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Vasilevskiy gets another shutout victory

December 24, 2017 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. It took a while before the Tampa Bay Lightning found the net Saturday night. That’s okay. Andrei Vasilevskiy was willling to wait. Vasilevskiy stopped 22 shots to record  his fourth shutout of the year against the Minnesota Wild, and the Bolts scored late three times to win 3-0. The Bolts’ record swelled […]

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Bolts come from behind, win in shootout

December 22, 2017 general

Friday, 2 a.m. This year, the Tampa Bay Lightning are so good they can’t even be beaten … by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Not many other teams, either. The Lightning allowed an own-goal in the first period, but came back to beat the Ottawa Senators, 4-3, in  a shootout. It was the team’s eighth win […]

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Bolts give up four power play goals in loss

December 20, 2017 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. The Tampa Bay Lighting are the first guys to crap out in Las Vegas. What are the odds? The Bolts blew a 2-0 lead. They gave up four power play goals. And they surrendered the winning goal with 2.3 seconds left to play to Shea Theodore. It left the high-soaring Lightning with […]

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Lightning hold on for a close victory

December 17, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. The Tampa Bay Lightning won their seventh straight game Saturday night, but nothing was easy about it. The Lightning had the game well in hand halfway through, but had to hang on for a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Avalance. The Bolts were ahead by scores of 4-0 and 5-1, but the […]

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Ask Gary: Could Dungy help Bucs’ front office?

December 16, 2017 general

Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, on Thursday night or Friday morning and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment […]

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Suddenly, Point is playing like Gordie Howe

December 15, 2017 general

Friday, 2 a.m. On his way to becoming a big-time player, the Lightning’s Brayden Point made a brief stop Thursday night. Alongside Gordie Howe. Oh, no one is prepared to compare Point to Howe in his second year in the NHL. But for a night, Point at least completed the mythological “Gordie Howe Hat Trick.” […]

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Vasilevskiy shines as Bolts beat Blues

December 12, 2017 general

Tuesday, 2 a.m. In a match of NHL titans, Andrei Vasilevskiy was the biggest of them all. Vasilevskiy pitched his third shutout of the season Tuesday night, stopping all 32 shots in a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues. St. Louis had come in tied with the Lighting with wins and points. The Bolts […]

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Dirk, Jameis say they’re fine; not the rest of us

December 11, 2017 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Dirk likes Jameis, okay. He thinks he’s a keen. He’s a  handsome guy, fun at parties, a great dancer. He has all the cool gadgets. Jameis thinks Dirk is neat-o, all right? He thinks he’s wise beyond his record. He tells a good joke. And you ought to see him juggle. Oh, […]

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Point scores winning point against Jets

December 10, 2017 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. At this rate, perhaps they should rename him as Brayden Two-Points. Point was the difference in a tie and an overtime victory Saturday night, scoring on a backhander 36 seconds into overtime for a 4-3 win. It was Point’s 12th goal of the season. Point also had an assist on Yanni Gourde’s […]

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Out of mothballs, Budaj leads Bolts

December 8, 2017 general

Friday, 3 a.m. He handles a stick pretty well. He guards the goal pretty fiercely. He moves in front of the net fairly smoothly. Most of the time, though, he waits. And waits. And waits some more. Such is the life of Peter Budaj, the Lightning goalie in reserve. Most of the time, he watches […]

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