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Vasilevskiy leads Bolts over Detroit

March 13, 2026 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Is it over? Is the plunge off of the cliff complete? Are the Tampa Bay Lightning through with their slump yet? Well, for a night, it was, anyway. The struggling Tampa Bay Lightning at least put their troubles on hold for a game Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena. The Bolts beat […]

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Bolts swoon continues in home defeat

March 11, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. So who cares about the Olympics? Certainly not the Tampa Bay Lightning, who had the NHL’s hottest streak interrupted by this year’s Games. Since coming back, however, the Bolts are 2-6 and caught in mid-swoon. The Bolts were blown away by the Columbus Blue Jackers Tuesday night at Benchmark International Arena. They’ve […]

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Lightning blows two-goal lead in defeat

March 9, 2026 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Coming from behind was kind of cool. Falling from ahead? That was terrible. The bad news was worse than the good was. for the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday night. The Bolts were hammered early, came roaring back and then were re-hammered late in an 8-7 loss to Buffalo. The teams, battling for […]

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Kuch racks up four assists in Bolts’ win

March 8, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. He is songs on the radio. He is drops in a rain forest. He is grains of sand on the beach. He is Nikita Kucherov, and he deals in points. Kucherov, the Lightning’s creative forward, was at it again Saturday night. He had four assists in the Bolts’ 5-2 win over Toronto, […]

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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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