Steven Stamkos Rumors & News

Florida Panthers defenseman Brian Campbell set up Steven Stamkos' overtime game-winner, had no shots on goal and finished with a +1 rating while logging 23:46 of ice time as Canada squeaked by Slovenia 4-3 yesterday in Stockholm. Stamkos ended the tilt 2:36 into the extra period. It was his second goal of the game and sixth of the tournament. Matt Duchene and Brenden Dillon also scored for Canada. Jan Urbas notched two goals to stake Slovenia to an early 2-0 lead. Devan Dubnyk made 17 saves to pick up the win. Canada finished second in Group S behind undefeated Switzerland and will p...

Brian Campbell (pictured in Panthers gear) assisted on a first period power-play goal by Steven Stamkos to help propel Canada to a convincing 3-0 win over Sweden today in Stockholm. The Florida Panthers defender had three shots on goal and finished with a +1 rating while logging 16:48 minutes of ice time. Phoenix Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith posted the 33 save shutout. Luke Schenn and Jordan Staal scored the other goals for Canada. Jacob Markstrom relieved Buffalo's Jhonas Enroth, who made 22 saves while taking the loss for the tournament co-hosts, with 9:12 remaining in the third per...

Today the IIHF Men's World Championships begin in Stockholm, Sweden, and Helsinki, Finland (dual hosts again this year). This year five Tampa Bay Lightning players are participating: Ben Bishop, Matt Carle, and Nate Thompson for the USA, Steven Stamkos for Canada, and goaltending prospect Jaroslav Janus for Slovakia. Contrary to rumors, prospect Andrey Vasilevskiy is not playing for Team Russia in the tournament,. Teams from 16 countries are divided into two groups for the round-robin-style first round. This year one group is competing in Stockholm (including Canada and Sweden) and...

In this photo taken with a fisheye lens, Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron (37) looks for a rebound as Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Anders Lindback and Steven Stamkos defend during the second period of Boston's 2-0 win in an NHL hockey game in Boston, Thursday, April 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

Well, it only took 3 weeks, but someone finally overtook Sidney Crosby for the scoring lead. All it took was Martin St. Louis to turn the trick. We'll give him the line of the night for those 3 even strength goals, 5 shots, and plus-4. It was his 17th multi-point game of the season and MSL is certainly a hart trophy candidate but I think Stamkos and him might cancel each other out. It also won't help that the Lightning are awful. Steven Stamkos tied Crosby and is just two points behind his little buddy for the scoring lead after his 1+1=2, 4 shots, 3 hits, and plus-5. He has a healthy ...

The Bolts are out of the playoff picture, but then again, that hasn't stopped teams from beating the Bruins before. Be sure to watch Steven Stamkos, who is vying for the Rocket Richard trophy, only two goals behind Alex Ovechkin: We're less than a week from playoffs. Here is a rundown of what scouts report the Bruins' problems to be. [ESPN] Granted, it has been an unusual, emotional week for the city of Boston as a whole, but Claude Julien feels the team should be "thriving on it, instead of using it as a crutch." [SportsIllustrated] Peter Chiarelli noted that players supposedly ...

Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos slides across the ice after scoring past Toronto Maple Leafs goalie James Reimer (34) and defenseman Mark Fraser (45) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos (91) gets past Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Mark Fraser (45) and prepares to score past Maple Leafs' goaltender James Reimer during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)