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Conspiracy Theories Abound!

When a series comes down to a Game 7 there are always going to be the “Who, what, when, why, where, and how?” questions circling around. Who could have done better? What happened to the offense? When…Read More

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs: Eastern Conference Upset Alert?

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are set to start tonight. Although tonight will only hold games from the Western Conference, I will be giving you all my Eastern Conference predictions for the first round. The…Read More

Tampa Bay Lightning Fall To Division Rival

Sunday night, the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Washington Capitals faced off in what was an important game for both teams. The Capitals scored 3 straight goals after being down 2-1 and won the game by…Read More

Lightning Look for First Road Win

After winning at home Saturday night versus the Washington Capitals in Tampa, the Lightning look to carry momentum gained from a 6-3 victory into Monday afternoon’s match up against the New York…Read More

Hockey Starts Tomorrow!

The day has finally come, tomorrow hockey begins again in Bolts Nation as the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Washington Capitals.  It will be important to get the season started off on a good note, but…Read More

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The New York Rangers Advance To The Eastern Conference Finals

The Washington Capitals can dust off their golf clubs, their season is over. Caps fans, players, and…Read More

A Change In Attitude For The Washington Capitals

Tomorrow night at 7:30 will be game seven between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals.…Read More

The Washington Capitals Wrangle The NY Rangers To Tie The Series

Washington Capitals New York Rangers Alex Ovechkin. He’s the guy you either love to love or…Read More

Round 2 Predictions And Ovechkin’s ‘Post’er-boy Shot

With my tail tucked between my legs, I admit just how bad my round 1 playoff predictions were. With that…Read More

Past, Present, And Future Combine To Electrify Tampa Bay

A better swan song could not have been written for the Tampa Bay Lightning’s last home game of…Read More

Why You Should Be TIKed and sTOKed

TIKed During last night’s tilt between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Washington Capitals, Brett…Read More

And Now Back To The Regularly Scheduled Lightning Season; Appreciating The “Boucher Way”

Now that the NHL All Star weekend has shown us that Zedeno Chara might have to register his shot as a…Read More

Tampa Bay Looking To Capitalize In D.C.

  Tonight, The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to the American capital to face-off against Alexander…Read More

Please, Welcome Your Tampa Bay Lightning!!!

Continuing FanSided’s review of the NHL, Bolts By The Bay is proud to present our heavily opinionated…Read More

Malone Skates; Montreal Protests

It was an eventful day in Montreal, though little of that had to do with the Lightning coming into town.…Read More

Shootout Personnel: Hit or Miss?

After losing in a shootout last night to the rival Washington Capitals, Guy Boucher’s decision-making…Read More

GAME DAY: Capitals at Lightning 3/7/11

Capitals (36-20-10) at Lightning (37-21-7) at 7:00 p.m. on VERSUS The biggest rivalry in the Southeast…Read More

Lightning Stay Put on Deadline Day

Having already made some big-name trades, the Steve Yzerman and the Bolts stayed put today as the rest…Read More

Rivalry Revs Up as Bolts Fall to Caps 5-2

There used to not be rivalries in the Southeast Division.  It used to be one of the most passive divisions…Read More

GAME DAY: Capitals at Lightning 2/4/11

Capitals (27-15-10) at Lightning (32-15-5) The Lightning look to extend their win streak to 7 and broaden…Read More