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

Tomkins returns to steal the show. SYR-3PRO-2 (SO) Matt Tomkins allowed two goals on 43 shots and stopped all three he faced in the penalty shot session for the SO win. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period3:27 SYR Allard (4), (Groshev, Myers)5:03 PRO Brown (9), (Renouf, Steen)16:34 SYR Finley (10), (Goncalves, Crozier)(PP) Third Period9:44 PRO Richard … Read more

Lightning comeback steals a road point. TB-3LA-4 (OT) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 23 shots for the OT loss. First Period7:03 LA Kempe (22), (Kopitar, Byfield)19:54 TB Point (41), (unassisted)(PP) Second Period2:18 LA Moore (26), (Dubois) Third Period1:12 LA Anderson (2), (unassisted)15:25 TB Stamkos (28), (Point, Duclair)(PP)19:14 TB Stamkos (29), (Kucherov, Hedman) Overtime0:25 LA … Read more

Opportunity squandered. SYR-4SPR-6 Hugo Alnefelt allowed five goals on 24 shots for the loss. Not good enough. Just not good enough. First Period3:37 SPR Bitten (14), (unassisted)16:22 SYR Robert (13), (Stephens, Merela)(PP)19:01 SPR Suzuki (10), (Skinner, McGing) Second Period0:30 SPR Vrana (11), (Abramov)2:44 SYR Stephens (6), (Goncalves, Feist)9:59 SPR Bitten (15), (McGing, Rosen)(PP)17:46 SPR Abramov … Read more

Syracuse pulls out yet another Third Period victory. WBS-2SYR-5 Brandon Halverson allowed two goals on 26 shots for the win. He was backed up by Hugo Alnefelt tonight, at least, but the status of Matt Tomkins remains a concern. First Period16:10 WBS Rueschhoff (9), (Ouellet, Koppanen)(PP) Second Period1:04 SYR Robert (12), (Myers, Koepke)7:46 WBS Koppanen … Read more