NHL Game Night: 3-9-23 Golden Knights at Lightning

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Tampa Bay shows strong signs of a return to form in OT loss. VGK-4TB-3 (OT) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 21 shots for the OT loss. First Period0:27 VGK Kolesar (7), (Blueger, Howden)4:28 TB Point (40), (Kucherov, Stamkos) Second Period2:27 VGK Karlsson (12), (Pieterangelo)(SH) Third Period5:39 VGK Stephenson (13), (Theodore, Smith)(PP)17:53 TB Kucherov (26), … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-7-23 Flyers at Lightning

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Philly proves to be a slump buster for the Lightning. PHI-2TB-5 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 35 shots for the victory. First Period5:52 PHI Frost (12), (Farabee, Tippett)7:38 TB Killorn (18), (Kucherov, Sergachev)(PP) Second Period0:34 TB Kucherov (24), (Sergachev, Killorn)(PP)8:46 TB Colton (15), (Jeannot, Paul)10:49 TB Killorn (19), (Cirelli, Hagel)12:40 PHI Lemieux (1), (York, … Read more

AHL Game Night: 3-5-23 Crunch at Comets

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Crunch can’t hold on in crucial divisional tilt. SYR-4UTI-6 Hugo Alnefelt allowed six goals on 26 shots for the loss. First Period6:25 UTI Holtz (3), (Walsh, Halonen)9:02 SYR Barre-Boulet (19), (Robert)9:58 SYR Edmonds (10), (Carlile, Jones)17:51 SYR Edmonds (11), (unassisted) Second Period1:20 UTI Halonen (14), (Dugan, Walsh)9:56 SYR Carrick (9), (Barre-Boulet, Myers)14:14 UTI Parent (1), … Read more

NHL Game Day: 3-4-23 Lightning at Sabres

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Struggles continue, but battle level finally rises. TB-3BUF-5 Brian Elliott allowed five goals on 34 shots for the loss. First Period13:28 TB Point (39), (Kucherov, Stamkos)(PP)16:15 BUF Thompson (42), (Dahlin) Second Period5:35 BUF Hinostroza (2), (Mittlestadt, Cozens)12:30 BUF Jost (6), (unassisted)19:46 BUF Quinn (12), (Thompson, Skinner) Third Period0:53 BUF Skinner (26), (unassisted)(PP)2:55 TB Perbix (5),(Paul)13:18 … Read more

AHL Game Night: 3-3-23 Phantoms at Crunch

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Syracuse keeps pushing ahead in tight North Division standings. LV-1SYR-4 Max Lagace allowed one goal on 36 shots for the victory. A commanding performance by a goaltender who hasn’t had a great year. Lehigh Valley came to play in the First Period and Lagace held them off. First Period18:15 SYR Koepke (5), (Usau, Thompson) Second … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-2-23 Penguins at Lightning

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Improvement, but still no cigar. PIT-5TB-4 (OT) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 32 shots for the loss. Two soft goals allowed ended up being more than the margin. He made some amazing saves in the game, too, but soft goals often end up being the margin. First Period5:39 TB Colton (14), (Jeannot, Sergachev) Second … Read more

AHL Game Night: 3-1-23 Monsters at Crunch

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Big, wild win. CLE-5SYR-6 Hugo Alnefelt allowed five goals on 27 shots for the victory. Thank goodness for goal support. First Period4:14 SYR Barre-Boulet (18), (Carlile, Dumont)14:35 SYR Carrick (8), (Myers, Ryfors) Second Period8:34 CLE Fix-Wolansky (23), (unassisted)9:31 SYR Edmonds (8), (Balcers, Jones) Third Period1:40 CLE Christiansen (6), (Payne, Knazko)(PP)3:57 SYR Edmonds (9), (Robert, Usau)(PP)5:59 … Read more

NHL Game Night: 2-28-23 Panthers at Lightning

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Still not good enough. FLA-4TB-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 40 shots for the loss. He did a good job stabilizing after a poor First Period but the team in front of him just isn’t playing well. First Period6:16 FLA E.Staal (12), (Mahura, Cousins)15:56 FLA Lundell (9), (Tkachuk, M.Staal)17:37 FLA Luostarainen (14), (unassisted) Second … Read more

NHL Game Night: 2-26-23 Lightning at Penguins

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Now is the time for some concern. TB-3PIT-7 Brian Elliott allowed seven goals on 36 shots for the loss. The odds of Hugo Alnefelt being the backup next season went up tonight. First Period3:20 PIT O’Conner (4), (Pettersson, Petry)16:06 TB Cirelli (9), (Bogosian)18:05 TB Kucherov (23), (Point, Cole) Second Period6:17 PIT Malkin (23), (Archibald, Dumoulin)15:28 … Read more