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Bolts come from three goals down to trip Panthers

December 2, 2018 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Some nights are remembered by their nightmares. Some are remembered by a man conquering them. Take Louis Domingue, the Bolts’ shaky-but-solid goaltender. Domingue started Saturday night wit the worst possible way, falling behind 4-1 to the last-place Florida Panthers. It took Florida only eight shots to take the lead. It was one-of-those […]

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Bolts beat Buffalo on a shot by … Paquette?

November 30, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. As a player, he is best known for blood on his knuckles. Usually, it is not his blood. Cedric Paquette is the instigator, the pest, the irritant. He will shove, and he will slash, and he will venture in the corners where the faint of heart dare not go. He knows his […]

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Once again, Lightning struggles to overtake Miller

November 28, 2018 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. For the first time, the Tampa Bay Lightning missed their goaltender. Unfortunately, it came on a night when the Lightning faced another hot goalie. Tampa Bay saw its three-game winning streak come to an end Tuesday night in a 3-1 defeat against the slumping Anaheim Ducks, who were led by longtime Lightning […]

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Point scores twice as Lightning runs away

November 26, 2018 general

Monday, 3 a.m. They are tough enough in the second period. They are dangerous in the third. They can be a handful in extra time. But when the Tampa Bay Lightning attacks in its first period, it is something to behold. For the second straight game, the Bolts jumped their opponents from the time the […]

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Lightning’s fast start leads it past Chicago

November 24, 2018 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. They have started their season in a hurry, as if they cannot wait to get to the post-season. They don’t slow down, they do not hesitate, they do not tiptoe. They are full speed ahead, and most of the time, it has worked for them. Friday night, they approached their game that […]

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The world is full of things that make us thankful

November 22, 2018 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 4 a.m. I am thankful I live in warm weather. You don’t have to shovel grass. I am thankful for bacon. I intend on giving its discoverer a high-five in the afterlife. I am thankful for a nice mist of rain on a hot day. I am thankful for Bruce Springsteen, especially when he […]

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Lightning capture easy win over Florida

November 22, 2018 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. Yeah, that’s how Marty St. Louis used to play, all right. On a night when the Lightning paid tribute to former star St. Louis, who was just inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame, much of the current roster spent the night emulating him in a 7-3 victory over the Florida Panthers. […]

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Bolts’ furious finish falls short against Predators

November 20, 2018 Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Sometimes, a team just loses. Sometimes, the other goaltender is better. Sometimes, the calls go the other way. Sometimes, none of the flurry of final shots goes in. Yeah, it was one of those nights for the Lighting Monday night in Nashville, as a sluggish start turned into a 3-2 defeat at […]

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Bolts escape after third-period collapse

November 18, 2018 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Playing on a team of stars, Anthony Cirelli can get lost at times. He isn’t as experienced as Steven Stamkos and he isn’t as flashy as Nikita Kucherov, and he doesn’t score as often as Brayden Point. He isn’t a sparkplug like Tyler Johnson, or as stable as Victor Hedman or as […]

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Bolts’ Point erupts for microwave hat trick

November 16, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. It happened in the time the station breaks for a TV commercial. It happened in the time it takes to read a page of a novel. It happened even faster than bad news travels. Brayden Point didn’t just scored a hat trick Thursday night. He scored, well, like Lightning. Point scored like […]

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