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A rarity: Tampa Bay Lightning start all-Black forward line By Associated Press AP SHARE SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Daniel Walcott was already excited to be in his first NHL game. He got even more excited when he got to see how his debut would happen. The Tampa Bay Lightning started three Black forwards in their regular-season finale against the Florida Panthers on Monday night, a rarity in NHL history �...

Panthers blank Lightning 4-0 to clinch second place finish in Central Division Share this story Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports The Florida Panthers finished the 2020-21 regular season with a convincing 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning to wrap up second place in the hodgepodge Discover Central Division, Chris Driedger stopped all 30 Lightning shots in his first game action since April 26. It was the pending UFA’s third shutout of the season. Rust? What rust? Chris Driedger slams door shu...

Lynne Sladky/AP SUNRISE, Fla. — Daniel Walcott was already excited to be in his first NHL game. He got even more excited when he got to see how his debut would happen. The Tampa Bay Lightning started three Black forwards in their regular-season finale against the Florida Panthers on Monday night, a rarity in NHL history — if not an absolute first. Walcott, Mathieu Joseph and Gemel Smith were out together for the opening faceoff and didn’t know they would be starting together until just mi...

By Mike Wennmacher Photo Courtesy of Twitter @TBLightning The Tampa Bay Lightning made NHL history last night when head Coach Jon Cooper decided to send out the line of Mathieu Joseph, Gemel Smith, and Daniel Walcott to start the game. Smith, Joseph, and Walcott are all black players and became the first all-black line to start a NHL game in league history. All black lines have played in games in other pro leagues in the past but never in the NHL. Here is what Lightning head Coach Jon C...

Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper starts three Black forwards for regular-season finale in what was a pretty cool moment play Lightning start game with all-Black starting forward line (0:28) Daniel Walcott, Mathieu Joseph and Gemel Smith are believed to be the first all-Black forward line to start a game in NHL history. (0:28) SUNRISE, Fla. -- Daniel Walcott was already excited to be in his first NHL game. He got even more excited when he got to see how his debut would happen. The Tampa Bay ...

Tuesday’s FTB: Let’s trade for Jack Eichel Share this story Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports Thanks to their loser point against the Edmonton Oilers last night, the Montreal Canadiens will be a playoff team in the Scotiabank North Division (TM), while the Calgary Flames, the Vancouver Canucks, and the Ottawa Senators will be left on the outside looking in. Ottawa knew this was a rebuilding year from the outset, while the Canucks had an everything-that-can-possibly-go-wrong season for a ...

By Tom Ponzo May 10, 2021 In Monday nights season-ending game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers, the Bolts made NHL history by starting the NHLs first-ever all-black line featuring Mathieu Joseph, Gemel Smith and Daniel Walcott, the latter playing in his very first NHL game. Jay Recher and myself have been researching to see if there has ever been an all-black line in the NHL, but the closest we came was this past March, when the AHLs Ontario Reign became the first professio...

Syracuse Crunch goalie Sam Montembeault blanks Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 3-0 Updated Mar 13, 2021; By Syracuse Crunch Syracuse, N.Y. -- Sam Montembeault and the Syracuse Crunch blanked the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 3-0, Saturday at the Upstate Medical University Arena. The Crunch potted all three goals in the second period, while Montembeault turned aside all 37 shots he faced. The win advances the Crunch to 4-5-1-0 on the season and 2-1-0-0 in the six-game season series against the Pengui...

After almost a year away, Syracuse Crunch ready to play: ‘We’re lucky to be here’ Updated Feb 04, 2021; Posted Feb 04, 2021 Syracuse forward Taylor Raddysh and his teammates will be playing in an empty Upstate Medical University Arena in the season opener Saturday against Utica. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse. Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. -- The eerie silence at Saturday’s exhibition game between Syracuse and Utica was, at one point, pierced by an usual noise. It was the thud of fis...

Syracuse Crunch finally returns to practice: ‘I think we’re privileged’ Updated Jan 18, 2021; Posted Jan 18, 2021 Syracuse Crunch coach Ben Groulx instructs his team during practice Monday at the Cicero Twin Rinks. (Photo courtesy of the Syracuse Crunch). Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. -- The Syracuse Crunch last gathered as a team on March 12 in the Upstate Medical University Arena. The Crunch was just hours removed from beating the Utica Comets the night before. Syracuse was supposed t...