"We were awful in the third period ... trying to cheat and get back, " Lightning coach Guy Boucher said.

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Cooper was hired as the eighth coach in Lightning history Monday, one day after the team announced the firing of Guy Boucher.

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"It's just a weird thing, " Lightning coach Guy Boucher said.

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