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

TODAY'S GAME WHO: Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning ...more

December 29, 2007

G Johan Holmqvist was pulled early in the second period of Thursday's loss after giving up three goals on 11 shots, but he was put back in during the third period. ...more

December 28, 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

The Lightning announced Saturday that C Chris Gratton is out for two weeks to recover from a hip injury. ...more

December 16, 2007

TAMPA Whether the Lightning were winning the Stanley Cup or merely scrapping for all they were worth merely to make the playoffs, one thing remained a lucky constant over the past three seasons. ...more

December 15, 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

WHO: Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning WHEN: 7:30 ...more

December 13, 2007

On Monday night, C Brad Richards was limping on a gimpy left knee toward the team bus at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. On Tuesday night, he was skating around the ice at the Bell Centre. ...more

December 12, 2007

WHO: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers WHEN: 7 TV/RADIO: Versus/WDAE, 620 AM WHO'S HURT: Lightning - D Dan Boyle (wrist), out. Thrashers - C Steve Rucchin (post-concussion), G Kari Lehtonen (groin), out. THE SKINNY: Tampa Bay has won five consecutive games, tied for the second-longest streak in franchise history. The only longer winning streak was eight games from Feb. 23-March 6, 2004. ... Atlanta has won seven of nine and nine of 13 since starting the season 0-6. ... This is the fourth of eight meetings this season; Tampa Bay is 2-1. ... Thrashers RW Marian Hossa and LW Ilya Kovalchuk have combined to score 17 of Atlanta's 23 goals since Nov. 1. ... Hossa has four consecutive multipoint games. ... Bolts C Vinny Lecavalier has seven consecutive multipoint games tied for the longest streak since Jaromir Jagr had a 10-game streak from Feb. 18-March 9, 1996. ... RW Marty St. Louis has five goals and nine assists during a seven-game scoring streak. ... Lecavalier has two goals and five assists in three meetings with Atlanta this season. ... Thrashers are 3-4 at home. ... Atlanta entered Sunday ranked last in penalty kill (72.2 percent) and home penalty kill (69.4 percent). ... Tampa Bay is 7-10-4 all-time in Atlanta but 5-2-1 in the past eight trips. Erik Erlendsson ...more

November 19, 2007