Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
ATLANTA -- Steven Stamkos scored his 15th goal at 2:56 of overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning their second straight win, 4-3 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday.
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... streak. Niedermayer has 13 career overtime goals, the most by an NHL defenseman.Jeff Halpern, Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis scored for the Lightning, and Malone and Steve Downie each had two assists.Smith made 23 saves in his first start since Nov. 2 after five consecutive starts by Antero Nittymaki, who leads the league in goals-against average (1.93) and save percentage...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... streak. Niedermayer has 13 career overtime goals, the most by an NHL defenseman.Jeff Halpern, Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis scored for the Lightning, and Malone and Steve Downie each had two assists.Smith made 23 saves in his first start since Nov. 2 after five consecutive starts by Antero Nittymaki, who leads the league in goals-against average (1.93) and save percentage...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
TAMPA - Ryan Malone tied it with 14.7 seconds left in regulation, and Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos scored in the shootout to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 comeback win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
TAMPA - Ryan Malone tied it with 14.7 seconds left in regulation, and Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos scored in the shootout to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 comeback win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
TAMPA, Fla. — Ryan Malone tied it with 14.7 seconds left in regulation, and Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos scored in the shootout to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 comeback win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night.Malone tied it 3 on a backhander during a power play with Lightning goalie Antero Niittymaki off the ice for an extra skater.Stamkos scored his 13th goal of the season...
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... in NHL ) 17.6% Power Play (21st in NHL ) 76.9% Penalty Kill (25th in NHL ) Top 5 Scorers: 1. #91 Steven Stamkos ~ 12G 5A = 17pts 2. #26 Martin St. Louis ~ 3G 14A = 17pts 3. #12 Ryan Malone ~ 10G 4A = 14pts 4. #4 Vincent Lecavalier ~ 2G 12A = 14pts 5. #13 Alex Tanguay ~ 3G 6A = 9pts Top 3 Penalty Minutes: 1. #28 Zenon Konopka ~ 54PIM’s 2. #9 Steve Downie ~ 40PIM’s 3. #77 Victor...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... upper-body type thing," Lightning coach Rick Tocchet said. "We'll evaluate him throughout (today)."Steve Downie immediately came to Hedman's defense and received an instigator penalty on the play in addition to a fighting major. Neil, meanwhile, only received a fighting call.Neil has developed a reputation around the league as a dirty player and cheap-shot artist."He's not the cleanest...
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... upper-body type thing," Lightning coach Rick Tocchet said. "We'll evaluate him throughout (today)."Steve Downie immediately came to Hedman's defense and received an instigator penalty on the play in addition to a fighting major. Neil, meanwhile, only received a fighting call.Neil has developed a reputation around the league as a dirty player and cheap-shot artist."He's not the cleanest...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Spezza scores game-winner in return as Senators nip LightningTampa Bay Lightning's Steven Stamkos (91 collides with Ottawa Senators' Alex Kovalev, (27) of Russia, during the...(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Fred Chartrand)Scotiabank PlaceOttawa, Ontario, Canada17,511 (94.7% full) 343912722422017TAMOTT3:03Alex Tanguay (Power Play) Assists: Jeff Halpern, Steve Downie5:02Daniel Alfredsson...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
from Scott Cullen of TSN, Taking a look at one of my favourite sites, behindthenet.ca, here are some statistical leaders from the first month (or so) of the season: The league leaders in penalty differential (drawn - taken): Patrick Kaleta, RW, Buffalo - plus-10 Mason Raymond, LW, Vancouver - plus-9 Steve Downie, RW, Tampa Bay - plus-7 Dustin Brown, LW, Los Angeles - plus-7 Devin Setoguchi,...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
On February 9, 2008, veteran NHL linesman Pat Dapuzzo suffered career-ending and life-altering injuries when he was accidentally struck in the face by the skate blade of Flyers forward Steve Downie during a game in Philadelphia against the Rangers. The damage to Dapuzzo’s face and head was far more serious than simply cosmetic. In this exclusive for FanHouse, the 50-year-old Dapuzzo...
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... the best dogs I ever had was a pit bull," said Konopka, who centers a high-energy line between and Steve Downie. "He was real well-mannered on the leash, but if anyone crossed me or my dad, he'd pounce on them. That's just what me and my guys want to do."Whenever Coach Tocchet lets us off the leash, we pounce."Signed by the Lightning in July, 2008, Konopka has found a comfortable...
The FanHouse - Georgia Football (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
by Christopher Botta Filed under: FanHouse Exclusive On February 9, 2008, veteran NHL linesman Pat Dapuzzo suffered career-ending and life-altering injuries when he was accidentally struck in the face by the skate blade of Flyers forward Steve Downie during a game in Philadelphia against the Rangers. The damage to Dapuzzo's face and head was far more serious than simply cosmetic. In...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN, So it was interesting indeed this week to see how Stamkos would react when coach Rick Tocchet decided to break up the pair, moving the cure-all St. Louis to the struggling top line with Vincent Lecavalier and putting gritty Steve Downie with Stamkos and Ryan Malone on the second unit. The result? The new second line produced three goals while Stamkos put up...
