Bolts Zero In Again: Holmqvist Blanks Sens

Skittish is how Tampa Bay played during third periods earlier this month. Now it's all about poise and control. ...more

January 20, 2008

Soccer Coach Calls Sixth Seed In Districts 'Perfect'

With no true star on offense and a handful of freshmen getting their indoctrinations to high school soccer, it's been a very different season for Durant. ...more

January 16, 2008

Struggling Lightning Lose Their Momentum

The billets being passed out Thursday night featured a heavyweight bout between two of the best hockey players in the world, a top-level battle between superstars Vinny Lecavalier and Sidney Crosby. ...more

January 11, 2008

Vinny's Play Drawing Praise

Vinny Lecavalier has done it before, and without a doubt he will perform such a feat again. ...more

January 6, 2008

It's Come To This: Ramo Or Bust For The Bolts

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

SUMMARIES

CANADIENS 5, PANTHERS 1

Montreal	3	1	1	-	5
Florida	0	0	1	-	1

First Period-1, Montreal, Latendresse 11 (Hamrlik, Koivu), 1:42. 2, Montreal, Ryder 4 (Higgins, Gorges), 4:50. 3, Montreal, Higgins 14 (Lapierre), 5:03. Penalties-O'Byrne, Mon (roughing), 5:54; Allen, Fla, triple minor (roughing), 5:54; O'Byrne, Mon (tripping), 10:40; Mezei, Fla (holding), 13:39; Plekanec, Mon (hooking), 17:12. Second Period-4, Montreal, Kostopoulos 3 (Streit), 9:55. Penalties-Campbell, Fla, major (fighting), :36; Komisarek, Mon, major (fighting), :36; Stumpel, Fla (hooking), 6:23; Bouwmeester, Fla (high-sticking), 19:10. Third Period-5, Florida, Jokinen 20 (Stewart, Dvorak), 10:21. 6, Montreal, Streit 6 (Higgins, Markov), 16:57 (pp). Penalties-O'Byrne, Mon, major (fighting), 10:50; Kreps, Fla, major (fighting), 10:50; Kovalev, Mon (tripping), 12:55; Jokinen, Fla (hooking), 15:32; O'Byrne, Mon, major (fighting), 18:04; Glass, Fla, major (fighting), 18:04; Campbell, Fla (roughing), 19:55. Shots on Goal-Montreal 6-6-9-21. Florida 10-16-15-41. Power-play opportunities-Montreal 1 of 7; Florida 0 of 2. Goalies-Montreal, Huet 10-6-4 (41 shots-40 saves). Florida, Vokoun 18-13-2 (3-0), Anderson (5:04 first, 3-3), Vokoun (20:00 second, 6-5), Anderson (20:00 third, 9-8). A-19,838 (19,250). T-2:26. ...more

December 29, 2007

Bolts' Future Is Now

The potential future owners of the Lightning got an up-close look at the team's goaltender of the future Thursday night. ...more

December 21, 2007

Denis Right At Home During Rare Road Victory

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

December 12, 2007

Holmqvist Frustrates Hurricanes

There are not many better sights for a goaltender than to watch opposing skaters look up to the ceiling or slam their sticks down on the ice around the crease. ...more

December 7, 2007

Net Result: Water Easily Accessible

One of the great subtleties of hockey occurs when a wind-up slap shot rockets past a goaltender and hits nothing but twine and pops the water bottle up into the air. Nearly as sure as the red light flashing behind the net, the bottle jumping off the top of the net - what is often referred to as a "popper" - signifies the puck hit nothing but twine. ...more

December 3, 2007