After sitting for two games, LW Evgeny Artyukhin returned to the ice Wednesday against the Panthers. But it doesn't mean Artyukhin didn't use the time off to his benefit, other than resting up. ...more

November 13, 2008

Lightning coach Barry Melrose went out for a walk Tuesday as the rest of the team lined up on a bus. ...more

November 12, 2008

Tampa Bay G Olie Kolzig mixed up his routine on days in which he plays by not only taking the ice but also speaking to the media following the team's morning skate in order to accommodate the number of Washington media members requesting to speak to him in his return to Verizon Center. ...more

November 11, 2008

Olie Kolzig was treated Monday like the homecoming king in high school who everybody wants to see at the 10-year reunion but winds up as the victim of a class-planned practical joke. ...more

November 11, 2008

Plenty of paint remained on the Lightning locker-room walls late Saturday night, no matter how hard Tampa Bay coach Barry Melrose and associate coach Rick Tocchet might have tried to peel it all back. ...more

November 9, 2008

Character losses are difficult to assess. After all, a loss is a loss. In that context, the fact Tampa Bay fell 4-3 in a shootout to New Jersey on Wednesday night is not an acceptable result, particularly after scoring the first goal of the game and then the first goal in the shootout. ...more

November 6, 2008

The chase for history has hit a major road block. New Jersey's Martin Brodeur, arguably one of the top goaltenders in NHL history, will miss three to four months after he was diagnosed with torn biceps tendons and underwent surgery Tuesday to repair the damage. Brodeur, 36, was injured during Saturday's game against Atlanta and left during the second period. The original diagnosis was a bruise, but the damage was revealed in an MRI. ...more

November 5, 2008

Intimidating Lightning forward Evgeny Artyukhin has earned more ice time by staying out of the penalty box. ...more

November 5, 2008

Evgeny Artyukhin spoke to his brother Sergei, who lives in Moscow, early Saturday morning to wish his sibling a happy 32nd birthday. As a present, Sergei asked his brother to score a goal for him. ...more

November 2, 2008

Steven Stamkos jumped up, then went to one knee and pumped his fist after seeing Vinny Lecavalier raise his arms in celebration. ...more

November 1, 2008