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Stamkos' tip-in gives Tampa Bay 4-3 OT win

Steven Stamkos scored his 15th goal at 2:56 of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning their second straight win, 4-3 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday. Complete Story...

Hurricanes beat Lightning 3-1

Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored second-period goals, and Manny Legace made 20 saves to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Saturday night.

Niedermayer's OT goal lifts Ducks

Scott Niedermayer scored a power-play goal 52 seconds into overtime and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night after blowing a three-goal lead.

Lecavalier leads Lightning to 4-1 win over Coyotes

Vincent Lecavalier had two goals and an assist and Mike Smith made 30 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 Monday night.

Kopitar scores lone shootout goal in L.A. win

Anze Kopitar scored the lone shootout goal as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday night.

Lightning beat Wild in shootout

Ryan Malone tied it with 14.7 seconds left in regulation, and Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos scored in the shootout to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 comeback win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.

Tampa Bay ends trip with 3-1 win over Canadiens

Ryan Malone and Alex Tanguay each had a goal and an assist to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Spezza's OT goal lifts Senators past Lightning

Jason Spezza scored a power-play goal 4:17 into overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

Malone scores in OT to give Lightning win

Ryan Malone scored at 2:21 of overtime, giving the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.

Richards, Carter score two each for Flyers in win

Mike Richards and Jeff Carter scored two goals apiece and rookie David Laliberte and Scott Hartnell also tallied, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.

Devils win 7th straight road game, beat TB in SO

David Clarkson scored the lone shootout goal in the fourth round of the tiebreaker and the New Jersey Devils extended their season-opening road winning streak to seven games with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.

Stamkos has 2 goals in Lightning win

Steven Stamkos had two power-play goals and an assist to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Thursday night.

Sabres win on Myers' sixth-round shootout goal

Tyler Myers scored in the sixth round of the shootout after Drew Stafford tied it late in the third period and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.

Smith gets 1st win of season in Lightning victory

Mike Smith won for the first time in nine months, James Wright scored his first NHL goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Thursday night.

Pens off to 7-1 start after 4-1 win over Lightning

The Pittsburgh Penguins are also using their defense to get off to a fast start to the season.

Michalek scores 3 goals, Sens rout Lightning 7-1

Milan Michalek had his first three-goal game in the NHL, scoring twice short-handed and once on a power play in the Ottawa Senators' 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

Tampa Bay's Malone scores go-ahead goal in 3rd

Ryan Malone's rebound goal in the third period gave the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday night.

Malone has 3 goals in Lightning win

Ryan Malone had three goals, including a go-ahead score midway through the third period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Saturday night.

Zajac's last-second goal lifts Devils to win

Travis Zajac scored with 1 second left in regulation, and the New Jersey Devils went on to a 4-3 shootout victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

Ruutu's goal in shootout lifts Carolina

Tuomo Ruutu scored the final goal for the Carolina Hurricanes in a shootout, giving them a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night.

Peverley, Kovalchuk lead Thrashers past Tampa Bay

Rich Peverley and Ilya Kovalchuk each scored two goals, Ondrej Pavelec stopped 36 shots and the Atlanta Thrashers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.

St. Louis scores in OT for Lightning

Martin St. Louis scored his second goal of the game on a power play with 7 seconds left in overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 exhibition victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

Coyotes beat Lightning 4-3 in shootout

Peter Mueller skated up close to beat goalie Antero Nittymaki with the decisive shootout goal, lifting the Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-3 exhibition victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night.

Richards sends Stars past Lightning in SO

Brad Richards converted in the third round of the shootout after scoring a goal in regulation to lift the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.

Lightning sign goalie Niittymaki

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free agent goalie Antero Niittymaki to be the backup to starter Mike Smith.

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NHL games in Prague are a hit
Source: Prague Post

The National Hockey League will be back, say organizers of the Oct. 4 and 5 games at O2 Arena. The New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning opened the season with two games — both 2-1 Rangers' victories — in front of sellout crowds of more than 17,000.

Thrashers' prospects record another shutout victory
Source: thrashers.today.com

The Atlanta Thrashers improved to 2-0 in the Traverse City Prospect Evaluation Tournament Sunday, downing the New York Rangers 3-0 for the Thrashers' second-consecutive shutout victory.

Thrashers open prospects tourney with win over Lightning
Source: thrashers.today.com

The Atlanta Thrashers opened play in the Traverse City Prospect Evaluation Tournament Saturday with a 1-0 victory over Tampa Bay.

Thrashers' prospects ready to lace 'em up this weekend
Source: thrashers.today.com

The games won't count, but for Atlanta Thrashers' fans, there will be hockey this weekend as the team's prospects squad laces 'em up in the Traverse City Prospect Evaluation Tournament.

Tube time: 63 Thrashers games to be shown this season
Source: thrashers.today.com

Sixty-three of the Atlanta Thrashers' 82 games this season will be televised, good news for those who get the regional sports network SportSouth – where 61 games will be shown. Two other games will be broadcast on Versus.

For Pavelec, future may be sooner rather than later
Source: Thrashers.Today.Com

The goalie situation in Atlanta is crowded, but Ondrej Pavelec may be the long-term answer between the pipes for the Thrashers.

Thrashers must improve in second half of back-to-back games
Source: thrashers.today.com

If the Thrashers hope to get better in 2008-09, here's one place to start: the second game of back-to-back sets. Last season, the Thrashers were a putrid 2-13-3 in the second half of back-to-back games. They'll have 15 such situations on their schedule this season.

Thrashers' five must-see dates: October-November
Source: Thrashers.Today.Com

Ready for hockey season? Here are five must-see Atlanta Thrashers' games in October and November.

Therapeutic Vest Will Help Children With Autism, ADHD, Anxiety
Source: Science Daily

Children with autism and ADHD may soon get anxiety relief from a novel "deep-pressure" vest developed by Brian Mullen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Rangers may get date at Yankee Stadium
Source: NY Daily News

The NHL is working with the Yankees' high command and representatives of the city to try to play a game at Yankee Stadium next winter. While there are plenty of logistical hurdles to clear, the principals are interested.

Planes, No Trains, Automobiles, and Plenty of Hockey Mixed In
Source: The New York Times

Steve Williamson, a Tampa Bay Lightning fan, began a journey last month that will take him to a game at each of the league's 30 arenas in 30 consecutive days.

NHL Playoffs are Here! Predictions Part 2

Tonight is night number two of the NHL playoff season as four more series begin including the start of the series featuring the number one seeds from both conferences.

Briere helps Sabres hand Lightning fourth straight loss
Source: ESPN.com

After Andreychuk was honored, with a callback to the rough and tough days of Ruff's and Dave's Sabres years, this year's version had nothing but bad news for Andreychuk's Stanley Cup teammates.

Buffalo News - Sabres crash Andreychuk's party
Source: CNET News.com

But, in a good way. Andreychuck has been one of my favorite players since the beginning of my following hockey.

Lightning claim right-winger Andre Roy off waivers from Penguins
Source: CBC

TAMPA, Fla. (CP) - Andre Roy is back with the team he helped win the Stanley Cup. The Tampa Bay Lightning claimed the rugged right-winger off waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, GM Jay Feaster announced.

Jagr scores 600th NHL goal
Source: NHL.com

Jaromir Jagr scored his 600th NHL goal Sunday night, making the New York Rangers captain the 16th player to reach the milestone.

Canadiens overpower Lightning
Source: CBC

"They say lightning strikes twice. But on Wednesday night, Sheldon Souray scored twice to strike down the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Canada's Cup?
Source: Blueshirt Bulletin

Oh, now I get it -- the whole point of the new CBA was to give the team that has won the most Stanley Cups in the past quarter century a chance to win another.

McKenzie: Careful signing NHL veterans
Source: Tsn.ca

Be careful - be very, very careful - when signing veterans who are older than 35 to multi-year contracts. [...] any team that signs a player 35 or older to a multi-year contract is going to use up valuable cap room to the end of the contract no matter what happens to the player.

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