Puck hits Tampa Bay's St. Louis in face

2011-12-08T17:30:43Z

Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis was struck in the face by a puck during the Lightning's morning skate on Thursday and missed the night's game against the New York Rangers.

St. Louis had been slated to play his 500th consecutive

Lightning's St. Louis out after taking puck to face

2011-12-08T17:00:40Z

(Reuters) - Tampa Bay Lightning forward Martin St. Louis is out indefinitely after being struck in the face with a puck during his team's morning skate in New York, the Nation...

Lightning strike extension deal with Hedman

2011-11-30T22:00:12Z

(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have secured the services of another young prospect by getting defenseman Victor Hedman to put pen to paper on a five-year extension, the team announced on Wednesday.

The deal is worth $20 million according to local r...

Wild strike down Lightning, go top in West

2011-11-28T21:00:07Z

(Reuters) - The Minnesota Wild joined Chicago at the top of the Western Conference on Monday with a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

After going 1-0...

Leafs move clear with seven-goal rout of Lightning

2011-11-22T22:30:12Z

(Reuters) - The Toronto Maple Leafs made up for more than a year of frustrating results against Tampa Bay with a stunning 7-1 rout of the Lightning on Tuesday to storm to the top of the Northeast Division.

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Lightning lose home opener after Panthers scoring binge

2011-10-17T21:00:59Z

(Reuters) - The Florida Panthers earned their second win in three days over Tampa Bay with a 7-4 offensive showcase Monday that spoiled the Lightning's home opener.

Tampa Bay (1-3-2) were playing their first game on home ice after beginning the ne...

Caps edge Lightning 6-5 in shootout

2011-10-10T20:30:18Z

(Reuters) - The Washington Capitals edged Southeast Division rival Tampa Bay Lightning 6-5 in a shootout on Monday to pick up a hard-earned home victory over their playoff nemesis from last season.

Bruins rout Lightning 4-1 in conference final re-match

2011-10-08T20:30:07Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins put their Stanley Cup defense back on track with a convincing 4-1 win at home over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday in a...

Penguins' Crosby to miss season opener

2011-10-02T18:30:54Z

Canadian superstar Sidney Crosby is expected to miss the Pittsburgh Penguins' season-opener next week because of long-term effects of a concussion he suffered in January.

After Pittsburgh practised Saturday, the Penguins' captain said he did not think there was a chance he would play in the first game of the 2011-12 regular season against MIAMI (Reuters) - High-scoring free agent Steven Stamkos signed a five-year contract to stay with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Reuters) - Center Brad Richards, the biggest prize in this year's National Hockey League free agent sweepstakes, signed with the New York Rangers, NHL.com reported on Saturday.

Lightning sign netminder Roloson to one-year deal

2011-06-30T11:00:08Z

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed key goaltender Dwayne Roloson to a one-year contract, the NHL team announced on Thursday.

Financial terms were not announced b...

Few marquee names dot this year's NHL free agents

2011-06-28T12:30:17Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - NHL teams looking to go on shopping sprees when the free agent market opens on Friday will find few marquee names available with Dallas Stars forward

Thomas in line for another prize at NHL annual awards

2011-06-21T15:00:15Z

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas could pick up his second major honor in a week when the Nati...

Bruins in NHL finals for first time in two decades

2011-05-28T03:30:20Z

Boston advanced to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in two decades by beating Tampa Bay 1-0 in game seven thanks to Nathan Horton's game-winning goal late in the third period.

Horton scored the winner with 7:33 left in the final period and Reuters) - The Boston Bruins lauded Tim Thomas on Friday after the veteran goaltender completed his second shutout of the series against Tampa Bay to help Boston advanc...

Lights go out on battling Tampa Bay

2011-05-27T22:30:05Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning finished a rebuilding season just one game short of a spot in the Stanley Cup finals, leaving first-year head coach Guy...

Boston beat Tampa to join Vancouver in Stanley Cup finals

2011-05-27T20:00:09Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday to advance to the NHL's Stanley Cup final against the Vancouver...

Stanley Cup finals to start in Vancouver on June 1

2011-05-26T12:00:55Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Stanley Cup finals, between Vancouver and either Boston or Tampa, will begin on June 1 in Vancouver, the NHL announced on Thursday.

The Canucks, winners ...

Lightning stay alive with win over Bruins

2011-05-26T02:31:33Z

Martin St. Louis and Teddy Purcell both scored twice as Tampa Bay stayed alive in the NHL playoffs with a 5-4 victory over Boston.

Tampa Bay goalie Dwayne R...

Boston Bruins push Lightning to edge of elimination

2011-05-24T06:30:34Z

Brad Marchand scored the game-winning goal in the second period and Boston goalie Tim Thomas made 33 saves as the Bruins beat Tampa Bay 3-1 to move within one win of reaching the Stanley...

Bruins push Lightning to edge of elimination

2011-05-24T01:30:11Z

Brad Marchand scored the game-winning goal in the second period and Boston goalie Tim Thomas made 33 saves as the Bruins beat Tampa Bay 3-1 to move within one win of reaching the Stanley...

Bruins beat Bolts in Game 5, on brink of Stanley Cup Finals

2011-05-23T20:30:36Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins inched closer to their first Stanley Cup Finals in more than 20 years after a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday put them one win away from clinching th...

NHL Lightning rally to level playoff series

2011-05-21T18:30:21Z

Simon Gagne scored the go-ahead goal with 13:06 remaining and Tampa Bay rallied from a three-goal deficit Saturday to beat Boston 5-3 and level their NHL semi-final playoff series.

The Lightning knotted the best-of-seven E...

Thomas stops 31 shots in shutout of Lightning

2011-05-20T01:30:22Z

Tim Thomas stopped 31 shots for just his second career post-season shutout as the Boston Bruins blanked Tampa Bay 2-0 to seize a 2-1 lead in their NHL semi-final playoff series.

Andrew Ference and TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Tim Thomas put in a faultless display to help the Boston Bruins blank the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Thursday, allowing the visitors to ...

Bruins edge Lightning to level playoff series

2011-05-18T03:30:18Z

Tyler Seguin and Michael Ryder each scored twice during a five-goal splurge in the second period that powered Boston to a 6-5 National Hockey League playoff victory over Tampa Bay.

The triumph pulled the Bruins level with Ta...

Rookie Seguin leads Bruins to Game Two win over Lightning

2011-05-17T20:30:27Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston Bruins rookie Tyler Seguin scored a pair of goals and set up two others in a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday to level the NHL Eastern conference final playoff series at 1-1.

Pressed into service by ...

Lightning strike quickly to beat Bruins

2011-05-15T02:30:20Z

The Tampa Bay Lightning struck quickly, scoring three goals in 1:25 in the first period en route to a 5-2 victory over Boston in the first game of the NHL Eastern Conference finals.

With a berth in the Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning struck early and then romped to a 5-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday, to draw first blood in the NHL Eastern Conference

Clash of styles sets stage for intriguing East final

2011-05-12T14:00:08Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning may be as different as country music and jazz but they have been two of the NHL's hottest post-season acts and set the stage ...

Perry, Sedin and Stamkos finalists for Ted Lindsay Award

2011-05-05T14:00:19Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - Corey Perry of the Anaheim Ducks, Daniel Sedin of the Vanco...

Questions abound in Washington as Capitals swept away

2011-05-05T13:30:12Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - There were no congressional hearings being planned but after yet another post-season flop by the NHL's Washington Capitals plenty of hard questions were being asked on Thursda...

Lightning sweep top-seeded Caps out of playoffs

2011-05-05T01:30:21Z

Sean Bergenheim scored two goals and goalie Dwayne Roloson stopped 33 shots as Tampa Bay swept top-seeded Washington out of the NHL Eastern Conference pla...

Lightning strike down Caps; Sharks win opener

2011-04-29T22:30:09Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning struck down the Washington Capitals 4-2 in a physical Eastern Conference semi-final series opener on Friday, while San Jose...

Bruins, Lightning advance to second round

2011-04-28T10:30:29Z

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins advanced to the second round of the National Hockey League playoffs with dramatic one-goal victories in seventh-game showdowns Wednesday.

Nathan Horton scored 5:43 into ...

NHL's Lightning strike again to force Game Seven with Pens

2011-04-25T19:30:58Z

TAMPA BAY (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning came alive for a second successive game to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Monday and force a deciding Game Seven in their first-round playoff series.

After staving off elimination by routing...

Lightning's Yzerman heads list for GM of the Year Award

2011-04-20T11:00:07Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Steve Yzerman of the Tampa Bay Lightning headlined finalists for the NHL General Manager of the Year Award in just his first year on the job, the league said on Wednesday.

Downie, Kunitz each banned one game for hits

2011-04-19T18:30:41Z

Chris Kunitz of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Steve Downie of Tampa Bay were each issued one-game playoff suspensions on Tuesday by the National Hockey League for ill...

Downie and Kunitz handed one-game bans for head shots

2011-04-19T14:00:44Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - Tampa Bay's Steve Downie and Pittsburgh's

Pens blank Bolts to open playoffs

2011-04-13T20:00:11Z

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins opened the NHL playoffs with a 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday, continuing to thrive on tight defense in the absence of forwards RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - The Carolina Hurricanes were eliminated from NHL playoff contention on Saturday after a 6-2 loss to the ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning secured a berth in the NHL playoffs on Thursday with a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins

Crosby cleared to travel and practice with Penguins

2011-03-30T11:30:10Z

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Sidney Crosby has been cleared to travel and practice with the Pittsburgh Penguins but he is not expected to play again this regular season, the NHL team said Wednesday.

Crosby, out since early January with a concussi...

Lightning strikes to trounce wilting Leafs

2011-03-14T22:00:24Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning swept their season series against the Toronto Maple Leafs with an emphatic 6-2 victory on Monday, the win reviving their pursuit of the Southeast Division crown.

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Pavel Kubina was suspended three games by the National Hockey League and fined $60,096 on Thursday for elbowing Chicago's Dave Bolland in the head.

The...

Lightning defenseman Kubina suspended three games for elbow

2011-03-10T13:00:17Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Pavel Kubina has been suspended for three games for elbowing ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning snapped their season-high four-game losing skid with a 4-3 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks on ...

Late goal gives red-hot Bruins a seventh straight victory

2011-03-03T19:30:06Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - The Boston Bruins scored late to secure a win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday that extended their winning streak to seven games and awarded them sole possession of second place in the Eastern Conference.

Purcell hat-trick helps Lightning halt streaking Coyotes

2011-02-23T20:30:07Z

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Teddy Purcell scored a hat-trick as the Tampa Bay Lightning blazed out of a slump with an 8-3 rout of Phoenix on Wednesday, ...

Panthers rally to power past Lightning in shootout

2011-02-19T20:30:31Z

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Mike Santorelli scored the tying goal late in the third period and the only goal in a shootout to lift the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the Reuters) - Kimmo Timonen's shootout goal lifted the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in a battle ...

Lecavalier's game-winner helps Lightning sink Blues in OT

2011-02-06T15:30:08Z

TAMPA BAY (Reuters) - Vincent Lecavalier scored in the final seconds of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a dramatic 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday.

Capitals beat Roloson to halt Lightning's win streak

2011-02-04T21:00:06Z

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - The Washington Capitals finally found a way past goaltender Dwayne Roloson as they halted Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have placed goalie Mike Smith on waivers following the recent acquisition of starter Dwayne Roloson, the National Hockey ...

Red-hot Dwayne Roloson leads Tampa Bay over Flyers

2011-02-01T20:00:11Z

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - Dwayne Roloson delivered his fourth shutout since joining Tampa Bay on January 1 as the Lightning blanked the Sidney Crosby says he suffered a "serious" concussion when he took an unsuspecting hit a couple of weeks ago and the injury will keep him out of the NHL's annual all-star game.

The Pittsburgh Penguins star say he is making progress with his recovery but it is ...

Lightning continue dominance over Thrashers in blowout win

2011-01-23T17:30:09Z

TAMPA BAY (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning used a second-period outburst to punish Atlanta in a 7-1 victory on Sunday, continuing their supremacy over the Thrashers.

Tampa Bay blitzed Atlanta with five unanswered goals in the second en route ...

Lightning's Roloson denies Caps for second time this month

2011-01-12T20:00:09Z

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Dwayne Roloson blanked the Washington Capitals and sniper Alex O...

Alex Ovechkin makes All-Star game despite scoring slump

2011-01-11T12:00:20Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two-time MVP Alex Ovechkin is headed to his fourth consecutive NHL All-Star game, the league said Tuesday in completing the field for the January 30 showcase.

The Washington Capita...

Concussed Sidney Crosby to miss a week: coach

2011-01-06T21:30:09Z

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby will be sidelined for at least a week after suffering a mild concussion, coach Dan Bylsma...

Bolts' St Louis nets OT winner, Roloson shuts out Caps on

2011-01-04T19:30:39Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Martin St Louis scored in overtime to give Tampa Bay a 1-0 win over Washington on Tuesday and vault the Lightning over the Capitals into top spot in the

Roloson, St. Louis lift Tampa Bay past Caps 1-0

2011-01-04T19:00:27Z

Roloson's 34 saves, St. Louis' OT goal lead Lightning to 1-0 win over Capitals

Martin St. Louis scored off a rebound 2:54 into overtime, and Dwayne Roloson made 34 saves in his Tampa Bay debut, lead...

Lightning get G Roloson from Islanders

2011-01-01T20:30:09Z

Lightning get 41-year-old G Roloson from Islanders for minor league D Wishart

Tampa Bay coach Guy Boucher says the Lightning have obtained 41-year-old goalie Dwayne Roloson from the New York Islanders for minor league ...

Thompson scores OT winner for Lightning vs. NYR

2011-01-01T20:00:11Z

Thompson scores OT goal to lead Lightning to 2-1 win over Rangers

Nate Thompson scored 19 seconds into overtime to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night.

Thompson scored from in-close off a pa...

Stamkos has 2 goals in Lightning win

2010-12-30T19:30:18Z

Stamkos has 2 goals and 2 assists, goalie Cedrick Desjardins wins debut for Lightning

Steven Stamkos had two goals and two assists, rookie goalie Cedrick Desjardins won in his NHL debut and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the

Mark Recchi's late goal lifts Bruins over Lightning

2010-12-28T22:30:04Z

TAMPA (Reuters) - Boston's Mark Recchi netted the game-winner with 20 seconds left to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 and give the Bruins first place in the Northeast Division on Tuesday.

Recchi scored with a wrist-shot on a power-play after T...

Bruins strike Lightning in final seconds, take division lead

2010-12-28T20:00:18Z

TAMPA (Reuters) - Boston's Mark Recchi netted the game-winner with 20 seconds left to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 and give the Bruins first place in the Northeast division on Tuesday.

Recchi scored with a wrist-shot on a power...

Recchi scores winner with 19.7 seconds to play

2010-12-28T20:00:07Z

Mark Recchi scores later power-play goal to left Bruins over Lightning 4-3

Mark Recchi scored a power-play goal with 19.7 seconds left in the third period to lift the Boston Bruins past the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Recchi's goal from the...

Lecavalier scores 2 goals, including OT winner

2010-12-26T19:30:19Z

Lecavalier scores 2, Stamkos adds 28th to lift Lightning over Thrashers

Vincent Lecavalier's second goal of the game — a power-play tally 1:13 into overtime — gave the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Thras...

Lightning bounce back, top Rangers in SO

2010-12-23T19:30:35Z

Stamkos scores 27th, Lightning beat Rangers in 11-round shootout

Ryan Malone scored in the 11th round of a shootout, and the Tampa Bay Lightning bounced back from giving up a goal late in the third period to beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on ...

Tavares' OT goal lifts Islanders over Lightning

2010-12-22T19:00:32Z

Tavares scores in OT, rallies Islanders to 2-1 win over Lightning

John Tavares scored 3:23 into overtime for the New York Islanders, who snapped the Tampa Bay Lightning's four-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday

T...

Stamkos scores 100th career goal in Lightning win

2010-12-20T19:31:11Z

Steven Stamkos scores 100th career goal to lead Lightning over Hurricanes 5-1

Steven Stamkos scored his 26th goal this season and the 100th of his career, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Monday night.

Tampa Bay G Mike Smith out with knee injury

2010-12-20T18:00:13Z

Tampa Bay Lightning G Mike Smith out with injured left knee

Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Mike Smith is out of the lineup with an injured left knee.

Smith was hurt during a morning practice before Monday night's game against Carolina. Dan Ellis replaces Smith, 10-5-0 with a 3.20 goals-against-average in 17 games this ...

Stamkos scores 25th goal in Lightning win

2010-12-18T19:31:00Z

Steven Stamkos scores 25th goal, Martin St. Louis has 2 assists and Tampa Bay beats Buffalo

Steven Stamkos scored his 25th goal of the season, Martin St. Louis had an empty-net goal and two assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Hedman scores winner in 4th shootout round and Tampa Bay beats Atlanta 2-1.

Victor Hedman scored in the fourth round of a shootout to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Atlanta Thrashers 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Hedman has scored just two goals in 30 ga...

Stamkos lifts Lightning over Canucks 5-4 in OT

2010-12-11T23:00:07Z

Steven Stamkos scores 2nd goal of game in OT, Lightning beat Canucks 5-4

Steven Stamkos scored his second goal of the game on a power play 34 seconds into overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning recovered after blowing a two-goal lead in the third period to beat the Eberle, Omark scores in shootout, Oilers beat Lightning 4-3 for 5th victory in 6 games

Jordan Eberle and Linus Omark — making his NHL debut — scored in a shootout and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped both Tampa B...

Bourque's 3 points lift Flames over Lightning

2010-12-07T22:00:13Z

Bourque has goal, 2 assists as Flames beat Lightning 4-2

Rene Bourque had a goal and two assists in the Calgary Flames' 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

Co...

Lightning edge Avalanche 6-3

2010-12-04T19:30:52Z

Martin St. Louis helps Tampa Bay Lightning edge Colorado Avalanche 6-5

Martin St. Louis and Simon Gagne each had a goal and two assists, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 6-5 victory ...

Krejci scores twice in Bruins' victory

2010-12-03T11:33:07Z

Krejci scores twice, Savard returns to help Bruins rout Lightning 8-1

David Krejci had two goals and an assist and Marc Savard returned to the Boston lineup, helping the Bruins rout the Tampa Bay Lightning 8-1 on Thursday night.

S...

NHL club value up but 16 lose money: report

2010-12-01T19:31:34Z

While most of the National Hockey League's 30 teams lost money the average franchise value is up two percent to 228 million dollars, Forbes magazine reported Wednesday in its annual look at the league.

The report showed 16 clubs lost money in the 2009-2010 season and a great divide in the NHL's profit-making haves and have nots.

St Louis leads late charge as Lightning beat Leafs in OT

2010-11-30T20:00:10Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - Martin St Louis led a late comeback as the Tampa Bay Lightning avoided a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 overtime win against the Toronto Maple Le...

Gagne lifts Lightning over Maple Leafs 4-3 in OT

2010-11-30T19:30:38Z

Simon Gagne scores in overtime in return from injury, Lightning beat Maple Leafs 4-3

Simon Gagne made an impressive return to the Tampa Bay Lightning lineup, scoring 1:15 into overtime Tuesday night for a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Weiss scores in 4th SO round for Panthers' win

2010-11-27T19:31:01Z

Stephen Weiss scores in the 4th shootout round, Panthers beat Lightning 4-3

Stephen Weiss scored in the fourth round of a shootout to help the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Saturday night.

Semin has hat trick, Caps beat Lightning 6-0

2010-11-26T17:00:18Z

Alexander Semin has natural hat trick in Capitals' 6-0 victory over Lightning

Alexander Semin scored three times in a 4:29 span of the second period for his NHL-high third hat trick of the season, and Semyon Varlamov made 17 saves in the Washington Capitals

Stamkos scores 21st, Lightning top Rangers 5-3

2010-11-24T19:30:41Z

Stamkos has goal, 2 assists; Malone scores 2 in Lightning win over Rangers

Steven Stamkos scored his NHL-leading 21st goal and had two assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning stretched their winning streak to five games with a 5-3 victory over the N...

Stamkos scores 20th goal in Lightning win

2010-11-22T20:00:14Z

Steven Stamkos scores NHL-leading 20th goal of the season and Tampa Bay beats Boston

Steven Stamkos got his NHL-leading 20th goal of the season to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Monday night.

Stamkos, who has a point in 18 of 21 game...

Smith solid in goal as Lightning top Sabres 2-1

2010-11-20T19:00:13Z

Mike Smith makes 29 saves to lift Lightning to 2-1 win over Sabres

Mike Smith made 29 saves to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

Smith, in his first start since Nov. 12, helped the Lightning (11-7-2) to their third straight victory, tying a season high. H...

Lightning strike down Flyers 8-7 in scoring blitz

2010-11-18T20:00:18Z

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - NHL leading scorer Steven Stamkos got his second hat trick of the season on Thursday and the Tampa Bay Lightning erased an early two-goa...

League suspends Jokinen and Ritola for dangerous hits

2010-11-18T15:42:21Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - Calgary Flames forward Olli Jokinen has been suspended three games for a cross check to the head and Tampa Bay

Isles drop 11th straight, lose in coach's debut

2010-11-18T14:38:49Z

Coach Capuano can't change Islanders fortunes; New York loses 11th straight, falls to TB 4-2

Steven Stamkos scored his NHL-leading 16th goal and added an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning sent the Islanders to their 11th straight loss with a 4-...

Clutterbuck, Miettinen score PP goals for Wild

2010-11-14T17:00:35Z

Clutterbuck, Miettinen score on power play to lead Wild past Lightning, 4-1

Cal Clutterbuck and Antti Miettinen scored on the power play during a three-goal first period, Niklas Backstrom made 37 saves and the

Penguins score three late goals to breeze by Lightning

2010-11-12T20:00:31Z

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Penguins scored three successive third-period goals to rout the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 Friday.

The Penguins bottled up the Lightning offense, limiting the visitors to just 16 shots.

Fleury gets 2nd win of season, Pens beat Lightning

2010-11-12T19:00:46Z

Fleury makes 15 saves to win for only second time this season, Penguins beat Lightning 5-1

Embattled Marc-Andre Fleury made 15 saves in his best performance of the season and the Pittsburgh Penguins won for only the third time in nine games, 5-1 over the Reuters) - Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vincent Lecavalier will miss three-to-four weeks with a broken right hand suffered in Thursday's game against the Washington C...

Lecavalier out 3 to 4 weeks after breaking hand

2010-11-12T12:32:06Z

Tampa Bay's Lecavalier breaks right hand against Capitals, will be sidelined 3 to 4 weeks

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vincent Lecavalier broke his right hand in Thursday's game against the Washington Capitals and will be sidelined fro...

Semin scores 3 goals, Caps win 6-3 for 6th in row

2010-11-12T12:31:29Z

Semin has 3 goals and 2 assists, sends Capitals past Lightning 6-3 for 6th straight victory

Alexander Semin scored three third-period goals and added two assists, Alex Ovechkin had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals

Woes Continue for Punchless Leafs: Who Will Score in Leafland?

2010-11-29T14:51:47Z

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Lightning Capitals Hockey

2011-01-04T19:01:35Z

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, moves the puck on Tampa Bay Lightning's Adam Hall (18) and Tampa Bay Lightning's Victor Hedma...

Rangers Lightning Hockey

2011-01-01T20:01:17Z

New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, right, of Sweden, poke-checks Tampa Bay Lightning's Ryan Malone during the second period of an Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Pavel Kubina (13), of the Czech Republic, celebrates with teammates Ryan Malone, left, and Steven Stamkos (91) after his second-period goal against the Boston Bruins left wing Mark Recchi, right, celebrates with teammate Michael Ryder after scoring against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, ...

Lightning Thrashers Hockey

2010-12-26T19:31:33Z

Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier, second from right, celebrates with teammates from left, Steven Stamkos, Ryan Malone, Martin St. Louis, after scoring the game winning goa...

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