The New York Times – Sports:
No team has been to three Stanley Cup Finals in a row since the Edmonton Oilers in the mid-1980s, and the Islanders were the last team to win three consecutive Cups 40 years ago.
Category: Tampa Bay Lightning
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Lightning Advance to Third Straight Stanley Cup Finals With Game 6 Win Over Rangers
The New York Times – Sports:
New York surrendered four consecutive games to the Lightning, who will attempt to defend their back-to-back Stanley Cup championships against the Colorado Avalanche.
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Lightning Win Over Rangers Puts Tampa One Victory From Stanley Cup Finals
The New York Times – Sports:
New York has come back throughout the playoffs, and will have to again on Saturday in Tampa with the Lightning one win from a third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Finals.
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Lightning Win Game 5 and Push Rangers to the Brink
The New York Times – Sports:
The Rangers’ first playoff loss at Madison Square Garden since the first round came at an inopportune time for the team, which will face elimination in Game 6 after taking a 2-0 series lead.
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Tampa Ties Eastern Conference Finals As Series Shifts to New York
The New York Times – Sports:
After being broadsided by the Rangers in the first two games of the series in New York, the Lightning played with their characteristic speed and discipline to even the series.
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Tampa Bay Defends Its Home Ice to Even the Series
The New York Times – Sports:
After facing the prospect of a three-game series deficit in Game 3, the Lightning will instead return to New York needing two wins to reach their third straight Stanley Cup finals.
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For Tampa Bay, a Win Over the Rangers Comes at an Opportune Time
The New York Times – Sports:
At risk of falling into a three-game deficit, the Lightning scored a late goal to beat the Rangers for the first time in six games this season and maintain their pursuit of a third straight title.
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Russian Goalies, Especially Shesterkin and Vasilevskiy, Are Stealing the Show
The New York Times – Sports:
Arguably the two best goalies in hockey right now are also among a talented crop of young Russian netminders throughout the N.H.L. and in particular, the Eastern Conference.
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Rangers Open Eastern Conference Finals With a Romp Over Lightning
The New York Times – Sports:
The plucky New York team continued to dazzle at the Garden, scoring six goals to take a 1-0 series lead as Tampa looked rusty after a nine-day layoff.