Category: Statistics and Analysis

Taking a look at how the new guys played in their first Lightning game

By Justin G. | Oct 10th 2025 | 5 min read |

With one game in the books it’s that time. Yup, it’s time to make a snap judgement about the new players that will last for their entire c...

The Lightning and the very good-but-not-so-great-when-it-mattered power play

By Justin G. | Sep 18th 2025 | 8 min read |

On Wednesday, several players for the Tampa Bay Lightning stood before the media for the first time since their exit interviews at the end of last yea...

Opportunity abounds for Lightning players

By Justin G. | Jul 31st 2025 | 7 min read |

Despite not making a lot of big moves over the summer, the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to evolve as they stay on the path to finding the right combin...

A way too early look at Oliver Bjorkstrand's time with the Tampa Bay Lightning

By Justin G. | Mar 17th 2025 | 6 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning knew what they were getting when they targeted Yanni Gourde at the trade deadline. Sure, it was a slightly older version of th...

Lightning change lines at practice

By Justin G. | Mar 11th 2025 | 5 min read |

Practice? We’re talking about practice? Yup. That’s what we’re talking about. Mainly because the Tampa Bay Lightning have had a coup...

Lightning offense experiences Dry January

By Justin G. | Feb 5th 2025 | 7 min read |

We really wish there was an in-depth explanation as to why the Tampa Bay Lightning struggled to find wins in the month of January. Yes, there were som...

A look back at the first half of the Tampa Bay Lightning's season

By Justin G. | Jan 16th 2025 | 8 min read |

Congratulations on everyone to surviving the first half of the 2024-25 Tampa Bay Lightning season. The Bolt’s 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pengui...

Lightning make the most out of a slow December

By Justin G. | Jan 1st 2025 | 8 min read |

With its staggered schedule and constant multi-day breaks, December was always going to be a weird month for the Tampa Bay Lightning. To their credit,...

The Tampa Bay Lightning's wild ride - a look back at their November

By Justin G. | Dec 3rd 2024 | 11 min read |

One of the many things we praised the Tampa Bay Lightning for in the month of October was their stability, both in their 5v5 play on the ice, and in t...

Some more thoughts on...the Lightning's recent wins

By Justin G. | Nov 17th 2024 | 8 min read |

Well, all it took for the Tampa Bay Lightning to return to their world-beating form was a nice little six-day break a month into the season. Following...