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

Vinny Lecavalier and Marty St. Louis usually kick their games up a notch when they visit their native Montreal, but it was a Lightning netminder from Finland who looked more inspired than usual Thursday night. ...more

March 27, 2009

In previous seasons, late-season, in-state rivalry games between Tampa Bay and Florida offered a chance for the Lightning's neighbors to the south to play the role of spoiler. ...more

March 15, 2009

Even during their best of times, the Lightning took a fair share of defeats at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs. ...more

March 13, 2009

March games between expansion cousins Tampa Bay and Ottawa often mean a march to the postseason for one or the other. ...more

March 12, 2009

The Lightning yielded six goals in the second period en route to a 9-3 loss to Carolina. ...more

March 7, 2009

Injuries, illness, trades and retirement possibilities left the new-look Lightning taking on the likeness of a shipwrecked vessel in shallow seas heading into Friday's game. ...more

March 7, 2009

TAMPA - Brad Boyes scored just 27 seconds into overtime and added two assists to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the Lightning at St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

March 6, 2009

It's amazing what a difference a couple days in 'The Best Place on Earth' - Vancouver's self-proclaimed pre-Olympic motto - can do. ...more

February 28, 2009