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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. “It was disappointing,” said coach Jon Cooper.…

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Steven Stamkos leads Lightning to victory over Blue Jackets

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The Tampa Bay Lightning turned to the stars to guide it out of a late-season slump Sunday. Goaltender Ben Bishop? He pitched his fourth shutout of the season, stopping 37 shots by the Blue Jackets. It was the 14th shutout for Bishop as a Bolt, which tied him with Nikolai Khabibulin in the category (in six fewer games). Captain Steve Stamkos? He scored twice, his 30th and 31st of the season, and added an assist. It was Stamkos’ fifth 30-goal…

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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 loses again, but this time it played well against Bruins

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This time, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked decent in defeat. One night after laying an egg in a 4-2 loss to Philadelphia, the Bolts fought to a 1-0 loss to Boston in overtime. The single point that Tampa Bay earned was enough to allow the team to hang onto a share of first place with Boston. The loss came only 10 seconds into overtime as Brad Marchand scored. “That was a pretty good hockey game,” said Lightning coach Jon Cooper.…

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Lightning lifts suspension of unhappy forward Jonathan Drouin

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The staredown is over. Jonathan Drouin is a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning organization again. For how long, who knows? The Lightning announced Monday that Drouin’s holdout is over, and he is supposed to report for practice with the Syracuse Crunch today. Drouin had been suspended since Jan. 20, and his agent said that he would not continue with the Lighting “in any capacity.” However, general manager Steve Yzerman did not complete a trade of Drouin, meaning he faced…

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Lightning wins 9th straight on Alex Killorn’s overtime goal

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The streak has reached record proportions. The Tampa Bay Lightning won their ninth straight game Saturday night, the most in the history of the franchise. The previous best was eight in the Stanley Cup-winning season of 2004. Alex Killorn scored the winning goal with 42.5 seconds left in overtime to snap a 3-3 tie with the Carolina Hurricanes. Ondrej Palat scored two goals and Tyler Johnson scored one when the Bolts trailed 3-2 in the third period. Killorn took the…

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Lightning capture eighth straight win against Ottawa

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It wasn’t that long ago. It just seems like forever. It was Feb. 17, and the Lightning was in trouble. The team had lost four of five, and they seemed to be teetering. They were tied for eighth in the NHL Standings, and with more road games left than home games, things didn’t look too promising. Since then have come a franchise-tying hot streak of eight straight games, including four in a row on the road. The Lightning has won…

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