Even when people have grown accustomed to doubting them, they always seem to bounce back. They are the Tampa Bay Lightning. Following a big 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins, in a game that had the feeling of a playoff atmosphere, the Lightning have won seven of their last eight games.
On top of weekly in-depth writing on the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, we have also formed a statistics workbook of hand-tracked microstats to complement articles here at Last Word.
With the season the Tampa Bay Lightning have had, this season-long outcome shouldn’t be the case. However, with a 3-1 win Wednesday night, they have won their season series over the Boston Bruins.
The Bruins have been struggling to stay strong and capitalize in games recently. On Tuesday, they pulled through to avoid a three-game losing streak when they defeated the Florida Panthers.
Brayden Point scored his NHL-leading 11th game-winning goal of the season and the Tampa Bay Lightning stretched their season-high point streak to eight games with a 3-1 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.
The oddsmakers are predicting a close game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins when they meet on Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET, with the Lightning at -118 on the moneyline, and the Bruins at -102.
If we wind the clock back one year, the Tampa Bay Lightning were sitting comfortably in a playoff spot with 90 points and a seven-point lead over the nearest wild card contender, the New York Islanders.
Tampa Bay's Anthony Cirelli scored 59 seconds into overtime and the Lightning beat the host Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Sunday to stretch their point streak to a season-high seven games.
Tampa Bay's Anthony Cirelli scored 59 seconds into overtime and the Lightning beat the host Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Sunday to stretch their point streak to a season-high seven games.
This could have been a scheduled loss for the Tampa Bay Lightning. They were playing their second game in less than 24 hours. Their prior game had gone to overtime and they were at the end of a long road trip.
About an hour prior to the puck dropping in Anaheim, the Tampa Bay Lightning announced that forward Brayden Point and defenseman Victor Hedman would not be in the line-up due to lower-body injuries.
Don’t look now, but Brayden Point is heating up. The Tampa Bay Lightning center is again flying under the radar despite putting up terrific numbers and has already reached the 40-goal mark.
Action Network hockey expert Ryan Dadoun shares a prediction for Saturday's NHL game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles Kings.
The 2023-24 season continues to be a rollercoaster of emotions for the Tampa Bay Lightning. After a shaky start in the Fall without their starting goaltender, the Lightning have been inconsistent with positive signs of hope followed by losing streaks and defensive lapses.
Since the All-Star Break, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been inconsistent at best and plain bad at worst. The team is 9-8, and on three separate occasions, they have lost at least two games in a row.
It seems like almost any given night there is an unreal stat line to find across the NHL. Several such performances have come from Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov who delivered another stellar showing on Thursday night.
The Tampa Bay Lightning wanted to bolster their roster to chase another Stanley Cup. Tampa Bay is currently fighting for a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Duclair has found ways to be productive despite his decreased scoring, leading San Jose in goals with 16 and ranking fifth on the team in points with 27.
The Tampa Bay Lightning have inked prospect Gabriel Szturc to a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal will kick in during the 2024-25 NHL season. Szturc was previously undrafted, but joined the Lightning for development camp last July.
Can the Tampa Bay Lightning find a way to make another run at the Stanley Cup?
The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed center Milo Roelens to a three-year entry-level contract. Previously undrafted, Roelens’ deal will kick in with the 2024-25 season.
So many beers, so little time. For the beer aficionados out there looking to cross off some bucket list breweries, look no further. Is this the definitive list? Certainly not, but these 20 places would certainly quench the thirst of any craft beer enthusiast!
We had a forgettable evening on the ice to start to our week, and now it's all about finding some steady ground in the NHL prop market. We've got just the ticket for Tuesday's slate.
Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov joined an exclusive group after becoming the first player in the NHL this season to reach the 100-point mark.
He has earned an NHL role after an explosive season in the AHL last year that saw him score 24 goals and 84 points in 69 games.
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