#Vladislav Namestnikov

The Tampa Bay Lightning are favored in Game 1 of the 2022 Eastern Conference Final that is a rematch of the 2015 Eastern Conference Final. Tampa Bay beat the Rangers 2-0 in Game 7 at Madison Square Garden. The two teams went in opposite directions after that game with the Rangers entering a rebuild and the Lightning winning two Stanley Cups. Let's…

Buffalo Sabres (9-12-0)vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (12-7-1) Puck Drop: 7:00 PM EST, KeyBank Center TV: MSG Radio: WGR 550 SB Nation Lightning Blog: Raw Charge Tampa Bay Lightning Record: (12-7-1) Last Game: 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues Division Ranking: 4 in the Atlantic Division PP: 25.64% (7) PK: 77.63%(18) The Tampa Bay Lightning usually…

Tampa Bay Lightning at Buffalo Sabres: GAME# 21 Time: 7:00 pm Eastern Time Location: Keybank Center Broadcast/Streaming: BSSUNX, MSG-B Opponent SBNation Site: Die By The Blade DraftKings Odds: Lightning -1.5 O/U 6.5 The Tampa Bay Lightning, who have gotten their season back on track thanks to a nice string of games at home, are back on the road in…

The Tampa Bay Lightning won every statistical category when they played the Washington Capitals on Friday except the one that counts. Tampa Bay had more shots on goal, won more faceoffs as well as more hits and blocked shots only to come out on the wrong side of a 5-1 final. The teams now meet in Tampa with the Lightning trying to avoid suffering a…

The Atlantic Division always figures to be one of the toughest in the NHL, and that will be the case going into the 2022-23 season. The Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs enter the season as the top two favorites to win the division, according to DraftKings Sportsbook, with the Tampa Bay Lightning just behind them. But the Detroit Red…

The departure of veteran forward Ondrej Palat, now with the New Jersey Devils, and defenseman Ryan McDonagh (off to the Nashville Predators) leaves some holes to fill for the defending Eastern Conference champion Tampa Bay Lightning. However, the rest of the nucleus is intact, making the Lightning again the team to beat in the East. If there is a…

You're reading the newest edition of THN.com's Burning Questions series, a continuing feature in which we ask three crucial questions about every NHL franchise. In today's file, we're posing three burning questions about the Tampa Bay Lightning: THREE BURNING QUESTIONS FOR THE LIGHTNING IN 2022-23: 1. Can the Bolts once again defy the odds and make…

The Lightning came into the 2021-22 season with sky high expectations thanks to two straight Stanley Cups. There was some concern of a step back because they lost all three pieces of their coveted third line of Blake Coleman, Yanni Gourde, and Barclay Goodrow, but many still expected the Lightning to be competitive. And that they were in the…