The Latest Breaking News from Steven Stamkos

BRANDON, Fla. — Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois has been forced to make some difficult decisions over the past two weeks.

TAMPA, Fla. — Remember this:

This was such a shocking brawl, even if it was a tight playoff game.

TAMPA — After the Lightning lost Game 2 of their first-round playoff series in Toronto, captain Steven Stamkos sat at his stall and said that this series will be about managing emotions and avoiding the roller coaster that the intensity of the playoffs can create.

It was the first fight of Matthews’s career.

TORONTO — The Lightning knew one game doesn’t win a playoff series, not in the NHL and not against a team as talented as the Maple Leafs.

TAMPA, Fla. — It’s always expected around here, but now it’s official. With a 5-0 victory over the Islanders Saturday night at Amalie Arena, the Lightning clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs for a sixth straight season.

TAMPA, Fla. — With the postseason on the horizon, the Lightning have bought into the formula that games are won by stopping goals more than by scoring them.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The last time the Lightning faced the Hurricanes at PNC Arena three weeks ago, it was one of Tampa Bay’s low points in the season. The Lightning could get nothing going offensively and returned home frustrated from a 6-0 loss that was one of their most humbling…

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning opened Saturday night honoring the franchise’s founding father and two key players from their first Stanley Cup team.

NEWARK, N.J. — The Lightning went into the final minutes of Thursday night’s game against the Devils on their heels.