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Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper calls out to players during the third period of Game 2 of the first-round of an NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Florida Panthers, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Lightning coach Jon Cooper apologizes for inappropriate comment about putting skirts on goalies

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Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman David Savard hoists the Stanley Cup after the series win in Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup finals against the Montreal Canadiens, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) **FILE**

Stanley Cup champion Lightning ace final exam on ‘last day of school’

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

New York Islanders head coach Barry Trotz stands behind his bench during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, in this Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, file photo. The four coaches left in the NHL playoffs have connections to each other, but they all took different paths to get to this point. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) **FILE**

Familiarity and respect among coaches left in NHL playoffs

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Lightning's Yanni Gourde (37) scores the winning goal past Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek, of the Czech Republic, during the overtime period of an NHL hockey game Monday, April 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Gourde scores in OT to lift Lightning over Hurricanes 3-2

By ERIK ERLENDSSON - Associated Press

Dallas Stars left wing Roope Hintz (24) shoots between Tampa Bay Lightning's Mikhail Sergachev (98) and Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) to score during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Lightning extend dominance over Stars with 2-1 victory

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Bucs, Lightning, Rays transform Tampa Bay into Titletown

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Lightning center Tyler Johnson (9) celebrates his goal against the Nashville Predators during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Lightning strike in big 2nd period, beat Predators 4-3

By ERIK ERLENDSSON - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Lightning's Brayden Point (21) celebrates his goal against New York Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov (40) during the third period of an NHL Eastern Conference final playoff game in Edmonton, Alberta, on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Quick-strike Lightning beat Islanders, on verge of final

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Lightning's Victor Hedman (77), Brayden Point (21), Ondrej Palat (18) and Alex Killorn (17) celebrate a goal during second-period NHL Eastern Conference final playoff game action against the New York Islanders in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Lightning romp to 8-2 win over Isles to open East finals

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Colorado Avalanche's Nazem Kadri (91) scores against Dallas Stars' goalie Anton Khudobin (35) as Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon (29), Stars' Miro Heiskanen (4) and Stars' Blake Comeau (15) battle during second-period NHL Western Conference Stanley Cup playoff game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Evolution of top defensemen on display in NHL playoffs

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Lightning center Tyler Johnson (9) celebrates his winning goal with left wing Ondrej Palat (18) as Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson (41) watches during third-period NHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Johnson helps Lightning beat Senators 5-3 for 6th straight

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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Curtis McElhinney (35) makes a chest save on a shot by Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Cirelli, Point help Lightning top Blackhawks 4-2

By MATT CARLSON - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) skates off as the Columbus Blue Jackets celebrate their 4-3 win during Game 1 of an NHL Eastern Conference first-round hockey playoff series Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Lightning GM BriseBois not overreacting to playoff loss

By MARK DIDTLER - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Alex Killorn (17) celebrates his goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs with teammates Anton Stralman (6) and Steven Stamkos (91) during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Thursday, April 4, 2019. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Stamkos leads Lightning over Maple Leafs 3-1

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Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper, upper left, speaks with an official, front right, during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Cooper agrees to contract extension with Lightning

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Tampa Bay Lightning's Yanni Gourde (37) chases the puck with Carolina Hurricanes' Calvin de Haan (44) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, March 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Lightning top Hurricanes for 7th straight win

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Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) blocks a shot by the Vegas Golden Knights during the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Miller, white-hot Lightning beat struggling Knights 3-2

By W.G. RAMIREZ - Associated Press

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, front, tries to redirect the puck as Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy defends the net in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Kucherov’s goal lifts Lightning to 1-0 win over Avalanche

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, skates with the puck against Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Alex Killorn (17) and center Brayden Point (21) during the third period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Eastern Conference finals Thursday, May 17, 2018, in Washington. The Lightning won 4-2. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Special teams lift Lightning back in East final against Caps

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) leaves the ice as the Washington Capitals celebrate their 6-2 win during Game 2 of the NHL Eastern Conference finals hockey playoff series Sunday, May 13, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Lightning desperate to fix problems down 0-2 to Capitals

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press