With the number of games left in the regular season dwindling, the Lightning coaching staff continues to try to keep morale up and get the players to be at their best come game time. ...more

April 2, 2009

Any time the Lightning visit Boston, it's anything but a tea party for Tampa Bay. ...more

April 1, 2009

In the not-so-distant past, Ottawa and Tampa Bay were Stanley Cup contenders. Sunday night, they both played like the playoff pretenders indicative of their respective records. ...more

March 29, 2009

Karri Ramo has been putting in some serious overtime of late in order to work a little less. ...more

March 29, 2009

It took Sidney Crosby almost 50 minutes and his team-high seventh shot to extend the NHL's longest active scoring streak. It was worth the wait for Pittsburgh. ...more

March 29, 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

Seen Stamkos? And how. Hockey season is winding down. In many ways the end can't come soon enough for the Lightning. Then you see the kid. ...more

March 26, 2009

As the final seconds ticked off and Arizona fans chanted "Sweet 16," a grinning Chase Budinger threw one final pass on the perimeter and joined the applause. ...more

March 23, 2009

Lightning D Noah Welch sat out Saturday's game as a healthy scratch. In seven games in a Tampa Bay uniform since being acquired from Florida, Welch has not recorded a point and is a minus-5. ...more

March 22, 2009

Nic Wise held an ice pack to his lip. Chase Budinger had one on his left shin. Jordan Hill's was strapped atop his left ankle. ...more

March 21, 2009