For the first time in his 19 years, James Wright will be 3,000 miles away from his family on Christmas Day. ...more

December 25, 2009

The long and winding road through three time zones finally came to an end Monday night, but along the way there were been some bumps and bruises. ...more

December 22, 2009

Rookie D Victor Hedman did not want to sit out Thursday's game. But after a brief skate in the morning, the No. 2 overall pick - who will celebrate his 19th birthday today - didn't make it out for warmups and missed his second game of the season. ...more

December 18, 2009

What had once been a promising start to what was supposed to be a turnaround season for the Lightning has taken a 180-degree turn south. ...more

December 14, 2009

One day after benching his top forwards in their loss to Washington, Lightning coach Rick Tocchet shook up his top line. ...more

December 8, 2009

WHO: Washington Capitals at Lightning WHEN/WHERE: 7:30 p.m.; Forum ...more

December 6, 2009

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

Tampa Bay's scoring slump continues to send the Lightning into a slide, while the porous penalty kill keeps providing the downward slope. ...more

December 5, 2009

Mired in the midst of a scoring slump with one goal in two games and winless in three before facing New Jersey on Friday, the Lightning instituted a bit of a shakeup up front. ...more

December 5, 2009

Veteran D Mattias Ohlund returned to the lineup Monday against Colorado after missing seven games with an ankle/foot injury, and D Mike Lundin was reassigned to AHL Norfolk. ...more

December 1, 2009