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Tampa Bay’s stars come out as Lightning beats Buffalo once again

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Together, they are the three men you expect to score. The three men you expect to lead. The three men who are supposed to make the Tampa Bay Lightning special. Steven Stamkos. Tyler Johnson. Nikita Kucherov. The skills of all three were evident as they all scored in the first period in a 4-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Tampa Bay has struggled during the early part of the NHL season, but you couldn’t convince the Sabres of it. It…

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Tampa Bay Lightning resemble their old selves in victory over Carolina

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Now, that’s the Tampa Bay Lightning you remember. Fast. Skilled. Gathered in front of the net to celebrate another goal. You know. Those guys. After a scoring drought in which the team scored only two goals in a four-game losing streak, the Bolts broke out against Carolina. It finished 4-3, but only because the Hurricanes scored two goals in the final minutes. Goaltender Andrej Vasilevskiy made his first start of the season for the Lighting and stopped 32 shots in…

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Lightning in scoring slump after being shut out for second straight game

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Suddenly, the high-scoring Tampa Bay Lightning cannot buy a goal. The Lightning was shut out for the second straight game Tuesday night, dropping a 2-0 game to the St. Louis Blues. Coupled with Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Chicago, it has been a long time since the Lightning lit a lamp. The Lightning was shut out only one time all of last year. St. Louis goaltender Jake Allen stopped all 26 shots he faced. In all, Tampa Bay has 47 shots…

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So far, the Lightning finds a lot to like in the NHL’s new overtime

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To fully capture the essence of the NHL’s new three-on-three overtime, keep this in mind: Don’t blink. Don’t breathe. The Lightning won its second three-on-three of the year Friday night, beating the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in only 36 seconds. Ondrej Palat scored the winner on a perfect cross-ice pass from Steven Stamkos, who was playing in his 500th game. The winning goal was set up when Stamkos took the puck from Andrew Ladd on the wall. Ladd fell, and Stamkos found…

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Lightning wins as Goalie Ben Bishop ties franchise record

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The Tampa Bay Lighting keeps winning, reaching milestones as it goes in this early hockey season. The Lightning ran its record to 3-0 with a 6-3 victory over Boston Monday afternoon, the first time it has been 3-0 for five seasons. For the Lightning, Steven Stamkos got the 500th point on his career when he scored on a power play. And goaltender Ben Bishop got the 83rd win of his Lightning career, tying Nikolai Khabibulen’s team record. And if that…

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Goalie Ben Bishop runs his record to 2-0 as Bolts beat Buffalo

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Steven Stamkos scored his first goal of the season to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to its second win of the young NHL season Saturday afternoon in Buffalo. The Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres, 4-1, Saturday afternoon. Stamkos scored midway through the third period on a pass from Ryan Callahan to give the Lighting their third goal. It was the 277th goal of his Lightning career. The Lightning got on the board on the first Lightning goal by Erik Contra. Nikita Kucherov…

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Tampa Bay Lightning begins long journey through another hockey season

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The journey starts again Thursday night. This year, there will be different potholes, and different hazards. The traffic flow will be different. There will be new slumps and new injuries, nights when the penalty kill doesn’t work, nights when the power play is off, nights when a rough patch of ice diverts the puck. This is the new season of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and, no, this year’s destination isn’t necessarily where last season ended. A year ago, the Lightning…

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