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Coach Rick Tocchet said a team meeting Friday morning focused on shoring up the mental lapses - and sloppy play - that plagued the Lightning in Wednesday's loss to the Maple Leafs.

The Lightning didn't expect to go all season without losing in regulation at home.

David Perron...St. Louis Blues...with a power play goal. No, that's not a final solution to a Clue game.

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.

Mike Smith did his job Saturday night against the Hurricanes. The Lightning goaltender made 24 saves.

The Lightning knew the Ducks were going to come out strong Thursday night. Anaheim had lost four straight.

Being the proprietor of a local restaurant/bar while playing for the 67's was not without its perks for Zenon Konopka.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to push their winning streak to a season-high three games when they invite the Los Angeles Kings to St.

HKNWild-Lightning,0223 Lightning beat Wild in shootout Eds: APNewsNow. Lightning 4, Wild 3, SO.

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.

The one thing players say they want most from on-ice officials is consistency. That is why two calls last week, both of which went against the Lightning, are worth exploring.

The Lightning's top draft pick, defenseman Victor Hedman, has been sensational all season.

Jason Spezza scored the game-winning goal in overtime and assisted on both of Ottawa's regulation tallies, as the Senators edged the Lightning, 3-2, after having two goals disallowed late in the third period.

Ryan Malone scored the game-winning goal 2:21 into overtime to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre.

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.

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.

For the second straight game, the Ottawa Senators penalty killers were called upon to save the day.

When Rick Tocchet feels the need for a change of pace, the Lightning coach simply lets the dogs out.

Maybe it is because there's no hardware handed out for "best NHL sophomore", but it's amazing how little attention most second-year players not named Crosby or Ovechkin get in this league.

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.