The Tampa Bay Lightning finally broke into the win column on Monday, defeating the previously undefeated Boston Bruins 4-3 at TD Garden. The thrilling victory not only snapped the Bruins’ season-opening winning streak but also gave the Lightning their first win of the season (1-2-0) in dramatic fashion.
One of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ draft picks has a style of play that’s similar to a proven winner. Toronto selected forward Tyler Hopkins in the third round, (86th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft.
The Vancouver Canucks aren’t the only NHL franchise with a hankering for change in the 2025 offseason. By most counts, the Tampa Bay Lightning are one of the most successful organizations in modern league history.
How many of the 46 players to score 30 or more goals in the 2024-25 NHL season can you name in six minutes?
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli has been named a finalist for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded annually “to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game.” Along with Cirelli, Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov, both from the Florida Panthers, have been named finalists.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Lightning played their short-lived 2025 playoff schedule against the Panthers with an extremely banged-up roster (more on that later). One player who wasn’t available at all during the series was trade deadline acquisition Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Panthers center Aleksander Barkov, Lightning center Anthony Cirelli, and Panthers winger Sam Reinhart have been named Selke Trophy finalists for the 2024-25 season, the NHL announced.
Lightning center Anthony Cirelli is a game-time decision for Game 2 vs. Florida tonight after departing Game 1 early with an undisclosed injury, tweets Colby Guy of the Palm Beach Post.
The Tampa Bay Lightning might be without one of their key players in a crucial game. On Thursday, head coach Jon Cooper revealed that forward Anthony Cirelli is going to be a game-time decision for Game 2 of the team’s Atlantic Division Semifinals against the Florida Panthers.
Anthony Cirelli is a core player for the Tampa Bay Lightning and because of the nature of his role, he rarely receives top billing. Cirelli has won two Stanley Cups, a Memorial Cup and recently helped Canada win the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off, but he tends to eschew the spotlight.
Anthony Cirelli scored twice in his 500th NHL game, Nikita Kucherov surpassed 100 points in a three-point showing and the Tampa Bay Lightning swept the three-game season series from the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 6-1 victory on Tuesday night.
Anthony Cirelli started a two-goal performance with the game-winner during a dominant second period, propelling the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning to a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
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Toronto Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner silenced his critics with an excellent performance for Canada, setting up Connor McDavid’s golden goal against the United States.
Connor McDavid is now among the hockey immortals, scoring the overtime winner for Team Canada, leading his country to a 3-2 victory over Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Toronto Maple Leafs almost came close to the chance of having Team Canada forward Anthony Cirelli in the organization, if things had gone differently. In the 2015 NHL Draft, it was clear that first and second overall would be Connor McDavid to the Edmonton Oilers and Jack Eichel to the Buffalo Sabres.
The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without center Anthony Cirelli on Thursday versus the Atlantic Division rival Ottawa Senators. Lightning head coach Jon Cooper indicated that Cirelli is considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, per Diandra Loux of The Hockey News.
With the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off a few months away, many social media content platforms have posted projected rosters for the respective countries participating in the tournament.
In the first period of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s game against the Colorado Avalanche, Anthony Cirelli scored a goal to give the Lightning a 5-1 advantage.
To nobody’s surprise, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s offensive unit looks one of the best in the NHL to open the 2024-25 season. While the team has received production as usual from their top guys, there has been a plethora of complementary scoring to aid the offensive attack for the Bolts.
The Tampa Bay Lightning appear to have fallen quite a bit from their halcyon days of 2020 and 2021 when they won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships.
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper confirmed before Saturday afternoon’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins that forwards Anthony Cirelli and Tanner Jeannot will not play.
Tampa Bay's Anthony Cirelli scored 59 seconds into overtime and the Lightning beat the host Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Sunday to stretch their point streak to a season-high seven games.
Tonight brings us a pivotal Game 4 in the Stanley Cup Final. Tampa Bay finally showed us something on Monday, winning 6-2, but tonight's game is just as important.
Highlighting three props for Sunday's Game 3 between the Rangers and Lightning.
Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Final is on tap for this evening, with the Rangers hosting the Lightning up 1-0 in the series. We have a bet on the winner of this one, along with a few prop spots that offer value.
The Tampa Bay Lightning advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday by finishing a four-game sweep of the Florida Panthers with a 2-0 win in Game 4.
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