He then scored his first goal since his injury on March 31, 2009 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Smith noted that of the 21 players currently eligible to play tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning, 14 were not with the Rangers last season.

Simpson suffered a serious back injury in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on December 1, 1993.

None of the three first-round home games against the Tampa Bay Lightning were sold out.

He was expected to be sidelined at least a month, but returned within half that time on November 8 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

He returned for the playoffs against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

And his save average against the Tampa Bay Lightning had been a shaky .897.

So the Islanders went out against the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight and committed a mere four penalties for the entire game.

However, he suffered a hip pointer injury against the Tampa Bay Lightning, and missed several games.

The next notable incident happened on March 19, 2009, in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.