Andrej Meszaros News

Stamkos sparks 'Bolts to OT win Steven Stamkos #91, Martin St Louis #26, Steve Downie #9, Andrej Meszaros #14 and Ryan Malone #12 of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate St Louis' third period goal against the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center on November 19, 2009 in Anaheim, California.

It may seem like the NHL season started a couple of days ago, but we reach the one-quarter mark during tonight's six-game schedule.

The celebration began at the 1:40 mark of overtime. It appeared that Lightning defenseman Andrej Meszaros had just won the game on a shot from the point.

Controversial OT call costs it a goal, and it fails to score in shootout. Though the Lightning and Kings met Saturday for the only time this season, with the gritty, chippy way they played, you would have thought they were division rivals.

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

Victor Hedman practiced Monday at the Ice Sports Forum and was to see a doctor to determine if his brain activity is normal.

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

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.

After three games and two periods of trying to spread the wealth, Rick Tocchet reverted to Tampa Bay's money line in advance of tonight's game against the Flyers.

The Lightning's shootout woes have been well documented, but a struggling power play has also contributed to their mediocre start.

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.

Steven Stamkos lit the lamp twice to lead Tampa Bay past San Jose, 5-2, at St. Pete Times Forum.

Coach Rick Tocchet said he admires David Hale 's "gritty" game. Add a dip in the performance of Kurtis Foster and Hale has pushed into the top six on defense.

The Lightning needs to tighten up its defense in the final minute of a period. Two last-minute goals did in Tampa Bay on Saturday night in an excruciating 3-2 shootout loss to the Sabres at the St.

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.

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.

The Tampa Bay Lightning notched their first victory of the 2009-10 campaign, beating their nemesis, Carolina, 5-2. Going into the game, the Hurricanes had won eight straight meetings with the Lightning, but it wasn't going to happen this night.

With his body already half on the ice, and the upper half about to join in, right in front of the Lightning bench, Ryan Malone flipped a puck down ice that wobbled its way into an open Carolina net.

It's no 'Dancing with the Stars' The show is called Battle of the Blades and can be seen weekly on Canada's CBC television network.

Like the franchise itself, the goaltender was flat on his back. Mike Smith's face was twisted in agony, and the blood streamed freely down his face.