NHL Game Night: 3-30-23 Capitals at Lightning

Turn of form continues. WSH-1TB-5 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 31 shots for the victory. First Period9:20 TB Killorn (24), (Sergachev, Stamkos)(PP)19:57 TB Stamkos (32), (Bellemare) Second Period16:10 WSH Smith (7), (Kuznetsov, Sandin) Third Period4:30 TB Maroon (4), (Cirelli)16:28 TB Maroon (5), (Cirelli, Killorn)18:06 TB Cernak (2), (unassisted)(SH)(EN) Pat Maroon, Steven Stamkos, and Vasilevskiy … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-28-23 Lightning at Hurricanes

Wow. TB-4CAR-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 31 shots he faced for the SO victory. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period5:58 TB Stamkos (31), (Sergachev, Kucherov)14:23 TB Point (46), (Stamkos) Third Period12:17 TB Point (47), (Stamkos, Kucherov)15:39 TB Killorn (23), (Point, Cernak)(EN) Brayden Point, Vasilevskiy, and Steven Stamkos were the game’s three stars. I did not have … Read more

AHL Game Day: 3-26-23 Comets at Crunch

Crunch dominate with the chips down. UTI-1SYR-6 Hugo Alnefelt allowed one goal on 32 shots for the victory. Big game goaltending when it was needed. First Period10:13 SYR Edmonds (14), (Robert, Day)15:57 SYR Robert (16), (Edmonds, Dumont)18:37 SYR Barre-Boulet (20), (Goncalves, Carrick)(PP) Second Period4:22 UTI Walsh (6), (Gambardella, Clarke)(PP)11:49 SYR Koepke (7), (Walcott, Carlile)(SH)13:01 SYR … Read more

AHL Game Night: 3-25-23 Bears at Crunch

Worst case scenario. HER-4SYR-1 Hugo Alnefelt allowed three goals on 22 shots for the loss. First Period10:16 HER Gerisch (6), (Malenstyn) Second Period5:17 HER Sgarbossa (20), (unassisted)19:04 SYR Walcott (11), (Fortier, Thompson) Third Period8:09 HER Napravnik (4), (Carlsson, McMichael)17:56 HER Vecchione (22), (unassisted)(EN) Daniel Walcott was the game’s second star. Not only did Syracuse lose, … Read more

NHL Game Day: 3-25-23 Lightning at Bruins

When not getting blown out feels like a win. TB-1BOS-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 34 shots for the loss. First Period6:46 BOS Bergeron (27), (Marchand, Lindholm)(PP)9:30 TB Hedman (8), (Bellemare, Killorn)(SH) Second Period17:32 BOS Hathaway (12), (Grzelcyk, Nosek) Third PeriodNO SCORING Failed to convert on a 5-on-3. Only won 34% of draws. They … Read more

AHL Game Night: 3-24-23 Crunch at Comets

Another twist in the Syracuse playoff roller coaster ride. SYR-3UTI-4 Max Lagace allowed four goals on 20 shots for the loss. First Period11:38 UTI Halonen (17), (Russo, Clarke)(PP)13:34 SYR Edmonds (13), (Thompson, Fortier) Second Period9:54 UTI Ibragimov (3), (Pinho, Walsh)18:51 UTI Pinho (10), (Walsh, Groleau) Third Period6:42 UTI Wotherspoon (4), (Nemec)8:50 SYR Goncalves (10), (Myers, … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-23-23 Lightning at Senators

Circling the drain with playoffs looming. TB-2OTT-7 Brian Elliott allowed six goals on 34 shots. I’m not going to say much out of respect for the fact Elliott has so few starts left in his career. First Period8:53 OTT DeBrincat (22), (Batherson, Pinto)11:37 OTT DeBrincat (23), (Brannstrom, Hamonic) Second Period10:28 TB Point (45), (Kucherov, Stamkos)(PP)18:04 … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-21-23 Lightning at Canadiens

Slow start dooms Lightning against poor Montreal club. TB-2MTL-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 20 shots for the loss. First Period8:27 MTL Dach (13), (Suzuki)14:00 MTL Drouin (2), (Gurianov, Barron) Second Period8:58 TB Point (44), (Stamkos, Sergachev)(PP)16:58 MTL Matheson (8), (Savard, Suzuki) Third Period14:54 TB Maroon (3), (Colton, Perry) Basically they didn’t show up … Read more

AHL Game Night: 3-21-23 Crunch at Americans

Syracuse starts a massive week with a massive win. SYR-3ROC-2 (SO) Max Lagace allowed two goals on 29 shots before stopping two of three in the penalty shot session for the SO win. First Period13:24 SYR Ryfors (21), (Jones, Thompson) Second Period9:53 ROC Kulich (19), (Murray)(PP) Third Period10:36 SYR Finley (9), (Carlile)15:42 ROC Mersch (15), … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-19-23 Devils at Lightning

The ghost of awful Second Periods resurfaces. NJ-5TB-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 38 shots. One of those he wishes he had back. First Period3:26 TB Kucherov (28), (Stamkos) Second Period6:30 TB Killorn (22), (Cernak, Cirelli)6:39 NJ Bratt (28), (Hischier, Severson)9:22 NJ Bratt (29), (Siegenthaler, Hamilton)12:02 NJ Hischier (30), (Hamilton) Third Period9:51 NJ Foote … Read more