Playoff MVP Victor Hedman awarded Conn Smythe Trophy

When the Tampa Bay Lightning were still in Toronto, they enjoyed some fresh air outside at the football stadium inside the bubble.

Flashback to 2004, the last time the Bolts won the Stanley Cup

The Bolts' 2004 championship feels like a lifetime ago to many fans. It may seem even longer when you realize that in 2004, there was no iPhone, Jon Gruden was coaching the Buccaneers, and Illinois still had a state senator named Barack Obama.

Eyes on the prize: Dallas, Tampa Bay head into Game 6

After a very un-Dallas Stars-like first overtime period in which they sat back and let the Tampa Bay Lightning take it to them, players and coaches in the locker room had a very distinct message.

Stars force Game 6 of Stanley Cup Final

Joe Pavelski and Corey Perry don’t want to leave the bubble just yet.

Shattenkirk's OT goal puts Lightning up 3-1, on verge of Cup

Kevin Shattenkirk will never forget having his contract bought out in the summer of 2019 and joining the Tampa Bay Lightning because he felt their core players had a similar chip on their shoulders after a shocking first-round exit.

First female NHL player recalls 'amazing' Lightning debut

Twenty-eight years ago this week, Manon Rhéaume made history when she stepped on the ice for the Tampa Bay Lightning. She says it’s incredible to see how far the team has come.

Neighbors call 911 to report man yelling 'shoot!' during Lightning game

During game three Wednesday, Devon Garnett and his friends were yelling so loudly for the bolts to “shoot” the puck. His neighbors apparently just heard someone repeatedly yelling “shoot” and called 911.

Family of Lightning coach Jon Cooper cheer on dad's team nearly 3,000 miles away

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been on an incredible run to win it all and bring home the Stanley Cup, and it's galvanized the entire Tampa Bay community.

Stamkos scores, leaves Game 3; Lightning beat Stars 5-2

Steven Stamkos scored on his first shot since February, left with injury and the Tampa Bay Lightning kept dominating without him, blowing the Dallas Stars out of an empty arena with a 5-2 rout in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night to take the lead in the series.

Stanley Cup Faceoff: Dallas, Tampa Bay showing value of draws

When Ron Francis knew something was working on faceoffs, he would experiment and not use his best moves right away.

Lightning tie Cup Final at 1 game each; Stars' Comeau injured

Dallas Stars forward Blake Comeau left Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final with an injury after taking a big, high hit from Tampa Bay’s Ryan McDonagh in the second period.

20 years after being first-round pick for Lightning, Alekseev joins new team as firefighter

Nikita Alekseev was a first-round draft pick for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2000. Now, 20 years later, he’s just as proud to put on a different kind of uniform with Tampa Fire Rescue.

Slow-starting Lightning seek early spark against Stars in Game 2

lake Coleman and the Tampa Bay Lightning are going to have to focus on having faster starts to games if they’re going to count on enjoying better finishes against the Dallas Stars in the Stanley Cup Final.

Dallas Stars beat Lightning 4-1 in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final

The well-rested Dallas Stars took it to the banged-up Tampa Bay Lightning with the play and physicality early and goaltender Anton Khudobin closed it out with 22 third-period saves to win Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final 4-1 on Saturday night.

Lightning put their past behind them in advancing to Stanley Cup Final

Emotionally spent following a 2-1 overtime Eastern Conference final  series-clinching win over the New York Islanders, the usually articulate coach Jon Cooper searched for words putting into perspective what it meant to be returning to the Stanley Cup Final with much of the team's core still intact from its previous trip in 2015.