Tension. It was the nervous kind as the clock ticked down at Consol Energy Center as the seconds bled off the clock slowly. It felt like the clock was ticking up at times. The faithful could sense the desired result for their Penguins with every passing minute, especially inside the final three. Fans were starting […] READ MORE
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Lightning's Young Stars Breaking Through At Biggest Time
“Every team is dealing with something and that’s part of what makes it difficult to win championships. For us it’s an opportunity for other players and something we’re going to have to rally around and do our best to survive. [First] to make the playoffs and then to survive until we start getting guys back.” […] READ MORE
Penguins Must Expect Comeback Effort from Lightning
To say the Pittsburgh Penguins dominated Game 3 of this Eastern Conference Final series against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amale Arena on Wednesday night would be an understatement. Through the final 40 minutes, coach Mike Sullivan‘s group outshot their foe 38-16, including 21-6 in the middle stanza. Tampa goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy did all he […] READ MORE
Pressed Into Duty, Vasilevskiy Standing Tall
The three pillars for Pittsburgh were on the attack. Defenseman Kris Letang skated into the Tampa Bay zone with speed and pushed it ahead to Evgeni Malkin. Using his 6’3″, 195-pound frame, he battled with equally strong Victor Hedman who cut him off from getting to the net. Malkin was able to dish a pass […] READ MORE
Eastern Conference Final Preview: Lightning VS Penguins
It was the evening of April 27th, 2011. The scoreboard at Consol Energy Center read 1-0 in favor of the visitors with 13.5 seconds left. The Lightning weren’t supposed to be here, but they were one last face-off inside the visitor blue line away from their first playoff series victory since 2004. The Penguins’ Mark […] READ MORE
Loss in Special Teams Battle Pushes Wings to Brink
The familiar in-arena cue of a penalty called against the opposition rang loud throughout Joe Louis Arena Tuesday night, as the fans sensed the importance of the upcoming power play for the team they supported. With 8:16 on the clock, it was 2-2 game in the fourth game of the best-of-seven, with Tampa Bay up […] READ MORE
Series Preview: Red Wings VS Lightning
For each series in this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs, Last Word On Sports will take a look at key storylines that will come to the forefront in series previews, complete with an overview of the series, key storylines, and predictions. Today, it’s the Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning matchup. Series Preview: Red Wings […] READ MORE
Lightning Lose Stamkos At Worst Possible Time
General Manager Steve Yzerman just lost the underrated heart of their defensive core in the form of Anton Stralman last week. Now, he and his team just lost their heart on offense. #TBLightning forward Steven Stamkos to undergo vascular surgery, expected to return in 1-3 months: https://t.co/a5kCJKwfNr — Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April 3, 2016 […] READ MORE
Lightning's Drouin Requests Trade
“Nobody wants to go to the AHL. I’m thinking about making the team and making more of an impact. Last year a lot of people said it wasn’t my greatest year, but I gained a lot, I learned a lot, and I’m definitely more ready going into the season, into training camp.” -Jonathan Drouin 20-year […] READ MORE
NHL’s 30 in 30: Tampa Bay Lightning
For the month of June, Last Word On Sports will be covering each team in our 30 in 30 series. Once a day, we take a look at an NHL team’s past season, what their off-season looks like, and what they could hope to achieve before the start of their 2015-16 season. Everybody wants to […] READ MORE
