The Lightning are in New York, getting ready for the final game of the series to determine which team represents the East in the 2015 Stanley Cup Final. Before all Tampa Bay fans tune their TVs to catch the big game, we thought we should show our Lightning pride and be the thunder in the best way we know how: by digging up some awesome stats and giving them a bit of a twist.
In team history, the Lightning have 50 hat tricks, which to a football guy like myself certainly seems like a pretty big deal.
So before we scream at the TVs to see our heroes in blue and white put three in the back of the net and bring a W home to Tampa Bay, let’s check out some of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who have posted a hat trick of their own, finding the end zone three times in one game.