Rapid Reaction: Lightning 5, Red Wings 2
DETROIT -- The Tampa Bay Lightning held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 at Joe Louis Arena Monday night, forcing a winner-takes-all Game 7 in Tam...
View ArticleLightning refuse to buckle with season on the line
DETROIT -- There could have been a moment of panic for the Tampa Bay Lightning. In fact, there could have been several of those moments during Monday ...
View Article2015 Stanley Cup playoffs -- Niklas Kronwall of Detroit Red Wings suspended...
Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall has been suspended for Game 7 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday.
View ArticleAll bets are off as Lightning-Red Wings goes to Game 7
TAMPA -- Detroit Red Wings goaltender Petr Mrazek's phone was buzzing following the team's 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Fri...
View ArticleW2W4: Red Wings at Lightning, Game 7
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings clash in Game 7 of their first-round series Wednesday night at Amalie Arena, with both cl...
View ArticleRapid Reaction: Lightning 2, Red Wings 0
TAMPA -- The Tampa Bay Lightning blanked the Detroit Red Wings 2-0 in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series to move on to the Eastern Conference ...
View ArticleBabcock won't address his future, but questions Wings' composition
TAMPA, Fla. -- Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock was in no mood to discuss his future following his team's season-ending 2-0 shutout loss to the Ta...
View ArticleBen Bishop carries Lightning to rematch with Canadiens
TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop was a Vezina Trophy finalist in 2014, but an ill-timed wrist injury prevented him from playin...
View ArticleTortorella's 5 keys for a Rangers win in Game 6
The New York Rangers are again facing elimination, trailing the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in the Eastern Conference finals, with Game 6 on tap from Tamp...
View ArticleEastern Conference finals: Five keys to Game 7 for Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper said before Game 6 that his team did not want to get on a plane back to the Big Apple, but that is exactly what t...
View ArticleNHL -- 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs - Lessons learned from 2000 conference finals
The last time the conference finals both went to seven games, in 2000, a few valuable lessons were learned Here are some of them.
View ArticleTyler Johnson's dip in production raises concerns
TAMPA, Fla. -- Tyler Johnson has emerged as a bona fide star for the Tampa Bay Lightning this postseason. He leads the NHL with 12 goals and 21 points...
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning's Jonathan Drouin a game-time decision for Game 2
Tampa Bay Lightning top prospect Jonathan Drouin has been watching from the sidelines since the second round, but he may make his Stanley Cup Final debut Saturday night in Game 2.
View ArticleBen Bishop of Tampa Bay Lightning leaves Game 2 multiple times
Goaltender Ben Bishop twice left the ice during Tampa Bay's 4-3 Game 2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night, and the Lightning were mum afterward on exactly why.
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning won't reveal starting goaltender for Game 3 vs. Chicago...
Pressed on whether he knew who would be the starter in Game 3 on Monday night -- Ben Bishop or 20-year-old backup netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy -- Lightning coach Jon Cooper said he did not.
View ArticleTampa Bay Lightning continue to leave Game 3 goalie starter unanswered
Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop revealed nothing in his pregame news conference and felt guilty about being so tight-lipped about his status for Game 3.
View Article2015 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs -- Johnny Oduya of Chicago Blackhawks leaves in...
Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya left Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Lightning on Monday night before returning in the third period.
View ArticleCup finals rolling along without scoring from superstars Kane, Toews, Stamkos
CHICAGO -- Take a look at the stat line for the Chicago Blackhawks' two biggest stars this Stanley Cup finals, and it is surprisingly modest. Chicag...
View ArticleBen Bishop the latest to do crazy things for the Cup
CHICAGO -- There was Dallas Stars defensemen Darryl Sydor dragging himself across the ice after sustaining a significant knee and ankle injury in the ...
View ArticleChicago Blackhawks veteran defenseman Kimmo Timonen to play Game 4
Veteran defenseman Kimmo Timonen will draw into the lineup Wednesday night for the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals.
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