Through the opening 20 minutes Tuesday, Tampa Bay looked to still be in hibernation mode coming out of the All-Star break. ...more

January 28, 2009

The league office determined that Lightning forward Evgeny Artyukhin acted recklessly in a knee-on-knee hit with Florida's Ville Peltonen on Saturday. ...more

January 20, 2009

Tampa Bay welcomed back an old friend Monday night, greeting Brad Richards with open arms in his return to town. The former Lightning star was even applauded when he scored a goal two minutes into the game. ...more

January 20, 2009

Brad Richards' last moment inside the St. Pete Times Forum saw him pushing a large wheeled cart that carried the weight of his equipment bag along with the stockpile of his hockey sticks. ...more

January 19, 2009

A sense of normalcy returned to the Lightning locker room Friday. Gone was the media throng that had descended on the Forum the day before. Missing was the air of doubt surrounding iconic center Vinny Lecavalier and a possible trade to his hometown Montreal Canadiens. Absent were members of the Montreal press corps, who flew down to get the scoop before swooping back out of town. ...more

January 17, 2009

The Lightning returned home Thursday carrying the weight of a lopsided loss in San Jose two nights before. ...more

January 16, 2009

The open areas outside the Lightning locker room often come alive just before game time with the sounds of soccer balls bouncing off heads, feet, walls and possibly a bystander or two. ...more

January 15, 2009

Vinny Lecavalier scored a goal and Steven Stamkos had an assist in a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. ...more

January 13, 2009

Kevin Tiggs scored 26 points to lead East Tennessee State to a 73-67 win over Stetson on Saturday. ...more

January 10, 2009

Three days of hanging out at a desert golf resort may have dried out the Lightning. ...more

January 9, 2009