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GAME STATS
GP W L OT
HOME 36 26 8 2
AWAY 36 16 17 3
TOTAL 72 42 25 5
MARCH STATS
GP W L OT
HOME 6 5 1 0
AWAY 8 3 4 1
TOTAL 14 8 5 1

Game Preview: Islanders at Lightning
NEW YORK ISLANDERS (32-29-10) AT TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (42-25-5) 2 PM | AMALIE ARENA WATCH: MSGSN | MSG+ | ESPN+ LISTEN: 88.7FM | 103.9FM | ISLANDERS + UBS ARENA APP The New York Islanders are back on the road and ready to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Isles saw a six-game point streak snapped at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks in a 5-2 loss at UBS Arena on Wednesday night. Casey CIzikas and Tony DeAngelo scored for New York, while Ilya Sorokin allowed four goals on 19 shots before Marcus Hogberg stopped all five shots he saw in relief. The Lightning bulldozed the Utah Hockey Club 8-0 on Thursday night. Nikita Kucherov had a four-point night (1G,
Posted: 29 Mar 2025

Recalling McGroarty, Koivunen Right Move By Penguins' Management
In their last three games - all losses - against the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Buffalo Sabres, the Pittsburgh Penguins have been outscored, 17-7.
Posted: 28 Mar 2025

Lightning's Brayden Point Hits Big Milestone With Amazing Goal
The Tampa Bay Lightning picked up an impressive 8-0 win against the Utah Hockey Club on March 27. With this, they have won each of their last two games, outscoring their opponents 14-1.
Posted: 28 Mar 2025

3 Takeaways From Utah's 8-0 Loss to Lightning - The Hockey Writers Utah Hockey Club Latest News, Analysis & More
After a disappointing loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Monday, the Utah Hockey Club needed to rebound on Thursday with a win against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Eight goals later and instead Utah suffered their worst loss in franchise history at the hands of the Lightning by a score of 8-0. The lone bright spot in the game for anyone on Utah on Thursday was Mikhail Sergachev finally returning to Tampa Bay for the first time since the blockbuster trade during the summer. Both of Utah's games against the Lightning were scheduled towards the end of the season, which built up everyone's suspense of seeing the former Lightning star return to the arena where he helped build a dynasty.
Posted: 28 Mar 2025

Isles Day to Day: Boqvist in vs Tampa
Adam Boqvist will draw back into the New York Islanders lineup against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday after missing Wednesday's game as a healthy scratch, per Head Coach Patrick Roy. Boqvist has five points (2G, 3A) through 13 games played with the Islanders this season, including a goal against the Lightning in his Isles debut on Feb. 1. Roy said that Boqvist's skills on the power play can be an asset when facing the Lightning, as their PK ranks fifth in the NHL (82.3%).
Posted: 28 Mar 2025

A Lightning 'warrior': Defenseman Ryan McDonagh reaches 1,000 NHL games
What words are best to describe an NHL player who has accomplished nearly every great feat there is in professional hockey? Ahead of Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh's 1,000th career game on Thursday, the 35-year-old's teammates offered plenty of labels: Indestructible. All are applicable to the veteran defenseman. One of those words was repeated by Lightning head coach Jon Cooper postgame on Thursday.
Posted: 28 Mar 2025

Guentzel and Bjorkstrand score 2 goals each in Lightning's rout of Utah
Jake Guentzel and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored two goals each, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves for his sixth shutout of the season, and the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the Utah Hockey Club 8-0 on Thursday night. Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov, Gage Goncalves and Victor Hedman also scored for Tampa Bay, which won its second in a row and has won five of its last seven games.
Posted: 28 Mar 2025

Tampa Bay Lightning 2024-25 Team MVP Candidates
Despite a hectic offseason with plenty of moving parts, the Tampa Bay Lightning have succeeded with a rejuvenated core in the 2024-25 season. All in all, the Lightning are pretty much a lock for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but who's been their most valuable player this season? This article will break down the Lightning's most valuable players in 2024-25, and decide which one made the biggest contribution to their success. Registering the fifth 100-point season of his career on Tuesday night in a 6-1 onslaught against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Nikita Kucherov continues to prove why he's one of the most impactful offensive players in the NHL.
Posted: 27 Mar 2025

Lightning's fatal flaw that will doom them in 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The race for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs is heating up as the regular season draws to an end. Teams such as the Washington Capitals have clinched a playoff spot already. The Lightning were the league's model franchise in the late 2010s and early 2020s. Tampa Bay has gone to four Stanley Cup Finals from 2015 to 2022.
Posted: 27 Mar 2025

Lightning Evening News: An old friend calls it a career (reportedly)
First off, it looks like an old friend is ready to hang the skates up for good. The 37-year-old has 18 points (5 goals, 13 assists) for the Chicago Blackhawks, the eighth team he's played for over his 14-year NHL career. In 841 regular season games, Maroon has 322 points (126 goals, 196 assists), 1076 penalty minutes, 1584 hits, and countless chirps on the ice.
Posted: 26 Mar 2025

Why The Toronto Maple Leafs Need To Win The Atlantic The Most
Anything can happen from any position in the playoffs, but the Toronto Maple Leafs need as favorable a matchup as they can get.
Posted: 26 Mar 2025

Which NHL Playoff-Bound Teams Did The Injury Bug Bite Hardest?
Hockey’s a high-speed, physical game, so injuries in the NHL are virtually unavoidable. But not all injuries are created equal.
Posted: 26 Mar 2025

Lightning Dominate Penguins Behind Cirelli's Milestone Night
The Tampa Bay Lightning delivered a dominant performance against the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday night, defeating them 6-1 at Amalie Arena in Tampa. Anthony Cirelli celebrated his 500th NHL game with two goals early in the first period. The Lightning were quick to open the scoring, notching four goals in the first period. Cirelli opened the scoring at 12:13 of the first.
Posted: 26 Mar 2025

NHL Power Rankings: Jets Take Back No. 1 As Worst Clubs Near The Chopping Block
Welcome back to The Hockey News' NHL power rankings, where we rank all 32 teams based on their weekly performance.
Posted: 26 Mar 2025

Lightning Recall Veteran Forward & Send Goalie To AHL
The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that forward Cam Atkinson has been recalled from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. In addition, the Lightning have shared that goaltender Brandon Halverson has been re-assigned to the Crunch.
Posted: 26 Mar 2025

Halverson Becomes 69th Former Wheeling Player To Reach NHL
Wheeling has a proud hockey heritage that dates back to 1992, when the Wheeling Thunderbirds came to town.
Posted: 26 Mar 2025

Penguins’ pathetic effort began in morning; get crushed by Tampa Bay
Coach Mike Sullivan stopped the morning skate Tuesday to tear into his team for “going through the motions.”
Posted: 26 Mar 2025

Penguins V. Lightning Preview: Crosby On Verge Of NHL History
After blowing a two-goal lead to the Florida Panthers en route to a 4-3 shootout loss Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to rebound against the other team residing in the sunshine state.
Posted: 25 Mar 2025


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