Penguins march into second wild card with win over Tampa

In Pittsburgh, the Penguins stretched their point streak to eight games on Saturday afternoon, with a 5-4 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. It wasn’t easy. The Pens blew a 4-1 lead in the third period and needed a … Continue reading

Tampa crawl closer to third in Atlantic with win over Maple Leafs

In Toronto, the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning put a strong effort across the bench on Wednesday night in a 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves in the win. The Lightning improved to 42-26-7. Tampa is … Continue reading

Islanders fall flat in loss to Tampa, lose ground in race

In Tampa, the New York Islanders had a glorious opportunity to pick up standings points on their rivals in the Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference playoff races. On Saturday, they yacked up a 4-1 loss to the Lightning, when they … Continue reading