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Blackhawks even Finals as Lightning’s Ben Bishop sits

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Would he have stopped the first one? Would he have stopped the second? In the final analysis, would Big Ben Bishop have made a difference? A fan of the Tampa Bay Lightning may never know as he dissects a 2-1 defeat to the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Four of the Stanley Cup Finals. Bishop, the NHL’s winningest goalie this year (if you count regular-season and playoffs), was in the stands for Wednesday night’s game, watching as Chicago got one goal…

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Lightning’s Ondrej Palat the most unappreciated Triplet

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He was never supposed to be essential. He was never supposed to be special. And yet, Ondrej Palat skates on, sweating, grinding, squeezing two minutes worth of production out of 45 seconds worth of ice time. He never slacks off, never lets up, never seems to make a mistake. He is the most unappreciated Triplet of them all. He is the last star you recognize. And yet, on this Tampa Bay Lightning team, he is essential. If you wish, you…

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Triplets shine as Lightning offense blows up in playoffs

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If it were not for the talk about all things Tyler Johnson, then the nation would be talking about the playoffs that Ondrej Palatย is having. After all, Palat has six goals in this post-season himself. He continues to be the glue of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s sizzling Triplets line. He continues to be the balance. And if it was not for Palat, then people might be talking about Nikita Kucherov. After all, it was Kucherov that ripped the winning goal…

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The Lightning gathers itself, ousts Montreal in Game Six

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TAMPA There were questions. There were doubts. For crying out loud, there was Carey Price. It seems as if the world was ganging up on the Tampa Bay Lightning, a team that had lost two in a row and had the highlights of its season forgotten. The Montreal Canadiens had captured the momentum of their NHL playoff series against the Bolts, and although Tampa Bay had a 3-2 lead, that seemed like a mere technicality to those who preferred to…

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Lightning’s power play has power, so does Steven Stamkos

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How easy is it getting for the Tampa Bay Lightning in its playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens? Why, it’s getting so easy that even Steven Stamkos is scoring. The Lightning jumped to a commanding 2-0 lead in its series against Montreal with a 6-2 bashing of the Canadiens and highly respected goaltender Carey Price Sunday night. The Bolts would have to lose four of the next five games not to win this series. Everything went the way of the…

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Lightning gets off on right foot vs. Montreal

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A hot goalie. A hotter center. A slump-breaking forward. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, it added up to just enough for a 2-1 win in double-overrime as the Bolts got off a good start in their second-round playoff against the Montreal Canadiens Friday night. Tampa Bay stole the home ice advantage against the remarkable Carey Price, eliminating the possibilitly of a second-straight sweep at the hands of Montreal. The Lightning’s own goaltender, Ben Bishop, actually outplayed Price, stopping 43 out…

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Legacies can change during Game 7s

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Wednesday night changes everything. Wednesday night, their legacies are on the line. No matter what you think of them now, good or bad, it could change Wednesday night. No matter whether you wear their jerseys, call their name or heckle them in your odd moments, a deciding game can be the final judge. It is that way for the Tampa Bay Lighting. It is that way for the Detroit Red Wings. It was deciding games that made Joe Montana who…

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