Furious comeback falls short. ROC-4SYR-2 Brandon Halverson allowed three goals on 25 shots for the loss. First Period7:30 ROC Brannstrom (8), (Jobst, Ostlund)9:47 ROC Warren (9), (Wahlberg, Komarov) Second Period3:51 Murray (24), (Johnson, Ostlund) Third Period2:01 SYR Dumont (1), (Crozier, Korczak)16:22 SYR Geekie (7), (Pouliot, Sheary)(PP)19:56 ROC Ostlund (17), (Murray, Rousek)(EN) Gabriel Dumont was the … Read more
Lightning hang on for another critical win. NYI-3TB-5 Jonas Johansson allowed three goals on 38 shots for the victory. Played really well the first 40 minutes before allowing the Islanders to pull as close as the false hope goal. But, to his credit, he made a couple of big stops at the end to keep … Read more
Halverson gets the whole shutout. UTI-0SYR-1 Brandon Halverson stopped all 20 shots he faced for his fifth shutout victory of the season. He shook off the ill effects of that tough start with Tampa Bay quickly, to his credit. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period19:39 SYR Geekie (6), (Sheary, Duke)(PP) Third PeriodNO SCORING Halverson and Conor … Read more
Vengeful snowman in McDonagh’s 1,000th game. UTA-0TB-8 Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 25 shots he faced for the shutout victory. Brian Engblom behaved himself and didn’t jinx it. Kudos. First Period1:30 TB Guentzel (35), (Kucherov, McDonagh)4:20 TB Hedman (13), (Moser, Hagel) Second Period5:05 TB Goncalves (5), (Lilleberg, Gourde)9:14 TB Kucherov (32), (Point, Raddysh)17:54 TB Guentzel (36), … Read more
Grumpy Lightning pummel the remains of the Pittsburgh Penguins. PIT-1TB-6 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 15 shots for the victory. I blame the lost shutout on Brian Engblom who didn’t mention the s-word directly, but used a euphemism for it on the broadcast in the Third Period. Former defenseman. C’mon man. First Period12:13 TB … Read more
Lightning can’t overcome slow start in dud of a road trip. TB-2VGK-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 29 shots for the loss. First Period11:02 VGK Roy (11), (Karlsson, Pietrangelo)(PP)13:33 VGK Hertl (31), (Smith)19:13 VGK Eichel (23), (Whitecloud) Second Period17:38 TB Paul (21), (Goncalves, Raddysh) Third Period17:18 VGK Hague (5), (Pietrangelo, Howden)(EN)19:55 TB Kucherov (30), … Read more
Syracuse caps a night of missed opportunities in the Lightning organization. ROC-4SYR-1 Ryan Fanti allowed four goals on 33 shots for the loss. I guess we solved the mystery of his callup yesterday with the news Jonas Johansson is away from the big club attending to a family matter. The chain reaction is Fanti had … Read more
Lightning fall into the trap. TB-4UTA-6 Brandon Halverson allowed five goals on 24 shots in his first NHL start for the loss. If that was an audition for taking Jonas Johansson’s backup job next year, he failed it miserably. Halverson is not a goaltender who can play deep in his net relying on athleticism and … Read more
A rarity in another crucial Crunch win. SYR-3LV-0 Matt Tomkins stopped all 16 shots he faced for the victory before giving way to recently recalled Ryan Fanti who stopped four shots the rest of the way to secure the rare combined shutout. Not sure if Tomkins got hurt or maybe there’s some illness going through … Read more
Game. Gonzo. TB-3DAL-2 (SO) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 24 shots before stopping two of four in the penalty shot session for the SO win. First Period4:35 TB Hagel (32), (Cirelli, Kucherov) Second Period7:21 TB Cirelli (23), (Hagel, Gourde)7:58 DAL Back (4), (Blackwell, Steel)13:48 DAL Marchment (17), (Benn, Duchene)(PP) Third PeriodNO SCORING OvertimeNO SCORING … Read more