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Lightning lose third straight as their scoring struggles continue

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The Tampa Bay Lightning is officially in a slump now. Who knows when they will find their way out of it? The Lightning lost their third straight game Thursday night, something that never happened a year ago. They have scored only one goal in that run, something that never happened a year ago. They lost at home, something that rarely happened a year go. And what in the world is going on? You can call it a rough patch, but…

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Lightning in scoring slump after being shut out for second straight game

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Suddenly, the high-scoring Tampa Bay Lightning cannot buy a goal. The Lightning was shut out for the second straight game Tuesday night, dropping a 2-0 game to the St. Louis Blues. Coupled with Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Chicago, it has been a long time since the Lightning lit a lamp. The Lightning was shut out only one time all of last year. St. Louis goaltender Jake Allen stopped all 26 shots he faced. In all, Tampa Bay has 47 shots…

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Lightning loses in OT despite rookie goalie Kristers Gudlevskis

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The Tampa Bay Lightning are still chasing the Chicago Blackhawks. The Lightning, who lost the Stanley Cup finals to Chicago last year, lost a 1-0 game in overtime Saturday night. Jonathan Toews scored 17 seconds into the three-on-three overtime. For Tampa Bay, that goal spoiled a great evening by rookie goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis, who stopped the first 30 shots he faced. Toews scored off the rebound on the last shot, however. It was the Lightning’s third straight overtime game on…

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So far, the Lightning finds a lot to like in the NHL’s new overtime

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To fully capture the essence of the NHL’s new three-on-three overtime, keep this in mind: Don’t blink. Don’t breathe. The Lightning won its second three-on-three of the year Friday night, beating the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in only 36 seconds. Ondrej Palat scored the winner on a perfect cross-ice pass from Steven Stamkos, who was playing in his 500th game. The winning goal was set up when Stamkos took the puck from Andrew Ladd on the wall. Ladd fell, and Stamkos found…

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Former Lightning coach John Tortorella returns to NHL with Jackets

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Former Tampa Bay Lightning coach John Tortorella, who won the Stanley Cup with the team in 2002, is back behind the bench. The Columbus Blue Jackets, who started the season 0-7, have hired Torts, the fiery coach of the Lightning, Rangers and Canucks. Tortorella, who has a reputation for being abrasive in press conferences and combative with his teams, has a lifetime record of 446-375-115. With the Lightning, Torts had a 239-222-74 record. “Tortorella is an experienced National Hockey League…

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Lightning blow three leads, lose in shootout to start long road trip

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Three leads, and the Lightning lost. A three-on-three overtime, and the Lightning lost. A shootout, and the Lightning lost. In all, it was a hard evening for Tampa Bay, which lost its third game in the last four. The Lightning lost 5-4 when Nashville’s Filip Forsberg scored the only goal in the shootout. The Lightning led 2-1, 3-2 and 4-3 in the evening, but still lost to the Predators, who have a 5-0 record over Tampa Bay since 2008. Tampa Bay scored…

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Tampa Bay loses to Stars as penalty kill struggles again

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It was supposed to be his coronation. It was supposed to be his ascension. For Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop, this was the night that a lot of attention was supposed to arrive. He was supposed to pass Nikolai Khabibulin as the team’s all-time winningest goaltender. He was supposed to wave to the fans and smile for the cameras. Instead, he ended the night explainig his shortcomings in a 5-3 loss to the Dallas Stars. A soft fifth goal, and a penalty…

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