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Lightning forces Game 7 with big win

Published on April 28, 2015 in Apolitical/Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

Prepare for drama. Prepare for noise. Prepare for a sword-fight on a castle wall. The Tampa Bay Lightning‘s playoff series against the Detroit Red Wings is going to a Game Seven on Wednesday night at Amalie Arena, an advance-or-go-home affair that is among the best of the playoffs of professional sports. The Lightning earned their way into the deciding game with a 5-2 victory in which their offense finally found room to skate. This time, tiny Tyler Johnson was the leader, scoring two goals to…

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Steven Stamkos, Lightning offense struggles in playoff loss to Detroit

Published on April 26, 2015 in Apolitical/Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

All the goals are just a memory now. All the highlights are just moments from a nicer time. All the points are just numbers to pretty up the relatively insignificant regular season. The Tampa Bay Lightning has become unplugged. At the most important time of the year, they suddenly can find no room. The lanes are clogged and the roads are jammed, as they say, and the Bolts have been pushed to the brink of elimination by the Detroit Red…

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Gary Shelton: Lightning struggle again on the road in playoff defeat

Published on April 22, 2015 in Apolitical/Sports/Top Headlines by Gary Shelton

The road is not their friend. The power play is not good for them. The playoffs are all uphill. And furthermore, ouch. It all conspired to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning Tueseday night in a 3-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings as the Bolts fell behind 2-1 in their best-of-seven playoff series. The Lightning now faces a must-win in its Thursday night game in Detroit. If it were to lose, the Bolts would trail 3-1 in the series, meaning…

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