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Lightning wins comeback in opening game of 2016-17 season

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It wasn’t just the key names on the big contracts who came through for the Tampa Bay Lighting in their season-opening victory Thursday night. It was Jonathan Drouin, who seems intent on taking up where he left off in last year’s playoffs. It was Brian Boyle, who seems to score only big goals. It was the power-play, which was 28th in the league a year ago, that find the net three times in the Lightning’s 6-4 comeback victory over the…

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Rookie Noah Spence could replace George Johnson on Bucs

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Goodbye, George Johnson. Hello, Noah Spence? The Tampa Bay Bucs lost Johnson to a hip injury he suffered Thursday, and he has been placed on injured reserve. It was a blow to Tampa Bay’s depth, because coach Dirk Koetter says that Johnson was playing well. However, rookie defensive end Noah Spence continues to impress, which may soften the loss. “Solid every day,” Koetter said. “Every day the kid flashes. For a rookie, he hasn’t hit any slump days so to…

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The receivers: Miami still looking for another influx from speed for its team

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It didn’t take Miami coach Mark Richt very long to find one of his team’s shortcomings. Where, for goodness sake, did all of the speed go? Time was, the Hurricanes had an assembly line ready for the NFL. Michael Irvin. Andre Johnson. Reggie Wayne. Devin Hester. Others. Hurricane receivers, they said, left skid marks. You could find them in the end zone, celebrating. Now, Richt says he needs that explosion to return. Soon would be good. Here they are, then,…

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Lightning hopes to find future stars in tonight’s NHL draft

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Once, the Tampa Bay Lightning depended on losing to make their drafts better. These days, they depend on organization. The Lightning, in the NHL’s final four each of the last two seasons, have become a strong team organizationally the last few seasons under Steve Yzerman. They have finds such as Tyler Johnson, who was undrafted, and Ondrej Palat, who went in the seventh round. In tonight’s draft, the Bolts pick 27th, 44th and 58th. That means the Lightning won’t get…

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Bolts are within one game of Stanley Cup Finals after beating Pittsburgh

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The Tampa Bay Lightning has moved within one stride of their second consecutive Stanley Cup Final. The Lighting scored 53 seconds into overtime to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, and to take a 3-2 lead in the best of seven series. Tyler Johnson got credit for the goal when Jason Garrison’s shot caromed off of his back. “It’s a lot of fun to be their coach,” said Lightning coach Jon Cooper. “I’m not saying they don’t give you ulcers, but…

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Lightning evens playoff series as Tyler Johnson scores two goals

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Evidently, the Tampa Bay Lightning isn’t done yet. The Lightning got back into their playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday, winning a 4-1 game that sends them to Brooklyn with the series tied 1-1. For the Lightning, it is nothing new. Tampa Bay is 6-0 in Game Twos over the last two years. “That just means we should do better in Game Ones,” joked coach Jon Cooper. The Lightning seemed to grow stronger in this one, taking a…

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Lightning erupts late behind Tyler Johnson to beat Detroit again

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Call them the new Triplets. Call them the Johnson line. Call them the Detroit destroyers. Whatever you call the Tampa Bay Lighting’s Tyler Johnson-Nikita Kucherov-Alex Killorn line, they seem to be taking over the NHL playoffs. Certainly, they are outskating the Detroit Red Wings. It is early in the season, but it is fair to say that if Detroit cannot do a better job of slowing them down, this series may be over with in a hurry. The Lightning took…

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