The Battle of Florida? Oh, it’s living up to every ounce of the hype and chaos we dreamed of! Game 4 is already off and running, riding the wild waves that Game 3 stirred up. Tampa Bay Lightning? Yeah, they absolutely flexed their muscles last time out, smashing the Panthers 5-1 and reminding everyone why you never count them out. Jake Guentzel was out there cooking—dropping a goal and two slick assists—while Brayden Point, Nick Paul, Luke Glendening, and Anthony Cirelli joined the party too. Andrei Vasilevskiy built a brick wall in front of the net with 33 massive saves, while Nikita Kucherov was straight-up dealing magic with three assists.
Even though Matthew Tkachuk lit the lamp early for Florida, Tampa snatched the script and rewrote it with pure domination, leaving the Panthers scrambling for answers. Fast forward to Game 4, and Tampa’s momentum hasn’t missed a beat! After back-to-back daggers to the net, the Lightning are now up 2-1, and the Panthers are desperately trying to catch their breath. With those back-to-back strikes causing all kinds of buzz, now everyone’s wondering if Tampa Bay Lightning just pulled off the fastest back-to-back goals in Stanley Cup Playoffs history.
Gino Hard couldn’t help but light up X with pure electric vibes, dropping a fiery clip straight from the Bolts’ bench! He caught Tampa’s coach, Jon Cooper, absolutely losing it in the best way possible after his squad went full beast mode. Sharing the heat, Gino wrote, ““That’s how you f**king do it!!” Jon Cooper is FIRED UP after the Bolts score two goals in 10 seconds following a no-call on Ekblad.” And honestly? You could feel the energy blasting right through the screen—Cooper looked like he was ready to lace up and hop on the ice himself, pure adrenaline-style!
But hold up — as everyone’s riding that high and the arena’s practically shaking with the madness, there’s a little question floating in the chaos. Those two goals? Lightning quick, no doubt. But was it actually the fastest back-to-back goal explosion in Stanley Cup Playoffs history, or are we just caught up in the thunderstorm hype?
“That’s how you f**king do it!!”
Jon Cooper is FIRED UP after the Bolts score two goals in 10 seconds following a no-call on Ekblad pic.twitter.com/Ufy6FcOKTG
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) April 29, 2025
So, the verdict’s in — and nahhh, it wasn’t the fastest show ever on ice. As much as Tampa’s double punch felt like pure lightning bottled up, the real record still chills way back in history with Joe Malone, who went beast mode during the 1918-19 NHL Finals. The guy dropped the goal in just five seconds—yeah, five—absolute madness straight out of a time machine!
Now, zooming back to today’s chaos, the Bolts’ electric moment would slide somewhere around the 5th or 6th fastest in the history books. And fun fact, Jake Guentzel currently holds the 5th spot after pulling a similar magic trick during the 2017-18 first round, bagging goals in just 10 seconds. So honestly? Tampa’s fiery flash fits right into that wild, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it kinda legacy. Not the ultimate king of speed, but still, one heck of a ride!
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