Category: Statistics and Analysis

Trade deadline options for the Tampa Bay Lightning if Erik Cernak’s injury is long term

By loserpoints | Feb 23rd 2020 | 7 min read |

Last night’s loss to the Arizona Coyotes was a rough one for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Not only did they get blown out of the building losing 7-3 des...

The Tampa Bay Lightning power play drought: Bad process or bad luck?

By loserpoints | Feb 21st 2020 | 5 min read |

While the second half of the season has been great for the Tampa Bay Lightning, one area where they’ve struggled has been the power play. The team t...

Tampa Bay Lightning 10 Game Report: They are who we thought they were

By loserpoints | Feb 19th 2020 | 6 min read |

After 60 games that included much consternation during the first half of the season, the Lightning enter the final six weeks of this campaign one poin...

Yanni Gourde’s goal drought: Almost time to call a priest

By loserpoints | Feb 7th 2020 | 6 min read |

Yanni Gourde hasn’t scored a goal in a long time. Not since November 25th against the Sabres has he seen the puck go in the net. Twenty four games a...

Tampa Bay Lightning Ten Game Report: Arguably the best team in the NHL once more

By loserpoints | Jan 30th 2020 | 7 min read |

We’re officially through the NHL All-Star break and the Tampa Bay Lightning have played fifty games this season. They sit second in the Atlantic div...

Brayden Point is one of the best players in the NHL and deserves Hart Trophy buzz

By loserpoints | Jan 22nd 2020 | 5 min read |

Brayden Point is one of the best players in the NHL. As if the rest of league didn’t have enough reason to be frustrated after the Lightning nabbed ...

Putting numbers to two common goalie terms: Steals and quality starts

By loserpoints | Jan 8th 2020 | 8 min read |

Two of the most common ways to hear hockey observers describe a goalie’s performance in a single game are “giving the team a chance to win” or �...

Andrei Vasilevskiy is the latest Lightning goalie to struggle under coach Frantz Jean

By loserpoints | Dec 22nd 2019 | 6 min read |

Andrei Vasilevskiy is having a rough year. By now, you know that. Last week, we tried to figure out if the team’s defensive play might be part of th...

True or False: Andrei Vasilevskiy’s struggles are due to the Lightning’s defensive play

By loserpoints | Dec 19th 2019 | 7 min read |

This Lightning season has not been fun for most fans so far. Part of that is because of the hangover from last season’s disappointing first round pl...

Tampa Bay Lightning Ten Game Report: Don’t look now but they might be good

By loserpoints | Dec 13th 2019 | 6 min read |

The Tampa Bay Lightning have played thirty games this season. That means more than a third of the season is complete. It also means that we’re due f...