Each week Bolts beat reporter Missy Zielinski is grading the Tampa Bay Lightning in the categories of offense, defense, goaltending, special teams and rookies based on their performance during the 2013-14 season. For Week 3 she is handing Lightnin......
Ben Bishop’s mask is done and ready for its 2014-15 debut. Last week, we offered a glimpse at Bishop’s new mask and now it is done. Take a look at the work done by Jason Livery and Head Strong Grafx. (Copy and paste URL into Browser) ht......
Andrei Vasilevskiy, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s first round draft pick at the 2012 NHL Draft, along with Team Russia defeated Finland 5-2 to win Gold as the 2014 IIHF World Championships wrapped-up Sunday in Belarus. Vasilevskiy stopped 66 of 67 ......
Rank Name Team League Position Height Weight 1 BENNETT, SAMUEL KINGSTON OHL C 6' 0.25" 178 2 EKBLAD, AARON BARRIE OHL D 6' 3.5" 216 3 REINHART, SAM KOOTENAY WHL C 6' 0.75" 185 4 DRAISAITL, LEON PRINCE ALBERT WHL C 6' 1.5" 204 5 DAL COLLE, MIC......
This Sunday we’re taking a look back at one of the defining moments of the 2013-14 season, when captain Steven Stamkos broke his leg early on in the year. The Accident The experience was completely new and equally unwelcome for Steven Stamk......
TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed center Tyler Johnson to a three-year contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Johnson was scheduled to become a restricted free agent. Johnson, 5-foot-9, 181......
Tyler Johnson continued to impress at the IIHF World Championships on Thursday in Belarus. The Lightning center scored twice in 17 seconds late in the third period to cut the United States deficit with less than a minute remaining but the Unit......
The Hockey News recently published their 2013-14 List Issue. While we wait for the NHL Awards in June here is a quick rundown of where the Lightning ranked in a variety of categories in the magazine. Patrick Roy Award - Best Goalie Winner: ......
TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Dylan Blujus to a three-year entry-level contract today, vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced. Blujus, 20, skated in 55 games with the North Bay Battalion of the......
It's like being a rookie all over again for Tom Kurvers. Kurvers, who serves as the senior advisor to Steve Zerman, joined the U.S. Men's National Team Advisory Group this year and is working alongside Chicago GM Stan Bowman, Philadelphia Pres......
The 2014 NHL Entry Draft is June 27 and 28 in Philadelphia. The Tampa Bay Lightning currently hold the No. 19 overall pick in the first round as well as another pick between picks Nos. 26-29 depending on how far in the Stanley Cup Playoffs the New......
Center, Tyler Johnson (USA) – Team USA hit a bump in the road last week with back-to-back losses versus Russia and Latvia, yet the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Tyler Johnson has continued to shine. After dishing out four points in the first two games of ......
Andrei Vasilevskiy recently signed his entry-level contract with the Lightning and will likely head to North America next season to start his Lightning career. But before he left Russia and the KHL, Vasilevskiy made the KHL Save of the Year in......
While the 2013-14 season is nearing its end, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Ben Bishop is already thinking about next year. Not only did the league’s tallest netminder tell the media during exit interviews that he was already looking forward to the ......
The fans have spoken and made their choice for the Most Valuable Player from the 2013-14 Tampa Bay Lightning season. Copy and paste the following link to view full infographic: http://3.cdn.nhle.com/lightning/images/upload/2014/05/MVPResul......
Central #3 Chicago Blackhawks vs. Pacific #3 Los Angeles Kings: The fact that these two teams are meeting in the Conference Final is not a surprise. They played each other in the West Final last year and, despite the fact that they both finished t......
The fans have spoken and made their choice for their Top Goal from the 2013-14 Tampa Bay Lightning season. Copy and paste the following link to view full infographic: http://3.cdn.nhle.com/lightning/images/upload/2014/05/StamkosReturnsTopM......
Lightning fans are making their choices for their Fan's Choices Awards now through May 19th. Bolts Beat Reporter Missy Zielinski chimes in with her choice for each of the awards. Here's her selection for MVP: BEN BISHOP Before the 2013-1......
At the beginning of last season, the Lightning team that finished with the third-worst record in the National Hockey League in 2012-13 was left off the postseason radar for 2013-14, but by the conclusion of the campaign not only did the Lightning ......
Atlantic #3 Montreal Canadiens vs. Metropolitan #2 New York Rangers: There’s one thing we know about this series: we can’t have two “teams of destiny” in a single year. Only one of them will advance to the Stanley Cup Final. Still, it’s been a gre......