All Entries Tagged With: "Adam Hall"
Bolts In Charge – Caps On The Brink
After winning twice in Washington, the road warrior Tampa Bay Lightning beat the number one seed Capitals 4-3 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa. The win puts the Capitals on the verge of elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Tampa Bay has not lost since they were down 3-1 versus the Penguins in [...]
Downie Delivers A Deciding Game 7 To Tampa Bay
The gritty Steve Downie is showing the Penguins and the NHL what we in Tampa have known for a while. He’s a valuable, complete hockey player, not just an agitator. The Bolt forward scored to break a 2-2 tie in the third period to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning over the Pittsburgh Penguins and force [...]
Bolts vs. Pens – Tale Of The Tape
Lightning vs. Penguins First Round Schedule Game 1 – Wed., April 13, @Pittsburgh, 7 PM Game 2 – Fri., April 15, @Pittsburgh, 7 PM Game 3 – Mon., April 18, Home, 7:30 PM Game 4 – Wed., April 20, Home, 7 PM Game 5 – Sat., April 23, @ Pittsburgh, TBA Game 6 – Mon., [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 73: Lightning 2 – Islanders 5 “Dazed and Confused” Make no mistake about it Lightning fans…It’s time to panic. Tampa Bay (39-23-11) was soundly beaten at home by the Islanders, 5-2 Tuesday night for their third straight loss. The Bolts have won only two games in their last eleven tries. They have now fallen [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 66: Lightning 1 – Capitals 2 SO “Winless in Four” Alex Ovechkin assisted on Washington’s only goal in regulation, then scored in the opening round of the shootout to give the first-place Capitals a 2-1 victory over the slumping Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Alexander Semin came up big for the Caps for [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 60: Lightning 8 – Coyotes 3 “Vinny Goes Off” The Tampa Bay Lightning (35-18-7) scored five first period goals, three on the power play and never looked back as they punished the Coyotes 8-3, ending Phoenix’ eight game winning streak. Teddy Purcell recorded his first career hat trick and according to him, his first [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 57: Lightning 3 – Flyers 4 SO “Playoff Preview” The Tampa Bay Lightning (34-17-6) put together a solid 60 minute effort and erased a two goal deficit, but it wasn’t enough as the Eastern Conference leading Philadelphia Flyers defeated them in the seventh round of a shootout 4-3 in front of almost 17,000 fans [...]
The NHL’s Statistical Anomaly: The Tampa Bay Lightning
Through 46 games, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s record is 26-15-5 including a sparkling 13-4-2 at home and a respectable 13-11-3 on the road. The Bolts sport a 22-10-3 record versus Eastern Conference teams. Tampa Bay resides in 1st place in the Southeast Division, is 2nd seeded in the Eastern Conference and is the 6th best [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 44: Lightning 3 – Capitals 0 “Solid Defense” The Tampa Bay Lightning (26-13-5) made the Washington Capitals look ordinary and downright ineffective on Wednesday night. Bolts backstop Dwayne Roloson made 23 saves and shutout the Capitals for the second time in nine days, 3-0. The Lightning’s defensive effort was, in a word, spectacular. The [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 40: Lightning 1 – Capitals 0 OT “Roloson and St. Louis Star” After over three periods of playoff style, back and forth, defensive hockey, the heart and soul of the Lightning finally scored on Washington goalie Semyon Varlamov to give the Lightning a well deserved 1-0 victory. The only goal of the contest was [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 18: Lightning 4 – Islanders 2 “A Special Teams Win” The Lightning (9-7-2) worked their way to a much needed win Wednesday night defeating the New York Islanders 4-2 behind a 34 save effort from goaltender Dan Ellis. It was only the second time in the last nine games that the Bolts have scored [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game Five: Lightning 5 – Stars 4 “No Vinny No Problem” The Lightning (4-1-0) took on the undefeated Dallas Stars on Hockey Fights Cancer night, minus their Captain because of a right hand injury. Vinny Lecavalier’s swollen knuckle wouldn’t allow him to grip his stick properly and he sat out last night. This coupled with [...]
Predators Outlast Tampa 4-3
The Nashville Predators looked to be cruising to a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning as they held that comfortable lead late in the third period. Two Tampa goals in the span of 57 seconds forced the Predators to scramble for the win, but win they did by a 4-3 margin. With the win, [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 1: Lightning 5 – Thrashers 3 “Stamkos Carries the Bolts” Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist to give Coach Guy Boucher a win in his NHL debut in the Lightning’s 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers Saturday night. “It’s a good way to start a season,” Stamkos said. Stammer had 51 goals [...]
Bolts Cut 21: UPDATED
The Lightning trimmed their roster to 28 today by cutting 21 players. The cuts were as follows: Forwards – Alex Berry, Mitch Fadden, Stefano Giliati, Alex Hutchings, Niklas Persson and James Wright. Defensemen – Mark Barberio, Radko Gudas, Scott Jackson, Kevin Quick and Ty Wishartt. Goaltenders – Jaroslav Janus and Dustin Tokarski have been assigned [...]
The Bolts Beat, 9/13/10
In the latest episode of The Bolts Beat, JJ and co-host Mike Corcoran discuss Dan Ellis’ recent Twitter troubles and the many (over?)reactions thereof, look ahead to training camp opening this weekend, Tampabaylightning.com contributor, Mark Pukalo, stops by again to discuss some intriguing position battles ahead for the Lightning and the boys have a little [...]
“Methodical” Building Of Bolts Continues
New Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman continues to remake the Lightning roster. After re-signing Marty St. Louis and signing goalie Dan Ellis and defenseman Pavel Kubina last week, Stevie Y stayed busy this week. Bolts re-sign defenseman Mike Lundin and forward Teddy Purcell The Lightning re-signed both defenseman Mike Lundin and right wing Teddy [...]
Hockey Bay USA Season Preview And Prediction
2008-09 Recap: Dismal The Lightning finished 2008-09 last in the Southeast Division and 14th in the Eastern Conference with a poor 24-40-18 record and 66 points. They had four players that netted 20 or more goals and six players in total that had double-digit goals. Martin St. Louis (30 goals. 50 assists and 80 points) [...]
Bolts Cut Roster: Who’s In-Who’s Out
Once the scrimmage with Norfolk was completed last night, the Turk visited eleven Lightning players. After clearing waivers, forwards Martins Karsums and Blair Jones were assigned to AHL Norfolk. Goaltenders Dustin Tokarski, Riku Helenius and Jaroslav Janus (unsigned), defensemen Vladimir Mihalik and Ty Wishart, and forwards Juraj Simek, Paul Szczechura and Dana Tyrell were also [...]
