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The Lightning's Dominic Moore was fined $2,500 Friday, the most allowed under the collective bargaining agreement, for an apparent head hit on the Rangers' Ruslan Fedotenko.

GM Steve Yzerman is still in waiting mode when it comes to potential moves before the Feb.

Coach Boucher and The Lightning are obviously happy and feeling confident heading into tomorrow night's game against the L.A. Kings after the 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers Saturday.

TAMPA Knowing when somebody is going to zig and when he is going to zag looks like intuition between teammates.

Tampa Bay Lightning star Marty St. Louis played in his 900th career NHL game Saturday night, and it was one everyone will remember.

It seemed to be a case of animal cruelty as Tampa took on in-state rivals The Florida Panthers for the last time of the season.

Martin St Louis ensured his 900th NHL game would be one to remember as he scored a hat-trick in Tampa Bay's 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers.

Marty St. Louis celebrates after his first goal of the game gives the Lightning a 3-1 lead in the second period. The last time he talked to the media before a milestone game, an injury put him on the sideline.

Several breakdowns were costly for the Panthers, coach Kevin Dineen said after a loss that dropped their division lead to one point.

Steven Stamkos sends home a rebound of Marty St. Louis' shot in overtime Tuesday night to give the Lightning their season-best fifth straight victory.

With Martin St. Louis heating up to serve as a scoring compliment to Steven Stamkos, the Lightning seem poised to make a run at a playoff spot.

And in the first game back from the break, the Caps needed to put the pedal to the metal and finish out strong - not only to set the tone for the second half but also to keep pace with the rest of the conference.

Steven Stamkos scored his NHL-leading 33rd goal at 2:45 of overtime, giving the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.

Steven Stamkos scored his NHL-leading 33rd goal at 2:45 of overtime, giving the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.

Right before the All-Star break, the Tampa Bay Lightning had finished with a 4 game winning streak.

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Vincent Lecavalier #4 of the Tampa Bay Lightning skates against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place on November 5, 2009 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

During a recent meeting with Teddy Purcell , Lightning coach Guy Boucher said he would gladly give the right wing more ice time if he deserved it.