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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 … 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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Lightning’s seven-game winnings streak stopped by Panthers

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A huge second period was enough for the Florida Panthers to stop all of the momentum of the Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday night in Sunrise. The Lightning, which had won seven straight games and entered this one hoping to tie the record for the most the franchise had ever won in a row, were overwhelmed in the second period and went on to lose a 5-2 decision to the Panthers. The Panthers outshot the Lightning 19-5 in the period. After…

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Lightning edges Blackhawks for seventh consecutive victory

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No, it wasn’t the Stanley Cup finals. For a game in late January, however, it wasn’t bad. The Tampa Bay Lightning won its seventh game in a row Thursday night, squeezing off the Chicago Blackhawks in a 2-1 game. Chicago, the defending Stanley Cup champions, had only 18 shots on the night as their 12-game winning streak ended. “One streak was ending tonight, and I’m glad it was theirs,” said Lightning coach Jon Cooper. “I’d trade what happened tonight for…

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Lightning wins sixth in a row behind Russian Front

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There for a while, Edmonton goaltender Andres Nilsson must have wondered if he was in Tampa. Or, perhaps, in Moscow. The Tampa Bay Lightning won its sixth straight game, beating the Oilers 6-4. The Tampa Bay Lightning started its night off with goals from Nikita Nesterov, Nikita Kucherov and Vladislav Namestikov. Meanwhile, goatender Andrej Vasilevskiy won his fifth straight in net. It wasn’t just about the Lightning’s Russian players. With the score tied at 4-4, American Brian Boyle outraced Nilsson…

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Suddenly hot Lightning wins 5th game in a row

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The Tampa Bay Lightning is playing as if it never plans to lose again. The Lightning beat the Florida Panthers Sunday night, 3-1, to momentarily climb to third in the NHL East Standings. Nikita Kucherov scored twice, the opening goal and an empty-netter, to lead the Lightning in scoring. Andrej Sustr also scored for the Lightning. Tampa Bay, which has spent most of the season trying to climb the standings, are now 24-17-4. For the Lightning, goaltender Ben Bishop stopped…

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Lightning wins 4th straight behind Vladislav Namestnikov’s hat trick

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Wait until they hear about this one back home. That should happen sometime this morning when Vladislav Namestnikov skypes his father, former NHL player Evgeny Namestnikov, to tell him about a night when his scoring totals climbed from six goals to nine. Namestnikov, 23, scored the first hat trick of his career in the Lightning’s 5-4 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins Friday night. He also scored the winner in a three-on-three overtime that withstood a challenge by the Penguins…

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Lightning closes out road trip with big win over Colorado

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For a night, they were terrific again. For a night, they skated crisply, and they shot relentlessly, and they smothered the opposition. For a night, the Tampa Bay Lightning looked like a contender again. Tampa Bay won a rare lopsided game (this year) as they stopped the Colorado Avalanche, 4-0, to complete a 3-1 road trip. For the moment, the Lightning is in seventh place. They are one point behind Montreal in the Atlantic Division and three behind Detroit. “As…

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