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Islanders coach Jack Capuano upset about Brian Boyle hit

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Right about now, we need John Tortorella. We need old fire-and-fury Torts to walk up to the microphone and give it a few, well-chosen words with Jack Capuano in mind. We need him to lean forward and say the familiar words. โ€œShut your yap,โ€ he needs to say sweetly. Did you get a load of Capuano after the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders. He sort of shrugged off the fact his team blew three different leads. He…

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Lightning captures wild playoff game against Islanders, 5-4

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Comebacks. Overtime. Players returning from injury. Seventy-two saves. Seventy-eight hits. Pulled goalies that result in goals. Blown leads. Furious rallies. Hits that will be argued about for days. Yeah, this hockey game had it all. The Tampa Bay Lightning, somehow, came from behind to beat the New York Islanders, 5-4, in a game that felt a lot like a series highlight reel. The Lightning now leads the best-of-seven series two games to one. The Lightning trailed with 38 seconds to…

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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. โ€œThat just means we should do better in Game Ones,โ€ joked coach Jon Cooper. The Lightning seemed to grow stronger in this one, taking a…

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Lightning loses first game of series to Islanders as Ben Bishop pulled

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The Tampa Bay Lightning started off their second-round playoff series Wednesday night by stubbing their collective toe. The Lightning wasted their home ice advantage in dropping a 5-3 decision to the New York Islanders, including two goals in two minutes and 29 seconds. For all the discussion about the team’s five days off since the Detroit series, coach Jon Cooper pointed out that the first few minutes could not have gone better for the Lightning. They scored 3:05 into the…

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Who has the edge: Breaking down the Lightning-Islanders series

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Who wins? The New York Islanders have John Taveres. The Tampa Bay Lightning have Victor Hedman. The Lightning won their first round in five games. The Islanders won three overtime games, two that went to double overtime. These teams play at Amalie Arena tonight (7 p.m.) and Saturday (3 p.m.) before traveling to the Islanders. So which team has the advantage? Forwards The Islanders have Taveres, who will be the most talented man on the ice. He led the Islanders…

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Lightning to face Islanders in next round of NHL Playoffs

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There will be no Sunshine series in the NHL Playoffs. Instead, the Tampa Bay Lightning will have to face a team that, frankly, has given it a hard time. The New York Islanders eliminated the Florida Panthers Sunday in double overtime and move on to face Tampa Bay. Games 1 & 2, still undecided, will be at Amalie Arena. Three and four will be in New York. If the teams need it, Games 5 and 7 will be in Tampa.…

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Lightning eliminates Red Wings behind 34-save effort by Bishop

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Ben Bishop has rarely looked taller. He has rarely looked wider. He has rarely played better. Bishop stopped 34 shots in a 1-0 shutout over the Detroit Red Wings Thursday night to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a first-series win (4-1) over the Wings. In the second period alone, he stopped 14 shots including four breakaways. The Bolts won with 1:43 left to play when Alex Killorn rushed the net, took a pass from Ryan Callahan and jammed it…

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