It took Lightning defensemen 36 games last season to reach double figures in goals scored. It took them half as long, 18 games, to reach 10 goals collectively this season. ...more

November 17, 2007

When looking down the rows of locker stalls inside the Lightning locker room these days, the area reserved for the team's defensemen sometimes resembles the feel of a frat house following initiation. ...more

November 16, 2007

After undergoing a second round of surgery Friday to repair thumb and wrist tendons damaged by a falling skate on Sept. 22, Lightning defenseman Dan Boyle was left with an open-ended timetable for his return. ...more

November 10, 2007

Lightning coach John Tortorella has never been one to step off a soapbox when it came to the direction of the physical play in the NHL. ...more

November 8, 2007

WHO: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes WHEN: 7 p.m. ...more

November 8, 2007

On Oct. 26, Dan Boyle heard a pop in his surgically repaired left wrist. He didn't know at the time (although he dreaded the possibility) that the ominous pop would mean more surgery, more rehabilitation, many more weeks out of the Lightning's lineup. ...more

November 7, 2007

WHO: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning WHEN: 7:30 p.m. ...more

November 7, 2007

The Lightning are hoping to cast a sunset on their four-game losing streak tonight when they visit the Panthers in Sunrise. ...more

November 5, 2007

Dan Boyle walked down the hallway outside the Lightning locker room taking a swat or two of frustration out on a Gatorade bottle he was tossing up in the air. He misfired on one attempt, sending the bottle into a stick rack, and he watched it fall to the ground. ...more

November 4, 2007

Earlier Saturday, before sending his lads out to face Atlanta at the Forum, Coach John Tortorella mused on the just-completed lousy road trip, where the Lightning lost all three games they played. ...more

November 4, 2007