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(1) Washington Capitals vs. (5) Tampa Bay Lightning

(1) Washington Capitals vs. (5) Tampa Bay LightningSeeds: No. 5 vs. No. 1; Lightning beat Pittsburgh in seven games; Capitals beat the New York Rangers in five gamesCan the Washington Capitals reach the conference finals for the first time since Alex Ovechkin and Bruce Boudreau came to town, or will the Tampa Bay Lightning be this season's giant-killer like the Montreal Canadiens of a year ago? The Capitals will be rested and confident after dispatching the Rangers in five games, while the Lightning are coming off a Game 7 victory at Pittsburgh's Consol Energy Center on Wednesday night.Right here, right now: Washington went 4-1-1 in six meetings against Tampa Bay during the regular season. The Bolts shut out the Caps in both of their victories -- a 1-0 overtime win on Jan. 4 and a 3-0 triumph eight days later. Washington scored five goals or more in three of the games. Both wins came after the Bolts acquired goaltender Dwayne Roloson from the Islanders.This will be the second time thes...

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  1. Tampa Bay Lightning Ties Up Series With 5-4 Win Over Boston Bruins

    TAMPA, Fla. -- Mike Smith was perfect in relief of goalie Dwayne Roloson, and Simon Gagne snapped a tie in the third period for the Tampa Bay Lightning, who erased a...

  2. Tampa Bay Lightning Force Game 7 With 5-4 Win Over Boston Bruins

    TAMPA, Fla. -- Martin St. Louis and Teddy Purcell each scored twice, resilient goalie Dwayne Roloson weathered a hat trick by Boston's David Krejci, and the Tampa Ba...

  3. Tampa Bay Lightning sold to fund manager Vinik

    TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning were sold to Boston fund manager Jeff Vinik on Friday for a reported $170 million."Buying the Lightning and joinin...

  4. Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach Wayne Fleming recovering after brain tumor surgery

    Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach Wayne Fleming is recovering from an operation to remove a brain tumor.The team said in a statement Saturday that Fleming had the ...

  5. Tampa Bay Lightning G Mike Smith out with injured left knee

    Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Mike Smith is out of the lineup with an injured left knee.Smith was hurt during a morning practice before Monday night's game against Caro...

  6. Boston financier Jeff Vinik strikes deal to buy the Tampa Bay Lightning

    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox minority owner Jeff Vinik agreed to buy the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday, taking on the challenge of turning around a franchise th...

  7. Boston Bruins Beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0

    TAMPA, Fla. -- Tim Thomas made 31 saves for his first playoff shutout this season and second overall, rookie Tyler Seguin scored his fourth goal in the last three ga...

  8. Guy Boucher takes over as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning , promises to build winning culture

    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bold and fearless on the ice during a Hall of Fame playing career, Steve Yzerman is taking the same approach to rebuilding the Tampa Bay Lightning...

  9. Kane, Moulson, St. Louis named Lady Byng finalists

    Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane, New York Islanders left wing Matt Moulson and Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Martin St. Louis have been named the finalis...

  10. Jets tangle with Lightning hoping to better playoff chances

    The Winnipeg Jets hope to make up some ground in the race for the Southeast Division title when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning in Tuesday's battle at MTS Centre.T...

  11. Sliding Sens take on Lightning

    The sliding Ottawa Senators will try to halt their worst losing streak of the season when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning for Tuesday's battle at the Forum.The Se...

  12. Caps aim to surge to 7th straight win in clash with Lightning

    The sizzling Washington Capitals will try for their longest winning streak since the beginning of last season when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.The ...

  1. 2011-12 Tampa Bay Lightning Preview

    To say the first season of Steve Yzerman's tenure with the Tampa Bay Lightning was a success would be a colossal understatement.Yzerman, who had a Hall of Fame caree...

  2. Tampa Bay Lightning re-sign centre Adam Hall to a one-year contract

    TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed centre Adam Hall to a one-year contract.The team announced the deal Wednesday. Financial details were not disclo...

  3. Stamkos has goal, assist in leading Tampa Bay Lightning to 2-1 win over Buffalo Sabres

    Steven Stamkos had a goal and assist, and the resurgent Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Saturday night for their seventh win in 10 games.Mathieu G...

  4. Tampa Bay Lightning sign former Montreal centre Tom Pyatt to a 1-year contract

    TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed centre Tom Pyatt to a one-year, two-way contract.The deal was announced Wednesday.Pyatt had two goals and seven poi...

  5. Tampa Bay Lightning sign winger Ryan Shannon to one-year contract

    TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed right wing Ryan Shannon to a one-year contract.The deal with the free agent was announced Thursday.Shannon played i...

  6. Mathieu Garon makes 36 saves for Tampa Bay Lightning in 4-3 win over Buffalo Sabres

    Mathieu Garon made 36 saves to help lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a sweep of their home-and-home series with the Buffalo Sabres with a 4-3 comeback win on Tuesday ...

  7. Dwayne Roloson and Tampa Bay Lightning working to finalize a new contract

    TAMPA, Fla. - Dwayne Roloson is close to re-signing with the Tampa Bay Lightning .The two sides worked Wednesday to finalize a one-year contract for Roloson, a major...

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