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Think of your favorite sports team. Maybe they’re your hometown team. Or maybe you’re dedicated to your alma mater, or your parents’ alma mater. Or maybe you like them simply because of the colors they wear. You probably don’t know anyone on the team personally or have any other connection …

The Lightning now stand at a record of 44-27-5 after last night’s win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tampa Bay did not give up a single point to their opponent, winning 3-0. The pressure was on for Tampa Bay after they ended their three-game winning streak last Saturday, losing 5-2 at home to in-state …

The Tampa Bay Lightning are tied with the Florida Panthers for first place in the Atlantic Division standings after they triumphed over the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 during Tuesday’s match up at Amalie Arena. With just over a minute into the first period, Tampa right wing Erik Condra ended his 20 …

The saying “cats always land on their feet” didn’t apply to the cats skating on ice at Madison Square Garden Monday night. The Florida Panthers (40-24-9) fell to the New York Rangers (41-24-8) 4-2 despite a late push in the third period. The Rangers scored first on a break-away goal during of the first period. Viktor …

The Tampa Bay Lightning shutout the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 last night. Goalie Ben Bishop made 37 saves and Center Steven Stamkos scored two goals as the Lightning snapped their three game losing streak. Bishop has 16 NHL shutouts and picked up his fourth of the season last night, and Stamkos …

The Tampa Bay Lightning (39-23-5) lost a heart-breaker at the hands of the Boston Bruins (38-23-7) Sunday night, falling to their Atlantic division rival 1-0 in overtime. Lightning and Bruins goaltenders Ben Bishop and Jonas Gustavsson had a combined 74 saves on 74 shots faced in regulation, before Boston forward …

Tampa Bay snapped their nine game winning streak last night, losing  2-4 in Philadelphia. Lightning Head Coach Jon Cooper says that this loss is a learning experience for the entire team. Needless to say the Lightning were confident going into their game against the Flyers. Not only had the Lightning won their …

A short handed goal from Cedric Paquette and a goal from Steven Stamkos were all the Lightning needed last night as they took down the Arizona Coyotes 2-1. Thanks to the goals and a strong performance in net from Andrei Vasilevskiy, who made 29 saves, the Lightning increased their win …

The Tampa Bay Lightning suffered a 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night at Tampa’s Amelie Arena. This loss puts Tampa Bay (30-22-4) at risk of missing the playoffs as they are currently tied for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Lightning have also …

With both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers in the top five power rankings, these teams seem to be on a good roll.  The Lightning (26-18) are currently ranked number five in the power rankings; however, they are fourth in the Atlantic Division.  ESPN NHL Analyst Barry Melrose …