Tag: Tampa Bay Lightning

2015 Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 23

A clean sweep for the Rangers in the top spot from seven different media outlets. The Blues took six of seven second place votes. The Ducks received one second place vote, and four of seven third place rankings. With seven…

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Video: Nightly NHL Recap for March 16th 2015

Highlights from last night’s action – four games were on the schedule. Capitals 4 - Sabres 3 Lightning 4 - Canadiens 2 Oilers 4 - Maple Leafs 1 Kings 1 - Coyotes 0

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Atlantic Division – Offseason Look: Draft Picks and Free Agents

This week we looked at the 2015 draft picks for each team, as well as their pending restricted and unrestricted free agents. Here is our last installment - the Atlantic division. We lead off with the Pacific division, and followed up with the Central…

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Injuries: Stars, Avs, Wings, Blues, Rangers, Lightning and more

Tom Layberger of the Dallas Morning News: Stars defenseman John Klingberg suffered a lower-body injury against the Lightning on Saturday. He played through it, but left Tuesday's game with an upper-body injury in the third period after taking a hit…

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Consensus NHL Power Rankings – Week 22

It is a lot closer this week at the top of our consensus rankings. Four different teams received first overall rankings, and 5 'points' separate the top four teams. Seven teams received top three votes. With seven rankings this week,…

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Injuries: Orpik, Green, Palat, Luongo, Avs, Blues, Sabres and More

Chuck Gormley: Capitals Brooks Orpik is dealing with a lower-body injury and Mike Green is dealing with an upper-body injury. Alex Prewitt: Green is considered day-to-day. Erik Erlendsson: Lightning's Ondrej Palat left last night's game with a lower-body injury. Head…

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Video: Nightly Recap for March 10th 2015

Highlights from last night's action - seven games were on the schedule. Rangers 2 - Islanders 1 Stars 2 - Philadelphia 1 Blue Jackets 4 - Hurricanes 3 SO Lightning 1 - Canadiens 0 Bruins 3 - Senators 1 Blues…

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NHL Attendance For Each Team After 30 Home Games: 2014-15

Our tracking of NHL home attendance continues, as we're looking at the 30 game mark for this season. Comparisons at the 10 game and 20 game marks this season are also included. 13 teams continue to draw at least 100…

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Rumors: Stamkos, Hammond and Tarasenko

Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Bay Tribune: The Lightning are able to extend Steven Stamkos after July 1st. He is set to become an unrestricted free agent after next season. There will be plenty of speculation/dreaming in Toronto on if…

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Injuries: Byfuglien, Lundqvist, Oduya, MacKinnon and More

Patrick Williams of NHL.com: The Jets will be without Dustin Byfuglien for two to four weeks with an upper-body injury. "It may be longer than this trip," Maurice said of Little, who will make the road trip. "There's a chance…

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Injuries: Okposo, Seguin, Dubinsky, Martinez, Ovechkin and More

Daniel Friedman: Islanders Kyle Okposo could be able to return to the lineup in the next seven to 10 days. Mike Heika: Stars Tyler Seguin skated yesterday. He's not ready to play and not sure what his timeline is right…

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Injuries: Connolly, Lundqvist, Clarkson, Michalek and More

DJ Bean: Bruins Brett Connolly will be out for six weeks with a broken finger. Aaron Ward: Connolly took a shot off his hand in practice. Bob McKenzie: Rangers Henrik Lundqvist saw a doctor last week and his vascular injury…

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