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
Lightning bounce back, claim first win vs. Avalanche in Cup final TAMPA, Fla. — From the looks of Game 3, the Lightning have their mojo back. And the team couldn’t have better timing. Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2022
Charles Barkley roasted Jayson Tatum during ESPN’s Stanley Cup Final broadcast and fans loved it "I love you, Jayson Tatum. I'm just joking!" USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 21, 2022
Ondrej Palat’s gorgeous goal in Game 3 gave the Lightning its first lead of the Stanley Cup Final The back-to-back Stanley Cup champs are back in business! USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 21, 2022
SI:AM | Suffering Made Matt Fitzpatrick a U.S. Open Champion And, is Chet Holmgren the future of basketball? Sports Illustrated · Jun 20, 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
How did this happen? Lightning seem to be wondering that, too. DENVER — So, we have theories. We have hypotheses. We have wild-hair thoughts and fait accompli portents to describe what has happened to the Lightning in the first two games of the Stanley Cup final. Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2022
This You Gotta See: Cubs-Cardinals, Sky-Aces and another Bulls No. 1 pick up in the air It’s NBA draft week, and you know what that means: Every sports outlet with a pulse is doing what it does best — purporting to have more than the faintest clue about what’s going to happen Thursday night in Brooklyn. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 19, 2022
Conn Smythe tracker after Stanley Cup Final Game 2: Can anyone dethrone Cale Makar? Makar could soon be the king of the Cup champion. USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 19, 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
Lightning go from thin air to thin ice with Game 2 loss to Avalanche in Stanley Cup Final DENVER — So, this is what it feels like. Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2022
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 19, 2022 See all 3 of the Avalanche’s electrifying goals in the first period of Game 2 against the Lightning Colorado is COOKING in Game 2!
Tribune News Service · Jun 18, 2022 John Romano: If the Lightning want to win, they need to create more chaos DENVER — The disparity in the number of shots between Colorado and Tampa Bay in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final was eye-opening and, moving forward, probably insurmountable.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 18, 2022 John Tortorella acknowledges ‘there’s some work to do’ but is excited for long-awaited ‘opportunity’ with the Flyers PHILADELPHIA — In 2004, new Flyers coach John Tortorella passed through Philadelphia as the coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference final. At the time, he was in just his fifth season as an NHL head coach.
Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2022 Lightning’s secret weapon? Maybe it’s ‘Bathroom Becky.’ TAMPA, Fla. — Becky McKeen has stuck with one tried and true tradition for the past month and a half. Even a run to the airport didn’t change things when the Lightning needed her.
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.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 16, 2022 Avalanche beat Lightning in OT to open Stanley Cup Final The Avalanche penalty kill came up clutch against the Lightning, and Andre Burakovsky scored in overtime for the 4-3 victory.
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.
Sports Illustrated · Jun 16, 2022 Avalanche Win Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final in OT Thriller Colorado took an early series lead over the Lightning thanks to a game-winning goal by André Burakovsky in overtime.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 16, 2022 Avalanche’s Andre Burakovsky scores electric OT game-winner in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final The Avalanche take Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final in a thriller!
USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 16, 2022 NHL fans had mixed emotions about Stanley Cup Final jersey patch worn by Lightning, Avalanche Every last detail counts when the Cup is on the line!