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NHL -- 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs - Ranking all 16 teams
How do the playoff teams fall in line as the postseason gets underway? Here's a look at how they rank from 1-16.
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NHL -- Q&A with Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop
Ben Bishop is making his playoff debut this season, but he's prepared for the pressure and believes the team that's been assembled in front of him has a chance to succeed.
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NHL -- 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs - The early first-round heroes, villains and...
The playoffs are a week old, so it's time to look at the players standing out, agitating opponents and putting on disappearing acts.
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NHL -- 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs - Surprises from the first round
Here are some things that have made us go, "Hmmm" during what has been a rocking postseason ride.
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NHL -- 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs - The Conn Smythe trophy race
There have been plenty of standout performers during the postseason, but which ones are leading the race for the Conn Smythe Trophy?
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Storylines to watch in Stanley Cup finals
With the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning set to face off in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals Wednesday night in Florida, there are a pletho...
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Everything is falling into place for Lightning's Ryan Callahan
TAMPA, Fla. -- It has been an emotional 15 months for former New York Rangers captain Ryan Callahan. He could not come to terms with the Rangers on a ...
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Q&A: What Ben Bishop has learned about the playoffs
TAMPA, Fla. -- It seems like, oh, a thousand years ago we stood chatting with Tampa Bay Lightning netminder Ben Bishop in the locker room during the l...
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Lightning let opportunity to make statement slip away
TAMPA, Fla. -- For more than 53 minutes of this opening chapter in the 2015 Stanley Cup finals, the Tampa Bay Lightning answered many of the questions...
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What Lightning must do to avoid falling into 2-0 hole
TAMPA, Fla. -- There is something inherently attractive about this Tampa Bay Lightning team. They play with abandon. They are not afraid to thin...
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Lightning players still enjoying the ride
TAMPA, Fla. -- And now a short meditation on the nature of anxiety and joy and the Stanley Cup finals. The Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightni...
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NHL -- Anton Stralman's perseverance is paying off for the Tampa Bay Lightning
Few players embody perseverance like the Tampa Bay Lightning's Anton Stralman, who overcame medical issues to become a defenseman who has elevated both his team and fellow Swede Victor Hedman.
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NHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Pittsburgh Penguins pulling away from the...
The Penguins are proving to be too fast for another playoff foe, as they pulled away from Tampa Bay in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead in the Eastern finals.
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NHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Ryan Callahan bulls the Tampa Bay Lightning...
In a series in which the focus has been on speed and scoring, a good old-fashioned grinder in the Lightning's Ryan Callahan could very well have put up the best performance of all in Game 4.
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NHL - 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs - Tampa Bay Lightning on the verge of rare...
If the Lightning win Game 6, they will earn their second consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup finals, an accomplishment only a few very talented teams have achieved.
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