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The Washington Capitals couldn’t repeat their Friday night success in Raleigh when they took the ice against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. The Caps fell into a 2-0 hole after a poor first period and never recovered, ultimately losing 3-1 after allowing an empty-net marker late in regulation. Playing back-to-back road games as your
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The Washington Capitals fell 3-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, but they weren’t pointing fingers at their goaltender after their first loss of the season. While disappointed by the loss, players universally praised Charlie Lindgren for his season debut, in which he stopped 27 of 29 Lightning shots. “We didn’t have our best
Roy exited the game late in the second period against the Lightning and did not return.
The Tampa Bay Lightning started fast, battled a much bigger Washington Capitals team, and held on for a 3-1 victory in their home opener. First period goals from Charle-Edouard D’Astous and Conor Geekie built the lead, and Jake Guentzel’s empty-netter sealed it as Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves in his 600th career game. Brandon Hagel finished the night with two assists. In just the second game of the season, Coach Jon Cooper made some tweaks to the line-up as he went with an 11/7 rotati...
Matt Roy played just two periods for the Washington Capitals against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. Roy played 14:22 of ice time through the first 40 minutes of regulation but did not rejoin Washington’s bench after the second intermission. The Capitals then announced that Roy had suffered a lower-body injury and would not
Visiting the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, the Washington Capitals played their second game of the season and second game of the weekend, while the responsible NHL schedule-makers remain suspiciously unjailed. Charle-Edouard D’Astous had us all shouting sacré bleu when he beat Charlie Lindgren just two minutes into the game. Conor Geekie doubled Tampa’s lead
The Washington Capitals look to make their good start to the 2026-27 NHL season look even better with a matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Come join us in the comments for live updates and analysis.
When the Washington Capitals hit the ice on Saturday, they’ll reunite with a familiar face in a brand-new color. John Carlson, now with the Tampa Bay Lightning, will face the Capitals for the first time in his NHL career, lining up against his former team after it dealt him at the trade deadline this spring.
Optimism is in the air! And Joe’s not talking about the Lightning home opener tonight, or the Rays starting their postseason at the Trop, or USF looking to extend its undefeated football season. The winless Bucs (0-3) have a football […] The post Bucs-Packers Split Decisions At JoeBucsFan World Headquarters appeared first on JoeBucsFan.com .
The Tampa Bay Lightning got off to a rocky start in earlier this week against the New York Rangers.
Time: 7:00 PM EST Location: Benchmark International Arena TV/Stream/Radio: The Spot, MNMT, ESPN+, 102.5 The Bone Odds: Lightning -150 Know the Opponents: Russian Machine Never Breaks They say that you never get a second chance at a first impression. They, being Will Rogers, an American humorist who was born all the way back in 1879. The Tampa Bay Lightning are hoping that Mr. Rogers is just a little bit off in his assessment of human nature. Because, if they can’t conv...
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Igor Shesterkin scored against the Lightning, becoming the first netminder in Rangers history to achieve the feat.
After making history for the New York Rangers, goaltender Igor Shesterkin didn't forget to put close friend, New York Islanders' Ilya Sorokin on notice. The New York Rangers ‘ 2026-27 NHL season home opener was nothing like their start to last year . In fact, it was nothing like any other game in franchise history . Igor Shesterkin scored a goal into an empty net to set the 5-1 final score over the Tampa Bay Lightning in stone, becoming the first goaltender in franchise history to score a go...
Victor Hedman returns to the Tampa Bay Lightning lineup Thursday against the New York Rangers, his first game since March 19. The Lightning captain stepped...
A tradition as old as time itself is back. Yes, that’s right, three days into the NHL season, we finally post our preseason predictions. You call it procrastination, we call it building suspense. No matter what we call it, it’s a chance to believe in all that can be good in the world of hockey. It is hope in 1,500 words or more. It’s also entertaining to look back on this many months from now and see what we got right, and what we got so horribly, horribly wrong. The Tampa Bay Lightning s...
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin made history on Thursday night, scoring the first goal by a netminder in franchise history during a 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden. With Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy pulled for an extra attacker, Lightning defenseman John Carlson attempted a stretch pass that missed […] The post Igor Shesterkin’s amazing response after scoring 1st goalie goal in Rangers history appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Boston Bruins start their road slate tonight. They are in Winnipeg for a matchup with the current iteration of […] The post Daily Bean: Bruins Gameday; Goalie Goal; Ducks Extension; Barkov Injury appeared first on Boston Hockey Now .
Lightning News Last night was a rough game to begin the new season. The New York Rangers scored early and often in the season opener for the Tampa Bay Lightning in New York City. It wasn’t all bad, but certainly no fun, and even included an empty-net goalie goal for Igor Shesterkin in the Rangers 5-1 beat down of the Lightning. Gross. [ Raw Charge ] Things were a little more positive on the New York side as the mood has definitely improved following their 3-0 loss against Boston earl...
Igor Shesterkin's history-making moment was just the capper on a night that showed off a faster, deeper, more physical team.
Igor Shesterkin just became the latest NHL goaltender to score a goalie goal. Shesterkin hit the back of the net in the New York Rangers’ 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. “I told everyone I would keep trying to score and I did,” Shesterkin, who made 24 saves in the victory, said. Shesterkin’s opportunity
The Lightning opened their season with a forgettable 5-1 loss to the Rangers.
Igor Shesterkin wrapped up the New York Rangers’ 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in their home opener on […]
Shesterkin’s goal put a bow on the Rangers’ 5-1 win over Tampa Bay.