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Resilient Lightning find a way to beat Pittsburgh without Ben Bishop

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By now, would you really expect another injury, even to an important player, to slow them down? The resilient Tampa Bay Lightning, already without Steven Stamkos and Anton Stralman, lost goaltender Ben Bishop with 7:35 left in the first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Bishop was taken from the ice in a stretcher. Early X-rays showed there was no structural damage. “I think a lot of that comes from last year and the confidence we have in this group coming…

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Lightning learns schedule, but will be underdogs vs. Pittsburgh

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The Tampa Bay Lightning have their times and dates. Now, they just need their results against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Lightning open in Pittsburgh Friday and Monday with both games at 8 p.m. The Bolts came home on Wednesday and Friday. Game Five would be on Sunday. The Lightning would be the host of Game Six on Sunday, May 22. Game Seven would be Tuesday, May 24. Every game starts at 8 p.m. The Bolts beat Pittsburgh in all three games…

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Lightning to face Penguins in Eastern Conference Final series

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The Tampa Bay Lightning got their dance partner Tuesday night. The Lightning will play the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL Eastern Conference Finals. Pittsburgh closed out the Washington Capitals in Game Six with a 4-3 overtime win. To a lot of people, the Penguins are probably the favorites in the series. They have home ice after totalling 104 points. The Lightning had 97. But Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh in all three of their meetings this year. The Bolts won 4-0, 6-1 and 5-2.…

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Could Steven Stamkos, Anton Stralman return for Lightning?

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Do the Tampa Bay Lightning have reenforcements coming? As good as the Bolts have been, dismissing two teams in 10 games, they will face their biggest challenge against either Washington or Pittsburgh, both of whom were better in the regular season than they were. But what if the Bolts get Steven Stamkos back? And what if they get Anton Stralman back? For Tampa Bay, there was no need to rush either player against the Islanders. Not when they won four…

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Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop leads Lightning to Eastern Conference finals

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He is in charge of turning off the lights. He is in charge of hammering in the final nail in the coffin, in charge of stepping on the necks, in charge of slamming the door. He is Ben Bishop, and what he does is end things. Bishop, the goaltender for the Tampa Bay Lightning, did it again Sunday. Once again, the Lightning had a chance to send an opponent home, and once again, he provided the directions. Bishop stopped all 28…

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Lightning beats Islanders again for 3-1 lead in playoff series

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The Tampa Bay Lightning is one game away from returning to the NHL’s Conference Finals. The Lightning won its second consecutive overtime victory in Brooklyn, beating the New York Islanders 2-1 in overtime. The Bolts lead 3-1 and can close the series out on Sunday at Amalie Arena. Once again, Tampa Bay started slowly, being outplayed in the first period and outshot. They fell behind 1-0 on a goal by Kyle Okposo. That lead held until the third period, when…

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Lightning’s Brian Boyle set to play the villain against Islanders

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The noise will start when he enters the building. It will continue through warmups. It will linger until game time. Brian Boyle of the Tampa Bay Lightning has become public enemy No. 1. And furthermore, boo. Oh, he wasn’t guilty of a cheap shot. Even the NHL shrugged when it saw footage of his hit on Thomas Hickey in Game Three. He was cleared before lunch, no matter how loudly New York Islanders’ coach Jack Capuano complained. Of course, Capuano is…

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