Prospal steps up game for Rangers
Rangers and former Lightning coach John Tortorella believes he has landed a winner in C Vinny Prospal, whom the Lightning turned loose before the season by buying out the final three years of his contract. ...more
November 28, 2009
Bolts best their former boss and his new team
The Lightning gave John Tortorella a rude welcome back to Tampa Bay by beating his Rangers 5-1. ...more
November 27, 2009
UCF Defeats Chicago State
Jermaine Taylor poured in 38 points to lead Central Florida to an 89-75 victory over Chicago State and the championship of the UCF Holiday Classic on Tuesday night. ...more
December 30, 2008
DiPietro Baffles Bolts Again
Perhaps Thursday became the official stopping point of necks craning to check the scoreboard. ...more
February 22, 2008
How Sweet It Is: Lightning Feel The Love
The City of Brotherly Love has been downright neighborly to the Lightning through the past few seasons. ...more
February 15, 2008
Bolts Will Take The Point
The Lightning executed to near perfection Saturday night, looking to end a three-game road trip in perfect shape. The end result, however, was an imperfect conclusion. ...more
February 10, 2008
SUMMARIES
CAPITALS 5, CANADIENS 4, OT
| Montreal | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 4 |
| Washington | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
First Period-1, Washington, Ovechkin 40 (Jurcina), 13:06. Penalties-Kovalev, Mon (high-sticking), :55; Brashear, Was (roughing), 6:47; Begin, Mon (delay of game), 12:33; Semin, Was (hooking), 12:44. Second Period-2, Washington, Kozlov 10 (Ovechkin, Poti), 4:35. 3, Washington, Ovechkin 41 (Kozlov, Backstrom), 11:54. 4, Montreal, S.Kostitsyn 5 (Latendresse, Lapierre), 12:44. 5, Montreal, A.Kostitsyn 15 (Markov, Plekanec), 19:59 (pp). Penalties-Koivu, Mon (hooking), 6:01; Green, Was (tripping), 18:43. Third Period-6, Washington, Ovechkin 42 (Kozlov, Green), 12:30. 7, Montreal, Latendresse 13 (S.Kostitsyn, Komisarek), 13:47. 8, Montreal, Latendresse 14 (Plekanec, Streit), 19:27. Penalties-None. Overtime-9, Washington, Ovechkin 43 (Schultz, Green), 3:34. Penalties-None. Shots on Goal-Montreal 7-7-6-2-21. Washington 12-13-11-2-38. Power-play opportunities-Montreal 1 of 3; Washington 0 of 3. Goalies-Montreal, Huet 18-8-6 (38 shots-33 saves). Washington, Kolzig 18-17-4 (21-17). A-14,930 (18,277). T-2:31.
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February 1, 2008
TUESDAY'S SUMMARIES
DEVILS 7, FLYERS 3
| New Jersey | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 |
First Period-1, Philadelphia, Briere 20 (Richards, Knuble), 2:53 (pp). 2, New Jersey, Oduya 2 (Martin, Zajac), 6:10 (pp). 3, Philadelphia, Knuble 15 (Upshall, Coburn), 7:45. 4, New Jersey, Langenbrunner 7 (Martin, Oduya), 14:19 (pp). 5, New Jersey, Zubrus 8 (Elias, Gionta), 17:44 (pp). Penalties-New Jersey bench, served by Rupp (too many men), 2:48; Carter, Phi (interference), 4:48; Upshall, Phi (holding), 12:28; Rupp, NJ, major (fighting), 14:37; Cote, Phi, major (fighting), 14:37; Clarkson, NJ, major (fighting), 16:25; Downie, Phi, major (fighting), 16:25; Briere, Phi (interference), 17:12; Vishnevski, NJ (cross-checking), 18:10; Rachunek, NJ, double minor (elbowing, roughing), 18:53; Knuble, Phi (roughing), 18:53. Second Period-6, New Jersey, Elias 11 (Oduya), 10:01 (pp). 7, New Jersey, Parise 17 (Zajac, Oduya), 14:33 (pp). 8, Philadelphia, Carter 18 (Jones, Richards), 19:52 (pp). Penalties-Oduya, NJ (tripping), 2:46; Upshall, Phi (slashing), 9:09; Dowd, Phi (slashing), 10:59; Smith, Phi (delay of game), 14:08; Gagne, Phi (roughing), 14:59; Vishnevski, NJ (high-sticking), 18:05. Third Period-9, New Jersey, Parise 18 (Zajac, Langengbrunner), :32. 10, New Jersey, Elias 12 (Clarkson, Rachunek), 1:29. Penalties-Clarkson, NJ (elbowing), 11:34; Zubrus, NJ (roughing), 11:34; Downie, Phi (roughing), 11:34; Pelley, NJ (roughing), 14:31; Knuble, Phi (roughing), 14:31; Vandermeer, Phi (roughing), 14:31. Shots on Goal-New Jersey 10-15-11-36. Philadelphia 12-6-9-27. Power-play opportunities-New Jersey 5 of 7; Philadelphia 2 of 7. Goalies-New Jersey, Brodeur 26-15-2 (27 shots-24 saves). Philadelphia, Niittymaki 9-5-1 (20-15), Biron (14:33 second, 16-14).
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January 23, 2008
Bolts' Road Fortunes Boosted By Roy
During Friday morning's meeting with the media, Lightning coach John Tortorella expressed a belief that the team's top guns were going to be ready to play at the top of their game. ...more
January 19, 2008
SUMMARIES
THRASHERS 5, RED WINGS 1
First Period-1, Atlanta, Hossa 17 (Recchi, Enstrom), 7:33 (pp). 2, Atlanta, Hossa 18 (Klee), 14:22. Penalties-Holik, Atl (interference), 4:43; Holmstrom, Det (holding), 5:51; Kronwall, Det (high-sticking), 19:20. Second Period-3, Atlanta, Hossa 19 (White, Enstrom), 1:14 (pp). 4, Atlanta, Perrin 8 (Doell, Kovalchuk), 7:28 (pp). Penalties-Lidstrom, Det (hooking), 5:30; Kozlov, Atl (boarding), 16:52. Third Period-5, Detroit, Kronwall 4 (Zetterberg, Samuelsson), 13:42. 6, Atlanta, Kozlov 13 (Recchi, Popovic), 19:00. Penalty-Draper, Det (interference), 5:27. Shots on Goal-Atlanta 11-6-8-25. Detroit 11-20-16-47. Power-play opportunities-Atlanta 3 of 4; Detroit 0 of 2. Goalies-Atlanta, Lehtonen 9-10-1 (47 shots-46 saves). Detroit, Osgood 19-3-2 (17-13), Hasek (7:28 second, 8-7). A-17,408 (20,058). T-2:19.
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January 16, 2008
