Lightning defensemen Doug Janik and Mike Lundin might feel a little isolated this afternoon when the team arrives in Ottawa. As the only two American-born players on the Tampa Bay roster, the pair will feel outnumbered when the U.S. takes on Canada this afternoon in the semifinals of the World Junior Championships, a game that will be televised live at 2 p.m. on the NHL Network. ...more

January 4, 2008

Subzero Celsius Canadian air greeted the Lightning on Wednesday morning, wreaking havoc with the team buses on the way to a suburban Toronto practice rink. ...more

January 3, 2008

After looking lifeless in recent days, the Lightning showed they are alive and kicking. And for the better part of two periods Saturday, they had a strong pulse that was pumping energy into a team desperate for a boost. ...more

December 30, 2007

They don't do Viking funerals on Channelside Drive, even as a season and franchise are being consumed by fire. They quietly bury mistakes. ...more

December 29, 2007

The reason for the season ended Tuesday, leaving the Lightning in the mood for receiving rather than giving. ...more

December 26, 2007

The reason for the season ended Tuesday, leaving the Lightning in the mood for receiving rather than giving. ...more

December 25, 2007

Lightning C Ryan Craig underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a torn meniscus in his left knee and is expected to be out for up to six months. ...more

December 18, 2007

For many a night, Andre Roy has played the regular role of a cheerleader, urging his teammates on from the bench while taking less than five shifts a night. ...more

December 14, 2007

To Jarome Iginla, it seems like yesterday that he sat, distraught and exhausted, in the visitors locker room at the St. Pete Times Forum and listened to the fans of the Lightning celebrate a Stanley Cup championship. ...more

December 13, 2007

It took a happy homecoming for the Lightning to overcome their road woes Tuesday night. ...more

December 12, 2007