Friday, 4 a.m. If Jon Cooper was going to pick a night to get thrown out of his first game as an NHL coach, this was the one. There wasn’t anything there he wanted to see anyway. The Pittsburgh Penguins clobbered the Lightning Thursday night at Amalie Arena, 5-1. The Penguins outskated the Bolts, outshot […]

Wednesday, 4 a.m Perhaps he should change his name to Point Blank. Maybe Point-a-game. Maybe “the Big” Point. Whatever the Tampa Bay Lightning wants to call forward Brayden Point, they should be prepared to call him early and often. On Tuesday night, Point again proved to be an essential member of the Bolts. He scored […]

Monday, 4 a.m. Considering he was half a world from home, Scott McLaughlin looked fairly comfortable on the winner’s podium. Right until he went splat. McLaughlin, who had just won his first Indy Car race when he beat Alex Palou to win the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. But in his euphoria to celebrate […]

Sunday, 4 a.m. When you get down to it, who really needs a roof? The Tampa Bay Lightning, playing in its first outdoor game ever, edged the Nasville Predators 3-1 in Nashville in the NHL’s Stadium Series. It was a hotly contested game, but in the end, the Bolts’ stars made the difference. Steven Stamkos […]