The Lightning Enter the All-Star Break On Their Best Run of the Season
Also, looking back at the Lightning's history on Gasparilla and more.
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In today’s edition, we talk about the Lightning’s strong performance heading into the All-Star Break, their history on Gasparilla and more.
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Time to Bolt Audio Report: Stamkos Reaches New Milestones
January 26, 2024 by Harrison Smajovits (Premium THW Substack content)
Welcome to the first edition of the Time to Bolts Audio Report…
In this edition, the Lightning have won seven of the last eight games. Steven Stamkos and other Lightning players have reached major milestones over the last week. Nikita Kucherov continues his race for the Art Ross Trophy (and potentially the Hart as well). We also look ahead at what’s in store for the Lightning this upcoming week, including the All-Star Game.
Lightning Cruise Into All-Star Break With Strong Stretch
January 28, 2024 by Harrison Smajovits
The Tampa Bay Lightning head into the All-Star break on a high note, beating the New Jersey Devils once again at Amalie Arena by a score of 6-3. They’re starting to look more like the team we’ve gotten used to seeing over the last decade. Regardless of where they would be in the standings if their opponents didn’t have games in hand, it’s undeniable the Lightning have done their part to be in playoff contention.
On Jan. 7, when they were 41 games into the season, the mathematical halfway mark, the Lightning were 19-17-5 and outside of a playoff spot. Their minus-9 goal differential and 5-5-0 record in their 10 games at the time were a solid reflection of how their season started. Since then, they’ve been on a tear going 8-1-0 in their last nine games. Their goal differential has jumped to plus-11, a 20-goal swing.
Let’s look at what’s electrified (pun intended) this Lightning squad over this stretch.
Revisiting Lightning’s Past Gasparilla Performances
January 26, 2024 by Joel Enns
The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is a big deal in Tampa, so it should be no surprise that it has slowly worked its way into the Tampa Bay Lightning’s calendar over the years. What started with a few graphics during games and some social media posts has spawned a much-more-complete theme night for the team that even includes custom jerseys for the occasion and merchandise for fans to purchase.
How have the Lightning fared in their previous Gasparilla games? It should be noted that if there is no home game on the day of the parade, then Gasparilla is usually celebrated at the closest home game prior to the event. With that being said, let’s take a look at how the Lightning have performed over the previous five seasons.