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Rangers break open tight game to force showdown

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So the Eastern Conference finals of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs will go to a Game Seven… And the New York Rangers score again… What’s that? Anyway, the Tampa Bay Lightning failed to close out New York… And there goes another one. Goal! What? As we were saying, the Rangers forced a deciding game… And there goes Derick Brassard, once again, on a slap shot. In the mind’s eye, it keeps going on. The Rangers keep skating, and keep scoring,…

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Despite series lead, Game Six is important

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It might as well be Game Seven, the captain says. It might as well be the final chapter. It might as well be time to do, or time to die. How important is it that the Tampa Bay Lightning closes out the New York Rangers in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight? To Steven Stamkos, it is as important as survival. Forget the one-game safety net. No one should pass up a chance to win. Think of it…

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Ben Bishop deflects pucks, doubts in Lightning victory

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It wasn’t so much the skill of the New York Rangers that Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop had to deal with Sunday night. It was the doubts. And it wasn’t so much the pressure of the moment that Bishop had to put to rest. It was the questions. Bishop was bigger than all of them, bigger than the critics and the skeptics and the worriers. On a night when it was easy to wonder about his game, Bishop was a giant…

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Rangers get to Lightning, Ben Bishop for 5 goals

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There for a while, he was Patrick Roy. For all of the adjectives spent on the magnificent Triplets, for all of the prose pointed at the great Tyler Johnson, he was the constant of the Tampa Bay Lightning. They would point Ben Bishop toward the net, and he would turn into Martin Brodeur. Or maybe Dominic Hasik. Or Terry Sawchuk. There was something smothering about Bishop, who seemed to fill the open spots between the pipes just fine. He was…

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Triplets shine as Lightning offense blows up in playoffs

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If it were not for the talk about all things Tyler Johnson, then the nation would be talking about the playoffs that Ondrej Palatย is having. After all, Palat has six goals in this post-season himself. He continues to be the glue of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s sizzling Triplets line. He continues to be the balance. And if it was not for Palat, then people might be talking about Nikita Kucherov. After all, it was Kucherov that ripped the winning goal…

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Does America want the Lightning to succeed?

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You see the charm in the story. You see the electricity in the players. You see the passion in the stands. More and more, you love this story of the Tampa Bay Lightning. But do they love it in the big city? And do you care? The Lightning has reached the Final Four of the NHL, at which time teams seem to turn into popularity contests. In New York, do they find the charm in the story of the Lightning?…

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Victor Hedman is backbone of the Lightning’s defense

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Some towns know fireworks. Some towns know explosions. Some towns bust the scoreboard. In Tampa Bay, we know defense. In Tampa Bay, we believe in the ability to stop the other team. We trust defense. We have seen defense. In some ways, that is what makes the Tampa Bay Lightning such fun. They are young, and they are fun, and they lead the NHL in goals. When does that happen around here? Not with the Bucs, who have been running…

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