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AP Hockey WriterTampa Bay's Stamkos in rare company as injured Cup captainBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Steven Stamkos greeted Game 4 overtime hero Kevin Shattenkirk with a hug in the tunnel after the game. After the Tampa Bay Lightning missed out on their first chance to win the...

AP Hockey WriterTampa Bay's Stamkos in rare company as injured Cup captainBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Steven Stamkos greeted Game 4 overtime hero Kevin Shattenkirk with a hug in the tunnel after the game. After the Tampa Bay Lightning missed out on their first chance to win the...

AP Hockey WriterTampa Bay's Victor Hedman wins Conn Smythe as playoff MVPBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) When the Tampa Bay Lightning were still in Toronto, they enjoyed some fresh air outside at the football stadium inside the bubble.Victor Hedman kicked and made a 50-yard field goal, soccer style,...

Stanley Cup Notebook: Same routine with chance to clinch CupEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said the daily routine remained unchanged, even on the day when his team had an opportunity to win the Stanley Cup.''It's come to the rink, it's do media, go over what...

AP Hockey WriterBubble won't be back for full 2020-21 NHL seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The 64 days spent in the NHL playoff bubble feel like six months to Barclay Goodrow.''It's tough,'' the Tampa Bay Lightning forward said. ''It's been a grind.''It's a grind he and players won't...

AP Hockey WriterMaroon becomes back-to-back Cup winner with Blues, LightningBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Patrick Maroon didn't get the chance this time to lower the Stanley Cup so that his son, Anthony, could kiss it before lifting it again over his shoulders.Anthony stayed home in the U.S., as...

AP Sports WriterVeteran Dallas Stars come up short of Stanley Cup titleBy STEPHEN HAWKINSAll those wily, old veterans couldn't get the Dallas Stars another Stanley Cup championship.Rick Bowness is the 65-year-old interim head coach who has been behind NHL benches in parts of five different decades. Joe Pavelski and...

AP Hockey WriterTampa Bay's Victor Hedman wins Conn Smythe as playoff MVPBy STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) When the Tampa Bay Lightning were still in Toronto, they enjoyed some fresh air outside at the football stadium inside the bubble.Victor Hedman kicked and made a 50-yard field goal, soccer style,...

AP Hockey WriterPlucky Stars, leading Lightning confident going into Game 6By STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) After a very un-Dallas Stars-like first overtime period in which they sat back and let the Tampa Bay Lightning take it to them, players and coaches in the locker room had a very...

AP Hockey WriterPlucky Stars, leading Lightning confident going into Game 6By STEPHEN WHYNOEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) After a very un-Dallas Stars-like first overtime period in which they sat back and let the Tampa Bay Lightning take it to them, players and coaches in the locker room had a very...

Lightning miss out in OT for once and head to Game 6EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning missed a chance for another overtime-clinching series victory, the kind they have enjoyed this entire postseason.They didn't get a power-play goal, either, so the Stanley Cup Final is going at...

Lightning miss out on another OT clincher, head to Game 6EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning missed the chance for another overtime clincher, like in all of their other series this postseason.They didn't get a power-play goal, either, so the Stanley Cup Final is going at least...