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This time, Lightning loses in overtime after a comeback

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One step up, one step back. The Tampa Bay Lightning, one night after one of their most impressive overtime victories over Montreal, had a second straight comeback blunted in an overtime loss to Toronto. This time, they fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2. The Bolts came from a 2-0 deficit to tie Thursday night’s game, but lost when Valterri Filppula was called for goaltender interference, setting up the team’s winning power play. Nazem Kadri scored from in-close for the…

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USF’s Quinton Flowers throws winning TD in OT to beat Gamecocks

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Once again, the dazzling offense of the South Florida Bulls was just good enough to offset the team’s dismal defense. The Bulls won their school record 11th game Thursday, beating South Carolina 46-39 in overtime. USF led comfortably for most of the game, but a furious rally by the Gamecocks forced overtime. South Carolina scored the game’s final 18 points to tie the game. Quinton Flowers, however, threw his second touchdown pass in overtime when he scrambled to buy time,…

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Dolphins take advantage of Browns’ kicking woes to win first game

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It took overtime and some good fortune, but the Miami Dolphins have their first win of the season. Jay Ajayi’s 11-yard touchdown run 6:34 into overtime gave Miami a 30-24 win over the Cleveland Browns at Hard Rock Stadium. The Dolphins had to like their chances against rookie quarterback Cody Kessler, who was making his first career start. Still, the Browns led at halftime 13-10 on the strength of a Briean Boddy-Calhoun interception return for a touchdown. It was one…

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Lightning loses a chance to take hold of NHL Playoff series

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Perhaps the Tampa Bay Lightning are still in good shape in the NHL Eastern Conference Finals. After all, they split their two games in Pittsburgh, and the next two games will be in Tampa Bay. After all, they got a good performance from Andrei Vasilevskiy, who had 38 saves. But, man, would this one have been sweet. The Lightning lost a 3-2 overtime game to the Pittsburgh Penguins Monday night. Playing without Ben Bishop, without Ryan Callahan and, once again,…

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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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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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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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