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Rowdies lose again in road match against Minnesota, 2-0

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Goals continue to be a challenge on the road for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The Rowdies fell 2-0 to Minnesota Wednesday night. The Rowdies dropped to a tie for 10th in the NASL standings, ahead of only Puerto Rico. Tampa Bay surrendered a goal in each half in its latest defeat. It lowered the team’s record to 6-7-6 on the season. Ben Speas of Minnesota scored after a defensive mistake by Walter Ramirez in the 18th minute, and Christian Ramirez scored in…

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Lightning scores a season high 5 goals in win over Ducks

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Evidently, the light over the Tampa Bay Lightning net works, after all. The Lightning scored five goals – finally – to wallop the Anaheim Ducks, 5-0, on Saturday night at the Amalie Arena. It was a rare outburst of scoring by a Lightning team that has lost the scoring touch it demonstrated a year ago. In fact, in the Lightning’s last four losses, it had only five goals total. This was different, however. After a scoreless first period, the Lightning…

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Lightning suffers fourth shutout in last 12 games in loss

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The painful season of the Tampa Bay Lightning continued Monday night, with the Florida Panthers pulling out a last-gasp victory. There were only 20.2 seconds to play when Aaron Ekblad fired a shot that hit Victor Hedman’s skate and spun over the shoulder of goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy for the only goal of the game. It was the fourth time this season the Lightning has been shutout. There have been five other games where the Bolts scored only once. It was…

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Rowdies’ offense shut out once again in 1-0 defeat by Minnesota

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The pieces of an offense are there for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Every now and then, however, that offense evaporates for the team. The Rowdies’ last four defeats have been by shutout. The sputtering offense disappeared again Saturday night in a 1-0 loss to Minnesota. Ben Sweat was sent off, leaving Tampa Bay with 10 men. Minnesota forward Christian Ramirez scored the lone goal of the match in the 44th minute after a defensive miscue by the Rowdies. Midfielder Kevin Venegas whipped in…

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After another shutout, Rowdies’ Thomas Rongen vows changes

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Shortly after he lost a game when a ball caromed off one of his best player’s faces, Tampa Bay Rowdies’ coach Thomas Rongen said it was time for some new ones. In the aftermath of the Rowdies’ 1-0 loss to FC Edmonton, Rongen vowed to shuffle the deck with his players before next week’s game against Fort Lauderdale. He talked of introducing several new players to his lineup, including newly signed sensation Freddy Adu “provided he has a good week.”…

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

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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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