Kucherov

Bishop-Hedman collision leaves Bolts reeling

June 14, 2015 general

Sunday, 12:37 a.m. TAMPA All in all, it had been a tough enough week for Ben Bishop. First of all, there was the mysterious injury. Then there was the constant game of dodge-the-question about when he would be able to play next. There were, of course, the experienced Blackhawks. And suddenly, there was teammate Victor […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Blackhawks, Cooper, Hedman, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, playoffs, Stamkos

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Lightning scoring comes up dry as Bishop sits out

June 11, 2015 general

Thursday, 12:22 a.m. You can sum it up like this: There was a Ben Bishop-sized hole in the Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday night. To most fans of the Tampa Bay Lightning, that’s how this one will be remembered. Period. It doesn’t matter that rookie Andrei Vasilevskiy played well. It doesn’t matter that Chicago got only […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Blackhawks, Johnson, Killorn, Kucherov, Lightning, Stamkos, Stanley Cup, Vasilevskiy

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Triplets lead offensive explosion as Lightning wins

May 21, 2015 general

Thursday, 1:06 a.m. TAMPA The puck is like the rest of us. It loves Tyler Johnson. It loves the story of the undrafted star, of the kid from nowhere, of the kid no one expected anything from. It loves his crooked smile. It loves his unassuming nature. But if it didn’t, if Johnson had taken […]

Tagged as: Cooper, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, Palat, Playoff, Rangers, Stamkos, Triplets

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Lightning excels in Game Six, eliminates Montreal

May 13, 2015 general

Wednesday, 12:14 a.m. TAMPA The seas were rough. The boat was sinking. There were sharks in the water. It was not a good time to be a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning, whose season Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Bishop, Cooper, Kucherov, Lightning, Montreal, NHL, Palat, playoffs, Stamkos, Tampa Bay

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Stamkos finds the net as Bolts win

May 3, 2015 general

Sunday, 10:06 p.m. Forever, he had been missing. Forever, he had been a bystander. It had been so long since Steven Stamkos had scored, odds are that he had forgotten that light comes on. Nine playoff games, eight of them this year, and Stamkos had been just another guy playing in traffic. Oh, he had […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Kucherov, Lightning, Montreal, playoffs, Stamkos

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7 Bolts Who Need to Have Big Game 7s

April 28, 2015 general

11:37 a.m. The question is not what you think of Steven Stamkos now. The question is what you will think of him tonight. He’s a fine player, one of the NHL’s best sharpshooters. But let’s be honest. He has been an invisible man during these playoffs. The Detroit Content beyond this point is for members […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Cooper, Game Seven, Hedman, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, Palat, Stamkos

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Tale of the Tape: Are these Bolts as good as champs?

April 15, 2015 general

Wednesday, 10 p.m. The difference is easy. That team did it. This team might. That team, the 2003-04 Lightning, won16 playoff games. That team lifted the cup. That team skated into immortality. This team? Well, it’s one of 16 that has a chance. Pretty much, that’s the best you can say about the Lightning as […]

Tagged as: Johnson, Kucherov, Lecavalier, Lightning, Richards, St. Louiis, Stamkos, Stanley Cup

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Lightning comes from behind to beat Panthers

March 24, 2015 general

Tuesday, 11:33 p.m. TAMPA At times like these, you wonder how. The other team was more desperate. This team sat on an early lead. The other team needed it more. This team had been so good it was due for a fall. The other team scored three goals in less time than a penalty. This […]

Tagged as: Callahan, comeback, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, Vasilevskiy, victory

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Lightning looks all wrong in loss to Jets

March 14, 2015 general

Saturday, 10:59 p.m. TAMPA It looked all wrong. It felt all wrong. For crying out loud, it smelled all wrong. This is the Tampa Bay Lightning, for crying out loud. It doesn’t lose at home. It doesn’t lose when it has the lead in the fourth period. It doesn’t look impotent on Content beyond this […]

Tagged as: Cooper, defeat, Jets, Johnson, Kucherov, Lightning, Montreal

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Lightning win an easy one over Toronto

March 5, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:38 p.m. Say this for the Tampa Bay Lightning. It knows how to shut the door. Give the Bolts a whiff of victory, and they’ll bring it home. Every time. They’re the best insurance policy in hockey. If they were baseball players, they would all be closers. The Lightning did it again Thursday night, […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Callahan, Killorn third period, Kucherov, Leafs, Lightning, Namestnikov

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