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 staff, you have absolutely nothing to hang your heads about. It was a great series! A great matchup.…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. This will be an interesting game. I have to be honest and say that I was personally going for the Rangers,…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 love to hate. I usually have a few frustrations out at his expense. I ripped him apart in my article…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 said, round 2 is half way through, so I have a running start this time around. April 28, 2012;…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 the season. The game itself had all the trappings of a blockbuster Hollywood movie; from Stamkos‘…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 is being called into question. Not about how the Capitals had all the momentum from the last 5…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 Division will get a national audience on Monday night, as the country will get to see who comes out…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 of the league finished re-arranging itself. This was actually a low-traffic deadline day, with only…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 in the league when it comes to bad blood. It can probably be attributed to the fact that these…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 their Southeast Division lead against the Washington Capitals tonight at St. Pete Times Forum. …Read More
The Three-Headed Monster Between the Pipes
It is a common belief that accumulating the most talent you can at any position is a good thing, particularly in net. Having a 1-1a situation in goal is an envied position to be in, but it brings its…Read More
Roloson, Bolts Set to Battle Caps for First
Newly-acquired goaltender Dwayne Roloson will get his first start in net tonight for the Tampa Bay Lightning, as they battle the Washington Capitals for the top spot in the Southeast Division. This…Read More
Bolts Salvage One Point During Weekend
Following a five game winning streak, the Tampa Bay Lightning headed into a Thanksgiving weekend with two big games against Southeast Division rivals. With games against the Washington Capitals and Florida…Read More








