All Entries Tagged With: "Steve Downie"
Tampa Bay Lightning Training Camp Photo Gallery
The Tampa Bay Lightning opened training camp on Friday at the Ice Sports Forum in Brandon, Florida with off-ice testing and physicals. Ice was available for players who wanted to skate, but there were no organized practices. On-ice workouts were held Saturday and Sunday. All were free and open to the public. Below is the [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning 2011-12 Season Preview: Master Chef Yzerman is Whipping Up a Winner
Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Steve Yzerman’s recipe for success finds the Bolts armed and ready to continue their climb to the top of the NHL in the coming season. No one could have predicted the 2010-11 Bolts would make it to the Eastern Conference Final and finally succumb to the eventual Cup winners, the Boston Bruins [...]
Stamkos Is NHL 12 Cover Boy
Electronic Arts announced Wednesday at the NHL Awards, that 21-year old Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos will be the face of “NHL 12”, which hits stores in September. The new cover boy said, “It’s just something I’ve grown up playing my whole life. And to be on the cover is a pretty cool honor. [...]
Tampa Bay’s “Big Three” Lead the Way to Game 7
The heart and soul of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Martin St. Louis had two goals and an assist to lead his team to a hard fought 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals last night in Tampa. Playing without their injured NHL playoff goal scoring leader, Sean Bergenheim, the [...]
Guy Boucher’s Game 5 Post-Game Press Conference
Following the Game 5 loss to the Boston Bruins, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher answered questions from the media. Question: I just wondered if you could talk about your decision on the goaltending. Mike Smith told us you didn’t tell him until about lunchtime and he said maybe that was to kind of keep [...]
Boucher Picks Smith and Bolts Lose 3-1
In what was one of the gutsiest decisions in Stanley Cup history, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher started seldom used Mike Smith in goal for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals versus the Boston Bruins last night. Smith made some huge saves and stopped 17 of 19 Boston shots, but it wasn’t enough [...]
Boucher’s Game 5 Morning Chatter
Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher met the media after today’s morning skate, prior to tonight’s Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Bruins.. When asked if Dwayne Roloson was his starting goalie tonight, Boucher responded, “He’s prepared. He got out. He’s done his morning skate like usual. He prepared yesterday. We [...]
Boucher Says Gagne is Money and Malone is a Warrior
Following the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 5-3 come-from-behind win over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, coach Guy Boucher discussed his impact on the game, Ryan Malone and Simon Gagne’s play, Steve Downie’s health and the goalie situation. Coach Boucher spoke about Boston goalie Tim Thomas’ post Game 3 statement that [...]
Bolts Battle Back to Even Series
Saturday afternoon, the Boston Bruins learned that not even a three goal lead is safe against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Bolts forward Simon Gagne netted the game winner as his wrist shot scooted past Bruins defenseman Tomas Kaberle and goalie Tim Thomas at 6:54 of the third period. Martin St. Louis added an empty net [...]
Bolts Bury Bruins 5-2 in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals
The Tampa Bay Lightning won their eighth straight playoff game and sixth straight on the road, by dominating the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals at TD Garden. The Bolts scored three goals in 85 seconds in the first period and never looked back, beating the Bruins 5-2 to go up [...]
Eastern Conference Finals Preview – David vs. Goliath? Not So Much
The fifth seeded Tampa Bay lightning will open the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night versus the third seeded Boston Bruins at TD Garden. In short, both of these teams deserve to be here and trying to pick a winner is nearly impossible. The Bruins, coming off a sweep of Philadelphia, are in the conference [...]
Bolts Sweep Into Conference Finals
Sean Bergenheim scored two goals and Dwayne Roloson stopped 33 shots as the Tampa Bay Lightning swept away the top-seeded Washington Capitals, 5-3 in front of a packed house at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa. Tampa Bay, playing on consecutive nights and playing their fifth game in eight nights increased their winning streak [...]
Bolts Outwork Caps And Take Game 1
Tampa Bay Lightning coach Guy Boucher would have you think that the Bolts hit Goliath square in the forehead with a rock launched from their sling last night. In reality the Lightning out-hustled and out-worked the Washington Capitals, beating them 4-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals last night. Sean Bergenheim and Dominic [...]
Guts, Grit And Goaltending Guide Bolts Past Pens, 1-0
Going into the quarterfinal series the spotlight was on Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury. He had, after all won a Stanley Cup and kept the Penguins title hopes alive despite the injuries to superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. But, as it turned out, a 41 year old journeyman goalie stole the show. Tampa Bay’s Dwayne [...]
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 [...]
He’s Back! Stamkos Leads Bolts Blasting Of Pens, 8-2
Superstar Steven Stamkos, Pavel Kubina and Simon Gagne each had two goals and Vincent Lecavalier and Dominic Moore also scored as the Tampa Bay Lightning destroyed the Pittsburgh Penguins in game five of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals, 8-2. The Bolts avoided elimination and pulled themselves to within one game of tying the series at three [...]
Fleury Leads Pens Past Bolts, 3-2
The Pittsburgh Penguins recuperated from a 5-1 beating at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning in game two, and beat the Bolts 3-2 last night in Tampa to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference first round series. In the first home playoff game in four years the Lightning saw Pittsburgh’s Maxime Talbot [...]
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 80: Lightning 2 – Sabres 4 “Another Defenseman Injured” Lightning killer, Thomas Vanek registered a hat trick to lead Buffalo to a 4-2 win over Tampa Bay (44-25-11) Tuesday night. Vinny Lecavalier and Ryan Malone scored for the Lightning. For Lecavalier, it was his 22nd goal of the season. Teddy Purcell, Marty St. Louis [...]
Tampa Bay Lightning Week In Review
Game 76: Lightning 5 – Senators 2 “Getting Their Mojo Back” The Tampa Bay Lightning (41-24-11, 93 points) are on the verge of clinching their first playoff appearance in four years. The Bolts played a solid game at the St. Pete Times Forum and beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 Tuesday night. The Carolina Hurricanes won [...]
