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SUNRISE, Fla. — With Brayden Point, the best player in the Lightning’s first-round playoff series win over Toronto, sidelined for Tuesday’s second-round opener against Florida, the Lightning needed someone else to push the pace.

TORONTO — The Lightning knew this wasn’t going to be easy. After dropping Game 1 to the Maple Leafs, and even after taking a four-goal lead in Wednesday’s Game 2, the Lightning knew they’d have to battle to come out of Toronto with a tied series.

LOS ANGELES — From the time Ryan Getzlaf was 12 years old, through his standout junior hockey career and deep into his evolution into a top-line NHL center with the Ducks, he heard the same advice from nearly every coach. Shoot the puck more often. You've got a great wrist…

The Tampa Bay Lightning didn’t have their best effort Friday night against the Anaheim Ducks in Anaheim, falling into a two-goal hole after one period and playing catch up from there in a 5-1 loss, a defeat that snapped their four-game win streak.

TAMPA BAY, Fla. — In the Lightning’s third preseason game, coach Jon Cooper was impressed with his first glimpse of a new third line.