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The Tampa Bay Lightning had their five game winning streak snapped by The Winnipeg Jets. Tonight they look to take on our in-state rivals The Florida Panthers. The cats come out of the litter box and in to Bolt Nation territory. Here’s a quick recap of the last game and a preview of tonight’s. Why do we do these previews? A good strategy is to know your enemy! The Panthers are a dangerous threat this year, and The Lightning have got to focus on playing a full sixty minutes of hockey. Even though it’s on home ice for The Bolts, [...]

Happy Friday Bolts Nation! We are now five days removed from the NHL All Star Break and have gladly welcomed back our Bolts in Blue to the ice of the Tampa Bay Times Forum, and what a exciting week of Tampa Hockey it has been.  The Lightning played two games this week against divisional foes, the Washington Capitals and the Winnipeg Jets, during which we saw both games go to overtime with different results.  On Tuesday’s game against the Capitals we watched as Steven Stamkos potted yet another OT winner, notching his 33rd league-leading goal of the season (For more [...]

It’s days before Steven Stamkos‘ 22nd birthday, and I sit here pondering why he doesn’t receive the recognition he deserves. It’s no mystery that Stamkos is the best player the Tampa Bay Lightning has, but in my opinion, he’s the best player currently in the NHL. His numbers speak volumes, and I don’t feel that he’s recognized as much as the other ‘elite’ players in the NHL. When you think of the best young players of the NHL, a few names come to mind. Some of the names you may think of are SidneyCrosby or even Alex Ovechkin. Love them or hate them, they’re still considered some [...]

Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer of women over the age of twenty? It kills more women that all kinds of cancer combined. One out of three ladies are dying from this horrid disease, and they might not even know it. What does this have to do with The Tampa Bay Lightning? Continue reading for more information on the scheduled event and The Lightning’s efforts to raise awareness. 

Coming off a hard-earned overtime win against the Southeast Division-leading Washington Capitals, the Tampa Bay Lightning look to extend their season-high five game winning streak to six games as they host one of the teams they are trailing in the division–the Winnipeg Jets. Winnipeg comes into Tampa flying high also after recording a shootout win, 2-1, in Philadelphia Tuesday night. For the Lightning, Mathieu Garon will be back in net following his nice performance in the Bolts overtime win over the Caps Tuesday night. It’s expected that the Jets will start Ondrej Pavelec. The last time these two teams met [...]

TAMPA, FL – The Tampa Bay Lightning returned to action Tuesday night to host the Washington Capitals and picked up right where they left off prior to the All-Star break in a 4-3 overtime victory in front of the 17,754 in attendance. Washington’s Matt Hendricks drew first blood with a backhanded shot past Mathieu Garon after receiving a sweeping pass from Brooks Laich sprawled out on the ice. “Wonderful second effort to get the puck over to me,” said Hendricks. “I don’t know if it jumped or if I just missed the puck, but I knew he (Laich) and Brouwer [...]

Daughter of Lightning founder and NHL Hall Of Famer Phil Esposito, Carrie Esposito Selivanov, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2012 from an unknown illness. She passed away in Germany where she was residing with her family. She leaves behind her husband, former NHLer and  Tampa Bay Lightning player Alex Selivanov, and  three children, Dylan (18), Nikko (13) and Rocco (10). Phil Esposito released a statement this evening regarding his daughter’s passing: “On behalf of Alex Selivanov, Carrie’s sisters Laurie and Cherise, and my wife Bridget, I’d like to thank everyone in the Tampa Bay community and in the hockey fraternity [...]

Tonight will be the first game for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a week, after coming off a break from the All-Star Game. The Lightning went into the break with a 4-game winning streak, and seek to hold on that win streak tonight against the Capitals at home. Tonight’s match-up of the division rivals is the third game between the two teams, but the first to be played in Tampa since the 2011 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Washington won the first two games of the series at home, and three of the four remaining games will be played in Tampa. Victor [...]