NHL Best Bets: Why you should take the Kings moneyline, plus more picks for Opening Night Trying to find some best bets for the two NHL matchups tonight? We got you covered. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 11, 2022
Lightning fall short in quest for third straight Stanley Cup TAMPA, Fla. — A dynasty isn’t a prophecy. It’s not willed into existence by mere words. So much goes into realizing a dominance rarely seen in professional sports and not in hockey in nearly four decades. Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2022
Tampa Bay bucks the odds in Game 5 No Cup celebration for Avs as Palat’s goal with 6:22 remaining helps Lightning stave off elimination Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 25, 2022
Sean Keeler: MacKinnon, Cogliano, Avs made their own 'luck' vs. Tampa Bay in Game 4. No matter what Lightning fans say. DENVER — Luck? The Denver Post · Jun 23, 2022
Nazem Kadri’s OT goal lifts Avalanche over Lightning 3-2 in Game 4 Colorado moves within a victory of dethroning the two-time defending champion Lightning in Stanley Cup Final. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2022
Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri scores mystifying Game 4 Stanley Cup Final OT winner to push Lightning to the brink Who else but Nazem Kadri? USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 23, 2022
Lightning’s season on the brink after overtime loss to Avalanche in Game 4 TAMPA, Fla. — Through all the experience this Lightning team has drawn from, all the times they have rallied from deficits (in games and series) this postseason, they now face their toughest challenge. Tribune News Service · Jun 23, 2022
John Romano: Guess which team in the Stanley Cup final has faith in its goalie? TAMPA, Fla. — If faith can win you a hockey game, then the Lightning may have already pulled even in the Stanley Cup final. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2022
SI:AM | The Lightning Win Game 3 Behind a Huge Second Period Plus, the Nets-Kyrie Irving contact impasse was entirely predictable. Sports Illustrated · Jun 21, 2022
Lightning bounce back, beat Avalanche 6-2 in Game 3 Two nights after being limited to just 16 shots in a 7-0 loss in Denver, the Lightning rebounded by finally finding a way to neutralize Colorado’s speed and solve Darcy Kuemper. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2022
Helene Elliott: Their offense is great, but it’s defense that gives the Avalanche the look of a champion The Colorado Avalanche are the fourth NHL team to score seven or more goals four times in one postseason run and first to do that in 37 years. They’re the first team since 1996 to score at least 11 goals in the first two games of the Stanley Cup Final,… Los Angeles Times · Jun 20, 2022
Avalanche rout Lightning 7-0 to take 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup Final Valeri Nichushkin scored his seventh and eighth goals of the playoffs and continued to be the best player on the ice in the final. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 19, 2022
Avalanche dominates Lightning, 7-0, in Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final DENVER — They come at you in waves, this Avalanche team. The Denver Post · Jun 19, 2022
Avalanche put seven past Lightning to move within two wins of Stanley Cup Andrei Vasilevskiy and Tampa Bay were thumped 7-0 by Colorado, losing not only the game but their cool and their mojo in the process. The Guardian - US · Jun 19, 2022
Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022 John Romano: A guy wearing a mask can steal the Stanley Cup for the Lightning DENVER — Let’s consider all the possible reactions to another Game 1 loss for the Lightning.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 16, 2022 SI: AM | Bob Harig Previews the U.S. Open What to expect from this weekend’s tournament.
Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022 Lightning rally vs. Avalanche in Game 1, then falter in OT DENVER — They fought, they persevered, they came from behind one more time.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 16, 2022 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed his 1st five-hole goal of the 2022 playoffs in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final Wait what?
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 15, 2022 Stanley Cup Final 2022: Cale Makar has best odds to win Conn Smythe Trophy ahead of Lightning-Avalanche Who will win this year's award?
Sports Illustrated · Jun 15, 2022 SI:AM | It’s Upstart vs. Dynasty in the Stanley Cup Final Can the Lightning make it three Stanley Cups in a row?
The Guardian - US · Jun 15, 2022 Stanley Cup final 2022: five things to know before Lightning v Avalanche Will Tampa Bay complete a first three-peat since the 1980s? Or will Colorado’s high-octane offense stop a dynasty in its tracks?
Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022 Lightning advance to third straight Stanley Cup final TAMPA — When Steven Stamkos emerged from the penalty box following the Rangers’ tying goal with 6:53 left in the third period, he wasn’t frustrated or rattled, as he typically might be in a similar situation.
The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2022 Stamkos strikes twice as Lightning sink Rangers and return to Stanley Cup final Tampa Bay are headed to the Stanley Cup final for the third straight year after beating the Rangers 2-1 in Game 6 of the East finals
Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022 Lightning take Game 5 and command of conference final NEW YORK — The third period has been winning time for the Lightning this postseason. It’s when inspiring words are spouted in the locker room, and champions play like they’re chasing their first Stanley Cup.
Tribune News Service · Jun 2, 2022 Lightning can’t shake off the rust in Game 1 loss to Rangers NEW YORK — After nine days off and in their Eastern Conference final opener, the Lightning weren’t the same team that swept the Florida Panthers.