The Tampa Bay Lightningdefeated the Montreal Canadiens 1-0 in Game 5 to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup. It marks the third time in franchise history that the Lightning have won the Stanley Cup as they also won it all in 2004 and 2020. Who won Stanley Cup 2019? The playoffs beg...
Tampa Bay Rays Playoffs Are New Territory for Local PapersWhen Marc Lancaster left his job as Reds beat writer for The Cincinnati Post two years ago to cover the Tampa Bay Rays, he got his share of ribbing from fellow sports scribes.Strupp, Joe...
They started 19–3 and by the end of May were 22–21. They missed the playoffs. But, back then, only division winners advanced to the playoffs. The ’87 Brewers won 91 games—postingthe third-best record in baseball—only to go home. If the Rays “fall” to 91 wins, they’re in ...
CHICAGO (AP)— Alex Killorn had a power-play goal and scored into an empty net, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 7-4 on Tuesday night to clinch a playoff berth for the fourth straight season. Brayden Point stuffed in his team-leading 21st goal and added two ...
Of course, Carolina, New Jersey, and long-suffering Toronto will all have their say in the Eastern Conference as well, and please do not count out Tampa Bay: the Lightning has done it so many years in a row that they are now masters, and must be dealt with as such. ...
Mark 5:04 of the third period in Game 3, Saturday night at Amalie Arena, as the moment of detonation between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning. The intensity was already percolating. The series arrived lugging the baggage of recent history between two teams who went se...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and their Creamsicle jerseys managed only three winning seasons in their first 20 years in the NFL; the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning finished above .500 only once in their first 10 years; and it wasn’t until MLB’s Rays dropped the “Devil” from their name in ...
Tampa Bay's Ondrej Palat celebrates the game-winning goal from teammate Brayden Point in the fifth overtime against Columbus Tuesday night. The marathon game forced the NHL to push the Bruins' playoff opener to Wednesday morning.Elsa/Getty ...
Leafs fans proved a minor thorn in the side of the Tampa Bay Lightning during the Buds' six-game series win, appearing in numbers at Amalie Arena and cutting into the Lightning's home-ice advantage. Granted, this year's playoffs are somewhat of an anomaly, where visiting tea...
TAMPA, FLORIDA - JUNE 30: Blake Coleman #20 of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates after scoring against Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens during the second period in Game Two of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Amalie Arena on June 30, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Bruce ...