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A report from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman announced that Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov may be sidelined for “awhile” with a hip injury. The hip issue was first reported by The Athletic and TSN’s Pierre LeBrun on Monday. TB's cap issues may be solved by LTIR. There is word Nikita Kucherov is battling an injury […] READ MORE
The 2019-20 Tampa Bay Lightning are Stanley Cup Champions once again. They defeated the Dallas Stars in six games in the Stanley Cup Final to capture the franchise’s second Stanley Cup and first since 2004. It was a completely different team that won the Stanley Cup than we have seen in previous years. Through all […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning announced that team captain and centre Steven Stamkos is unfit to play in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. However, he’s not been ruled out for the entire series according to Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston. Tampa head coach Jon Cooper announced Stamkos wouldn’t be available for tonight’s game. Steven Stamkos is […] READ MORE
It was a short but memorable return for Steven Stamkos as the Tampa Bay Lightning downed the Dallas Stars, 5-2, to win Game 3. Tampa’s captain needed only one minute, 26 seconds of ice time to score his first Stanley Cup Final goal of his career. He didn’t score in the 2015 Final against the […] READ MORE
The 2020 Stanley Cup Final stage is finally set as the Dallas Stars will square off with Tampa Bay Lightning. Both teams enter the series-winning their respective series in overtime. With the Lightning defeating the New York Islanders in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final on Thursday night. While the Stars defeated the Vegas […] READ MORE
The Dallas Stars are heading back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2000 after eliminating the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final. Anton Khudobin stood tall as he backstopped the Stars to a Game 5 victory. But the real hero was Denis Gurianov who scored in […] READ MORE
In one of the more crucial games of the series, Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final was a defensive battle between the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders. Outside of the three goals in 27 seconds in the second period, goals were hard to come by. With the Lightning scoring two goals in […] READ MORE
The Tampa Bay Lightning are leading the New York Islanders 2-1 in the Eastern Conference Final and it is has nothing to do with their big stars. Through three games it has been the Tampa Bay Lightning penalty kill making the biggest difference. If it was not for the Lightning’s penalty kill, the Islanders could […] READ MORE
Like in any series, there is a game that is more important than another. In the Western Conference Final between the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights, it was Game 3. This game featured a goaltending duel that saw Stars defeat the Golden Knights by the score of 3-2 on a goal by Alexander Radulov […] READ MORE
With the first two rounds of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs finished, the Conference Finals will begin immediately. The Tampa Bay Lightning were able to overtake the Presidents Trophy-winning Boston Bruins in just five games. On the opposite side sit the New York Islanders who play a much more defensive style than the Lightning. It […] READ MORE