TV Weekend 6.12 - 6.13

By @nevaRWilliams

Defiance (FRI, SyFy, 8pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXSTV, 8pm)
Girl Meets World (FRI, Disney, 8:30pm)

What Would You Do? (FRI, ABC, 9pm)
The Messengers (FRI, The CW, 9pm)

Dark Matter (FRI, SyFy, 10pm)
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Power (SAT, STARZ, 9pm)
Orphan Black (SAT, BBC America, 9pm)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Steve Martin (SAT, TBS, 10pm)
Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals: Live From Brazos County Jail (SAT, Comedy Central, 11pm)

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STANLEY CUP FINALS
Blackhawks @ Lightning, Game 5, Tied 2-2 (SAT, NBC, 8pm)

FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
Australia vs. Nigeria (FRI, FOX Sports 1, 5pm)
Switzerland vs. Ecuador (FRI, FOX Sports 1, 7pm)
United States vs. Sweden (FRI, FOX, 8pm)
Japan vs. Cameroon (FRI, FOX Sports 1, 10pm)

France vs. Colombia (SAT, FOX, 1pm)
England vs. Mexico (SAT, FOX, 4pm)
Brazil vs. Spain (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 4pm)

MLB
Indians @ Tigers (FRI, STO, 7pm)
Royals @ Cardinals OR Mariners @ Astros (FRI, MLB Network, 8pm)

Blue Jays @ Red Sox (SAT, MLB Network, 1:30pm)
Indians @ Tigers (SAT, STO, 4pm)
Yankees @ Orioles (SAT, FOX, 7pm)
Dodgers @ Padres (SAT, MLB Network, 10pm)

SOCCER
UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifier: Armenia vs. Portugal (SAT, ESPN, 11:50am)

FOOTBALL
Arena Football: Jacksonville Sharks @ Tampa Bay Storm (FRI, ESPN 2, 7pm)
Arena Football: Las Vegas Outlaws @ Spokane Shock (FRI, CBS SportsNet, 10pm)
Legends Football League: Seattle Mist @ Los Angeles Temptation (SAT, FUSE, 9pm)

MMA & BOXING
UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum - Prelims (SAT, FX, 8pm)
Boxing: Deontay Wilder vs. Eric Molina (SAT, Showtime, 9pm)
Boxing: Nicholas Walters vs. Miguel Marriaga (SAT, HBO, 10pm)

GOLF
LPGA: KPMG LPGA Championship, Third Round (SAT, NBC, 3pm)
FedEx St. Jude Classic, Third Round (SAT, CBS, 3pm)

NASCAR & RACING
XFINITY Series: Michigan (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 1:30pm)
NHRA Drag Racing: New England Nationals, Qualifying (SAT, ESPN 2, 7:30pm)
Camping World Truck Series: Gateway (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 8:30pm)

NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Arkansas vs. Virginia (SAT, ESPN, 3pm)
Florida vs. Miami (SAT, ESPN, 8pm)

OTHER SPORTS
College Track & Field: NCAA Men's Outdoor Championships, Final (FRI, ESPN, 7:30pm)
Track & Field: Adidas Grand Prix (SAT, NBC, 1pm)
College Track & Field: NCAA Women's Outdoor Championships, Final (SAT, ESPN 2, 5pm)

TV Tonight 6.8

By @nevaRWilliams

STANLEY CUP FINALS
Lightning @ Blackhawks, Game 3, Tied 1-1 (NBC Sports, 8pm)

FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP
United States vs. Australia (FOX Sports 1, 7:30pm)
Japan vs. Switzerland (FOX Sports 1, 10pm)

NBA
"Clutch City", the Houston Rockets of the 90s (NBA TV, 9pm)

MLB
2015 First Year Player Draft (MLB Network, 7pm)

COLLEGE BASEBALL
NCAA Super Regional (ESPN 2, 7pm)
NCAA Super Regional (ESPN, 8pm)

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WWE Raw (USA, 8pm)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC, 8pm)
The Bachelorette (ABC, 8pm)
So You Think You Can Dance? (FOX, 8pm)

Major Crimes (TNT, 9pm)

The Island (NBC, 10pm)
The Whispers (ABC, 10pm)
TURN: Washington's Spies SEASON FINALE (AMC, 10pm)
Murder In The First (TNT, 10pm)
Guilty Pleasures (Food Network, 10pm)

The Puck Drops Here 6.8.15: #StanleyCupFinal Games 1 & 2 Recap

By @CLulovics

GAME #1

The 2015 Stanley Cup finals between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Tampa Bay Lightning began on Wednesday night in Tampa. A lot of people thought that both teams would have a "feeling out" during the early stages of game 1 but it never happened. Tampa came out quicker than most people believed since players on Chicago definitely has more experience not only playing in the finals but playoffs overall. Tampa out shot Chicago in the first period 10-7 and out hit them 12-11. Alex Killorn opened up the scoring at 4:31 of the first period giving Tampa an early 1-0 lead after redirecting a shot from Anton Stralman. Both teams were 0-1 on the power-play in the first period.

The second period really didn't amount to much as it played out more like the first period should of with both teams "feeling each other out" but with Chicago starting to pick up steam and adapted to Tampa's playing style. Towards the end of the period Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford came up huge with back to back big saves against Tampa Captain Steven Stamkos keeping the score 1-0. Chicago was 0-2 on the power-play while Tampa was 0-1. Shots in the second saw Tampa out-shoot Chicago 8-6 bringing the games total to 18-13 in favor of the Lightning. Tampa also out hit Chicago 8-5 bringing those totals to 20-16 in favor of the Lightning as well.

Chicago came out in the 3rd skating, passing, and playing their game putting pressure on Tampa but Tampa's defense stood up to the task. Chicago's defense also was up to the task holding Tampa without a shot on goal threw the first 10 minutes into the third. In fact only 2 shots were taken in the first 10 minutes of the third both by Chicago. Tampa turned the puck over many times early in the third but Chicago couldn't take advantage of those turnovers. Chicago finally managed to put one in the back of the net at 13:28 by Teuvo Teravainen to tie it at 1-1. Another Tampa turnover resulted in an unassisted goal by Antoine Vermette at 15:26 which turned out to be the game winning goal. Chicago had the edge in shots in the 3rd 8-5 but Tampa had the overall lead 23-21. Tampa outhit the Blackhawks 9-5 in the period for an overall game advantage of 29-21. But shots and hits don't win games.

Both goalies played well throughout 3 periods. Maybe it was all the turnovers that did in the Lightning. Maybe it was Chicago's ability to adapt to Tampa's playing style. Nonetheless Chicago came out on top in game 1 in Tampa and taking away home ice advantage.

GAME #2

Going into game 2 Tampa needed a win to tie the series before heading to Chicago for the next two games as being down 0-2 would of almost spelled doom for the Lightning. Game 2 was completely different than game 1 was as the score showed in a 4-3 win for the home Lightning.

Scoring opened up in the first by the Lightning with a goal from Cedric Paquette with assists from Ryan Callahan and Victor Hedman. Tampa lead the first period with shots on goal by a slim 12-11 margin. Tampa was also 0-1 on the power-play while Chicago never got a chance in the period to try to capitalize with the man advantage.

Going into the second with the way both games have gone so far no one saw the offense production that would happen. Chicago came out shooting and found a way to beat Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop by scoring two quick goals at 3:04 by Andrew Shaw and 5:20 on a power-play goal by Teuvo Teravainen taking a 2-1 early into the second period. Only a minute and fifty two seconds later at 6:52 Tampa tied the game at 2 with a goal from Nikita Kucherov. Then at 13:58 the Lightning took back the lead with a goal from Tyler Johnson. That lead held the rest of the period as the Lightning took a 3-2 lead going into the 3rd and final period. Chicago was 1-2 on the power-play while the Lightning this period did not get a chance on the man advantage. Shots in the period once again saw Tampa with a lead 10-8 taking a game total of 22-19.

The third period could be described as wild. Chicago scored early at 3:38 to tie the game at 3 with a goal from Brent Seabrook. Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop left right after the goal and in came 20 year old Andrei Vasilevskiy. The relief was only brief as Bishop came back into the game. At 8:49 Jason Garrison of the Lightning scored to make the score 4-3 with a power-play goal beating Chicago goalie Corey Crawford. At the 12:19 mark of the period Bishop once again left the net and Vasilevskiy came back in for the rest of the game. Shots in the 3rd were 10-2 in favor of the Blackhawks and 29-24 also in favor of the Blackhawks. Tampa was 1-2 on the power-play while Chicago was 0-1 bringing the total with both teams 1-3 on the man advantage.

Tampa goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy became the first goalie to come in relief in the Finals since 1928. Tampa needed this win bad. Chicago had the opportunity to take a 2-0 lead in the series and heading home looking to clinch. If Tampa can steal two games in Chicago which is going to be hard to do they can come back home for game 5 and seal the Cup. But Chicago is a tough team who has been in the Finals before and know how to handle business. Games 3 and 4 will be interesting to see. Will Bishop come back into goal? Will Chicago be able to capitalize in their home arena? We will have to wait and see until Monday night June 8th.

TV Weekend 6.5 - 6.6

By @nevaRWilliams

Cold Justice (FRI, TNT, 8pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXSTV, 8pm)
Girl Meets World (FRI, Disney, 8:30pm)

What Would You Do? (FRI, ABC, 9pm)
The Messengers (FRI, The CW, 9pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXSTV, 9pm)

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Power (SAT, STARZ, 9pm)
Orphan Black (SAT, BBC America, 9pm)

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STANLEY CUP FINALS
Blackhawks @ Lightning, Game 2, Blackhawks Lead 1-0 (SAT, NBC, 7pm)

X GAMES AUSTIN
Moto X; Skateboarding (FRI, ESPN, 8pm)

Skateboarding (SAT, ESPN, 12pm)
Rally-Car, Skateboarding, Bicycle Motocross (SAT, ABC, 2pm)
Moto X; Bicycle Motocross (SAT, ESPN, 8pm)

MLB
Orioles @ Indians (FRI, STO, 7pm)
Angels @ Yankees OR Athletics @ Red Sox (FRI, MLB Network, 7pm)

Cubs @ Nationals (SAT, MLB Network, 12pm)
Rangers @ Royals (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 2pm)
Orioles @ Indians (SAT, STO, 4pm)
Tigers @ White Sox (SAT, FOX, 7pm)
Cardinals @ Dodgers OR Mets @ Diamondbacks (SAT, MLB Network, 10pm)

SOCCER
UEFA Champions League: Juventus FC vs. FC Barcelona (SAT, FOX, 2:30pm)
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup: Canada vs. China (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 6pm)

FOOTBALL
Arena Football: Orlando Predators @ Jacksonville Sharks (SAT, CBS SportsNet, 7pm)
Legends Football League: Los Angeles Temptation @ Seattle Mist (SAT, FUSE, 9pm)

MMA & BOXING
World Series Of Fighting 21 (FRI, NBC Sports, 9pm)

Premier Boxing Champions (SAT, NBC, 3pm)
Premier Boxing Champions (SAT, NBC Sports, 4:30pm)
UFC Fight Night - Prelims, Boetsch vs. Henderson (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 8pm)
Boxing: Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale (SAT, HBO, 10:30pm)

TENNIS
2015 French Open Tennis, Women's Final (SAT, NBC, 9am)

GOLF
Memorial Tournament, Third Round (SAT, CBS, 3pm)

NASCAR & RACING
Camping World Truck Series: WinStar World Casino 400 (FRI, FOX Sports 1, 9pm)
Motorcycle Racing: AMA Motocross, Tennessee National (SAT, NBC, 2pm)

COLLEGE BASEBALL
NCAA Super Regional, Florida vs. Florida State (FRI, ESPN 2, 7:30pm)

NCAA Super Regional, Cal State Fullerton vs. Louisville (SAT, ESPN 2, 11am)
NCAA Super Regional, Miami vs. VCU (SAT, ESPNU, 12pm)
NCAA Super Regional, Arkansas vs. Missouri (SAT, ESPN 2, 2pm)
NCAA Super Regional, Texas A&M vs. Texas Christian (SAT, ESPN, 3pm)
NCAA Super Regional, Maryland vs. Virginia (SAT, ESPNU, 3pm)
NCAA Super Regional, Florida vs. Florida State, Game 2 (SAT, ESPN 2, 5pm)
NCAA Super Regional, Illinois vs. Vanderbilt (SAT, ESPNU, 8pm)
NCAA Super Regional, Louisiana-Lafayette vs. LSU (SAT, ESPN 2, 8pm)

OTHER SPORTS
Horse Racing: 147th Belmont Stakes (SAT, NBC, 4:30pm)

TV Tonight 6.3

By @nevaRWilliams

STANLEY CUP FINALS
Blackhawks @ Lightning, Game 1 (NBC, 8pm)

MLB
Indians @ Royals (STO, 8pm)
Dodgers @ Rockies (ESPN 2, 8pm)

NCAA COLLEGE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES
Championship, Game 3: Florida vs. Michigan (ESPN, 8pm)

NBA
Open Court: Signature Moves (NBA TV, 9pm)

NFL
The Top 100 Players of 2015, 60-51 (NFL Network, 9pm)

SOCCER
Friendly: Peru vs. Mexico (ESPNews, 8:55pm)

MMA & BOXING
The Ultimate Fighter (FOX Sports 1, 10pm)
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Ring Of Honor Wrestling (Destination America, 8pm)
Lucha Underground (El Rey, 8pm)
MasterChef (FOX, 8pm)
The Briefcase (CBS, 8pm)

IMPACT Wrestling (Destination America, 9pm)
Bullseye (FOX, 9pm)
Man Finds Food (Travel Channel, 9pm)

Girl Code (MTV, 10pm)
Craziest Restaurants In America (Food Network, 10pm)
Celebrity Wife Swap (ABC, 10pm)

The Puck Drops Here 6.3.15: #StanleyCupFinals Edition

By @CLulovics

The 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Finals will be contested by the Eastern Conference Champions Tampa Bay Lightning and the Western Conference Champions the Chicago Blackhawks starting June 3rd in Tampa. Let's take a quick look on how both teams made it to the Finals.

EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS ROAD TO THE FINALS

The Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Playoffs faced off against the Detroit Red Wings in the first time both teams have faced eachother in the playoffs. With Detroit making the playoffs for the 24th consecutive season might of been considered the favorite going into the first round match up with all the experience but the Lightning won the series after trading victories back and forth until Tampa pulled off back to back wins in game 6 and 7 propelling them into the Eastern Conference Semi Finals against the Montreal Canadians who took care of the Ottawa Senators in 6 games.

Against the Canadians the Lightning won the series in 6 games but not without the Canadians putting up a fight. Tampa started off fast winning the first 3 games before Montreal came back and won game 4 stopping the potential sweep winning 6-2 and game 5 2-1. In game 6 back in Tampa the Lightning didn't want to go back to Montreal for a game 7 winning game 6  4-1 propelling them to the Eastern Conference Finals

The Lightning faced off against the Presidents trophy winner in the New York Rangers. Once again for the Lightning the series went 7 games. Home ice advantage did not seem to help either team this series as the home team only won 2 games and the visitors winning 5. The Rangers were seeking a return trip to the Stanley Cup Finals but the Lightning had other plans by defeating the Rangers in game 7 giving the Rangers their first ever game 7 home loss and sending them to the Finals for the second time in franchise history.

WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS ROAD TO THE FINALS
In the first round the Chicago Blackhawks faced off against the Nashville Predators in a series that saw the Blackhawks win in 6 games. With Nashville having home ice advantage the two teams split the first two games in Nashville before the home team the rest of the series winning every game. The series was a hard fought battle with 2 overtime games both won by the Blackhawks a double overtime along with a triple overtime game.

In the Western Conference Semi Finals the Blackhawks swept the Minnesota Wild 4 games to 0. All but one game was decided by 1 goal and no overtime games. In game 4 the Wild at home and hoping to extend the series saw the Blackhawks complete the sweep by a score of 4-3 and propelling them to the Western Conference Finals for the third consecutive year and 5th time in the last 7 years.

Going up against the top seeded team in the Western Conference in the Anaheim Ducks, the Blackhawks were in for a hard fight if they wanted to return to the Stanley Cup Finals and they got just that in the Ducks. In a series that can be described as the "overtime" series in which saw 3 games go into extra period, a triple and double overtime both won by Chicago along with a single overtime game won by the Ducks. Both teams traded victories until the series was tied 3-3 and game 7 headed back to Anaheim where the Ducks had been 7-1 (their only loss coming to Chicago in game 2) the Blackhawks won 5-3 winning back to back games and sending them to the Stanley Cup Finals for the third time in the past 6 years.

A LOOK AT THE FINAL SCHEDULE
GAME #1
Wednesday June 3rd 8pm in Tampa on NBC

GAME #2
Saturday June 6th 7:15pm in Tampa on NBC

GAME #3
Monday June 8th 8pm in Chicago on NBCSN

GAME #4
Wednesday June 10th 8pm in Chicago on NBCSN

GAME #5 IF NECESSARY
Saturday June 13th 8pm in Tampa on NBC

GAME #6 IF NECESSARY
Monday June 15th 8pm in Chicago on NBC

GAME #7 IF NECESSARY
Wednesday June 17the 8pm in Tampa on NBC

This is the first time that both teams will face eachother for the Cup. The Tampa Bay Lightning are  hoping to repeat history as they won the Cup back in 2004 in 6 games against the Calgary Flames. On the other side the Chicago Blackhawks will be making their 13th Finals appearance last winning the Cup in 2013 against the Boston Bruins in 6 games.

As always check the TV Tonight schedule here on TripleThreatCLE.com at for any changes that might occur during the Finals and follow @triple3xthreat On Twitter.

TV Weekend 6.13.14 - 6.14.14

FIFA WORLD CUP SOCCER
Spain vs. Netherlands (Friday, ESPN, 3 PM)
Chile vs. Australia (Friday, ESPN 2, 5:30 PM)
World Cup Tonight (Friday, ESPN 2, 9:30 PM)

Colombia vs. Greece (Saturday, ABC, 11:30 AM)
Uruguay vs. Costa Rica (Saturday, ABC, 2:30 PM)
England vs. Italy (Saturday, ESPN, 5:30 PM)
Ivory Coast vs. Japan (Saturday, ESPN, 8:30 PM)

MLB
Indians @ Red Sox (Friday, STO, 7 PM)
Angels @ Braves OR Nationals @ Cardinals (Friday, MLB Network, 7:30 PM)

Indians @ Red Sox (Saturday, STO, 4 PM)
Reds @ Brewers (Saturday, FOX, 7 PM)
Yankees @ Athletics OR Diamondbacks @ Dodgers (Saturday, MLB Network, 10 PM)

NHL
Stanley Cup Finals: Rangers @ Kings, Game 5, Kings lead 3-1 (Friday, NBC, 8 PM)

GOLF
2014 U.S. Open (Friday, ESPN, 5 PM & 8 PM)

2014 U.S. Open (Saturday, NBC, 12 PM)

OTHER SPORTS

UFC: UFC 174 Prelims: Johnson vs. Bagautinov (Saturday, FX, 8 PM)
COLLEGE BASEBALL: NCAA World Series, Texas vs. UC Irvine (Saturday, ESPN 2, 3 PM)
COLLEGE BASEBALL: NCAA World Series, Louisville vs. Vanderbilt (Saturday, ESPN 2, 8 PM)
NASCAR: Nationwide Series, Ollie's Bargain Outlet 250 (Saturday, ESPN, 2 PM)
NASCAR: Camping World Truck Series, Gateway (Saturday, FOX Sports 1, 8:30 PM)
NHRA DRAG RACING: Ford Thunder Valley Nationals (Saturday, ESPN 2, 6 PM)
ARENA FOOTBALL: Spokane Shock @ San Jose SaberCats (Saturday, CBS SportsNet, 10:30 PM)

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WWE Friday Night Smackdown (Friday, SyFy, 8 PM)

Primetime: What Would You Do? (Friday, ABC, 9 PM)

Bet On Your Baby (Saturday, ABC, 8 PM)

Power (Saturday, STARZ, 9 PM)
Orphan Black (Saturday, BBC America, 9 PM)
Sing Your Face Off (Saturday, ABC, 9 PM)

TV Tonight 6.9.14

MLB
Dodgers @ Reds (ESPN, 7 PM)
Indians @ Rangers (STO, 8 PM)

NHL
Stanley Cup Finals: Kings @ Rangers, Game 3, Kings lead 2-0 (NBC Sports, 8 PM)

NBA
The '84 Draft (NBA TV, 9 PM)

OTHER SPORTS
Red Bull X Fighters (FOX Sports 1, 7 PM)

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The Definition: OutKast Reloaded (BET, 8 PM)
WWE Raw (USA, 8 PM)
Last Comic Standing (NBC, 8 PM)
The Bachelorette (ABC, 8 PM)
MasterChef (FOX, 8 PM)
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (The CW, 8 & 8:30 PM)

24: Live Another Day (FOX, 9 PM)
American Ninja Warrior (NBC, 9 PM)
Beauty And The Beast (The CW, 9 PM)

Louie (FX, 10 & 10:30 PM)
Murder In The First, SERIES PREMIERE (TNT, 10 PM)
Mistresses (ABC, 10 PM)
48 Hours (CBS, 10 PM)
The Boondocks (Cartoon Network, 10:30 pm)

TV Tonight 6.4.14

MLB
Red Sox @ Indians (STO, 7 PM)
Athletics @ Yankees (ESPN 2, 7 PM)

NHL
Stanley Cup Finals: Rangers @ Kings, Game 1 (NBC, 8 PM)

COLLEGE SOFTBALL
NCAA World Series Championship: Alabama vs. Florida, Game 3 (ESPN, 8 PM)

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So You Think You Can Dance (FOX, 8 PM)

The Top 100 Players of 2014, 60-51 (NFL Network, 9 PM)
The 100 (The CW, 9 PM)

Motive (ABC, 10 PM)
Catfish: The TV Show (MTV, 10 PM)

Guy Code (MTV 2, 11 PM)
Jobs That Don't Suck (MTV 2, 11:30 PM)