Shane O'Brien's NHL education with the Lightning is progressing. There have been some good-to-great moments for the 24-year-old defenseman from Port Hope, Ontario. ...more

December 17, 2007

You can't call last Monday night's match a moral victory, because nobody lost. Neither Class 4A, District 8 team had to take the high road. ...more

December 17, 2007

The last time Calgary basked in the Florida sunshine, it got burned by the Lightning in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals more than three years ago. ...more

December 14, 2007

The Lightning once again fell into a pothole on the road, dropping their 11th game out of 14 away from home this season. ...more

December 11, 2007

Time stood frozen on ice after arms were raised in celebration and horns blared in triumph. But New Jersey coach Brent Sutter snapped his fingers and pointed to the scoreboard, wanting the referees to take a second and third look at Michel Ouellet's would-be tying goal. ...more

November 25, 2007

This may be Thanksgiving week, but the Thrashers were gift-wrapped an early Christmas victory Monday. ...more

November 20, 2007

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

HURRICANES 4, PANTHERS 3: Cory Stillman's second goal of the game with 1:09 left lifted Carolina shortly after fellow Hurricanes forward Erik Cole was removed from the ice on a stretcher. Cole was wheeled off with less than 8 minutes remaining in the third period after he collided with Florida goaltender Tomas Vokoun. Stillman netted the winner when his backhanded pass from behind the net hit Vokoun's pad and Florida defenseman Steve Montador's stick and found its way into the net. FLYERS 3, ISLANDERS 2: Scottie Upshall scored twice to lead Philadelphia to a win over New York and help the Flyers remain undefeated at home. The Flyers are 6-0 at the Wachovia Center and have re-established the home-ice advantage they wasted last season when they won only 10 times. DEVILS 3, PENGUINS 2: Patrik Elias ended an 11-game slump without a goal exactly when New Jersey needed him to, scoring with 5 1/2 minutes remaining as the Devils couldn't hold a two-goal lead but came back to beat Pittsburgh. Penguins defenseman Jarkko Ruutu briefly left Elias undefended in the Devils' end, allowing Elias to take the lead on a 3-on-2 break. He beat goalie Dany Sabourin cleanly off Brian Gionta's pass. PREDATORS 4, BLUE JACKETS 1: J.P. Dumont had two goals and an assist as Nashville sent Columbus to its fourth straight loss. Martin Erat tallied twice - including an empty-netter - and had two assists to record a career-high four points for Nashville. The Associated Press ...more

November 13, 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