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Sergei Bobrovsky makes 31 saves, Panthers beat Lightning 6-1 to advance to 2nd round
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov remembers the disappointment of years past. The Tampa Bay Lightning had eliminated his Florida Panthers from the NHL playoffs in each of their previous three meetings, and if the Panthers wanted to cement themselves as one of the NHL's best,...
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Steven Stamkos scores twice, Lightning avoid elimination with 6-3 victory over Panthers
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his fourth and fifth goals of the series and the Tampa Bay Lightning avoided elimination with a 6-3 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the first-round playoff matchup Saturday night. Game 5 is Monday night at Florida. Only four...
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Who will win the NHL's top awards this season? Here are AP's predictions
Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon, Tampa Bay's Nikita Kucherov, Edmonton's Connor McDavid and Toronto's Auston Matthews are all in the running to win the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP. MacKinnon has carried the top-heavy Avalanche into the playoffs, Kucherov has played a role in half the...
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NHL PLAYOFFS: 'It's wide open' is the theme as the race to the Stanley Cup begins
General manager Don Waddell likes how his Carolina Hurricanes finished the season, winning 16 of their final 21 games. He knows it means nothing now. “Your points get erased and you all start with zeroes,” Waddell said. “Playoffs are a different time. That’s what’s great...
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Brady Tkachuk scores the only goal of the shootout as Ottawa beats Tampa Bay 3-2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brady Tkachuk had a goal and an assist in regulation and scored the only goal of the shootout as the Ottawa Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Thursday night. NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had two assists for the Lightning to give him 98 this season...
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Vasilevskiy backstops Lightning to 4-1 victory over Leafs; Matthews scores No. 63
TORONTO (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning topped Toronto 4-1 on Wednesday despite Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews adding to his NHL lead with the sniper’s 63rd goal of the season. Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman, Brayden Point and Nicholas Paul...
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Brayden Point scores, Andrei Vasilevskiy stops 23 and the surging Lightning beat the Bruins 3-1
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point scored his 42nd goal of the season to break a second-period tie, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves, and the surging Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins 3-1 on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay also got goals from Mitchell...
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