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Lightning hopes win over Calgary is the start of turnaround

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It was one game. That’s all. No reason to throw confetti. It was half of one period. Just that. No reason to believe they are cured. It was one victory. Big deal. No reason to think the Lightning of last season has returned. And yet, the Lightning played well enough for the last 10-12 minutes that you thought their 3-1 victory over Calgary could the start of a this team rediscovering itself. Maybe. Just maybe. Certainly, the Lightning looked like…

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Lightning shut out again by Minnesota as team struggles continue

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At this point, it is hard to argue that the Tampa Bay Lightning is anything other than a mediocre hockey team. Seven wins, seven losses. Thirty eight goals scored, thirty goals given up. One game the Lightning appears to be breaking out of its slump. The next they look as if they are right back in it. The Lightning lost another 1-0 hockey game Saturday night, this time to Minnesota. It was the seventh time the Lightning has failed to…

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Lightning in scoring slump after being shut out for second straight game

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Suddenly, the high-scoring Tampa Bay Lightning cannot buy a goal. The Lightning was shut out for the second straight game Tuesday night, dropping a 2-0 game to the St. Louis Blues. Coupled with Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Chicago, it has been a long time since the Lightning lit a lamp. The Lightning was shut out only one time all of last year. St. Louis goaltender Jake Allen stopped all 26 shots he faced. In all, Tampa Bay has 47 shots…

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Tampa Bay loses to Stars as penalty kill struggles again

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It was supposed to be his coronation. It was supposed to be his ascension. For Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop, this was the night that a lot of attention was supposed to arrive. He was supposed to pass Nikolai Khabibulin as the team’s all-time winningest goaltender. He was supposed to wave to the fans and smile for the cameras. Instead, he ended the night explainig his shortcomings in a 5-3 loss to the Dallas Stars. A soft fifth goal, and a penalty…

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Red Wings hand Tampa Bay Lightning first defeat of new season

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As it turns, the Tampa Bay Lightning will not go undefeated in the 2015-16 season, after all. The Lightning, playing its third game in four days, lost their first game of the season on Tuesday night to Detroit, 3-1. It was the first time the teams had played since the Lightning eliminated the Red Wings in seven games in last year’s playoffs. The energy from an early-season competition didn’t match the vigor of the post-season, but for Detroit, it was…

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Lightning wins as Goalie Ben Bishop ties franchise record

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The Tampa Bay Lighting keeps winning, reaching milestones as it goes in this early hockey season. The Lightning ran its record to 3-0 with a 6-3 victory over Boston Monday afternoon, the first time it has been 3-0 for five seasons. For the Lightning, Steven Stamkos got the 500th point on his career when he scored on a power play. And goaltender Ben Bishop got the 83rd win of his Lightning career, tying Nikolai Khabibulen’s team record. And if that…

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Goalie Ben Bishop runs his record to 2-0 as Bolts beat Buffalo

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Steven Stamkos scored his first goal of the season to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to its second win of the young NHL season Saturday afternoon in Buffalo. The Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres, 4-1, Saturday afternoon. Stamkos scored midway through the third period on a pass from Ryan Callahan to give the Lighting their third goal. It was the 277th goal of his Lightning career. The Lightning got on the board on the first Lightning goal by Erik Contra. Nikita Kucherov…

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