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Lightning lets one opportunity pass, waits for another one vs. Penguins

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The opportunity was gone. The chance had slipped through their fingers. The game had been blown. And now, the players of the Tampa Bay Lightning, were already talking about their next turn. The Lightning, with an opportunity to get to its second consecutive Stanley Cup Final, were badly outskated by the Pittsburgh Penguins for most of Tuesday night’s game. The Lightning lost, 5-2, to force Game Seven on Thursday night in Pittsburgh. “We have one game to get to the…

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Bucs pleased for Lightning, but they feel a bit of jealousy, too

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The Tampa Bay Bucs feel a lot of things for the Tampa Bay Lightning. They feel excitement, and they feel passion, and they feel kinship. Also, they feel, well, jealous. The Lightning is in its third straight playoffs, and its eighth in the past 13 seasons. The Bucs, meanwhile, have been to the post-season twice in that span, and they have’t won a game. What the Lightning is feeling, the Bucs would like some of, thank you very much. “I’m…

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Lightning hopes to close out Penguins in tonight’s Game Six

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The Tampa Bay Lightning hopes to close out the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight. Otherwise, the Eastern Conference Finals could get dicey yet. The Lightning is home against the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight. But if the Penguins win, then Game Seven is in Pittsburgh. True, the Lightning won the last meeting between the teams there, but it’s not adviseable to try to make a living. Pittsburgh was 26-11-4 at home this season. Then there is this. If the teams were to play a…

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Lightning look to close out Penguins and advance to Finals

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For the Lightning, it’s about Game Six. For the Lightning, it’s always been about Game Six. Throughout the history of the franchise, a lot of series seem to wind up at Game Six, which has been the home to triumphs and heartache for the Lightning. Game Sixes have been about overtime, and about Marty St. Louis, and about Ben Bishop. And now, here we go again. The Tampa Bay Lightning has a chance to advance to their second straight Stanley…

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Could the Triplets save the Lightning against the Penguins?

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The Tampa Bay Lightning hope they can be saved by the rebirth of the Triplets. The Triplets’ line dazzled the NHL a year ago, as Tyler Johnson, Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat went through the league in a blur. This year, however, the group has been largely split up because of the team’s scoring woes. Alex Killorn has replaced Palat much of the time, who has played with Steven Stamkos and now Jonathan Drouin. In Wednesday night’s 4-2 defeat by…

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Lightning thinks it can play better against Pittsburgh in playoffs

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The Tampa Bay Lightning are 9-3 in the playoffs. They have discovered a beast in Nikita Kucherov. They have found a star of tomorrow in Jonathan Drouin. They have discovered defensive stability in Victor Hedman. And for the next trick of the Lightning? They want to be better. The Lightning were disappointed with its performance in a 3-2 overtime loss Monday night to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Despite not losing until the extra frame, the Bolts were outshot 41-21 and spent most of…

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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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