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Panthers beat Lightning, secure home ice for first round Chris Driedger stopped 30 shots to record his third shutout of the season and the Florida Panthers secured home-ice advantage for the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the regular season finale for both clubs on Monday night. The Canadian Press Juho Lammikko , The Canadian Press Chris Driedger stopped 30 shots to record his third shutout of ...

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...

Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lightning -162, Stars +134 BOTTOM LINE: Tampa Bay hosts the Dallas Stars after Alex Killorn scored two goals in the Lightnings 7-4 win against the Blackhawks. The Lightning are 33-14-2 in division games. Tampa Bay ranks sixth in the NHL averaging 5.7 assists per game, led by Gemel Smith with 0.8. The Stars are 21-16-12 against opponents in the Central Division. Dallas has scored 35 power-play goals, converting on 24% of chances. In t...

Lightning to be without Stamkos Saturday in Nashville Its doubtful the Captain returns before the end of this trip; Gemel Smith will draw into the lineup in his absence by Bryan Burns @BBurnsNHL / TampaBayLightning.com The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without the services of their captain Steven Stamkos when they take on the red-...

Goalie Spencer Martin and forward Taylor Raddysh get the call to the Lightning.

2021/02/21 10:48 Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (39) turns away the shot of Tampa Bay Lightnings Alex Killorn (17) during the first period of an NHL ... Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (39) turns away the shot of Tampa Bay Lightnings Alex Killorn (17) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker) Carolina Hurricanes Steven Lorentz (78) reaches around...

Bryan Burns on the some costly mistakes, signs of life in the second period and Stralmans dagger

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports The Dallas Stars have not won a game since February 2. That win against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the sole victory of the Stars’ road trip, was supposed to be a sign that the Victory Green Gang was poised to do better in their own barn. But four games into a two-week home stand, the Stars have settled for three points, and only because they managed to take their losses to overtime. And like every Stars fan, head coach Rick Bowness is ready for something differen...

What Tampa Bay Lightning players have a shot at making 2022 Olympics rosters? It’s all the rage right now, so might as well take a look at who’s in, who’s out, and who is on the bubble. Share this story Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images We’re a year away from the 2022 Winter Olympics and that means it’s time to project the Olympic rosters. I might as well get in on the action here with a look at the Tampa Bay Lightning. With the renegotiated CBA, the NH...