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The Tampa Bay Lightning are trailing Auston Matthews and the Tampa Bay Lightning in their first-round series of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, two games to one. The Bolts won Game 1, 7-3, but have lost Game 2 (7-2) and Game 3 (4-3 via OT) at home and on the road, respectively. Tampa Bay’s loss […]

It is perhaps the most common complaint in sports, but it is quite unusual when it comes from the victorious coach. Jon Cooper should have been a happy man without any issues after his Tampa Bay Lightning roared to a 7-3 road victory in the opening game of their playoff series with the Toronto Maple […]

Jon Cooper and the Tampa Bay Lightning have made three straight Stanley Cup Finals since 2020 and solidified themselves as the most successful hockey team of the 2020s thus far, but they have a lot of work to do to make it four in a row. After defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games […]

Jon Cooper knows what it takes to win a Stanley Cup. After all, he’s steered the Tampa Bay Lightning to two NHL titles. That said, it doesn’t take for a Stanley Cup champion coach to figure out that something’s amiss with the Lightning after the team lost two consecutive games by a total score of […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning were hoping to become the next dynasty in the NHL. They had won two straight championships and reached the Stanley Cup Finals for a third straight season. They were the first team to accomplish that since Wayne Gretzky and his Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s. But this time, it ended in […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have failed in their quest to win a third straight Stanley Cup. And head coach Jon Cooper’s message to Lightning fans was rather simple. Cooper’s coaching staff joined the 54-year-old coach at the post-game press conference following the loss. His coaching staff accompanied him when they won two consecutive Cups, as […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning extended the Stanley Cup Final on Friday night after taking down the Colorado Avalanche in Game 5. Back home in Tampa for Game 6, the Lightning will once again have their backs against the wall, hoping to avoid elimination. Jon Cooper’s latest update on star forward Brayden Point doesn’t bode well […]

The Colorado Avalanche took Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final courtesy of an overtime goal from Nazem Kadri. The goal was not without controversy, however, as the Lightning and head coach Jon Cooper were quick to claim that the referees should have blown the play dead because of a too many men penalty. Avs […]

The Colorado Avalanche took a commanding 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Final over the Tampa Bay Lightning courtesy of a game-winning goal in overtime by Nazem Kadri to win Wednesday’s Game 4. However, there’s now a lot of drama surrounding Kadri’s goal. Lightning head coach Jon Cooper claimed in his postgame press conference that […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have fallen behind three games to one in the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals. The loss has left Lightning coach Jon Cooper rather displeased. Cooper spoke with the media post-game and had a rather shocking reaction to the winning goal. He began his press conference by speaking about his love for the […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning bounced back emphatically in Game 3, putting the humiliating 7-0 defeat in Game 2 behind them as they trounced the Avalanche 6-2 on Monday night. Not all went well for the Lightning, however, as Nikita Kucherov sustained a worrying injury in Game 3. Head coach Jon Cooper dropped a mixed bag […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning won a must-win Game 3 over the Colorado Avalanche in the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals. However, head coach Jon Cooper wasn’t entirely happy following the game. During the third period of Tampa’s 6-2 victory, Kucherov took a nasty hit from Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews. The 29-year-old superstar made his way to […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals to the Colorado Avalanche in overtime, 4-3. The Lightning erased a two-goal deficit on the road to force OT, but ultimately came up short on an Andre Burakovsky goal 1:23 into overtime. After the game, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper gave his take […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning set off on their quest for a Stanley Cup Final three-peat on Wednesday when they take on the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1. With the series set to get started, Lightning head coach Jon Cooper dropped a major update on the status of injured star forward Brayden Point. According to Cooper, […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been anxiously awaiting the return of star forward Brayden Point after his injury in the first round against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Point missed the Lightning’s subsequent series’ against the Panthers and Rangers, so in all, he’s been sidelined for their past 10 games. Head coach Jon Cooper dropped an […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning managed a stellar comeback against the New York Rangers in Game 3, effectively keeping their season alive. With the Eastern Conference Finals series back in Tampa with the Lightning facing a 2-1 deficit, head coach Jon Cooper dropped a critical update on star forward Brayden Point, who has been sidelined since […]

Whatever it is that is hampering the Tampa Bay Lightning in their 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference finals series, head coach Jon Cooper will have to figure it out soon. The Lightning failed to score a win again in the series with a 3-2 loss Friday night at Madison Square Garden, which followed […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs have an extremely important date this Sunday night, as they will be playing Game 7 of their scintillating first-round series. The Bolts are looking to keep their hopes alive for a three-peat, having won the last two editions of the Stanley Cup Finals. But the job […]