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Lightning loses to Penguins for Eastern Conference Title

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Turn out the lights. Lock the rink. Gather the sticks. It is over. The Tampa Bay Lightning has lost. The Lightning closed out their 2015-16 season Thursday night, losing a 2-1 game to the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Bolts led the series three games to two and were at home, but they lost back-to-back games to Pittsburgh to end their season. “Everybody who plays in this league and coaches in this league knows how hard it is…

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Could Steven Stamkos, Anton Stralman return for Lightning?

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Do the Tampa Bay Lightning have reenforcements coming? As good as the Bolts have been, dismissing two teams in 10 games, they will face their biggest challenge against either Washington or Pittsburgh, both of whom were better in the regular season than they were. But what if the Bolts get Steven Stamkos back? And what if they get Anton Stralman back? For Tampa Bay, there was no need to rush either player against the Islanders. Not when they won four…

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How close are Steven Stamkos, Anton Stralman to returning?

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The Tampa Bay Lightning may soon be whole again. Team captain Steven Stamkos practiced with the team Tuesday, just 22 days after having surgery, leading to hopes that he might be back sometime in the team’s series with the New York Islanders, which begins Wednesday night in Tampa. Originally, Stamkos was supposed to be out 1-3 months. His surgery to remove a blood clot near his right collarbone was performed on April 4. On Monday, head coach Jon Cooper predicted…

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Lightning loses Steven Stamkos for 1-3 months before home finale

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For the Tampa Bay Lightning, it is usually about the players on the ice. This time, it was not. Hours after finding out that they will be without Steven Stamkos for 1-3 months because of a blood clot in his right arm, the Lightning closed out its home season with a 3-1 victory over New Jersey. However, it was a somber time for the Bolts, who face the possibility of never seeing Stamkos in the uniform that has defined him…

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Montreal blanks Tampa Bay Lightning in disappointing content

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As the playoffs approach, the Tampa Bay Lightning look less and less ready for them. The Bolts lost a 3-0 game to a Montreal team that has long since been eliminated from the post-season. But the Lightning, too, looks wobbly. Tampa Bay got off only three shots in the third period, and had a power play when it didn’t get any. Tampa Bay has one more game at home, a Saturday night effort against New Jersey, before finishing the season…

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Lightning falls again as Dallas makes third-period comeback

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There for a while, the Tampa Bay Lightning had designs on first place in the Atlantic Division. These days, it just wants to stop the slide. The Lightning lost their fifth game in six tries Thursday night, losing to the Dallas Stars,  4-3. The Lightning had taken a 3-2 lead in the second period on a pair of goals by Steven Stamkos, but once again, they could not hold on. The Lightning had the lead three times. Tampa Bay now…

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Steven Stamkos leads Lightning to victory over Blue Jackets

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The Tampa Bay Lightning turned to the stars to guide it out of a late-season slump Sunday. Goaltender Ben Bishop? He pitched his fourth shutout of the season, stopping 37 shots by the Blue Jackets. It was the 14th shutout for Bishop as a Bolt, which tied him with Nikolai Khabibulin in the category (in six fewer games). Captain Steve Stamkos? He scored twice, his 30th and 31st of the season, and added an assist. It was Stamkos’ fifth 30-goal…

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