Lightning Must Start Controlling Their Zone Exits With Possession More Often

After determining hockey analytics have shortcomings, microstats are an excellent tool to bridge the gap between the eye test and advanced statistics. In the last article, I looked at the Tampa Bay Lightning's zone entries this season...

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Lightning Strikes: Hedman, Glendening, Cooper & More

Welcome to this edition of Lightning Strikes, a series featuring quotes and comments from players, coaches, management, journalists, and fans alike concerning the Tampa Bay Lightning. This ongoing column aims to capture a slice of the existing outlook, attitude...

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Maple Leafs’ William Nylander Delivers in 5-2 Win vs. Lightning

On Oct. 21, the Toronto Maple Leafs (4-2-0) had their way with the Tampa Bay Lightning (3-2-0), handing the Bolts a 5-2 defeat at Scotiabank Arena. This win bumped the Maple Leaf...

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4 Lightning Who Will Outperform Their Contract This Season

The Tampa Bay Lightning are poised to start the 2024-25 season and make a run at winning another Stanley Cup. To improve on the first-round exits of the previous two seasons, the ...

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Revisiting the Under-Appreciated 2021-22 Tampa Bay Lightning

The Tampa Bay Lightning have set the standard for winning Stanley Cups in recent years. They captured back-to-back championships in 2020 and 2021, plus had many other deep playoff runs over the past decade. Some ...

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Lightning’s Hedman Talks Stamkos Departure & Captain Potential

Victor Hedman will take the ice this season for the Tampa Bay Lightning as the longest-tenured player on the team. It will be his 16th with the club and his first without his long-time teammate, Steven Stamkos. At the start of free agency on Ju...

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Ranking NHL Teams By Defensemen

*this archive was originally written by Eugene Helfrick

Ranking NHL Teams by Forwards

Ranking NHL Teams By Goaltenders

The defense, and what is required from the position, changed dramatically in recent seasons. It used to be to have a great unit, the skaters nee...

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Lightning’s Victor Hedman Ranked a Top 3 Defenseman by NHL Network: Too High or Too Low?

NHL Network continued their Right Now series, ranking the top players by position ahead of the season. On the top-20 defensemen list, Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman ranked third.

https://twitter.com/NHLNetwork/status/182895793299...

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3 Bold Tampa Bay Lightning Predictions for 2024-25

With the approach of puck drop for the 2024-25 NHL season, there's no better time for bold predictions. As rosters and line combinations shape up for the season, we can understand how t...

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Tampa Bay Lightning Candidates for the 2026 Winter Olympics

The Summer Olympics in Paris are now in the rearview mirror. Next time the Olympic torch is lit, it'll be in Milan for the 2026 Winter Games. It will also be the first time since the 2014 Games in Sochi, ...

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