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By Mike Smith | Thunderstruck Sports Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Tampa Bay Lightning came from behind to defeat the Edmonton Oilers, 2-1, Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena. Photo credit: Alyssa Shimko | Thunderstruck Sports Jake Guentzel scored 1:43 into overtime to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a come-from-behind victory over the Edmonton Oilers, 2-1, Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena. Nick Paul returned to action for the first time this season s

By Mike Smith | Thunderstruck Sports The Tampa Bay Lightning cruised past the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night at Benchmark International Arena. Photo Credit: Alyssa Shumko | Thunderstruck Sports Jake Guentzel scored a hat trick for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 5-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. Darren Raddysh had a goal and two assists, and Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist for the Lightning. The hat trick was the eighth of Guentzel's career and hi

Photo Credit: Alyssa Shimko| Thunderstruck Sports With a still-depleted roster, the Lightning took on the Vancouver Canucks this evening. In good news, Brandon Hagel was back in the lineup! In bad news, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Anthony Cirelli, Nick Paul, Pontus Holmberg, and Dominic James were all still out. But the depleted roster got the job done in Sunrise last night against the arch-rival Panthers, so there was reason to be hopeful. That hope was alive and well in

The season's first battle of Florida saw both teams dealing with depleted rosters but in the end the Tampa Bay Lightning came out on top with a much-needed win. Lightning was without Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Dominic James, and Nick Paul severely hindering the roster. Depth players and rookies understood the assignment tonight while Andrei Vasilevskiy bounced back to his normal self in an always eventful match-up with the Florida Panthers.