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High Pressure Low – Game 49 Recap – Bolts 7, Hawks 4

By Matt McClure April 27, 2021 0

Box Score Event Summary Natural Stat Trick Look, the Tampa Bay Lightning are a far superior team to the Chicago Blackhawks. There is little debate about that. And looking at the box score, it would appear that the Hawks put up a valiant fight despite being hopelessly outgunned even if Kucherov and Stamkos didn’t play. […]

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Everything’s Going South – Hawks @ Lightning, Games 30-31

By Andy Jonathan March 18, 2021 0

 VS   Records: Hawks 14-11-5 (33) Lightning 20-6-2 (42) Puck Drops: Thursday 6:00 / Saturday 3:00 TV/Radio: NBCSN and WGN 720 Tom Brady’s Minions: Raw Charge   Hoo boy, here we go again. The last time these teams met up over a week ago, things went fairly positively for the Hawks with them going 1-1-1 […]

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Are You Caught Up In An Argument Or Are You So Lost in Modern Art? – Lightning at Hawks Games 24, 25, & 26 Preview

By Matt McClure March 4, 2021 0

vs Game Times: 7:00 (3/4, 3/5), 1:30 (3/7) TV/Radio: NBC Sports Chicago (3/4, 3/5), NBC (3/7), TVA-S (3/7), SportsNet (3/7), WGN-AM 720 Bottomless Seas: Raw Charge After spending the majority of February floating above the detritus of the makeshift Central Division by virtue of MVP and Calder/Vezina caliber performances, the Hawks now begin March on the West Side […]

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Game #64 – Hawks vs. Lightning Preview: The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves

By Sam Fels February 27, 2020 0

vs. RECORDS: Hawks 27-28-8   Lightning 40-18-5 PUCK DROP: 6pm TV: NBCSN Chicago POINT AT THE SIGN: Raw Charge I keep thinking it can’t get worse for the Hawks, or really us, and yet somehow it does. It’s certainly bad enough to go have to play the team you used to laugh at that’s now a […]

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You Get What Anyone Gets – Saying Goodbye To The ’18-’19 Lightning

By Sam Fels April 17, 2019 0

“How did it come to this?” Jon Cooper asked, as he removed his chaps and put on a robe, a little alarmed at the amount of scented massage oils on his hands and elsewhere. He looked out the window of his yacht, and no it wasn’t him wondering how he ended up with this curious […]

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These Playoffs Have A Ton Of Horses**t

By Sam Fels April 15, 2019 0

I know when the lights are brightest in the NHL that most analysts and media and players and coaches want to make it clear what makes their sport special. Or what they think makes this time of year special, even though no one has any idea. Or if they do they don’t want to tell […]

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You Were So In, With The Out Crowd – Playoff Previews: Lightning-Blue Jackets Series

By Rose Rankin April 9, 2019 0

vs. SCHEDULE: Game 1 Wednesday 6pm, Game 2 Friday 6pm, Game 3 Sunday 6pm, Game 4 April 16th 6pm This is what happens when you’re the best—you get the first-round match-up that should be a breeze. There are of course reasons why it may not be a total incineration, but not only are the Lightning […]

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Game #23 – Hawks vs. Lightning Q&A: GeoFitz24 from RawCharge.com

By Sam Fels November 23, 2018 0

Geofitz is a contributor at RawCharge.com. Follow him on Twitter @GeoFitz.  How big is Vasilevskiy’s injury? Could it be something of a blessing in disguise in that he’ll be fresh come April? Whenever you’re talking about a Vezina caliber goalie going out with an injury, it’s big. But you’re right that it is a bit […]

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Watching The Party – FFUD’s Round 2 Preview: Bruins vs Lightning -or- Pints Of Guinness Make You Strong

By Matt McClure April 27, 2018 0

 vs    While the Penguins and Capitals take part in what is almost a rote annual exercise at this point elsewhere in the East, since the Bruins made it clear they had their shit together this year around Thanksgiving, this has been the de facto conference final that they and the Lightning have been on […]

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Watching The Party – FFUD’s First Round Preview – Ning vs Devils or: A Clear Line

By Matt McClure April 10, 2018 0

 vs  Schedule:  G1 Thursday, G2 Saturday, G3 April 16th, G4 April 18th After a serious push and some back and forth from the Bruins in the Flortheast division, ultimately the division and the top record in the east were held by the favored, well-rounded, and supple Tampa Bay Lightning, doing what they were supposed to do […]