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For the second time in their last three games, the first-place Tampa Bay Lightning left the ice with a loss. On Thursday, the Lightning (36-10-2) registered the first goal of their matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs and were solid as a team statistically. In the end, however, Tampa’s divisional …

The Tampa Bay Lightning hadn’t lost back-to-back matches since Nov. 13, 2018. Jon Cooper’s team was in danger of suffering just that on Tuesday night in Dallas, but a rather composed performance ensured they didn’t. Goals from Ondrej Palat and Mikhail Sergachev and Andrei Vasilevskiy‘s third shutout of the season …

The Tampa Bay Lightning (11-3-1) are looking to ride their current hot streak as they host the New York Islanders (8-4-2) Thursday night at Amalie Arena. The Islanders, meanwhile, will be hoping to bounce back from their most recent loss that ended a five-game win streak. View From the Top The Lightning …

The Eastern Conference Finals have been an odd and unpredictable series so far. The visiting team would win four of the five games played. With a 3-2 series lead, the Tampa Bay Lightning will hope to continue that pattern. The series travels to Washington against the Capitals tonight for Game …

Dropping the first two games of the Eastern Conference Final at home is not how the Tampa Bay Lightning hoped to start the series. They now have to travel to Washington down 2-0 with the Capitals playing some of their best hockey. A Tale of Two Series Throughout the regular …

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Boston Bruins tonight in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Many thought Tampa Bay would come into the game holding a 1-0 series lead. Instead, it’s the Bruins who hold the lead after an emphatic 6-2 win at Amalie Arena in Game 1. …

It’s been said that the NHL playoffs are among the hardest in professional sports. And following a grueling 82-game regular season that saw them finish atop the Eastern Conference, the Tampa Bay Lightning are fully aware that every day — or, rather, day off — counts. “I’m not one of …

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Chicago Blackhawks in over time 5-4 on Monday night. The Lightning erased a three-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/846563644871725056 Yanni Gourde Yanni Gourde’s was the MVP of this game. He scored his second career goal in a tremendous comeback for the Tampa …

It’s been three weeks now that the Tampa Bay Lightning have been without their captain and it hasn’t been easy. In mid-November, Lightning captain Steven Stamkos left a game against the Detroit Red Wings with an apparent knee injury. Tests done the next day revealed that he had torn his right …

No Stamkos, no problem. At least that’s what it seemed like for the night. The Lightning (11-6-1) rolled to a 4-1 win in Buffalo over the Sabres (5-8-4) on Thursday. Filling Stamkos’ Shoes Valteri Filppula had two assists by setting up the first two goals, and Ben Bishop added some …