Summary
The Tampa Bay Lightning are riding high after a commanding 6-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights and now turn their attention to another Western Conference heavyweight. On today's Daily Strike, Steve Versnick breaks down the Bolts' impressive start to their road trip and looks ahead to Friday night's showdown with the Colorado Avalanche. The Lightning have now won seven of their last eight games and continue to get contributions throughout the lineup. Brandon Hagel opened the scoring against Vegas, while John Carlson delivered a key response goal less than a minute after the Golden Knights had tied the game. Meanwhile, captain Victor Hedman continues to find his offensive rhythm, scoring twice in his last three games. Hear from Hedman on how he's feeling as the Lightning continue their early-season surge. And while the offense generated six goals in Vegas, Head Coach Jon Cooper credits much of the success to goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, who came up with several key saves to keep the Golden Knights from gaining momentum. In Today's Episode: The Lightning practice in Las Vegas before heading to Colorado Tampa Bay has won seven of its last eight games Recap of the Bolts' 6-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights Brandon Hagel's opening goal and continued strong play John Carlson's momentum-changing goal in Vegas Victor Hedman discusses his recent offensive success Jon Cooper on the impact of Andrei Vasilevskiy Preview of Friday night's matchup against the Colorado Avalanche The latest episode of New In Blue featuring goaltender Dennis Hildeby learning shuffleboard with Gabby Shirley New Bolts Rewards fan loyalty program launches October 26 in partnership with Uptop This Day in Lightning History: Brandon Hagel's natural hat trick and four-point night in an 8-5 win over the New Jersey Devils on October 22, 2024, while Anthony Cirelli also recorded four points and Conor Geekie picked up his first NHL point Syracuse Crunch update as Sam O'Reilly scores for a second straight game and Jakob Pelletier reaches 300 professional games The Western road trip continues Friday night in Denver as the Lightning face one of their toughest tests of the season against the Avalanche. Subscribe to Daily Strike for daily Tampa Bay Lightning news, game previews, recaps, player interviews, prospect updates, and everything happening around the organization. #TampaBayLightning #GoBolts #NHL #LightningHockey #VictorHedman #BrandonHagel #JohnCarlson #AndreiVasilevskiy #DennisHildeby #ColoradoAvalanche #DailyStrike #BoltsNation #HockeyPodcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.