For more than two periods, the game was about possible retribution for a week-old goal celebration by Alex Ovechkin. ...more

March 28, 2009

When a team has been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, there aren't too many games on the schedule that could be qualified as "big." ...more

March 27, 2009

TAMPA - Washington All-Star Alex Ovechkin scored his 50th goal of the season against the Lightning Thursday, becoming only the second active player in the league with three 50-goal seasons. ...more

March 19, 2009

The Washington red light district is officially Green. Washington defenseman Mike Green established an NHL record in the Capitals' 5-1 victory against Tampa Bay on Saturday, scoring a goal in a league record eighth consecutive game. ...more

February 15, 2009

Jamie Heward walked down the hallway outside the Lightning locker room Friday afternoon looking for a shower and a clean shirt. ...more

January 3, 2009

New Year's Day looked more like Halloween and Groundhog Day rolled into one for the Lightning. ...more

January 2, 2009

With the dust still settling from the fallout following Friday's coaching change, the Lightning returned to work on Saturday. ...more

November 16, 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 stepped off the Lightning team bus early Sunday afternoon, walked inside the team hotel and looked around the lobby of the historic Mayflower. ...more

November 10, 2008

Former Capitals goaltender Olie Kolzig gets the call in net tonight to face his former team for the first time. Upon the team's arrival in the nation's capital early Sunday afternoon, Kolzig took time to answer questions about his feelings heading into tonight's game, his feelings about how things ended in Washington last year and the role he's filling with his new team: ...more

November 10, 2008