Lightning win weird/terrible game. Let us never speak of it again. BUF-5TB-6 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 32 shots for the win. He was absolutely horrible for 40 minutes before raising the forcefield to secure the win in the final frame. First Period5:01 TB Paul (19), (McDonagh, Hagel)5:17 BUF Dahlin (11), (McLeod, Benson)5:53 TB … Read more
Surly Lightning crush upstart Columbus. CBJ-2TB-6 Jonas Johansson allowed two goals on 33 shots for the victory. He got goal support early and often and made one or two timely stops to quell any big Columbus uprisings. First Period0:30 TB Chaffee (12), (Lilleberg, Raddysh)1:37 TB Kucherov (28), (Guentzel)17:20 CBJ Werenski (19), (unassisted) Second Period1:27 TB … Read more
Everything but the finish. TB-1FLA-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 29 shots for the loss. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period9:02 FLA Barkov (15), (unassisted)15:16 FLA Barkov (16), (Samoskevich, Ekblad)(PP) Third Period2:07 TB Point (32), (Raddysh, Guentzel) Vasilevskiy was the game’s third star. I’m not mad about that effort overall. The Lightning came within a … Read more
Syracuse drops a costly point late. SYR-4UTI-5 (OT) Brandon Halverson allowed five goals on 30 shots for the OT loss. First Period2:56 SYR Santini (5), (Finley, Sheary)4:25 UTI Schmelzer (15), (unassisted)5:47 UTI Foote (18), (Bowers)12:29 UTI Beckman (11), (Foote, Strand)(PP)16:20 SYR Finley (9), (Sheary, Pouliot)(PP) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period7:42 SYR Santini (6), (Bisson, Szturc)8:04 … Read more
Crunch come back from the brink. ROC-3SYR-4 (SO) Matt Tomkins allowed three goals on 17 shots before stopping three of four in the penalty shot session for the SO victory. First Period9:41 ROC Wahlberg (9), (Slaggert, Komarov)18:16 ROC Ostlund (10), (Helenius, Fiddler-Schultz)(PP) Second Period16:08 SYR Finley (8), (Pouliot, Crozier)(PP) Third Period11:52 SYR Santini (4), (Geekie, … Read more
Eight is a fluke, nine is a streak. TB-3WSH-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 21 shots for the victory. First Period17:11 TB Chaffee (11), (Point, Kucherov)(PP) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period6:08 TB Goncalves (2), (Paul)16:01 WSH Ovechkin (31), (Roy)19:01 TB Hagel (30), (unassisted)(EN) Vasilevskiy and Gage Goncalves were the game’s first and second stars. … Read more
Syracuse falls out of playoff position. WBS-2SYR-0 Brandon Halverson allowed two goals on 37 shots for the loss. Hard to win without goal support. First Period1:00 WBS Puustinen (8), (Koivunen, Katchouk) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period15:51 WBS Calvert (1), (McGroarty) Halverson and Declan Carlile were the game’s second and third stars. This is where it … Read more
Tampa Bay completes a near-perfect February. CGY-0TB-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 27 shots he faced for the shutout victory. Classic Vasilevskiy making a crate of big saves in the first half of the game to allow his team to build a lead that turns into a comfortable win. First Period19:15 TB Kucherov (27), (Guentzel, Hedman)(PP) … Read more
Win streak hits six with pure domination. EDM-1TB-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 24 shots for the victory. He’s in a groove right now. First Period11:53 EDM Draisaitl (43), (McDavid, Bouchard)(PP)13:11 TB Eyssimont (5), (Goncalves) Second Period0:29 TB Hagel (28), (Girgensons, Cirelli)5:38 TB Hedman (9), (Point, Kucherov)(PP) Third Period7:23 TB Paul (18), (Guentzel, Kucherov) … Read more
Lightning stay streaking. SEA-1TB-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 37 shots for the win. Classic Vasilevskiy game. Raise the forcefields while the Lightning find their footing and build the lead and before you know it, it’s a comfortable win. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period9:27 TB Hagel (27), (McDonagh, Lilleberg)(SH) Third Period11:15 TB Kucherov (26), … Read more