As Mike Smith returned to the ice on Saturday to take his turn for a celebratory circle of the ice to deliver a souvenir puck to the crowd after his first star selection, the Lightning goaltender let out his loudest impersonation of wrestler Rick Flair. ...more

December 6, 2009

New York Islanders 2009 overall No. 1 pick John Tavares is no stranger to Lightning 2008 No. 1 pick Steven Stamkos. The pair played on the same youth team for a few years, helped Canada win a gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships and squared off many times in the Ontario Hockey League. ...more

December 6, 2009

TONIGHT'S GAME WHO: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning ...more

December 5, 2009

The Lightning weren't very good on the road early in the season, starting with a 6-3 loss at Atlanta in the season opener. ...more

November 15, 2009

TONIGHT'S GAME WHO: Tampa Bay at Atlanta Thrashers ...more

October 3, 2009

The NHL will hold the draft lottery tonight to determine the order for the first 14 picks of the entry draft to be held June 25-26 in Montreal. The lottery will be broadcast on Versus at 8 p.m. and will stream live on NHL.com. ...more

April 14, 2009

NEWARK, N.J. - Lightning rookie Steven Stamkos scored his 21st goal of the season Friday in New Jersey, tying the franchise rookie record for goals scored in a season set by Brad Richards in 2000-01. Stamkos needs one more in the final four games to break the team record. ...more

April 3, 2009

Two teams headed for tee times next month teamed up for a tilt worthy of more meaningful times. ...more

March 18, 2009

The new look Lightning fans were promised during the summer never materialized. And in a season filled with new-look lows, Saturday's 9-3 beat-down at the hands of the Hurricanes looked like another new low. ...more

March 8, 2009

LW Gary Roberts wasn't crazy about how Boston D Mark Stuart took runs at RW Mark Recchi and C Steven Stamkos. So after the defenseman took a run at Stamkos, Roberts had enough and took on the 24-year-old, who is nearly half Roberts' age. ...more

February 22, 2009