I’m going to change things up a little bit in this week’s subscriber-only post. Instead of talking about the Tampa Bay Lightning, I’m going to get a little more personal. For those around here that might not be aware, up until about three weeks ago, my time at Raw Charge, both as an independent blog […]
There is no need to get too crazy in breaking down this game. The Tampa Bay Lightning found a way to win a game that, a week ago, they would have lost. Nikita Kucherov finished off a feed from Brandon Hagel in overtime to give them a 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. For the first time this season they have back-to-back wins and a win away from leveling their record on the season.
With both teams having played tough games less than 24 hours prior, it could be forgiven if they loo...
Game Nine: Vegas Golden Knights (5-1-2) at Tampa Bay Lightning (2-4-2)
Time: 5:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, The Lightning Capital of the World
TV/Stream/Radio: Scripps, SN, SN1, TVAS, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -140
Know the Opponents: Knights on Ice
On a night where the Lightning celebrated some individual milestones, they found a way to pick up two points after blowing a two-goal, third-period lead. The game was played a...
For a moment in the second period, the Tampa Bay Lightning had shook off the shackles of their slow start and appeared to be on their way to a comfortable win against the Anaheim Ducks. Back-to-back milestone goals gave them a 3-1 lead and it seemed like they were headed to victory against a plucky Anaheim squad. The Ducks rocked the faith of the Lightning fans as they scored twice within a minute in the third period to tie things up. However, Anthony Cirelli, aka Tony Two Goals, lived up to h...
Game Eight: Anaheim Ducks (4-2-1) at Tampa Bay Lightning (1-4-2)
Time: 5:00 PM EST
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Cigar City, USA!
TV/Stream/Radio: Scripps, Victory+, KCOP-13, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App
Odds: Lightning -190
Know the Opponents: Pucks of a Feather
One of the things we miss most about HBO no longer doing the Road to the Winter Classic is that we don’t get the intermission speeches. Without it, we would never have this classic rant from ...