Posts Tagged ‘victor hedman’
And in 10 Seconds… Bruins and Lightning Tied for First
If the Lightning and the Bruins meet again this year it will have to be in the playoffs because tonight was the final meeting in regular season. The Bruins came in just one point behind the Lightning in the Atlantic Division with 81 points. It was a pretty uneventful first period scoring wise, a lot of pushing, […]
The Making of a Swede Team
Tampa, Fla. — It was so refreshing I was able to clear my schedule and get to Amalie Arena this morning for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Nashville Predators morning skate. After all, this is a huge home-stand for the Lightning after coming off the “O” for Canada. A two game, north of the boarder […]
Johnson & Bolts Ice down Hot Pens

The Tampa Bay Lightning coming into tonight had won nine of their last ten games. The Bolts current seven game home winning streak is tied with Chicago for the longest active home win streak in the NHL and tonight the Bolts took on the Pittsburgh Penguins. The puck drops, and just seconds later Pittsburgh’s star […]
Lightning Strikes Oil, Score 6 Times
The Lightning earlier this month beat the Oilers in Edmonton, which was the start of their 5 game winning streak they are currently on. It was the first win in Edmonton for this franchise since March 7, 2007 and it marked the start of the hottest streak of the year for the Lightning. The Lightning came […]
Bonus Hockey goes Bolts Way
The Lightning returned home Friday night after a successful road trip to take on the Pittsburg Penguins at Amalie Arena. The Bolts got off to a quick start as they mounted early pressure and it paid off as Vladislav Namestnikov wristed one past Marc-Andre Fleury. Assisting on the play was Steven Stamkos who continued his […]
Pirri Five Holes Bish Twice
Brandon Pirri scored the only shootout goal and a regulation penalty shot goal beating Ben Bishop five hole on both. Tonight was the first of five meetings between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers. Tampa Bay won three of four against the Panthers last season, including both games that were played here at 401 Channel Side […]
Thank Goodness, a Flaming Win
Come east the Calgary Flames do. For a Stanley Cup Finals rematch from what seems like forever ago. The Lightning currently rank 10th in goals against per game in the NHL at 2.41. The Bolts have steadily improved in goals against each season and if they were matching their scoring record from last season they would […]
Varlamov Stars in Tampa
The Tampa Bay Lightning open a two game home stand with the first of two match-ups against the Colorado Avalanche. The Lightning were 1-1-0 against the Avalanche in 2014-15, the win came here at what we affectionately call the “Oil Can” on January 17th, in a 3-2 shootout. Ben Bishop was the net minder and […]
Boston Bruins get some Lightning with Thunder
Second road game for the Tampa Bay Lightning and their opponent the Boston Bruins are a long time rivalry for the Bolts. The beginning twelve minutes of the first period the Bruins have the Lightning handcuffed. They are dominating puck possession and have managed to keep the Lightning offensive fire power at bay (no pun intended). With […]
AUDIO: Faceoff with the Lightning 9-20-15
Sports Tonight’s Tommy G and the Lightning Show. Tommy talks with Victor Hedman, Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn… https://soundcloud.com/rocket-sports-ent/lightning-show-with-tommy-g-9-20-15