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Times wires Wednesday, June 1, 2011 VANCOUVER — Commissioner Gary Bettman believes the league will adopt a more balanced schedule when the relocated Winnipeg franchise likely moves to the Western Conference in 2012. In his annual state-of-the-league address Wednesday, Bettman confirmed the relocated Thrashers will play a final season in the Southeast Division with the Lightning in 2011-12 and ...

Times wires Tuesday, May 31, 2011 ATLANTA — There was little reaction in this city to the news Tuesday the Thrashers were sold to a Winnipeg group that will move the team to that city, other than a tearful news conference held by outgoing co-owner Michael Gearon. Gearon said the ownership group, which also controls the NBA's Hawks and Philips Arena, did all it could to find someone who would ...

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Hart Trophy finalist Martin St. Louis and Teddy Purcell collect two goals apiece as the Tampa Bay Lightning force a decisive seventh game in the Eastern Conference final.

Tampa Bay Lightning winger Sean Bergenheim will be assessed Wednesday prior to Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals vs. Boston.

Over the weekend, Tim Thomas provided the Tampa Bay Lightning with bulletin-board material.

The Tampa Bay Lightning are once again hitching their hopes of blocking Boston's path to the Stanley Cup finals on goaltender Dwayne Roloson.

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Steve Downie likely will be a game-time decision for Monday's Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals at Boston.

In the NBA western conference finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder stole one game on the road to even the series against the Dallas Mavericks . The Thunder relied on the gutsy play of their reserves to beat the Mavericks, 106-100. In the NHL playoffs, the Boston Bruins established a 2-1 lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 in the Eastern conference finals. The Bruins’ Tim Thomas made 31 ...

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The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to build off a blowout victory and stave off ... TAMPA -- Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning found a way to keep their first-round ...

Sean Bergenheim scored two goals and Dwayne Roloson stopped 33 shots as the surging Tampa Bay Lightning completed a series sweep of the top-seeded Washington Capitals with a 5-3 victory in Game 4

Sean Bergenheim scored a pair of goals and Dwayne Roloson made 33 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning knocked the Washington Capitals out of the postseason following Wednesday's 5-3 victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Derrick Rose officially became the NBAand#8217;s youngest MVP yesterday, joining Michael Jordan as the only Bulls players to win the award. Rose had a spectacular season in leading Chicago to the leagueand#8217;s best record (62-20).

In an instant, the top-seeded Washington Capitals went from climbing back into the Eastern Conference semifinals to the brink of elimination against the surging Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Tampa Bay Lightning struck twice in a 24 second span in the third period to rally for a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.