The Bolts
The Tampa Bay Lightning finally broke out of their scoring slump last night with a with a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins, though that was probably not as big of a story as the game went on:
It was a rather chippy game after the opening period with two fights breaking out and more than a few scrums after the play. Some would call it playoff atmosphere, I would call it “one team actively going out of their way to start nonsense instead of playing hockey”. [Raw Charge]
Braydon Coburn played in his 900th NHL game! His family came to watch him play:
The Coburn fam is ready for their dad’s 900th @nhl game! 😍#PITvsTBL | #GoBolts pic.twitter.com/gxrSq4P9yg
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) February 9, 2019
Coburn spoke earlier at morning skate about what the milestone meant for him:
On skating in his 900th @nhl game tonight: “You enjoy every game you play in this league. To play 900 of them, it’s been a lot of fun.”#PITvsTBL | Braydon Coburn: pic.twitter.com/hwxHUZ9FPL
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) February 9, 2019
And to top it all off, he received a video tribute from the Lightning:
Nice tribute for Braydon Coburn’s 900th game pic.twitter.com/iCXhU7Wnkw
— Diana C. Nearhos (@dianacnearhos) February 10, 2019
Anthony Cirelli is the new shorthanded king:
Anthony Cirelli is the third player to score four shorthanded goals this season, joining Michael Grabner (ARI) and Mark Jankowski (CGY). #NHLStats #PITvsTBL pic.twitter.com/w8ocOSGK3l
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 10, 2019
Victor Hedman joined some pretty elite company last night after notching his 400th career point:
Victor Hedman is the fifth defenseman since 2006-07 to require 674 or fewer contests to reach the 400-point benchmark. The others:
Brent Burns: 505 GP in 2015-16
Kris Letang: 600 GP in 2014-15
Erik Karlsson: 460 GP in 2013-14
Rob Blake: 650 GP in 2006-07#NHLStats #PITvsTBL pic.twitter.com/cRdeXNal92— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 10, 2019
Former NFL coach Tony Dungy and family were at the game:
Our family is at the @TBLightning game tonight. Great 1st period and we’ve got a 2-1 lead. Atmosphere is always 🔥 here. Hopefully Bolts will bring home the W! pic.twitter.com/iXBOmH3K6c
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) February 10, 2019
And to wrap up this section, a Lightning fan’s kids named their new doggo after the team. An excellent choice. 10/10 rating.
Among everything that has been going on recently I failed to mention that this happened.
Yes, my kids named him Bolt. #GoBolts pic.twitter.com/JSYqt8vano
— Eric Blankenship (@eblankenship) February 9, 2019
The Prospects
The Syracuse Crunch shut-out Hartford 6-0 on Friday, which was their 116th in franchise history:
Tonight marks the 116th regular season shutout in #SyrCrunch franchise history. It is only the second one against Hartford. The other was Dec. 19, 2014 by Kristers Gudlevskis. He made 24 saves in a 2-0 Crunch win. https://t.co/F5n1yABJ06
— Lukas Favale (@LukasFavale) February 9, 2019
The Orlando Solar Bears teamed up with Relay for Life:
Join our Relay for Life team today!
Register Now: https://t.co/UreOKTqshS pic.twitter.com/oF6eWVSO8i
— Orlando Solar Bears (@OrlandoHockey) February 9, 2019
Bolts prospect and Minnesota Golden Gopher Sammy Walker scored a nice goal last night:
Sammy Walker right out in front to put the #Gophers in front! pic.twitter.com/PuvYeoHnWo
— Minnesota Men’s Hockey (@GopherHockey) February 10, 2019
The Game
We got a somewhat minor trade between Philadelphia and Montreal:
TRADE:
To Philadelphia #Flyers:
D David Schlemko
F Byron FroeseTo Montreal #Canadiens:
F Dale Weise
D Christian Folinhttps://t.co/cHhDTXUzlH— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) February 9, 2019
Toronto and Montreal played each other last night in frigidly ‘Canadian’ temperatures:
Leafs and Canadians are clashing on a Saturday night in mid-February with a weather-temperature reading of minus-OhMyGodPleaseSendHelp and a windchill of “SHADDUP, I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT”. Canada is currently operating at Maximum Canada Capacity.
— Adam Proteau (@Proteautype) February 9, 2019
Former Flyers coach Dave Hakstol landed in Sweden for an ‘exchange’, if you will:
On December 17th, he was fired by the Philadelphia Flyers. This week Dave Hakstol showed up in Stockholm during Sweden’s preparations for Beijer Hockey Games. @UffeBodin sat in during meetings between Hakstol and the Swedish coaching staff:https://t.co/CyilBER9L2#LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/c94E5jv0o3
— Eliteprospects (@eliteprospects) February 9, 2019
San Diego’s head coach Dallas Eakins made some AHL history:
Dallas Eakins of the @SDGullsAHL has become the 21st head coach in AHL history to reach 300 career regular-season victories
— AHL Communications (@AHLPR) February 9, 2019
50 years ago yesterday, Phil Esposito did a thing to a referee:
It was a wild and wooly game in Boston. League scoring leader Phil Esposito was ejected from the game in the 3rd period for pushing and punching referee Bob Sloan, who meted out 70 minutes in penalties during the game. At one point there were 2 pucks on the ice.
— 1969 Hockey Tweets (@1969hockeynews) February 9, 2019
Elite Prospects looked at how NHL trades have been affecting the AHL:
AHL WEEKEND: NHL trade activity hits the AHL early@pwilliamsNHL gets you set for another weekend full of AHL activity – games and trades alike – over at EP Rinkside.https://t.co/2gJLgN2uML #AHL #TheAHL #TradeDeadline pic.twitter.com/vfCCKFLz8b
— Eliteprospects (@eliteprospects) February 9, 2019
Did you know Ariana Grande rode an NHL zamboni in 1998? But the reason may surprise you:
I just saw a picture of @ArianaGrande riding the Zamboni @FlaPanthers game in 1998, but the real story is that, by the age of 5, she had already been struck by two pucks at NHL games. She was actually the first person to be hit by a puck in the Panthers’ new arena #FlaPanthers pic.twitter.com/9h1xSSPN7W
— Mike Commito (@mikecommito) February 9, 2019
And finally, Kendall Coyne Schofield showed off her incredible speed again, this time at the NWHL All-Star skills competition last night:
Kendall Coyne just skated 13.9 in the NWHL fasted skater comp. Almost half a second faster than her NHL all star time.
— Hailey Salvian (@hailey_salvian) February 10, 2019
