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Roloson, Bolts Set to Battle Caps for First

Newly-acquired goaltender Dwayne Roloson will get his first start in net tonight for the Tampa Bay Lightning, as they battle the Washington Capitals for the top spot in the Southeast Division.  This…Read More

Lightning Acquire Roloson From Islanders

Take Evgeni Nabokov off of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s shopping list. As reported by TSN.ca, Bolts’ GM Steve Yzerman tonight has acquired 41-year-old goalkeeper Dwayne Roloson from the New…Read More

Stamkos, Desjardins Keys in Win Over Habs

It was a night of milestones for the Tampa Bay Lightning as they beat the visiting Montreal Canadiens, 4-1, in the last game of the calendar year. Goaltender Cedrick Desjardins made 27 saves after allowing…Read More

Bolts Lose Heartbreaker to Bruins in Final Seconds

It appeared that the Tampa Bay Lightning were headed to familiar territory as regulation wound down to the closing seconds and the score tied at 3-3 with the Boston Bruins.  After all, Tampa’s…Read More

Yzerman Can Afford to be Patient with Goaltending

What a difference two weeks can make. On December 11th, Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Dan Ellis was coming off of a shaky 5-4 overtime victory over the Vancouver Canucks.  He had let in a questionable…Read More

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Christmas Roundup: Lightning Move Into First

It has been a hectic week for the Tampa Bay Lightning, a stretch that has seen the Bolts take over…Read More

Lightning Blast Canes for Fifth Straight

The Tampa Bay Lightning are on a roll.  Plain and simple. The Bolts used a dominant second period,…Read More

Goaltender Desjardins Recalled from Norfolk

As reported by Erik Erlendsson via Twitter this morning, Tampa Bay has recalled goaltender Cedrick…Read More

Smith’s Recent Performance Much Needed

When it was announced that Evgeni Nabokov was leaving the Kontinental Hockey League and returning to…Read More

Harju Returned to Norfolk

Johan Harju was a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game last night against the Atlanta Thrashers, and…Read More

Lecavalier Returns; Smith Outduels Pavelec

It was a huge game for the Tampa Lightning, as they played their much-improved Southeast Division rival Atlanta Thrashers at St. Pete Times Forum last night. Read | Share

Nabokov in Plans for Bolts?

As each game Tampa Bay Lightning game passes by, the number of soft goals being allowed continues ot mount. While Dan Ellis has been solid for the most part, his contests have been marred by a goal of…Read More

Stamkos’ Overtime Goal Lifts Lightning

The recent six game stretch that Steven Stamkos had gone without a goal became a thing of the past on Friday night when he scored against the Edmonton Oilers in a 3-2 shootout loss. Last night Stamkos…Read More

Ex-Bolt Khabibulin Shines as Oilers Beat Lightning

It was a strange game in Edmonton Friday night, as the Oilers and Tampa Bay Lightning would exchange huge shifts in momentum, an old face would come back to haunt the Bolts, and a Swedish youngster would…Read More

Trip Begins With 4-2 Loss to Flames

As the Tampa Bay Lightning opened up their three-game road trip in Calgary tonight against the Flames, things could not have gotten off to a worse start early on. Starting goaltender Dan Ellis would yield…Read More

Opponent’s Mission: Stop Stamkos

Just before Thanksgiving, there was much conversation about Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos’ chances of scoring 50 goals in 50 games. The 20-year-old sniper had picked up 10 goals…Read More

Lightning Hang on for 6-5 Win

With the Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche each having explosive offenses, tonight’s matchup had wild shootout written all over it. And that is exactly what happened. Read | Share

Road Weary Bolts Try to Rebound Against Avs

The Tampa Bay Lightning (14-9-3, 31 points) make a brief stop at St. Pete Times Forum tonight before heading out on a three-game West coast road trip. The Bolts have played just 10 of their first 26 games…Read More

Lightning Blasted by Bruins in 8-1 Nightmare

It was a long night that is best forgotten by the Tampa Bay Lightning players, as they will try to recover emotionally and somehow move forward after an utterly disastrous game. After the 8-1 shellacking…Read More

In Need of a Number One Goaltender

When Dan Ellis was signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning as an unrestricted free agent this past summer, the thought was that he would either grab the number one job or push Mike Smith to take hold. Neither…Read More

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