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Bolts continue skid with 3rd straight loss

March 4, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Blame it on the Olympics. Blame it on the schedule. Blame it the ebbs and flows of the NHL season. Blame whoever, but the Tampa Bay Lighting are officially in a slump. The Bolts lost their third straight game — and played their fourth straight most disappointing effort — in a 5-1 […]

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Sabres hand Lightning 2nd straight loss

March 1, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Imagine a world with a pedestrian goaltender. Imagine Andrei Vasilevskiy getting overwhelmed. It might look something like this. Imagine an existence where Nikita Kucherov is just another skater in the crowd? Imagine no goals, no assists, no danger. Yeah, like Saturday’s game. The Tampa Bay Lightning took it in the nose, getting […]

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Bolts finally lose to also-hot Hurricanes

February 27, 2026 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Eventually, hot streaks cool. Eventually, the puck bounces wrong, and comebacks fall shot, and disappointment returns. The Tampa Bay Lightning was re-introduced to disappointment Thursday night, losing a 5-4 game to the leaders of the NHL’s Metropolitan Division at Carolina’s Lenovo Center. The Bolts lost for only the second time in regulation […]

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Bolts stay hot as season resumes

February 26, 2026 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Upon re-examination, there is some good news for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Yeah, they’re still the Lightning. The Bolts, if you recall, ended their pre-Olympic schedule as the NHL’s hottest team. In 21 games, they had only two losses — one of those in overtime. Wednesday night, they were at it again. […]

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Lightning clobbers rival Panthers

February 5, 2026 general

Friday, 4 a.m. This one, you would have to score as a knockout. The sizzling Tampa Bay Lightning put it to the Florida Panthers, 6-1, in a fight-filled game. The NHL will now take a break for the Olympics. The Lightning-Panthers game has turned into a rambling fisticuff exhibition. The Bolts had 81 minutes worth […]

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Bolts stay hot with overtime win

February 4, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The game before, the improbability of the comeback was because of the score. This time, it was because of the clock. Say this for the Bolts. They can take a punch. Once again, the Lightning came from behind to win an unlikely game. This time, it was a 4-3 win over Buffalo […]

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Bolts overcome four-goal deficit to win

February 2, 2026 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Turns out, the Tampa Bay Lightning enjoys the evening air. The Lightning stormed back from four goals behind to win a 6-5 game over Boston in an outdoor game held at Raymond James Stadium. The Bolts fell behind 5-1 midway through the second period, but slowly came surging back to force it […]

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Raddysh leads Bolts’ win over Jets

January 30, 2026 general

Friday, 4 a.m. In a season that could have been derailed because of defensive injuries, Darren Raddysh has kept the Tampa Bay Lightning on the straight and narrow. Raddysh was excellent again in a 4-1 win over Winnipeg Wednesday night at Benchmark International Arena. Raddysh scored a goal and had two assists in the victory. […]

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Big Cat roars in win over Utah

January 27, 2026 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. There are nights when he makes the goal mouth look like a mouse hole, when no light, no air, and in particular no pucks can get past him. On such nights, you might as well dig a moat around the crease and line it with guard dogs. On those nights, Andrei Vasilevskiy […]

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Bolts hammered by Blue Jackets

January 25, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Perhaps the odds said that a game like this was waiting. A game where the defense didn’t show up, where too many passes didn’t connect. A game where a two-goal comeback was wasted. The hot streak of the Tampa Bay Lightning — a 15-game point streak — blew up in the faces […]

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