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The matchup is set. The Lightning will face the Islanders for the second consecutive season in the Stanley Cup semifinals, likely starting this weekend. The teams have not played each other since last year’s Eastern Conference final, which the Lightning won four games to two en route to hosting the Stanley Cup. But Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper is well aware of what his team is up against. “They ...
The knee-jerk reaction is to assume it can't be done again. But the Lightning are no ordinary team.
There were enough good stretches for the Tampa Bay Lightning despite their loss that the team remains positive going into Game 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes
After putting 38 shots on goal in a Game 1 loss, the Hurricanes entered Game 2 talking about the need to make things more difficult for Andrei Vasilevskiy by getting bodies in front of the Lightning goaltender. Instead, they made them easier with a wildly inaccurate display of shooting. With his poise, patience and positioning, Vasilevskiy might be the toughest goalie in the league to score ...
With four wins down, the Lightning have 12 to go in their pursuit of a second consecutive Stanley Cup. After eliminating Florida 4-2 in a best-of-seven series, Tampa Bay will face Carolina in the second round. The Hurricanes beat the Predators in six games, clinching the series with a 4-3 overtime win on Thursday. Before the Lightning open the series Sunday in Raleigh, N.C., here are five ...