The Lightning, once one of the NHL's better shootout teams, lost 10 of 13 last year and sit 0-3 this year. ...more

October 27, 2009

The Lightning have lauded the potential of their prospects on defense. On Saturday, three of those prospects were front and center. ...more

January 4, 2009

Lightning interim coach Rick Tocchet continues to juggle the line combinations heading into tonight's game against Nashville. ...more

November 21, 2008

Tampa Bay Lightning Head Coach Barry Melrose has been relieved of his duties and Associate Coach Rick Tocchet has been elevated to interim head coach, Executive Vice President & General Manager Brian Lawton announced today. Melrose, 52, was named the sixth head coach in Lightning history on June 24, and compiled a 5-7-4 record this season. ...more

November 14, 2008

The Lightning are 0-2 and Coach Barry Melrose is frustrated. ...more

October 6, 2008

Oren Koules Koules made his fortune as a Hollywood producer whose biggest hits include the grisly "Saw" movie franchise and the Emmy-nominated television series "Two and a Half Men." He co-founded, with Mark Burg, the Evolution Entertainment management/production company in 1998 and Twisted Pictures production company in 2004. A Chicago native, Koules played minor-league hockey for four years and spent eight years as a commodities trader in Chicago before getting into the movie business. ...more

June 24, 2008

TAMPA - Lightning defenseman Brad Lukowich will undergo surgery to repair a sports hernia Friday in Starnberg, Germany, General Manager Jay Feaster said. Lukowich has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Feb. 9. ...more

February 20, 2008

IN THE SYSTEM In the franchise's 15-year history, the Lightning have drafted 16 goaltenders, none of whom developed into a true No.1, although Karri Ramo and 2006 first-round pick Riku Helenius show promise. ...more

February 19, 2008

PANTHERS 4, CANUCKS 3: Nathan Horton scored the only goal in the shootout as Florida earned its first win over the Canucks in more than eight years. ...more

February 2, 2008

Sidney Crosby's high ankle sprain will force him to miss Sunday's NHL All-Star Game and six to eight weeks of the season, a major setback that means the Penguins must play most of their remaining schedule without the league's marquee player. ...more

January 23, 2008