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TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 The Tampa Bay Lightning are finally back on home ice after having their 15-game point streak snapped on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cMan, if we can go 82-0, I want to see the team that can do that,\u201d head coach Jon Cooper said.<\/p>\n

The Lightning arrived in Columbus on Saturday, playing the best hockey in years.<\/p>\n

\u201cHeck of a run by the guys, some uncharacteristic mistakes,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cSometimes, just a reality check kicks in. Columbus got us. Good team.\u201d<\/p>\n

That all came to a crashing end with the Lightning losing 8-5. It was their first loss in regulation since Dec. 18.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a pretty grueling schedule for the guys. We talked about it. Not even 15 games here post-Christmas, different cities,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cIt\u2019s been a grind for the guys. There is still a little bit left before that Olympic break. Our job is to get them dialed in for this last home stretch. You just can\u2019t take a breath.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before having the 15-game point streak snapped, the Bolts went 37 days without a loss in regulation, and still, they are looking up at Detroit for first-place in the Atlantic Division standings.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only looking up at somebody, guys right behind us,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cThere is just no separation. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on this year, but it\u2019s going to be nail-biting time all the way until April.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that every game, every point is very important, especially this year,\u201d forward Yanni Gourde added. \u201cLike you mentioned, you can\u2019t really distance yourself from anybody even though we\u2019ve been on that long streak.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay played 11 of its last 14 games on the road. But they\u2019re in familiar surroundings as Monday\u2019s game against Utah starts a five-game home stand that includes the outdoor Stadium Series game on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cStadium Series is going to be a ton of fun,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cGasparilla weekend, you can already see, drive down Bayshore, as soon as I see those fences and Porta-Potties, I know the pirates are coming.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tristin Flowers is a freshman at Florida College in Temple Terrace. He said he went into the bathroom and felt dizzy.<\/p>\n

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