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Lightning streak stopped at 11 in loss

January 17, 2026 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Finally, another goaltender was hotter than the Tampa Bay Lightning. Finally, a game didn’t end in victory for the Bolts. Finally, the offense grew cold at the wrong time. The streak is over. After winning 11 games in a row, the Tampa Bay Lightning has lost. The Bolts, one win short of […]

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Bolts win record-tying 11th straight

January 14, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. They have never been better. They have never been hotter. The Tampa Bay Lightning won their franchise-record-tying 11th straight game Tuesday night, beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in a shootout. During their streak, many of the games have been runaways. Not this one. The Bolts didn’t score until the third period, and […]

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Bolts run winning streak to 10 straight

January 13, 2026 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Someday, they will lose again. Someday, the offense will go cold, or the opposing netminder will have a big night, or a dubious call will come at the wrong time, and they’ll end up short on the scoreboard. On the other hand, the way they’re playing, it might be a while. The […]

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Lightning streak reaches nine in a row

January 11, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. As hot as they are, dare you ask the question? Could the Tampa Bay Lightning be getting better? The Bolts won their ninth straight game, overwhelming the Philadelphia Flyers, 7-2. The Lightning has scored 46 goals during their winning streak, giving up just 24. Tampa Bay led just 2-1 after one period, […]

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Bolts keep winning; beat Colorado

January 7, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. They are a forest fire. They are a shooting star. They are noontime in the desert. They are the Tampa Bay Lightning, and man, are they hot. The Bolts won their eighth straight game Tuesday night at Benchmark International Arena, beating Colorado, the best team in the NHL, 4-2. Tampa Bay broke […]

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Looking back at Bucs win over Panthers

January 6, 2026 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Thoughts I finally figured out where I saw this Bucs’ seasons before. It was the movie Titanic. Starring Todd Bowles as the iceberg. 2. Do you think that Baker Mayfield is going to try to win the Comeback Player of the Year award this time? 3. Who knew that if Haason […]

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Bucs eliminated from NFL playoffs

January 5, 2026 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The season of the Tampa Bay Bucs is over. The final disappointment came Sunday, but the footsteps have been going on for a while. The Bucs have so many places to assign blame for their collapse after a 5-1 start. The Bucs lost to Atlanta, and to Carolina, and to New Orleans, […]

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Bucs still have a shot at playoffs

January 4, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. You can argue all week about whether the Tampa Bay Bucs deserve to make the NFL playoffs. But as the regular season approaches its final day, the Bucs still have a chance. The Bucs beat the Carolina Panthers, 16-14, at Raymond James Stadium Saturday afternoon. Like much of the season, it wasn’t […]

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Bolts hammer Sharks for 7th straight

January 4, 2026 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Suddenly, the goal seems 10 feet wide. The opposition seems slow. The opposing goaltender looks lost. And the Tampa Bay Lightning cannot lose. The Bolts won their seventh straight game Saturday, blowing away the San Jose Sharks 7-2. The Bolts have averaged five goals a team in their streak. Darren Raddysh scored […]

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Bolts’ rally wins their sixth straight

January 2, 2026 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Yeah, that’s the way to finish a game. The Tampa Bay Lightning, often soft in their third periods this season, finally rallied for a victory Thursday night at the Crypto.com Arena against the L.A. Kings. The Bolts scored three goals in the final 3:39 of play to win their sixth straight victory […]

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