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Lightning loses another one as offense dries up vs. Leafs

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For the third time in four games, the Tampa Bay Lightning finished a game by shaking its head Tuesday night. The Lightning lost, 4-1, to the Toronto Maple Leafs. It was close for most of the game, and the Bolts tied the game at 1-1 in the third period. But after Toronto took the lead, it finished with two empty-net goals for the win. Brian Boyle scored the only goal for Tampa Bay. โ€œIt was disappointing,โ€ said coach Jon Cooper.…

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Lightning headed in wrong direction after loss to Flyers

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Slippery stuff, this ice. One second, a team can glide along. The next, it can lose its footing. Just ask the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have followed their record nine-game winning streak with a three game losing streak. The Lightning fell 3-1 Friday night, losing to Philadelphia for the second time in a week. Only Brian Boyle’s late goal kept the team from being shut out for the second straight game. Tampa Bay had only 19 shots in the defeat.…

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Lightning wins sixth in a row behind Russian Front

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There for a while, Edmonton goaltender Andres Nilsson must have wondered if he was in Tampa. Or, perhaps, in Moscow. The Tampa Bay Lightning won its sixth straight game, beating the Oilers 6-4. The Tampa Bay Lightning started its night off with goals from Nikita Nesterov, Nikita Kucherov and Vladislav Namestikov. Meanwhile, goatender Andrej Vasilevskiy won his fifth straight in net. It wasn’t just about the Lightning’s Russian players. With the score tied at 4-4, American Brian Boyle outraced Nilsson…

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Lightning beats Columbus on shorthanded goal by Brian Boyle

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It isn’t his scoring touch that keeps Brian Boyle in the NHL. At least, not until lately. Boyle knocked in the winning goal with 6:13 gone in the third period.ย Alex Killorn took the puck away and turned it into a breakaway on the left side of the net, then passed across to Boyle. It was Boyle’s eighth goal of the year, not bad for a player who has only 23 goals combined in the last three seasons. Jonathan Marchessault also…

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Kings finish Lightning’s west coast trip with 3-1 defeat

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The Tampa Bay Lightning started their second period off with a quick goal and a tie score Sunday night. It lasted 12 whole seconds. The Los Angeles Kings took care of the Lightning 3-1 in the final game of the Bolts’ California trip as Tampa Bay’s goaltending faltered. Brian Boyle scored to tie the game 1-1 only 27 seconds into the second period, but Brayden McNabb scored 12 seconds later as the Kings took the lead. Andrei Vasilevskiy started in…

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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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