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Paul Strikes as Lightning Survive Blue Jackets’ Third Period Surge
TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa Bay Lightning Forward Nick Paul had a goal and two assists, and the Bolts took their fifth win in the last six games with a 5-3 sequestering of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday evening.
Five-Goal First Period Allows Bolts to Thwart Shark Attack
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning have been able to reset and move forward after a long streak or a tough loss. After an 0-3-1 streak in early November, Tampa Bay came back and beat the then-15-1-0 Winnipeg Jets, 4-1, in Amalie Arena.
Ducks Lose Game, Zegras
Are the Anaheim Ducks almost good enough? Not to contend, but to be in most games they play. Their last ten games, they’re 6-3-1, which is a .650 points pace. In other words, they get two-thirds of the points they contend for. Do this all year, and you’d have over one hundred standings points, far and away enough to make the playoffs.
Lightning Comeback Falls Short, but Hedman Sets Record
The Toronto Maple Leafs took a 4-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning after two periods before the Lightning rallied with three goals in the third, but dropped a tough 5-3 decision to finish playing five games in eight days.
Low Event Win for Kings
After a 1-0 loss Wednesday and lots of time to think about it, both before and after, this being their only game in the work week, the LA Kings faced off against the Seattle Kraken, who had an equal amount of time to think about a 3-0 win against the Nashville Predators.
Detroit Drops the Double
Come off the first half of a back-to-back, switch out your goalie. That’s the plan almost universally followed in this era when stats rule and the numbers say that goaltending drops off significantly in the second game. And that was the plan followed by the Detroit Red Wings…
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