Lightning do it to Sunrise again. TB-2FLA-1 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 2-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 37 shots for the victory. I actually think he got outplayed by Bobrovsky tonight and the one goal he allowed was a softie that usually ends up being the margin of losing. But the team defended … Read more

Tampa Bay tore up the memo that this series would be Sunrise’s coronation. TB-4FLA-1 Tampa Bay Leads the Series 1-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 34 shots for the victory. Pretty much every pundit in the universe was acting like this series was a foregone conclusion, but last I checked playoff hockey leans a … Read more

Bitter disappointment for Syracuse as they come within an eyelash of advancing only to see their season end. LAV-3SYR-2 (OT) Laval Wins the Series 3-2 Max Lagace allowed three goals on 36 shots for the loss. First Period15:31 SYR Richard (4), (unassisted)(SH) Second Period7:16 SYR Jones (1), (Barre-Boulet, Dumont)11:24 LAV Belzile (4), (Belpedio, Niku)(PP) Third … Read more

Lightning displays champion’s heart to overcome adversity. TB-2TOR-1 Tampa Bay Wins the Series 4-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 31 shots for the victory. It wasn’t the close out shutout we’ve come to expect, but it was an amazing performance nonetheless. You could see it in OT in Game Six coming, when the stakes … Read more

Desperate Crunch get a big performance from the bullpen to push the series to the brink. SYR-3LAV-0 Series Tied 2-2 Max Lagace stopped all four shots he faced for the win before being injured in a goalmouth collision. Rookie Hugo Alnefelt stopped all 24 the rest of the way to seal the team’s shutout victory. … Read more

The champs slip the noose to force Game Seven. TOR-3TB-4 (OT) Series Tied 3-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 33 shots for the OT victory. He allowed one of the worst goals in Lightning playoff history on the Tavares goal that tied the game at 2-2. He made up for it by standing on … Read more

Another tight loss puts Syracuse on the brink. SYR-1LAV-4 Laval Leads the Series 2-1 Max Lagace allowed two goals on 25 shots for the loss. First Period2:43 LAV Martel (1), (Niku, Belpidio)(PP) Second Period4:49 SYR Elie (2), (Raddysh) Third Period8:49 LAV Paquette (1), (Dea, Ouellet)(PP)18:18 LAV Dea (1), (Gignac, Ouellet)(EN)19:40 LAV Belpidio (1), (Paquette)(EN) Hurts … Read more

Espo’s Rule comes back to bite the Lightning. TB-3TOR-4 Toronto Leads the Series 3-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 26 shots for the loss. He’s got to get the Nylander goal. Got to. First Period5:19 TB Stamkos (2), (Palat, Kucherov)6:11 TB Hedman (2), (Kucherov, Killorn)(PP) Second Period3:35 TOR Tavares (1), (Nylander, Giordano)(PP) Third Period3:01 … Read more

Lightning take Leafs’ spirit and manhood in a Game Four thumping. TOR-3TB-7 Series Tied 2-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals (all in garbage time) on 25 shots for the victory. He didn’t let the Leafs back into the game in the opening 40 to deliver the Lightning into that garbage time. First Period1:00 TB Stamkos … Read more

Game Two slips away at the death. LAV-3SYR-2 Series Tied 1-1 Max Lagace allowed three goals on 28 shots for the loss. First Period5:37 SYR Ryfors (1), (Jones, Perbix)17:33 LAV Ylonen (1), (Ouellet, Harvey-Pinard)(PP) Second Period6:27 LAV Belzile (3), (unassisted) Third Period12:40 SYR Walcott (1), (Fortier, Raddysh)18:13 LAV Gignac (1), (Ylonen) Lagace and Cole Koepke … Read more