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Goaltender Ben Bishop spectacular in victory over Toronto

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Toronto had more energy. But Tampa Bay had Ben Bishop. Toronto had more shots, more life, more energy. But Tampa Bay had Bishop. Toronto had more scoring chances. But Tampa Bay had Bishop. And so it went. For every advantage the Maple Leafs had Monday night, the Bolts had Bishop, who played perhaps his best game of the year. Bishop had his sixth shutout of the year, a 34-save effort, and the Lightning won 3-0. It was arguably one of…

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Lightning gets two goals from Eric Condra in big win over Detroit

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The Tampa Bay Lightning played as if it is running short of time. Which, in a way, it is. Entering its final 10 games, the Lightning clobbered the Detroit Red Wings Tuesday night, 6-2, in one of its easiest wins of the year. “We have 10 games left, and we’re not going to waste any of them,” said reserve Eric Condra. In fact, it was Condra who led the way for Tampa Bay, scoring twice. That’s not bad when you…

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Lightning breaks slump as Ben Bishop shuts out Arizona

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They weren’t dazzling. They weren’t dangerous. For most of the night, however, the Tampa Bay Lightning finally was desperate enough. The Lightning, losers of five of their previous six games, stopped the Arizona  Coyotes 2-0 Saturday night. Goaltender Ben Bishop stopped 31 shots for his fifth shutout of the season and a franchise-record 15th of his career. The Lightning killed off back-to-back power plays in the second period. Ondrej Palat scored in the final minute of the first period, and Nikita…

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Steven Stamkos leads Lightning to victory over Blue Jackets

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The Tampa Bay Lightning turned to the stars to guide it out of a late-season slump Sunday. Goaltender Ben Bishop? He pitched his fourth shutout of the season, stopping 37 shots by the Blue Jackets. It was the 14th shutout for Bishop as a Bolt, which tied him with Nikolai Khabibulin in the category (in six fewer games). Captain Steve Stamkos? He scored twice, his 30th and 31st of the season, and added an assist. It was Stamkos’ fifth 30-goal…

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Lightning loses again, but this time it played well against Bruins

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This time, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked decent in defeat. One night after laying an egg in a 4-2 loss to Philadelphia, the Bolts fought to a 1-0 loss to Boston in overtime. The single point that Tampa Bay earned was enough to allow the team to hang onto a share of first place with Boston. The loss came only 10 seconds into overtime as Brad Marchand scored. “That was a pretty good hockey game,” said Lightning coach Jon Cooper.…

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Lightning capture eighth straight win against Ottawa

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It wasn’t that long ago. It just seems like forever. It was Feb. 17, and the Lightning was in trouble. The team had lost four of five, and they seemed to be teetering. They were tied for eighth in the NHL Standings, and with more road games left than home games, things didn’t look too promising. Since then have come a franchise-tying hot streak of eight straight games, including four in a row on the road. The Lightning has won…

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Lightning streaks to fifth straight victory over tired Devils

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The New Jersey Devils were tired. So the Tampa Bay Lightning, as giving as possible, turned out the lights. The Devils, playing their second game in as many nights, could hardly compete with the fresh Lightning Friday night. Tampa Bay won 4-0, winning its fifth straight game. The Lightning has 64 points, tied with Boston for second place in the Atlantic Division. The Lightning visit the Bruins on Sunday night. In this one, goaltender Ben Bishop stopped all 21 shots…

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