Lightning general manager Brian Lawton planned to head home at some point Tuesday night, but he didn't plan to get much sleep. ...more

March 4, 2009

Remember D Shane O'Brien? You know, he of the 154 penalty minutes, 21 points and a classic punch-up with Carolina's Andrew Ladd last season. ...more

February 28, 2009

Thinking you're building toward something helps, but how many Lightning players - or employees, in general - believe that's happening, writes Martin Fennelly. ...more

February 23, 2009

Before the Lightning hit the ice for a practice in preparation for Sunday's showdown with conference-leading Boston, the team held a meeting to address exactly how the final quarter of the season should be approached. ...more

February 22, 2009

The venture was a team effort from start to finish. A partnership forged between University Community Hospital and the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation created a book intended to ease the fears of pediatric patients. ...more

February 17, 2009

Tonight's Lightning opponent has survived the lean years and stockpiled impressive young talent. ...more

February 17, 2009

The Tampa Bay Lightning today traded forward Jussi Jokinen to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Josef Melichar, forward Wade Brookbank and a fourth-round draft pick in 2009. ...more

February 7, 2009

One man does not a loss create. But that didn't stop Lightning goaltender Mike Smith from shouldering the blame for a 3-2 loss to Carolina on Thursday, dropping Tampa Bay 10 points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. ...more

January 30, 2009

For the better part of the past two seasons, if the dynamic duo of Vinny Lecavalier and Marty St. Louis didn't produce offense, Tampa Bay had difficulty scoring. ...more

January 23, 2009

On a night in which neither Vinny Lecavalier nor Marty St. Louis scored, the Lightning turned to an unlikely place for offense. ...more

January 22, 2009