Steven Stamkos News

Sometimes, the arrival comes so quickly, it is easy to forget how far a player has come.

It was a wild night at the St. Pete Times Forum Thursday night as the Tampa Bay rallied from a pair of two goal deficits and defeated the Minnesota Wild in a shoot out, 4-3. The victory was the first shoot out win of the season for Tampa Bay, which had failed to score on 14 shoot out attempts before Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos went ...

The league will study whether it should ban hits to the head. But Lightning coach Rick Tocchet said a better idea is eliminating the instigator rule, which penalizes players who intentionally start fights.

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.

No matter how the Lightning play tonight against the Wild, the aftermath won't be anything like what occurred after the team's 16th game last year.

What a difference a year makes. When Tampa Bay Lighting center Steven Stamkos entered last season following his selection as the top overall pick in the 2008 NHL entry draft, a ton of pressure was placed on the 18-year-old rookie out of Sarnia of the OHL.

Thursday: Chat live with Damian Cristodero, 1 p.m. Want to talk about the Lightning's improved play of late? Steven Stamkos' stellar start? Antero Niittymaki's clutch performance? Join Times Lightning beat reporter Damian Cristodero for a live chat Thursday from 1-2 p.m. In the meantime, feel free to leave a question in the "Comments'' area below.

Tuesday night was unmistakably Phil Kessel's night in Toronto , as the Maple Leafs' big off-season acquisition finally made his debut for the team.

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

Not looking for trouble It should be no surprise that LW James Wright , above, whom Lightning coach Rick Tocchet has praised for being very coachable, was not a problem child.

With seven of eight wins coming in overtime/shootout, the Canadiens and fans have been on the edge of their seats.

Fresh off a hard-fought win over one of their fiercest rivals, the Montreal Canadiens return to the Bell Centre tonight for a matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Some 13 minutes into his Toronto Maple Leafs debut, it looked like Phil Kessel might be headed right back onto the injured list.

Steven Stamkos, celebrating the second of his two goals against the Devils in the Lightning's home opener, leads the team in goals with nine and is tied for the points lead with Marty St.

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.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled forward Ryan Craig from their AHL affiliate in Norfolk.

A first overall NHL draft pick coming home to Ontario to play the Maple Leafs is a match made in heaven.

Lightning coach Rick Tocchet wasn't aware his players called a closed-door meeting after Monday's nose-holding 6-2 loss to the Flyers.

The struggling Leafs could get a boost up front as Phil Kessel is expected to make his debut Tuesday against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the one club that arguably came closest to handing the New Jersey Devils their first road loss of the season.