Lightning

Callahan lifts Lightning with shootout goal

January 2, 2016 general

  Saturday, 11:04 p.m. Ryan Callahan is not known for his moves. He is not known for his shot. He is not known for his scoring touch. Perhaps, just perhaps, it is time to introduce us to Callahan, the guy who absorbs the punishment to score. After all, it was Callahan who came in on […]

Tagged as: Callahan, Lighting, Lightning, Shootout, Vasilevskiy, Wild

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Playing at home isn’t a big advantage for Bolts

December 31, 2015 general

Thursday, 12:15 a.m. Once, it was the biggest strength of the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was passionate, and it was friendly, and it felt like home. It was Amalie Arena, and teams hated to visit here. If it were any more cushy, teams would take towels home as souvenirs. These days? Amalie is a funhouse, […]

Tagged as: Amalie, Cooper, Lightning, Rangers

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Lightning loses lead in third, falls in shootout

December 28, 2015 general

Monday, 11:43 p.m. For 32 seconds, the Tampa Bay Lightning had things going their way. They had just scored the tying goal, and only 21 seconds later, they scored the go-ahead goal against the Montreal Canadiens. Things were going according to plan. Then, 32 seconds later, Montreal tied things up on a goal by Dale […]

Tagged as: Canadiens, Condon, Kucherov, Lightning

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Lightning blows advantages against Vancouver

December 23, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. When it came to strength, the Tampa Bay Lightning was powerless. When it came to energy, the Lightning was on dead legs. When it came to taking advantage, well, the Lightning was in the holiday spirit. How else can you explain a 2-1 loss to Vancouver that was as ugly as many […]

Tagged as: Lightning, Marchessault, power play, Vancouver

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Unlikely trio leads Lightning past Ottawa

December 21, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. As Butch said to Sundance: Who are those guys? This time, it was the Ottawa Senators who must have been saying that after an unknown line of “who’s he” guys did them in. Mike Angelidis? Mike Blunden? Jonathan Marchessault? Who are those guys? For a night, they were the new Triplets. It […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Lightning, Senators, Stamkos

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Ask Gary: Who controls the Bucs — Smith or Licht?

December 19, 2015 general

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, 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 or be funny. Send the […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Lightning, Martin, Serena

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Tampa Bay keeps losing games…and players

December 12, 2015 general

Saturday, 10:53 p.m. Sometimes, it’s hard to see which is happening faster — the Tampa Bay Lightning losing games or losing players. The Lightning dropped a 2-1 decision to the Washington Caps Saturday night, and their record fell to 14-13-3. The team has now lost 67 man-games to injury this year. “I’m speechless this keeps […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Caps, Kucherov, Lightning

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Lightning lacks power in loss to Islanders

November 28, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:15 p.m. These days, it’s easy to see the problem with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Not enough power. The sputtering Lightning, 11-11-2 on the season, blew a 2-0 lead and lost 3-2 to the New York Islanders Saturday night. Perhaps you thought the Lightning had awakened with a three-game winning streak, but now it […]

Tagged as: Callahan, Islanders, Lightning, Stamkos

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Lightning showing signs of life…finally

November 21, 2015 general

Saturday, 11:38 p.m. Do you dare to hope that they finally have returned from the desert? Do you dare believe that the scoring has returned, and the winning along with it? Do you dare think that Steven Stamkos will score enough to make up for all the missing forwards? Do you dare dream that the […]

Tagged as: Bishop, Ducks, Lightning, Stamkos

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The Lightning turns to Brown and Filppula

November 19, 2015 general

  Thursday, 11:56 p.m. J.T. Brown, of course, is the assist man. The dealer. The orchestra leader. And why not? Brown had two assists this year coming into Thursday night’s game. He had six last year. Surely, you would expect the puck to be on his stick in the final 65 seconds of play. You […]

Tagged as: Brown, Filppula, Lightning, Rangers

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