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Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop lifts team in Steven Stamkos’ absence

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Once again, the Tampa Bay Lightning took the ice without their captain Thursday night. This time, they skated in the early going as if they missed him. The Lightning started slowly against Buffalo, which started strong in an attempt to end its six-game winless streak. But goaltender Ben Bishop stood up to the onslaught in a game where he stopped 32 of 33 shots to lead the Bolts to their third straight win. ā€œLetā€™s be honest, youā€™re never going to…

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Tampa Bay Lightning throttles Islanders once again, 4-0

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Not that the New York Islanders are happy to see the Tampa Bay Lightning leave town, but the players probably helped carry the Bolts’ luggage to the bus. The Islanders were clobbered for the third time in 14 days against Tampa Bay on Monday night, losing a 4-0 decision. In the three games, the Lightning outscored New York 14-2. “It’s just one of those things, you get on a roll against a team and you hope you can keep it…

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Nikita Kucherov scores twice as Lightning ends streak

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Yep. That’s Nikita Kucherov, all right. Kucherov, who entered Tuesday night’s game against the Islanders with only one goal on the season, scored twice and had two assists in the Lightning’s 6-1 win. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak and enabled the Lightning to end their road trip with a 3-3 record. It was only the second time in 10 games the Bolts have scored a goal in the first period. ā€œThis was Kuchā€™s best game of the year,ā€…

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As regular season approaches, Nikita Kucherov signs new Bolts deal

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As the Tampa Bay Lightning prepares for a new season, the gang’s all here. Once again, general manager Steve Yzerman has gotten a name on a contract. This time, it is forward Nikita Kucherov, who signed a new three-year deal worth $4.766 million per season. He joins Steven StamkosĀ and Victor Hedman as huge off-season signings. Kucherov, 23, scored 30 goals for the Bolts last year in 77 games. He led the team in points and was second in goals and…

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Lightning takes 3-1 lead over Detroit behind Nikita Kucherov’s goals

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How do you say ā€œresiliencyā€ in Russian? How do you say ā€œbreakout star?ā€ Perhaps it is time that the Tampa Bay Lighting learned. After all, considering the way that Nikita Kucherov took over Game Four of their NHL Stanley Cup series, all of Tampa Bay may be soon be speaking the language. Kucherov scored two goals and had an assist to lead the Bolts to a 3-2 lead over the Detroit Red Wings Saturday night. That gives Kucherov five goals…

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Lightning doesn’t let goal reversal stop them in victory over Detroit

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No goal. It can come so fast, so deadly. Victor Hedman put the puck in the top right corner of the net, taking a feed from Jonathan Drouin, and the Tampa Bay Lightning had snapped a 2-2 tie with the Detroit Red Wings. The Lightning had the lead with 13:05 to play. And then the call was reversed. No goal. The replays showed that Drouin had been offside as he passed the puck before Hedman, and the lead was wiped…

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How much should the Lightning pay its captain, Steven Stamkos?

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He isn’t the NHL’s best player … but he might be the Lightning’s. He isn’t the highest scoring player you’ll find …Ā but he’s tied for the lead in goals on the Lightning. So what is Steven Stamkos worth? According to sportsnet.ca and Elliotte Friedman, the Lightning have offered Stamkos an eight-year $68-million contract. The $8.5 million offer is $1 million more than Stamkos now earns. So far, at least, Stamkos shows little interest in signing the deal. Stamkos is 14th…

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