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Lightning getting healthier but still searching for continuity

BRANDON, Fla. — The Lightning expect defenseman Erik Cernak to be back in the lineup for Tuesday night’s game against the Devils in New Jersey.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022

Lightning top Coyotes: 3 takeaways from game

There was little concern the Tampa Bay Lightning would let Thursday’s loss in Colorado carry into Friday night’s matchup at Arizona.

Tribune News Service · Feb 12, 2022

Rocky Mountain low: Lightning fall to Avalanche in Colorado

The Tampa Bay Lightning’s first game coming out of the all-star break was a matchup between teams expected to make deep runs in the postseason.

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2022

Victor Hedman lifts Lightning to overtime win over Sharks

TAMPA, Fla. — A physical game wasn’t something the Lightning could shrug off in their final home contest before All-Star weekend Tuesday against the Sharks. And they matched San Jose’s intensity in a 3-2 overtime win.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2022

Lightning rally late, fall to Golden Knights in shootout

TAMPA, Fla. — For two periods Saturday night, the Lightning couldn’t put the puck anywhere close to the net. The Golden Knights had created a blueprint to containing Tampa Bay’s dangerous offensive attack.

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2022

Almost 30 Years After Breaking the Ice, Manon Rhéaume Looks at What’s Next for Women’s Hockey

In 1992, Rhéaume became the first woman to play an NHL game when she tended the crease for the Lightning. Nearly three decades later, she’s still inspiring girls to play hockey.

Sports Illustrated · Jan 29, 2022

Mathieu Joseph’s shorthanded goal helps Lightning past Devils

TAMPA, Fla. — Fighting off a four-minute penalty late in the second period, Mathieu Joseph forced a turnover in the neutral zone before racing down the ice Thursday night against the Devils.

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2022

Lightning’s reunited ‘kid’ line is the sum of its parts

TAMPA, Fla. — When Jon Cooper gave the forward line of Ross Colton, Boris Katchouk and Taylor Raddysh the off-the-cuff nickname of “the kid line,” it stuck.

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2022

Dreadful start dooms Sharks in season’s most lopsided loss

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Robbie Gould’s 45-yard field goal sailed through the uprights at Lambeau Field just moments before San Jose Sharks defenseman Jaycob Megna’s shot from the point found its way past Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Brian Elliott.

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2022

Observations from the Lightning’s lackluster loss to the Ducks

The Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t have their best effort Friday night against the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim, falling into a two-goal hole after one period and playing catch up from there in a 5-1 loss, a defeat that snapped their four-game win streak.

Tribune News Service · Jan 22, 2022