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

Bruins stumble in Tampa

In Tampa, the visiting Boston Bruins were looking to push ahead of the New York Rangers for first in the Eastern Conference. Instead, the Lightning tagged them with a 3-1 loss on Wednesday night. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves in … Continue reading