Mattias Ohlund News

Considering it was supposed to be a minor inconvenience, the suspected right ankle injury of D Mattias Ohlund has been a major pain.

After a run of six consecutive starts, Antero Niittymaki will take a seat tonight when the Lightning visit Jobing.com Arena outside Phoenix tonight .

The Ducks were unable to pick up any momentum on what turned out to be a winless four-game road trip.

The last thing Lightning D Kurtis Foster heard from teammate Paul Ranger was positive.

Commissioner Gary Bettman said he planned to "chat" with Lightning co-owner Oren Koules during Monday's game with the Coyotes, but he offered little new concerning how or when the organization's ownership saga will end.

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman, sidelined with a head injury since being hit by Ottawa's Chris Neil five days ago, has been cleared to play and should be in the lineup Thursday when the Lightning host Minnesota "He's cleared to play, assuming nothing happens tomorrow at practice or anything," Lawton told NHL.com after breaking the ...

Asked Friday about the difference between playing in North America and Europe, the Lightning 's rookie defenseman and Swedish native talked about the quicker NHL game and making faster decisions.

It was big news when it happened. When then-Canucks defenseman Mattias Ohlund broke a bone in the left leg of Wild star Mikko Koivu with a two-handed slash, there were threats of retaliation in what already was a testy rivalry between the two teams.

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.

"I don't want to risk anything," Hedman said yesterday after watching his teammates practise at the Bell Centre.

Rookie defenceman Victor Hedman says he feels OK after being rocked by a hit from Ottawa's Chris Neil, but to be safe, he will not be in the lineup for the Tampa Bay Lightning's next game against the Montreal Canadiens.

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.

Toronto forward Phil Kessel, left, battles for the puck against Tampa's Martin St Louis on Tuesday.

Phil Kessel, playing his first game in Leaf uniform, left the ice briefly during the first period of Tuesday night's Toronto-Tampa Bay game.

NEW JERSEY 2, TAMPA BAY 1: David Clarkson scored the lone shootout goal in the fourth round, and the Devils extended their season-opening road winning streak to seven games Saturday.

The Lightning are in a stretch in their schedule in which they play only four games in two weeks, and they're all at home.

Lightning goalie Mike Smith lost another shootout Saturday night, but it was hard to fault him for what happened in that portion of a gut-wrenching 3-2 loss to Buffalo.

Alex Edler learned a lot about the NHL from fellow Swede and ex-Canuck defenceman Mattias Ohlund, who signed with Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay Lightning's Mattias Ohlund , of Sweden, collides with Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz , right rear, in front of Lightning goalie Antero Nittymaki, of Finland, in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Saturday, Oct.

The Lightning could not have played much worse Thursday night against the Senators.