedman, Kucherov)(PP)14:39 PIT Letang (9), (unassisted)16:57 PIT Malkin (25), (Bunting) Third Period0:25 TB Paul (23), (Eyssimont, … Read more

Two important road points. SYR-3LAV-1 Brandon Halverson allowed one goal on 26 shots for the victory. First Period13:13 LAV Barron (2), (Perrault)(PP) Second Period8:33 SYR Allard (5), (Walcott, Groshev) Third Period8:25 SYR Finley (11), (Goncalves, Crozier)(PP)18:55 SYR Element (9), (Allard)(EN) Tristan Allard and Halverson were the game’s first and third stars. Jack Finley, at 6’6″ … Read more

Injury questions cloud offensive explosion. TB-7MTL-4 Matt Tomkins, playing in an emergency capacity with Jonas Johansson nicked up, allowed four goals on 30 shots for the win. Sweet, sweet goal support. First Period2:37 MTL Armia (15), (Gallagher, Newhook)9:45 TB Paul (21), (Point, Kucherov)(PP)16:26 TB Eyssimont (11), (Motte, Dumba) Second Period4:42 MTL Armia (16), (Newhook, Gallagher)7:58 … Read more

Lightning hold high-powered Leafs down. TB-4TOR-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 29 shots for the victory. First Period10:03 TB Hedman (13), (Kucherov, Hagel)19:00 TOR Matthews (63), (Rielly, Tavares)(PP) Second Period2:54 TB Point (43), (Kucherov, Duclair)8:47 TB Stamkos (32), (Hagel, Fleury) Third Period14:19 TB Paul (20), (Raddysh, Kucherov) Vasilevskiy, Nikita Kucherov, and Brandon Hagel were … Read more

Faceoffs matter. DET-4TB-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 31 shots for the loss. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period0:37 DET Kane (18), (Larkin, DeBrincat)8:36 TB Cirelli (19), (Hagel) Third Period3:40 DET Fabbri (18), (Compher)5:59 TB Stamkos (31), (Point, Kucherov)(PP)17:20 DET Perron (15), (Seider, Compher)18:57 DET Raymond (25), (unassisted)(EN) Anthony Cirelli was the game’s third star. … Read more

Tampa Bay stays sizzling as a berth in the postseason seems in sight. NYI-1TB-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal (off Matt Dumba’s backside) on 28 shots for the victory. Didn’t have a lot of work the first 20 minutes, but had to make a bagful of timely saves the rest of the way. First Period2:25 … Read more

I’ve seen enough. Make the name change permanent. PRO-0SYR-4 Matt Tomkins stopped all 30 shots he faced for the shutout victory. First Period14:40 SYR Koepke (20), (Barre-Boulet, Finley) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period2:16 SYR Walcott (14), (Allard, Harpur)8:42 SYR Crozier (2), (Barre-Boulet, Goncalves)(PP)19:13 SYR Goncalves (11), (Crozier, Myers)(EN) Tomkins, Cole Koepke, and Daniel Walcott were … Read more

Bad loss could cost Crunch in division title hunt. SYR-4LV- 6 Hugo Alnefelt allowed three goals on five shots before being lifted for Matt Tomkins who allowed two on 19 shots the rest of the way for the back door loss. First Period6:37 LV Gaucher (7), (unassisted)(SH)7:33 LV Brooks (10), (Laczynski, Belpedio)(SH)10:15 LV Marody (16), … Read more

Lightning dominate and eventually defeat Boston. BOS-1TB-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 24 shots for the victory. Made a couple of key situational saves in the first half of the game, and the work calmed down a bit the rest of the way. First Period10:06 TB Chaffee (4), (Paul, Eyssimont)17:11 BOS Heinen (15), (Zacha) … Read more

Depleted Lightning manufacture another win. TB-3ANA-2 (OT) Jonas Johansson allowed two goals on 32 shots for the OT victory. First Period13:49 ANA Johnston (1), (Silfverberg, Meyers) Second Period7:50 TB Duclair (21), (Perbix)17:00 TB Glendening (10), (Watson, Jeannot) Third Period2:36 ANA Mintyukov (4), (Jones, Leason) Overtime0:59 TB Cirelli (16), (Hagel) No Brayden Point. No Victor Hedman. … Read more