10 Best NHL Goaltending Seasons Since 2008-09

In the modern-day NHL, it is significantly easier to analyze goaltenders thanks to the development of advanced analytics, such as goals saved above expected (GSAx) that try to factor out contributions from team defense and isolate the netminder. Since...

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4 Players Who Have Dominated the Philadelphia Flyers

Many NHL teams have a select few players that have played their best against their team. The Philadelphia Flyers are no exception. For some reason, certain players tend to be at their absolute best against the Flyers without fail.

Sidney Crosby (20...

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Lightning Have Options to Backup Vasilevskiy

Let’s get one thing clear, the Tampa Bay Lightning have one main goaltender: Andrei Vasilevskiy. He is a superstar talent, a once-in-a-lifetime player. However, he can’t continue to play over 60 games in the regular season and expect to keep healthy and...

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Lightning Stock Up, Stock Down: BriseBois, Vasilevskiy & More

Welcome to this edition of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stock Up and Stock Down, with the final edition of the 2022-23 season focusing on looking back on the season and what lies ahead.

It has been a while since ...

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Elite Goaltending Isn’t Looking So Elite in the 2023 Playoffs

Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark put together a Vezina Trophy-caliber season with a .938 save percentage (SV%) and a 1.89 goals-against average (GAA) on 1,457 shots with 48.5 goals saved above average (GSAA). I...

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With Avs Exit, Lightning Back-to-Back Cups Even More Impressive

It was a bit surprising to see the Colorado Avalanche lose to the Seattle Kraken, a second-year NHL franchise, on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Although, this season’s Stanley Cup Playoffs has been anything but typical...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Liljegren, Bunting & Vasilevskiy

The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of their playoff series. The Maple Leafs have struggled over the past several postseasons despite having a tal...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Liljegren, Bunting & Vasilevskiy

The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of their playoff series. The Maple Leafs have struggled over the past several postseasons despite having a talented forward corps. In fact, as all Toronto...

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3 Takeaways from Lightning’s Game 5 Win Over Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs had a chance to win their first playoff series since 2004 in front of their home crowd on Thursday night, but were unable to do so as they fell by a 4-2 final to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Things looked promising ear...

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Lightning Need the Same Sense of Urgency as the Maple Leafs

In what may go down as one of the most painful and difficult losses in their history, the Tampa Bay Lightning lost their second straight overtime game to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night (April 25) to go down 3-1 in the s...

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Maple Leafs Appear to Have Figured Out Weakness on Vasilevskiy

For quite some time now, Tampa Bay Lightning’s Andrei Vasilevskiy has been regarded as the best puck stopper in the league. The 28-year-old is consistently great each and every regular season, but it’s in the playoffs where he truly shines. H...

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3 Takeaways From Lightning’s Game 5 Loss to the Leafs

The Tampa Bay Lightning couldn’t have asked for a better first 40 minutes of their Game 5 matchup versus the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night. They got off to a great start in the first thanks to goals from Alex Killorn...

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Lightning Need Vasilevskiy to Be Better to Salvage Series

It is usually never just one person's fault when a team loses a hockey game. Such is the case when the Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Saturday night (April 22) when defenseman Morgan Rielly’s wrist shot got past And...

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3 Takeaways From Lightning’s 7-2 Loss to Maple Leafs

No one expected this series to be easy for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Despite defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs by a decisive 7-3 final on Tuesday night, everyone including the Bolts themselves were well aware of how skilled this Leafs team is, and they pro...

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3 Keys to the Lightning Beating the Maple Leafs

The road for the Tampa Bay Lightning to reach their fourth consecutive Stanley Cup Final starts with a playoff tilt against a familiar foe, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Despite their dramatic seven-game win in last year's first-round matchup,...

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Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Vasilevskiy, O’Reilly & Knies

Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs begin the series that they hope will finally break their streak of postseason failure to advance beyond the first round of the playoffs. They played well over the final stretch and have ...

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#Column #NewsandRumors #TorontoMapleLeafs #AndreiVasilevskiy #MatthewKnies #RyanOReilly
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Maple Leafs’ 3 Burning Questions to Answer vs. Lightning

It’s time for the Toronto Maple Leafs to come face to face with the one thing they’ve been looking forward to. After a long and gruelling 82-game season in the books, they kick off their postseason against the...

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3 X-Factors for the Lightning Heading Into the Playoffs

The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to do what few other teams in NHL history have done by appearing in their fourth straight Stanley Cup Final, joining the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Islanders as the other teams that have made four or more con...

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Lightning Need to Win Meaningless Maple Leafs Game

It may be game 81 on the schedule, but when the Tampa Bay Lightning play their last regular-season game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, it will feel like the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun. The two teams will meet in the first round for the sec...

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NHL 2022-23 Power Rankings: Week 26

For how much uncertainty surrounded the NHL heading into Week 25, Week 26 brings with it a surprising amount of clarity. This week, a large chunk of teams at the top of the standings claimed their spot for the playoffs, and the Boston Bruins even locked down the Pres...

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