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id="toc-Post-championship_successes_and_playoff_disappointments_(2004–2007)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Post-championship_successes_and_playoff_disappointments_(2004–2007)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.2</span> <span>Post-championship successes and playoff disappointments (2004–2007)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Post-championship_successes_and_playoff_disappointments_(2004–2007)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Decline_(2007–2008)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Decline_(2007–2008)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.3</span> <span>Decline (2007–2008)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Decline_(2007–2008)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Arrival_of_Steven_Stamkos_(2008–2010)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Arrival_of_Steven_Stamkos_(2008–2010)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2.4</span> <span>Arrival of Steven Stamkos (2008–2010)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Arrival_of_Steven_Stamkos_(2008–2010)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Steve_Yzerman/Julien_BriseBois_era_(2010–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Steve_Yzerman/Julien_BriseBois_era_(2010–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3</span> <span>Steve Yzerman/Julien BriseBois era (2010–present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Steve_Yzerman/Julien_BriseBois_era_(2010–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2011_run_to_the_Eastern_Conference_Finals_(2010–2011)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2011_run_to_the_Eastern_Conference_Finals_(2010–2011)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.1</span> <span>2011 run to the Eastern Conference Finals (2010–2011)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2011_run_to_the_Eastern_Conference_Finals_(2010–2011)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transition_seasons_(2011–2013)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transition_seasons_(2011–2013)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.2</span> <span>Transition seasons (2011–2013)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transition_seasons_(2011–2013)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Return_to_playoff_contention_(2013–2014)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Return_to_playoff_contention_(2013–2014)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.3</span> <span>Return to playoff contention (2013–2014)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Return_to_playoff_contention_(2013–2014)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Contention_for_the_Stanley_Cup_and_one_playoff_absence_(2014–2018)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Contention_for_the_Stanley_Cup_and_one_playoff_absence_(2014–2018)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.4</span> <span>Contention for the Stanley Cup and one playoff absence (2014–2018)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Contention_for_the_Stanley_Cup_and_one_playoff_absence_(2014–2018)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-First_Presidents'_Trophy_winner_swept_in_the_first_round_(2018–2019)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#First_Presidents'_Trophy_winner_swept_in_the_first_round_(2018–2019)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.5</span> <span>First Presidents' Trophy winner swept in the first round (2018–2019)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-First_Presidents'_Trophy_winner_swept_in_the_first_round_(2018–2019)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Back-to-back_Stanley_Cups_and_three_straight_Finals_appearances_(2019–2022)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Back-to-back_Stanley_Cups_and_three_straight_Finals_appearances_(2019–2022)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.6</span> <span>Back-to-back Stanley Cups and three straight Finals appearances (2019–2022)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Back-to-back_Stanley_Cups_and_three_straight_Finals_appearances_(2019–2022)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Early_playoff_exits_and_Stamkos_departure_(2022–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Early_playoff_exits_and_Stamkos_departure_(2022–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3.7</span> <span>Early playoff exits and Stamkos departure (2022–present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Early_playoff_exits_and_Stamkos_departure_(2022–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Radio_and_television" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Radio_and_television"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Radio and television</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Radio_and_television-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Team_colors_and_mascot" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Team_colors_and_mascot"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Team colors and mascot</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Team_colors_and_mascot-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Team colors and mascot subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Team_colors_and_mascot-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Logo_and_jerseys" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Logo_and_jerseys"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Logo and jerseys</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Logo_and_jerseys-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In-game_personalities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In-game_personalities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>In-game personalities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-In-game_personalities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-ThunderBug" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#ThunderBug"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>ThunderBug</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-ThunderBug-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lightning_Girls" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lightning_Girls"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Lightning Girls</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lightning_Girls-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Season-by-season_record" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Season-by-season_record"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Season-by-season record</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Season-by-season_record-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Players" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Players"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Players</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Players-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Players subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Players-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Current_roster" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_roster"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Current roster</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_roster-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Retired_numbers" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Retired_numbers"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Retired numbers</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Retired_numbers-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Team_captains" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Team_captains"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Team captains</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Team_captains-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hockey_Hall_of_Fame" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hockey_Hall_of_Fame"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Hockey Hall of Fame</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hockey_Hall_of_Fame-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Honored_members" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Honored_members"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.5</span> <span>Honored members</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Honored_members-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Hall_of_Fame" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Hall_of_Fame"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.6</span> <span>Tampa Bay Lightning Hall of Fame</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Hall_of_Fame-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-First-round_draft_picks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#First-round_draft_picks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.7</span> <span>First-round draft picks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-First-round_draft_picks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Franchise_scoring_leaders" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Franchise_scoring_leaders"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.8</span> <span>Franchise scoring leaders</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Franchise_scoring_leaders-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Franchise_playoff_scoring_leaders" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Franchise_playoff_scoring_leaders"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.9</span> <span>Franchise playoff scoring leaders</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Franchise_playoff_scoring_leaders-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-NHL_awards_and_trophies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#NHL_awards_and_trophies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>NHL awards and trophies</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-NHL_awards_and_trophies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Franchise_records" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Franchise_records"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Franchise records</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Franchise_records-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Franchise records subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Franchise_records-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Individual" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Individual"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Individual</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Individual-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Team" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Team"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Team</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Team-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%8A_%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC" title="تامبا باي لايتنينج – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="تامبا باي لايتنينج" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%85%D9%BE%D8%A7_%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%82" title="تمپا بی لایتنینق – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="تمپا بی لایتنینق" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%91%D1%8D%D0%B9_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B3" title="Тампа Бэй Лайтнінг – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Тампа Бэй Лайтнінг" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%91%D1%8D%D0%B9_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B3" title="Тампа Бэй Лайтнінг – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Тампа Бэй Лайтнінг" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3" title="Тампа Бей Лайтнинг – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Тампа Бей Лайтнинг" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning" title="Tampa Bay Lightning – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Tampa Bay Lightning" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning" title="Tampa Bay Lightning – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Tampa Bay Lightning" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning" title="Tampa 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– Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Tampa Bay Lightning" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning" title="Tampa Bay Lightning – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Tampa Bay Lightning" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0-%D0%91%D1%8D%D0%B9_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3" title="Тампа-Бэй Лайтнинг – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Тампа-Бэй Лайтнинг" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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Conference (NHL)">Eastern</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NHL)" title="Atlantic Division (NHL)">Atlantic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1992</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">History</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Tampa Bay Lightning</b><br /><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NHL_season" title="1992–93 NHL season">1992</a>–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Home arena</th><td class="infobox-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Amalie_Arena" title="Amalie Arena">Amalie Arena</a></b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ECA-Uniform-TBL.png" 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Bone</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Vinik Sports Group, LLC<br />(<a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Vinik" title="Jeffrey Vinik">Jeffrey Vinik</a>, chairman)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General manager</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Julien_BriseBois" title="Julien BriseBois">Julien BriseBois</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Coach_(ice_hockey)" title="Coach (ice hockey)">Head coach</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jon_Cooper_(ice_hockey)" title="Jon Cooper (ice hockey)">Jon Cooper</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)" title="Captain (ice hockey)">Captain</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Minor league affiliates</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Crunch" title="Syracuse Crunch">Syracuse Crunch</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Solar_Bears_(ECHL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL)">Orlando Solar Bears</a> (<a href="/wiki/ECHL" title="ECHL">ECHL</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cups</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>3</b> (<a href="/wiki/2004_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2004 Stanley Cup Finals">2003–04</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2020 Stanley Cup Finals">2019–20</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2021 Stanley Cup Finals">2020–21</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference championships</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>4</b> (<a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season" title="2014–15 NHL season">2014–15</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NHL_season" title="2019–20 NHL season">2019–20</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NHL_season" title="2021–22 NHL season">2021–22</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Presidents' Trophy</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>1</b> (<a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NHL_season" title="2018–19 NHL season">2018–19</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division championships</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>4</b> (<a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season" title="2002–03 NHL season">2002–03</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NHL_season" title="2017–18 NHL season">2017–18</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NHL_season" title="2018–19 NHL season">2018–19</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nhl.com/lightning">www<wbr />.nhl<wbr />.com<wbr />/lightning</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Tampa Bay Lightning</b> (colloquially known as the <b>Bolts</b>) are a professional <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> team based in <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a>. The Lightning compete in the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL) as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NHL)" title="Atlantic Division (NHL)">Atlantic Division</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NHL)" title="Eastern Conference (NHL)">Eastern Conference</a>. They play their home games at <a href="/wiki/Amalie_Arena" title="Amalie Arena">Amalie Arena</a> in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Tampa" title="Downtown Tampa">Downtown Tampa</a>. </p><p>The Lightning were founded as an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion team</a> on December 6, 1990, and began play in the <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NHL_season" title="1992–93 NHL season">1992–93 NHL season</a>. The team has won three <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> championships: in <a href="/wiki/2004_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2004 Stanley Cup Finals">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2020 Stanley Cup Finals">2020</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2021_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2021 Stanley Cup Finals">2021</a>. Since 2015, the Lightning have reached the conference finals six times (<a href="/wiki/2015_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2015 Stanley Cup playoffs">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2016 Stanley Cup playoffs">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2018 Stanley Cup playoffs">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2020 Stanley Cup playoffs">2020</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2021 Stanley Cup playoffs">2021</a> and <a href="/wiki/2022_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2022 Stanley Cup playoffs">2022</a>) and have made four appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals, winning in 2020 and 2021 and finishing as runners-up in <a href="/wiki/2015_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2015 Stanley Cup Finals">2015</a> and <a href="/wiki/2022_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2022 Stanley Cup Finals">2022</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a>, respectively. Additionally, the Lightning won the <a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Trophy" title="Presidents' Trophy">Presidents' Trophy</a> in 2019 after they tied the then all-time record for regular season wins in the 2018–19 season, tying the 62 wins of the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Detroit_Red_Wings" class="mw-redirect" title="1995–96 Detroit Red Wings">1995–96 Detroit Red Wings</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (later broken by the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Boston_Bruins_season" title="2022–23 Boston Bruins season">2022–23 Boston Bruins</a>), and won eleven straight playoff series from 2020 to 2022. The team's sustained success in the time period from 2015 to 2022 has led some outlets to regard the Lightning as a modern NHL dynasty within that time span.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lightning also went to the conference finals in 2011. The franchise is owned by <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Vinik" title="Jeffrey Vinik">Jeffrey Vinik</a>, and the general manager is <a href="/wiki/Julien_BriseBois" title="Julien BriseBois">Julien BriseBois</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jon_Cooper_(ice_hockey)" title="Jon Cooper (ice hockey)">Jon Cooper</a> has served as head coach since March 2013, and is the longest-tenured active head coach in the NHL. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years_(1992–2000)"><span id="Early_years_.281992.E2.80.932000.29"></span>Early years (1992–2000)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early years (1992–2000)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bringing_hockey_to_Tampa">Bringing hockey to Tampa</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bringing hockey to Tampa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the late 1980s, the NHL announced it would expand. Two rival groups from the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Tampa Bay Area">Tampa Bay Area</a> decided to bid for a franchise: a <a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg</a>-based group fronted by future <a href="/wiki/Hartford_Whalers" title="Hartford Whalers">Hartford Whalers</a>/<a href="/wiki/Carolina_Hurricanes" title="Carolina Hurricanes">Carolina Hurricanes</a> owners <a href="/wiki/Peter_Karmanos_Jr." title="Peter Karmanos Jr.">Peter Karmanos</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rutherford" title="Jim Rutherford">Jim Rutherford</a>, and a Tampa-based group fronted by <a href="/wiki/Phil_Esposito" title="Phil Esposito">Phil Esposito</a> and his brother <a href="/wiki/Tony_Esposito" title="Tony Esposito">Tony</a>, both members of the <a href="/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hockey Hall of Fame">Hockey Hall of Fame</a>. One of the Esposito group's key backers, the <a href="/wiki/Pritzker_family" title="Pritzker family">Pritzker family</a>, backed out a few months before the bid, to be replaced by a consortium of Japanese businesses headed by Kokusai Green, a golf course and resort operator. Although it appeared on paper that the Karmanos/Rutherford group had more financial resources, it only wanted to pay $29 million of the $50 million expansion fee before starting operations. In contrast, the Esposito/Kokusai Green group was one of the few groups willing to pay the full $50 million fee up front.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Esposito group would win the expansion franchise on December 6, 1990,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and name the team the Lightning, after Tampa Bay's status as the "Lightning Capital of North America". </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Philip_Esposito,_February_2012.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Philip_Esposito%2C_February_2012.jpeg/220px-Philip_Esposito%2C_February_2012.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Philip_Esposito%2C_February_2012.jpeg/330px-Philip_Esposito%2C_February_2012.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Philip_Esposito%2C_February_2012.jpeg/440px-Philip_Esposito%2C_February_2012.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="4256" data-file-height="2832" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Phil_Esposito" title="Phil Esposito">Phil Esposito</a> fronted an ownership group that was later awarded an NHL franchise in 1992.</figcaption></figure> <p>Phil Esposito assigned himself president and general manager, while Tony became chief scout. <a href="/wiki/Terry_Crisp" title="Terry Crisp">Terry Crisp</a>, who played for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> when they won two <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cups</a> in the mid-1970s and coached the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Flames" title="Calgary Flames">Calgary Flames</a> to a Stanley Cup in <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NHL_season" title="1988–89 NHL season">1989</a>, was tapped as the first head coach. Phil Esposito also hired former teammates from the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a> of the 1970s, including former linemate <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Cashman" title="Wayne Cashman">Wayne Cashman</a> as an assistant coach and former Bruin trainer John "Frosty" Forristal as the team's trainer. The inaugural team photo has him flanked by Cashman and player <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hodge,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Ken Hodge, Jr.">Ken Hodge, Jr.</a>, son of his other Bruins' linemate. </p><p>In 1991, <a href="/wiki/Angus_Montagu,_12th_Duke_of_Manchester" title="Angus Montagu, 12th Duke of Manchester">Angus Montagu, 12th Duke of Manchester</a> announced that a company of which he was a director would raise millions of dollars in investments in the Lightning, but his plans were unsuccessful and he was later convicted of wire fraud.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Lightning played their first preseason game in September 1992 against the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_North_Stars" title="Minnesota North Stars">Minnesota North Stars</a>, and then turned heads later that preseason when <a href="/wiki/Manon_Rh%C3%A9aume" title="Manon Rhéaume">Manon Rhéaume</a> became the first woman to play in an NHL game, which also made her the first woman to play in any of the major professional North American sports leagues. She played for the Lightning against the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a>, and stopped seven of nine shots.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Lightning played their first regular season game on October 7, 1992, in Tampa's tiny 11,000-seat <a href="/wiki/Expo_Hall" title="Expo Hall">Expo Hall</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_Fairgrounds" title="Florida State Fairgrounds">Florida State Fairgrounds</a>. They surprised the visiting <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a>, winning 7–3 with four goals by little-known <a href="/wiki/Chris_Kontos" title="Chris Kontos">Chris Kontos</a>. The team rose to the top of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NHL)" title="Western Conference (NHL)">Campbell Conference</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Norris_Division" title="Norris Division">Norris Division</a> within a month, behind Kontos' initial torrid scoring pace and a breakout season by forward <a href="/wiki/Brian_Bradley_(ice_hockey,_born_1965)" title="Brian Bradley (ice hockey, born 1965)">Brian Bradley</a>. However, it buckled under the strain of some of the longest road trips in the NHL—their nearest division rival, the Blues, were over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) away—and finished in last place with a record of 23–54–7 for 53 points. This was, at the time, one of the best-ever showings by an NHL expansion team. Bradley's 42 goals gave Tampa Bay fans optimism for the next season; it would be a team record until the 2006–07 season. </p><p>The following season saw the Lightning shift to the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NHL)" title="Eastern Conference (NHL)">Eastern Conference</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NHL)" title="Atlantic Division (NHL)">Atlantic Division</a>, as well as move into the <a href="/wiki/Tropicana_Field" title="Tropicana Field">Florida Suncoast Dome</a> (a building originally designed for baseball) in St. Petersburg, which was reconfigured for hockey and renamed the "ThunderDome."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team acquired <a href="/wiki/Goaltender" title="Goaltender">goaltender</a> <a href="/wiki/Daren_Puppa" title="Daren Puppa">Daren Puppa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">left wing</a> goal scorer <a href="/wiki/Petr_Kl%C3%ADma" title="Petr Klíma">Petr Klima</a>, and veteran forward <a href="/wiki/Denis_Savard" title="Denis Savard">Denis Savard</a>. While Puppa's play resulted in a significant improvement in goals allowed (from 332 to 251), Savard was long past his prime and Klima's scoring was offset by his defensive lapses. The Lightning finished last in the Atlantic Division in 1993–94 with a record of 30–43–11 for 71 points. Another disappointing season followed in the lockout-shortened <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NHL_season" title="1994–95 NHL season">1994–95 season</a> with a record of 17–28–3 for 37 points. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="On-ice_and_off-ice_struggles">On-ice and off-ice struggles</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: On-ice and off-ice struggles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In their fourth season, <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NHL_season" title="1995–96 NHL season">1995–96</a>, backed by Bradley's team-leading 79 points, second-year forward <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Selivanov" title="Alexander Selivanov">Alexander Selivanov</a>'s 31 goals, and <a href="/wiki/Roman_Hamrl%C3%ADk" title="Roman Hamrlík">Roman Hamrlik</a>'s All-Star year on defense, the Lightning finally qualified for the playoffs, posting a 38–32–12 record for 88 points, ahead of the defending <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> champion <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a> for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference by a single win. Due to his stellar play in net, Puppa was named a finalist for the <a href="/wiki/Vezina_Trophy" title="Vezina Trophy">Vezina Trophy</a> (losing out to <a href="/wiki/Jim_Carey_(ice_hockey)" title="Jim Carey (ice hockey)">Jim Carey</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a>). Playing the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a>, a team seen as a Stanley Cup contender, in the first round, the Lightning split the opening two games in Philadelphia before taking Game 3 in overtime before a ThunderDome crowd of 28,183. This was the largest crowd for an NHL game, a record that stood until the <a href="/wiki/2003_Heritage_Classic" title="2003 Heritage Classic">2003 Heritage Classic</a> in Edmonton; and it still stands today as the largest crowd at a <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="Stanley Cup playoffs">Stanley Cup playoffs</a> game. An injury to Puppa in that game, however, would see the Lightning lose the next three games and the series. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Amalie_Arena.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Amalie_Arena.jpg/220px-Amalie_Arena.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Amalie_Arena.jpg/330px-Amalie_Arena.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Amalie_Arena.jpg/440px-Amalie_Arena.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>The Lightning moved to their present home, the Ice Palace (now <a href="/wiki/Amalie_Arena" title="Amalie Arena">Amalie Arena</a>), during the 1996 off-season.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Lightning moved into a new arena in downtown Tampa, the Ice Palace (later the St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Bay Times Forum and now <a href="/wiki/Amalie_Arena" title="Amalie Arena">Amalie Arena</a>) for the <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NHL_season" title="1996–97 NHL season">1996–97 season</a>. They had acquired goal-scorer <a href="/wiki/Dino_Ciccarelli" title="Dino Ciccarelli">Dino Ciccarelli</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a> during the 1996 off-season, and he did not disappoint, scoring 35 goals while <a href="/wiki/Chris_Gratton" title="Chris Gratton">Chris Gratton</a> notched another 30 goals. The team appeared destined for another playoff appearance, but suffered a devastating rash of injuries. Puppa developed back trouble that kept him out of all but six games during the season; he would only play a total of 50 games from 1996 until his retirement in <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NHL_season" title="1999–2000 NHL season">2000</a>. Bradley also lost time to a series of concussions that would limit him to a total of 49 games from 1996 until his retirement in December 1999. <a href="/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)" title="Centre (ice hockey)">Center</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Cullen" title="John Cullen">John Cullen</a> developed <a href="/wiki/Non-Hodgkin_lymphoma" title="Non-Hodgkin lymphoma">non-Hodgkin lymphoma</a>, and missed the last 12 games of the 1996–97 season; he would eventually be forced to retire in 1999. Decimated by these ailments, the Lightning narrowly missed the playoffs. They would not tally as much as 60 points again for five years. </p><p>Most of the Lightning's early stars were gone by the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NHL_season" title="1998–99 NHL season">1998–99 season</a> due to free agency and a series of ill-advised trades. Crisp was fired 11 games into the <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NHL_season" title="1997–98 NHL season">1997–98 season</a> and replaced by <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Demers" title="Jacques Demers">Jacques Demers</a>. Though Demers had presided over the resurgence of the Detroit Red Wings in the 1980s and helmed a Stanley Cup run with the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a> in 1993, he was unable to change the team's fortunes and the Lightning ended up losing 55 games. That team's .268 winning percentage is still the worst in franchise history. </p><p>By most accounts, the Lightning's plunge to the bottom of the NHL was due to inattentive ownership by Kokusai Green. Rumors abounded as early as the team's second season that the Lightning were on the brink of bankruptcy and that the team was part of a <a href="/wiki/Money_laundering" title="Money laundering">money laundering</a> scheme for the <a href="/wiki/Yakuza" title="Yakuza">yakuza</a> (Japanese crime families).<sup id="cite_ref-HC_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HC-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its scouting operation consisted of Tony Esposito and several satellite dishes. The <a href="/wiki/Internal_Revenue_Service" title="Internal Revenue Service">Internal Revenue Service</a> investigated the team in 1994 and 1995, and nearly threatened to put a <a href="/wiki/Tax_lien" title="Tax lien">tax lien</a> on the franchise for $750,000 in back taxes. The situation led longtime NHL broadcaster and writer <a href="/wiki/Stan_Fischler" title="Stan Fischler">Stan Fischler</a> to call the Lightning a "skating vaudeville show."<sup id="cite_ref-Fischler_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fischler-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Even in their first playoff season, the team was awash in red ink and Kokusai Green was looking to sell the team; however its asking price of $230 million for the team and the lease with the Ice Palace deterred buyers.<sup id="cite_ref-Fischler_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fischler-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A possible sale was further hampered by the team's murky ownership structure; many team officials (including Crisp) did not know who really owned the team.<sup id="cite_ref-HC_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HC-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kokusai Green's owner, Takashi Okubo, had never met with the Espositos or with NHL officials in person prior to being awarded the Lightning franchise, and never watched his team play during his seven years as owner. </p><p>Nearly all of Kokusai Green's investment in the team and the Ice Palace came in the form of loans, leaving the team constantly short of cash.<sup id="cite_ref-Sandomir_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sandomir-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At least one prospective buyer pulled out after expressing doubts that Okubo even existed.<sup id="cite_ref-HC_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HC-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In fact, the first time anyone connected with the Lightning or the NHL even saw Okubo was in the spring of 1998. Esposito was forced into several trades just to keep the team above water. The team's financial situation was a considerable concern to NHL officials; rumors surfaced that the NHL was seriously considering taking control of the team if Okubo failed to find a buyer by the summer of 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-Fischler_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fischler-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i> wrote an article in late 1997 calling the Lightning a financial nightmare, with a debt equal to 236% of its value, the highest of any major North American sports franchise. Even though the Ice Palace was built for hockey and the Lightning were the only major tenant, <i>Forbes</i> called the team's deal with the arena a lemon since it would not result in much revenue for 30 years. It was also behind on paying state sales taxes and federal payroll taxes.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Finally, in 1998, Kokusai Green found a buyer. Although <a href="/wiki/Bill_Davidson_(businessman)" title="Bill Davidson (businessman)">William Davidson</a>, longtime owner of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA), was thought to be the frontrunner, the buyer turned out to be insurance tycoon and motivational speaker <a href="/wiki/Arthur_L._Williams,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur L. Williams, Jr.">Art Williams</a>, who previously owned the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Barracudas" title="Birmingham Barracudas">Birmingham Barracudas</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a> (CFL). The team was $102 million in debt at the time the sale closed.<sup id="cite_ref-Fischler_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fischler-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Williams knew very little about hockey, but was very visible and outspoken, and immediately pumped an additional $6 million into the team's payroll. He also cleared most of the debt from the Kokusai Green era. After taking control, Williams publicly assured the Espositos that their jobs were safe, only to fire them two games into the 1998–99 season. He then gave Demers complete control of hockey operations as both coach and general manager. The Lightning drafted <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a> first overall in 1998, a player who would be a cornerstone of the team for years to come. </p><p>Williams was widely seen as being in over his head. Early in the 1998–99 season, the Lightning lost ten games in a row, all but ending any chance of making the playoffs. They ended up losing 54 games that year, more than the expansion <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Predators" title="Nashville Predators">Nashville Predators</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_respectability_(2000–2010)"><span id="Return_to_respectability_.282000.E2.80.932010.29"></span>Return to respectability (2000–2010)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Return to respectability (2000–2010)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the spring of 1999, Williams had seen enough. He had not attended a game in some time because "this team broke my heart". He lost $20 million in the 1998–99 season alone, as much money in one year as he had estimated he could have reasonably lost in five years.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Williams sold the team for $115 million—$2 million less than he had paid for the team a year earlier—to Detroit Pistons owner William Davidson, who had almost bought the team a year earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-blunder_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blunder-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with the sale, the Lightning acquired a new top minor league affiliate; Davidson also owned the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Vipers" title="Detroit Vipers">Detroit Vipers</a> of the now-defunct <a href="/wiki/International_Hockey_League_(1945%E2%80%932001)" title="International Hockey League (1945–2001)">International Hockey League</a>. </p><p>Davidson remained in Detroit, but appointed Tom Wilson as team president to handle day-to-day management of the team. Wilson immediately fired Demers, who despite his best efforts (and fatherly attitude toward Lecavalier) was unable to overcome the damage from the Kokusai Green ownership. Wilson persuaded <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Senators" title="Ottawa Senators">Ottawa Senators</a> general manager (and former Vipers GM) <a href="/wiki/Rick_Dudley" title="Rick Dudley">Rick Dudley</a> to take over as the Lightning's new general manager; Dudley, in turn, brought Vipers coach <a href="/wiki/Steve_Ludzik" title="Steve Ludzik">Steve Ludzik</a> in as the team's new head coach. Wilson, Dudley and Ludzik had helped make the Vipers one of the premier minor league hockey franchises, having won a <a href="/wiki/Turner_Cup" title="Turner Cup">Turner Cup</a> in only their third season in Detroit (the team had originally been based in <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_Golden_Eagles" title="Salt Lake Golden Eagles">Salt Lake City</a>). </p><p>However, as had been the case with Demers, the damage from the last few seasons under Kokusai Green was too much for Ludzik to overcome. Even with a wholesale transfer of talent from Detroit to Tampa (a move that eventually doomed the Vipers, which folded along with the IHL in 2001), the Lightning lost 54 games in <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NHL_season" title="1999–2000 NHL season">1999–2000</a> and 52 in <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NHL_season" title="2000–01 NHL season">2000–01</a>, becoming the first team in NHL history to post four straight 50-loss seasons. The lone bright spots in those years were the blossoming of Lecavalier and <a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a> into NHL stars. Ludzik was replaced in early 2001 by career NHL assistant <a href="/wiki/John_Tortorella" title="John Tortorella">John Tortorella</a>. The March 5 trade deadline offered another glimmer of hope when the team acquired hold-out goaltender <a href="/wiki/Nikolai_Khabibulin" title="Nikolai Khabibulin">Nikolai Khabibulin</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Coyotes" title="Arizona Coyotes">Phoenix Coyotes</a> for three players and a draft pick. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NHL_season" title="2001–02 NHL season">2001–02 season</a>, Tortorella's first full year behind the bench, saw some improvement. <a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a> was having a breakout season when he broke his leg in game number 47 and was lost for the remainder of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Khabibulin recorded a shut out at the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="National Hockey League All-Star Game">NHL All-Star Game</a> but was not named its <a href="/wiki/Most_valuable_player" title="Most valuable player">MVP</a>, by all accounts due to the game's voting protocol.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By mid-February, the Lightning were well out of playoff contention and were sinking under a rash of injuries. Dudley, who had guaranteed a playoff berth before the season, was fired and replaced by his assistant, <a href="/wiki/Jay_Feaster" title="Jay Feaster">Jay Feaster</a>. Still the Lightning showed some signs of life, earning more than 60 points for the first time since 1997. Tortorella stripped Lecavalier of the captaincy due to contract negotiations that had made the young center miss the start of the season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Two_dream_seasons_and_first_Stanley_Cup_championship_(2002–2004)"><span id="Two_dream_seasons_and_first_Stanley_Cup_championship_.282002.E2.80.932004.29"></span>Two dream seasons and first Stanley Cup championship (2002–2004)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Two dream seasons and first Stanley Cup championship (2002–2004)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With a young core of players led by Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards, Martin St. Louis and <a href="/wiki/Fredrik_Modin" title="Fredrik Modin">Fredrik Modin</a>, the Lightning were thought to be very close to respectability. However, they arrived somewhat earlier than expected in <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NHL_season" title="2002–03 NHL season">2002–03</a>. The young team was led by the goaltending of Nikolai Khabibulin and the scoring efforts of Lecavalier, St. Louis, Modin, Richards and <a href="/wiki/Ruslan_Fedotenko" title="Ruslan Fedotenko">Ruslan Fedotenko</a>. Throughout the season, the Lightning battled the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> for first place in the Southeast Division. They finished with a record of 36–25–16 for 93 points, breaking the 90-point barrier for the first time in team history. They won the division by just one point, giving them home-ice advantage in their first-round match-up with the Capitals. At season's end, coach Tortorella was recognized for his efforts by being named a finalist for the <a href="/wiki/Jack_Adams_Award" title="Jack Adams Award">Jack Adams Award</a>, losing out to <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Lemaire" title="Jacques Lemaire">Jacques Lemaire</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" title="Minnesota Wild">Minnesota Wild</a>. </p><p>In the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2003_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2003 Stanley Cup playoffs">playoffs</a>, the Lightning quickly fell two games behind in the series but followed the two losses with four consecutive wins for their first playoff series win in franchise history. However, in the semifinals, they went down in five games to the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a>, who went on to win the Stanley Cup. The Lightning's dramatic improvement continued through the <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04 regular season</a>, finishing with a record of 46–22–8–6 for 106 points, second-best in the NHL after the Western Conference's Detroit Red Wings—the first 100-point season in franchise history. The Lightning lost only 20 man-games to injury. In the first round of the playoffs, the Lightning ousted the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Islanders" title="New York Islanders">New York Islanders</a> in five games, with Khabibulin posting shutouts in games 1, 3, and 4. </p><p>In the second round, the Lightning faced the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a>; Lecavalier, Richards, and Khabibulin led the team to a four-game sweep of Montreal. Next, they faced the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> in the Conference Finals. After a tightly fought seven-game series in which neither team was able to win consecutive games, Fredrik Modin notched the winning goal of the seventh and deciding game, earning the Eastern Conference championship for the Lightning and their first-ever berth in the <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> Finals. </p><p>Their opponent in the final round was the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Flames" title="Calgary Flames">Calgary Flames</a>. The final round also went the full seven games, with the deciding game played in the St. Pete Times Forum on June 7, 2004. This time, Ruslan Fedotenko was the Game 7 hero, scoring both Lightning goals in a 2–1 victory. Brad Richards, who had 26 points in the postseason, won the <a href="/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy" title="Conn Smythe Trophy">Conn Smythe Trophy</a> as the most valuable player of the playoffs; the Lightning had won all 31 contests in which he had scored a goal since the opening of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tortorella won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's Coach of the Year. Only three years after their last of four consecutive seasons of 50 or more losses, and in only their 12th year of existence, the Lightning became the southernmost team ever to win the Stanley Cup, an accomplishment since surpassed by the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a>. Martin St. Louis led the team and the NHL with 94 points (his 38 goals were fourth-most after the 41 of tied trio Jarome Iginla, <a href="/wiki/Rick_Nash" title="Rick Nash">Rick Nash</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ilya_Kovalchuk" title="Ilya Kovalchuk">Ilya Kovalchuk</a>), and won the <a href="/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy" title="Hart Memorial Trophy">Hart Memorial Trophy</a> as the NHL's most valuable player. St. Louis also won the <a href="/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Lester B. Pearson Award">Lester B. Pearson Award</a> for the NHL's most outstanding player as voted by the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League_Players%27_Association" title="National Hockey League Players' Association">NHL Players' Association</a>, and tied the <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a>' <a href="/wiki/Marek_Mal%C3%ADk" title="Marek Malík">Marek Malik</a> for the <a href="/wiki/NHL_Plus/Minus_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL Plus/Minus Award">NHL Plus/Minus Award</a>. A season of superlatives was capped with one final accolade, as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sporting_News" title="The Sporting News">The Sporting News</a></i> named GM Jay Feaster as the league's executive of the year for 2003–04. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Post-championship_successes_and_playoff_disappointments_(2004–2007)"><span id="Post-championship_successes_and_playoff_disappointments_.282004.E2.80.932007.29"></span>Post-championship successes and playoff disappointments (2004–2007)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Post-championship successes and playoff disappointments (2004–2007)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lightning had to wait a year to defend their title due to the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NHL_lockout" title="2004–05 NHL lockout">2004–05 NHL lockout</a>, but in <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NHL_season" title="2005–06 NHL season">2005–06</a>, they barely made the playoffs with a record of 43–33–6 for 93 points in a conference where six teams notched 100 or more points. They lost to the Ottawa Senators in five games in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2006_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2006 Stanley Cup playoffs">2006 playoffs</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vincent_Lecavalier_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Vincent_Lecavalier_2007.jpg/220px-Vincent_Lecavalier_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Vincent_Lecavalier_2007.jpg/330px-Vincent_Lecavalier_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Vincent_Lecavalier_2007.jpg/440px-Vincent_Lecavalier_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2723" data-file-height="2015" /></a><figcaption>During the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NHL_season" title="2006–07 NHL season">2006–07 season</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a> broke the then franchise record for most points, and goals in a single season.</figcaption></figure> <p>During the off-season, the Lightning traded Fredrik Modin and <a href="/wiki/Fredrik_Norrena" title="Fredrik Norrena">Fredrik Norrena</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Columbus Blue Jackets</a> in exchange for goaltender <a href="/wiki/Marc_Denis" title="Marc Denis">Marc Denis</a> in an effort to replace the departing <a href="/wiki/John_Grahame" title="John Grahame">John Grahame</a>, who had signed with the Carolina Hurricanes. However, free agent <a href="/wiki/Johan_Holmqvist" title="Johan Holmqvist">Johan Holmqvist</a> would eventually receive the majority of playing time and most of the club's wins. The first half of <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NHL_season" title="2006–07 NHL season">2006–07</a> was inconsistent for the Lightning, maintaining an 18–19–2 record throughout the first few months. January and February were far better months for the team, going 9–4–0 in January and 9–2–2 in February, driving them back into the playoff race. Fourteen games in March were split even, and on March 16, 2007, Vincent Lecavalier broke the franchise record for most points in a season, with 95 (finishing with 108). The record was previously held by Martin St. Louis, who had set the record in the 2003–04 Stanley Cup-winning year. Lecavalier also broke the franchise's goal-scoring record, finishing with a league-leading 52 goals. </p><p>The Lightning were busy during the final weeks before the NHL's trade deadline, acquiring wingers <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Wanvig" title="Kyle Wanvig">Kyle Wanvig</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Baby" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen Baby">Stephen Baby</a> and defenseman <a href="/wiki/Shane_O%27Brien_(ice_hockey)" title="Shane O'Brien (ice hockey)">Shane O'Brien</a>. Former first-round pick <a href="/wiki/Nikita_Alexeev" title="Nikita Alexeev">Nikita Alexeev</a> was traded on deadline day to the Chicago Blackhawks. Other mid-season additions to the team included <a href="/wiki/Filip_Kuba" title="Filip Kuba">Filip Kuba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luke_Richardson" title="Luke Richardson">Luke Richardson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doug_Janik" title="Doug Janik">Doug Janik</a>. Veteran <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Roy" title="André Roy">Andre Roy</a>, who had won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2004, was claimed off waivers from the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>. </p><p>Throughout March, the Lightning had been competing with the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Thrashers" title="Atlanta Thrashers">Atlanta Thrashers</a> for first place in the Southeast Division. With a chance to overtake the Thrashers one final time and once again become division champions for the third time in team history, on April 6, 2007, in the final week of the regular season, the Lightning suffered a loss to the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a>, the night before the season finale in Atlanta. That same night, the Thrashers defeated the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Hurricanes" title="Carolina Hurricanes">Carolina Hurricanes</a> and subsequently clinched the division. For the Lightning, this meant having to settle for the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a final record of 44–33–5 (93 points). However, the Lightning were eliminated from playoff competition on April 22 after a 3–2 home loss to the New Jersey Devils in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:V%C3%A1clav_Prospal_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/V%C3%A1clav_Prospal_2007.jpg/220px-V%C3%A1clav_Prospal_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/V%C3%A1clav_Prospal_2007.jpg/330px-V%C3%A1clav_Prospal_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/V%C3%A1clav_Prospal_2007.jpg/440px-V%C3%A1clav_Prospal_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2246" data-file-height="1933" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A1clav_Prospal" title="Václav Prospal">Vaclav Prospal</a> with the Lightning in 2007. Prior to the 2007 NHL trade deadline, the Lightning traded Prospal to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Alexandre_R._Picard" title="Alexandre R. Picard">Alexandre Picard</a> and a conditional draft pick.</figcaption></figure> <p>Following their playoff exit, on August 7, 2007, Absolute Hockey Enterprises, a group led by <a href="/wiki/Doug_MacLean" title="Doug MacLean">Doug MacLean</a>, announced it had signed a purchase agreement for the team and the <a href="/wiki/Leasehold" class="mw-redirect" title="Leasehold">leasehold</a> on the St. Pete Times Forum. MacLean is the former president and general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets and former head coach for both the Blue Jackets and the Florida Panthers. The group announced it planned to keep the team in Tampa, but the deal collapsed during the 2007–08 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Decline_(2007–2008)"><span id="Decline_.282007.E2.80.932008.29"></span>Decline (2007–2008)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Decline (2007–2008)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lightning struggled to maintain success during the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NHL_season" title="2007–08 NHL season">2007–08 campaign</a>. Although the "Big 3" of <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/V%C3%A1clav_Prospal" title="Václav Prospal">Vaclav Prospal</a>, had performed up to expectations, they had little consistent play from supporting players. </p><p>At the start of the All-Star Break on January 25, 2008, the Lightning had a 20–25–5 record, and with 45 points, were in last place in both the Southeast Division and the Eastern Conference. Only the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a> had a lower point total at this time of the season, with 40 points. </p><p>On February 13, 2008, it was announced that Palace Sports & Entertainment had agreed to sell the Lightning to OK Hockey LLC, a group headed by <a href="/wiki/Oren_Koules" title="Oren Koules">Oren Koules</a>, a producer of the <i><a href="/wiki/Saw_(franchise)" title="Saw (franchise)">Saw</a></i> horror movies, and <a href="/wiki/Len_Barrie" title="Len Barrie">Len Barrie</a>, a former NHL player and real estate developer. </p><p>The Lightning were active during the trade deadline, similar to the previous season. More notable trades included Vaclav Prospal's trade to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for prospect <a href="/wiki/Alexandre_R._Picard" title="Alexandre R. Picard">Alexandre Picard</a> and a conditional draft pick.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, former Conn Smythe Trophy winner Brad Richards and goaltender Johan Holmqvist were traded to the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Dallas Stars</a> in exchange for goaltender <a href="/wiki/Mike_Smith_(ice_hockey,_born_1982)" title="Mike Smith (ice hockey, born 1982)">Mike Smith</a> and forwards <a href="/wiki/Jussi_Jokinen" title="Jussi Jokinen">Jussi Jokinen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Halpern" title="Jeff Halpern">Jeff Halpern</a>, as well as a fourth-round draft pick in <a href="/wiki/2009_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 NHL Entry Draft">2009</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jan_Hlav%C3%A1%C4%8D" title="Jan Hlaváč">Jan Hlavac</a>, a regular contributor, was also traded, moving to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a seventh-round pick in <a href="/wiki/2008_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 NHL Entry Draft">2008</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Defenseman <a href="/wiki/Dan_Boyle_(ice_hockey)" title="Dan Boyle (ice hockey)">Dan Boyle</a> was re-signed to a six-year contract extension reportedly worth $40 million.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, after the trade deadline, the Lightning fared no better than they had throughout the entire season. After the February 26 trade deadline, the Lightning won only five games. Finishing with a 31–42–9 record, with 71 points, they had the highest chance of winning the top overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2008_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 NHL Entry Draft">2008 NHL Entry Draft</a> through the draft lottery, which they eventually won on April 7. They would use their first overall pick to select <a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_League" title="Ontario Hockey League">Ontario Hockey League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sarnia_Sting" title="Sarnia Sting">Sarnia Sting</a> who, like Lecavalier before, was expected to become a franchise cornerstone player for years to come. </p><p>The Lightning were the worst team on the road in the NHL, winning only 11 games. Another showing of the team's poor play was the difference from the previous season's success in the overtime/shootout periods. In the 2006–07 season, the Lightning had one of the best extra period records, winning 15 games in either overtime or the shootout. However, in the 2007–08 season, they won only three games, losing nine. </p><p>Vincent Lecavalier suffered a dislocated shoulder as the result of an open-ice hit from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Cooke" title="Matt Cooke">Matt Cooke</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> in the game before the season finale in Atlanta. Lecavalier, who planned on having arthroscopic wrist surgery after the season's ending, would undergo surgery to repair his right shoulder as well. Cooke was fined $2,500 by the NHL for the hit, as Lecavalier did not have possession of the puck at the time. Perhaps the lone bright spot in the season was Lecavalier's winning both the <a href="/wiki/King_Clancy_Memorial_Trophy" title="King Clancy Memorial Trophy">King Clancy Memorial Trophy</a> and the <a href="/wiki/NHL_Foundation_Player_Award" title="NHL Foundation Player Award">NHL Foundation Player Award</a> for work through his foundation, including a $3 million pledge to <a href="/wiki/All_Children%27s_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="All Children's Hospital">All Children's Hospital</a> in St. Petersburg, Florida, for what would become the Vincent Lecavalier Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at All Children's Hospital. </p><p>Head coach <a href="/wiki/John_Tortorella" title="John Tortorella">John Tortorella</a> was fired by the Lightning following their worst season since Tortorella was hired. At the time working as an NHL analyst for <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Melrose" title="Barry Melrose">Barry Melrose</a> stated on June 4 during an episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Pardon_the_Interruption" title="Pardon the Interruption">Pardon the Interruption</a></i> that he missed coaching and would entertain any NHL coaching offers. He stated, "I miss not having a dog in the fight."<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 23, ESPN reported Melrose had been chosen to be the head coach of the Lightning, beginning in 2008–09. The next day, the Lightning officially introduced him as their new head coach. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Arrival_of_Steven_Stamkos_(2008–2010)"><span id="Arrival_of_Steven_Stamkos_.282008.E2.80.932010.29"></span>Arrival of Steven Stamkos (2008–2010)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Arrival of Steven Stamkos (2008–2010)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a> was selected first overall by Tampa Bay. On July 29, 2008, he signed an entry-level contract with the Lightning in which he could earn as much as $8.55 million in performance bonuses.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leading up to the start of the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season" title="2008–09 NHL season">2008–09 season</a>, the Lightning centered their promotional efforts around Stamkos, including a website with the slogan "Seen Stamkos?" </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Steven_Stamkos.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Steven_Stamkos.JPG/170px-Steven_Stamkos.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Steven_Stamkos.JPG/255px-Steven_Stamkos.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Steven_Stamkos.JPG/340px-Steven_Stamkos.JPG 2x" data-file-width="906" data-file-height="998" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a> (pictured in March 2009) was drafted first overall by the Lightning in the <a href="/wiki/2008_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 NHL Entry Draft">2008 NHL Entry Draft</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>On July 4, 2008, Dan Boyle, despite coming off a recent contract extension, was traded (along with <a href="/wiki/Brad_Lukowich" title="Brad Lukowich">Brad Lukowich</a>) to the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Matt_Carle" title="Matt Carle">Matt Carle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ty_Wishart" title="Ty Wishart">Ty Wishart</a>, a first-round draft pick in <a href="/wiki/2009_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 NHL Entry Draft">2009</a> and a fourth-round pick in <a href="/wiki/2010_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 NHL Entry Draft">2010</a>. Boyle was pressured to waive his no-trade clause by Tampa Bay's ownership, who said they would otherwise place him on waivers, where he would likely be claimed by the Atlanta Thrashers. In the fallout from the trade, Boyle would call Lightning ownership "liars"<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for misrepresenting the aforementioned events to the public, while former coach Tortorella later labeled them as "cowboys" and said he had zero respect for them.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Frustrated at interference in the team's hockey operations by Barrie and Koules, seven days later, Jay Feaster resigned as general manager, despite having three years remaining on his contract. </p><p>The Lightning opened the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season" title="2008–09 NHL season">2008–09 season</a> in the Czech Republic against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a> as a part of the NHL's regular season "Premiere" that selects several teams to open the regular season in Europe. </p><p>Barry Melrose would record his first win as a head coach in over 13 years on October 21, 2008, with a 3–2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. However, the Lightning did not get off to a great start as hoped, and Melrose was eventually fired by the Lightning with a 5–7–4 record. <a href="/wiki/Rick_Tocchet" title="Rick Tocchet">Rick Tocchet</a>, who had been hired as assistant coach during the previous off-season, was promoted to interim head coach. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Martinstlouis_lightning2010.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Martinstlouis_lightning2010.JPG/170px-Martinstlouis_lightning2010.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="277" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Martinstlouis_lightning2010.JPG/255px-Martinstlouis_lightning2010.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Martinstlouis_lightning2010.JPG/340px-Martinstlouis_lightning2010.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1072" data-file-height="1744" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a> with the Lightning in March 2010. He signed a four-year extension with the team in the 2010 off-season.</figcaption></figure> <p>On March 4, veterans <a href="/wiki/Mark_Recchi" title="Mark Recchi">Mark Recchi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Olaf_K%C3%B6lzig" title="Olaf Kölzig">Olaf Kolzig</a> were traded by the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Boston Bruins and <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a>, respectively. The Lightning acquired top round picks <a href="/wiki/Matt_Lashoff" title="Matt Lashoff">Matt Lashoff</a> and <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81rti%C5%86%C5%A1_Karsums" title="Mārtiņš Karsums">Martins Karsums</a> from the Bruins. </p><p>After the firing of Melrose, the Lightning went 19–33–14 and would finish the season 24–40–18 with 66 points, their lowest point total since the 2000–01 season. With the second overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2009_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 NHL Entry Draft">2009 NHL Entry Draft</a>, the Lightning selected Swedish defenseman <a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>, who would also be another major part of the franchise for years to come. </p><p>In the 2009 off-season, the Lightning removed the interim status of Rick Tocchet, making him the full-time head coach and signing him to a multi-year contract.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lightning had an up-and-down beginning to the 2009–10 campaign. Despite an overmatched roster on paper, and a team that struggled in the first two periods of many games, the Lightning remained competitive in the playoff race until March, when they went 5–10–1 for the month and fell eight points out of a playoff spot. Unable to make a final push for the playoffs, they were officially eliminated from contention within the first week of April. The Lightning finished the season 34–36–12 for 80 points, fourth in the Southeast Division and 12th in the Eastern Conference. </p><p>Steven Stamkos scored 51 goals in just his second NHL season, earning himself a share of the <a href="/wiki/Maurice_%22Rocket%22_Richard_Trophy" title="Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy">Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy</a> by finishing tied for the NHL lead in goals with Pittsburgh Penguins star <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Crosby" title="Sidney Crosby">Sidney Crosby</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the season, the team was sold to <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Bostonian</a> investment banker <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Vinik" title="Jeffrey Vinik">Jeffrey Vinik</a>. Following the late-season collapse, Vinik cleaned house, firing both head coach Rick Tocchet and GM <a href="/wiki/Brian_Lawton" title="Brian Lawton">Brian Lawton</a> on April 12, 2010, one day after the season ended.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Steve_Yzerman/Julien_BriseBois_era_(2010–present)"><span id="Steve_Yzerman.2FJulien_BriseBois_era_.282010.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Steve Yzerman/Julien BriseBois era (2010–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Steve Yzerman/Julien BriseBois era (2010–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2011_run_to_the_Eastern_Conference_Finals_(2010–2011)"><span id="2011_run_to_the_Eastern_Conference_Finals_.282010.E2.80.932011.29"></span>2011 run to the Eastern Conference Finals (2010–2011)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2011 run to the Eastern Conference Finals (2010–2011)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2010, Vinik hired <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yzerman" title="Steve Yzerman">Steve Yzerman</a> away from the Detroit Red Wings front office to be the new GM on a five-year contract. Yzerman then hired <a href="/wiki/Guy_Boucher" title="Guy Boucher">Guy Boucher</a> from the Montreal Canadiens organization to succeed Rick Tocchet as the head coach two weeks later. </p><p>Yzerman's first off-season with Tampa Bay began with a splash. With the sixth pick of the <a href="/wiki/2010_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 NHL Entry Draft">2010 NHL Entry Draft</a>, the Lightning selected forward <a href="/wiki/Brett_Connolly" title="Brett Connolly">Brett Connolly</a> despite a history of injuries while playing for the <a href="/wiki/Western_Hockey_League" title="Western Hockey League">Western Hockey League</a> (WHL)'s <a href="/wiki/Prince_George_Cougars" title="Prince George Cougars">Prince George Cougars</a>. On July 1, 2010, veteran blueliner <a href="/wiki/Andrej_Mesz%C3%A1ro%C5%A1" title="Andrej Meszároš">Andrej Meszaros</a> was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for their second-round pick in <a href="/wiki/2011_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 NHL Entry Draft">2011</a>. Later that day, the Lightning signed star winger Martin St. Louis to a four-year, $22.5 million contract extension to come into effect on July 1, 2011. On July 19, in another move with the Flyers organization, the Lightning traded defenseman <a href="/wiki/Matt_Walker_(ice_hockey)" title="Matt Walker (ice hockey)">Matt Walker</a> and Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in 2011 for high-scoring winger <a href="/wiki/Simon_Gagn%C3%A9" title="Simon Gagné">Simon Gagne</a>. Other off-season acquisitions included the signing of forwards <a href="/wiki/Sean_Bergenheim" title="Sean Bergenheim">Sean Bergenheim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Moore" title="Dominic Moore">Dominic Moore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marc-Antoine_Pouliot" title="Marc-Antoine Pouliot">Marc-Antoine Pouliot</a>, along with defensemen <a href="/wiki/Brett_Clark_(ice_hockey)" title="Brett Clark (ice hockey)">Brett Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randy_Jones_(ice_hockey)" title="Randy Jones (ice hockey)">Randy Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pavel_Kubina" title="Pavel Kubina">Pavel Kubina</a> and goaltender <a href="/wiki/Dan_Ellis_(ice_hockey)" title="Dan Ellis (ice hockey)">Dan Ellis</a>, as well as the re-signing of restricted free agent forward <a href="/wiki/Steve_Downie" title="Steve Downie">Steve Downie</a> to a two-year, $3.7 million deal. </p><p>With starting goaltender Mike Smith injured, the Lightning called up <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9drick_Desjardins" title="Cédrick Desjardins">Cedrick Desjardins</a>, who played with a .950 <a href="/wiki/Save_percentage" title="Save percentage">save percentage</a> and a 1.00 <a href="/wiki/Goals_against_average" title="Goals against average">goals against average</a> (GAA) in two games. The team then acquired veteran <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Roloson" title="Dwayne Roloson">Dwayne Roloson</a> from the New York Islanders for further coverage in net.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Lightning compiled a 46–25–11 record with 103 points in the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season" title="2010–11 NHL season">2010–11 season</a>, matching a franchise record for wins in a season. After holding the first place in the Southeast Division for several months, they fell to second after a poor performance in March. However, their record was solid enough for second in the Southeast Division and fifth in the Eastern Conference, and they returned to the playoffs for the first time since the 2007. Scoring 31 goals and assisting on 68 for 99 points, <a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a> finished second in the NHL in points only behind the 104 points by <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Sedin" title="Daniel Sedin">Daniel Sedin</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a>. <a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a> recorded 45 goals as the runner-up to the <a href="/wiki/Maurice_%22Rocket%22_Richard_Trophy" title="Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy">Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy</a> only behind the 50 goals scored by <a href="/wiki/Corey_Perry" title="Corey Perry">Corey Perry</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Ducks" title="Anaheim Ducks">Anaheim Ducks</a> and was a finalist for the <a href="/wiki/Ted_Lindsay_Award" title="Ted Lindsay Award">Ted Lindsay Award</a> as the most outstanding player in the regular season as judged by the members of the NHL Players' Association, which ultimately went to Vancouver's Daniel Sedin.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vincent_Lecavalier_OT_goal_2011-05-01.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Vincent_Lecavalier_OT_goal_2011-05-01.JPG/220px-Vincent_Lecavalier_OT_goal_2011-05-01.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Vincent_Lecavalier_OT_goal_2011-05-01.JPG/330px-Vincent_Lecavalier_OT_goal_2011-05-01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Vincent_Lecavalier_OT_goal_2011-05-01.JPG/440px-Vincent_Lecavalier_OT_goal_2011-05-01.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2486" data-file-height="2012" /></a><figcaption>Lecavalier scores the game-winning goal in Game 2 of the <a href="/wiki/2011_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2011 Stanley Cup playoffs">2011</a> Eastern Conference semi-finals. The team went on to sweep the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a> in the series.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2011_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2011 Stanley Cup playoffs">2011 playoffs</a>, Tampa Bay played the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> in the Conference Quarterfinals who finished the season as the fourth seed in the Eastern Confernence. After losing Game 4 at home in the second overtime period, they fell behind in the series one game to three. However, the Lightning went on to win the next three games, including a 1–0 Game 7 win on the road, taking their first playoff series since winning the Stanley Cup against the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Flames" title="Calgary Flames">Calgary Flames</a> in 2004. In the Conference Semifinals, the Lightning swept the top-seeded <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a>. Tampa Bay played the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a> in the Eastern Conference Finals. In Game 4 of the series, the Lightning trailed 3–0 at the end of the first period. When Dwayne Roloson was pulled for Mike Smith, the Bruins failed to score again, and the Lightning tied the game in the second period by scoring three goals in 3:58, going on to win the game 5–3 and tying the series at two games apiece. The series went the full seven games, though the Lightning were eliminated by a single goal, as they lost game 7 (0–1) to lose the series in seven games, one win short from reaching the Stanley Cup Finals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Transition_seasons_(2011–2013)"><span id="Transition_seasons_.282011.E2.80.932013.29"></span>Transition seasons (2011–2013)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Transition seasons (2011–2013)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lightning finished the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season" title="2011–12 NHL season">2011–12 season</a> with a 38–36–8 record. With only 84 points, they fell short of reaching the playoffs by eight points in the standings and ending the season third in the Southeast Division and tenth in the Eastern Conference. Individually, <a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a> scored a franchise-record 60 goals. He won the <a href="/wiki/Maurice_%22Rocket%22_Richard_Trophy" title="Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy">Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy</a> for the second time in his career. Stamkos was also second in the NHL in points with 97, and was a finalist for both the <a href="/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy" title="Hart Memorial Trophy">Hart Memorial Trophy</a> for the first time and the <a href="/wiki/Ted_Lindsay_Award" title="Ted Lindsay Award">Ted Lindsay Award</a> for the second consecutive season which both awards eventually going to <a href="/wiki/Evgeni_Malkin" title="Evgeni Malkin">Evgeni Malkin</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>. </p><p>As with the <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NHL_lockout" title="1994–95 NHL lockout">1994–95 NHL lockout</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_lockout" title="2012–13 NHL lockout">2012–13 NHL lockout</a> resulted in a 48-game season. Nearing the end of an 18–26–4 season for 40 points, in which the Lightning ended fourth in the Southeast and 14th in the East, GM <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yzerman" title="Steve Yzerman">Steve Yzerman</a> looked to their highly-successful <a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">American Hockey League</a> (AHL) affiliate, the <a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Crunch" title="Syracuse Crunch">Syracuse Crunch</a>. On March 25, 2013, head coach Guy Boucher was dismissed for following a 7–16–1 record.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lightning announced <a href="/wiki/Jon_Cooper_(ice_hockey)" title="Jon Cooper (ice hockey)">Jon Cooper</a> would become the eighth head coach in franchise history.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a> won his second <a href="/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy" title="Art Ross Trophy">Art Ross Trophy</a> with 60 points in the shortened season, as Stamkos finished runner-up 57. </p><p>On June 27, 2013, the team announced that they would exercise one of their two "<a href="/wiki/Compliance_buyouts" class="mw-redirect" title="Compliance buyouts">compliance buyouts</a>" on captain <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a>, as permitted by the <a href="/wiki/NHL_Collective_Bargaining_Agreement" title="NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement">collective agreement</a>. This move made Lecavalier an unrestricted free agent beginning July 5 of that year. The team stated the move was made not because of Lecavalier's play on the ice, but because of how his contract affected the team's salary cap, which would have been more than $7 million per year until its expiration after the 2019–20 season.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Return_to_playoff_contention_(2013–2014)"><span id="Return_to_playoff_contention_.282013.E2.80.932014.29"></span>Return to playoff contention (2013–2014)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Return to playoff contention (2013–2014)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After acquiring goaltender <a href="/wiki/Ben_Bishop" title="Ben Bishop">Ben Bishop</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Senators" title="Ottawa Senators">Ottawa Senators</a> in a trade the previous season, the Lightning started the 2013–14 season with an above-average performance. On November 11, 2013, going into the day tied for most goals during the regular season, <a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a> suffered a broken right <a href="/wiki/Tibia" title="Tibia">tibia</a> after crashing into one of the goalposts during play against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a>. He would miss 45 games and was not cleared to play again until March 5, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ryan_Callahan_1_2014-03-22.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Ryan_Callahan_1_2014-03-22.jpg/170px-Ryan_Callahan_1_2014-03-22.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Ryan_Callahan_1_2014-03-22.jpg/255px-Ryan_Callahan_1_2014-03-22.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Ryan_Callahan_1_2014-03-22.jpg/340px-Ryan_Callahan_1_2014-03-22.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2935" data-file-height="3322" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Callahan" title="Ryan Callahan">Ryan Callahan</a> during his first month with the Lightning. Callahan was acquired by the team in a trade that sent <a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a> to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In January 2014, GM <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yzerman" title="Steve Yzerman">Steve Yzerman</a>, who also served as the general manager for Canada's team at the <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament">2014 Winter Olympics</a>, elected not to name Lightning captain <a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a> to Canada's roster, instead choosing the still-injured Stamkos. After Stamkos was not medically cleared to play in <a href="/wiki/Sochi" title="Sochi">Sochi</a> in early February, Yzerman ultimately named St. Louis to Team Canada as an injury replacement. In late February, it was reported St. Louis had requested a trade from Yzerman the month prior.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> St. Louis, who had a no-move clause in his contract with Tampa Bay, reportedly consented to only being traded to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a>. On March 5, 2014, St. Louis was sent to New York along with a conditional 2015 second-round pick in exchange for New York captain <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Callahan" title="Ryan Callahan">Ryan Callahan</a>, a 2015 first-round draft pick, a conditional 2014 second-round pick and a 2015 conditional seventh-round pick. The deal came subsequently after Stamkos had been cleared to return to the Lightning's active roster. St. Louis cited his decision based on his family and thanked Lightning fans for their support during his tenure with the franchise, but would not specify any further about the reasons leading to his request.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 6, Steven Stamkos was named Tampa Bay's 10th captain in his first game back after recovering from a tibia injury.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 7, the team announced it had signed GM Steve Yzerman to a four-year contract extension.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Finishing the season with 101 points, the Lightning placed second in the Atlantic Division, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since 2011. However, Tampa Bay was eliminated in the first round, losing to the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a> in a four-game sweep.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Contention_for_the_Stanley_Cup_and_one_playoff_absence_(2014–2018)"><span id="Contention_for_the_Stanley_Cup_and_one_playoff_absence_.282014.E2.80.932018.29"></span>Contention for the Stanley Cup and one playoff absence (2014–2018)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Contention for the Stanley Cup and one playoff absence (2014–2018)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 25, 2014, the Lightning agreed to terms with <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Callahan" title="Ryan Callahan">Ryan Callahan</a>, signing him to a six-year, $34.8 million contract extension.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The same day, the Lightning used its remaining compliance buyout on forward <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Malone" title="Ryan Malone">Ryan Malone</a> after his on-ice performance had declined from injuries seasons prior in addition to his off-ice troubles that included a DUI arrest before the end of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Finishing the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season" title="2014–15 NHL season">2014–15 season</a> with 108 points, the Lightning placed second in the Atlantic Division and qualified for the playoffs for the second-straight season, scoring the most goals out of any team in the NHL. Tampa Bay eliminated the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a> in seven games in the first round of the playoffs before facing the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a> in the second round. The Lightning won the first three games of the series and had a chance to sweep the Canadiens; however, Montreal responded with wins in Games 4 and 5 to extend the series to a sixth game. Tampa Bay won the sixth game of the series to eliminate the Canadiens and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2011, facing the <a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Trophy" title="Presidents' Trophy">Presidents' Trophy</a>-winning <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a>. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Lightning and the Rangers split the first two games of the series in New York, with the Lightning winning Game 2 of the series thanks to a <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Johnson_(ice_hockey)" title="Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)">Tyler Johnson</a> hat-trick. The series then shifted to Tampa, where the Lightning had a come-from-behind overtime victory in Game 3 but lost Game 4 to even the series at two games apiece. During Game 5 in New York, goaltender <a href="/wiki/Ben_Bishop" title="Ben Bishop">Ben Bishop</a> recorded his second shutout of the playoffs in a 2–0 victory, but the Rangers responded in Game 6 by scoring seven goals to tie the series at three games apiece. In Game 7, Bishop recorded his third shutout of the playoffs in another 2–0 victory against the Rangers to lead the Lightning to <a href="/wiki/2015_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2015 Stanley Cup Finals">their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals since 2004</a>. The Lightning not only became the first team to defeat the Rangers in a Game 7 at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, but they also became the first team to successfully defeat three <a href="/wiki/Original_Six" title="Original Six">Original Six</a> teams in the first three rounds of the playoffs.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lightning would face the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2015_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2015 Stanley Cup Finals">Stanley Cup Finals</a>, making it the first time a finalist faced four Original Six teams in the playoffs since the four-round format was introduced in <a href="/wiki/1980_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="1980 Stanley Cup playoffs">1980</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After losing Game 1 at home, the Lightning built a two games to one series lead, though the Blackhawks would win the following three games to win the Stanley Cup in six games at the <a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This made Tampa Bay the first team to beat three of the Original Six teams in the playoffs since the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> completed the feat in 1992. However, they became the first team to lose the Stanley Cup Finals despite beating three Original Six teams in the previous three rounds.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Game_6_Watch_Party_(18219067034)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Game_6_Watch_Party_%2818219067034%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Game_6_Watch_Party_%2818219067034%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Game_6_Watch_Party_%2818219067034%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Game_6_Watch_Party_%2818219067034%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Game_6_Watch_Party_%2818219067034%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Game_6_Watch_Party_%2818219067034%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4085" data-file-height="2841" /></a><figcaption>A viewing party outside <a href="/wiki/Amalie_Arena" title="Amalie Arena">Amalie Arena</a> for Game 6 of the <a href="/wiki/2015_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2015 Stanley Cup Finals">2015 Stanley Cup Finals</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The Lightning had a slow start to the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season" title="2015–16 NHL season">2015–16 season</a>. The season was filled with controversy for the team, starting off with the contractual questions regarding captain <a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a> and with the former third overall pick <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Drouin" title="Jonathan Drouin">Jonathan Drouin</a> publicly requesting a trade and being suspended from the organization. The Lightning picked up their play at the beginning of 2016 and set the franchise record to nine consecutive wins on March 5, 2016, when <a href="/wiki/Alex_Killorn" title="Alex Killorn">Alex Killorn</a> scored with 42.5 seconds remaining in overtime to propel the Lightning to a 4–3 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Hurricanes" title="Carolina Hurricanes">Carolina Hurricanes</a> at Amalie Arena. On March 26, 2016, the Lightning announced cornerstone defenseman <a href="/wiki/Anton_Str%C3%A5lman" title="Anton Strålman">Anton Stralman</a> had suffered a fractured leg in their game against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Islanders" title="New York Islanders">New York Islanders</a> at home. Stamkos was out of the lineup for the team's game on April 2 against the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a> in Tampa; GM <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yzerman" title="Steve Yzerman">Steve Yzerman</a> announced after the game that the captain would miss one-to-three months due to a blood clot in his arm. Due to unfortunate circumstances, the team had no other option but to bring Drouin back to the team. The Lightning ended up finishing second in the Atlantic Division and would once again face the third-seeded Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2016_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2016 Stanley Cup playoffs">playoffs</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nikita_Kucherov_140103.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Nikita_Kucherov_140103.png/170px-Nikita_Kucherov_140103.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="207" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Nikita_Kucherov_140103.png/255px-Nikita_Kucherov_140103.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Nikita_Kucherov_140103.png/340px-Nikita_Kucherov_140103.png 2x" data-file-width="587" data-file-height="716" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a> emerged as the Lightning's leading point-scorer during the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season" title="2015–16 NHL season">2015–16 season</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Lightning played the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the 2016 playoffs for the second consecutive year and defeated them in five games after winning game five 1–0 at Amalie Arena. Next up, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Islanders" title="New York Islanders">New York Islanders</a> (who had recently defeated the Panthers to win their first playoff series since the 1992–93 season) would face the Lightning. In Game 1, the Islanders defeated the Bolts 5–3. The Lightning would eventually answer back by winning four consecutive games in the series to defeat the Isles in five games to move on to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive year, in large part due to back-to-back road overtime victories with goals scored by <a href="/wiki/Brian_Boyle" title="Brian Boyle">Brian Boyle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jason_Garrison" title="Jason Garrison">Jason Garrison</a>. The Lightning were set to play against the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> in the Eastern Conference Finals. In Game 1 at <a href="/wiki/Consol_Energy_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Consol Energy Center">Consol Energy Center</a>, star goaltender Ben Bishop would be added to the list of devastating injuries for the team as he left on a stretcher and did not return for the remainder of the series. Stralman would eventually return in Game 2. A back-and-forth series would eventually lead to a Game 7 showdown in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>. Lightning captain Steven Stamkos surprisingly took warmups and was in the Lightning lineup after a long absence from blood clot surgery. However, it was not enough as the Lightning would fall in the game 2–1 against the Penguins for a 4–3 series defeat, who went on to defeat the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> and win the Stanley Cup while the Lightning came one win short from a second consecutive appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. </p><p>With the Lightning under the spotlight in the 2016 off-season, Drouin rescinded his trade request. Steve Yzerman would then announce on June 29 the team re-signed Stamkos to an eight-year, cap-friendly deal. He would then sign star defenseman <a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a> to an eight-year contract on July 1, along with a seven-year deal for <a href="/wiki/Alex_Killorn" title="Alex Killorn">Alex Killorn</a> and three-year deals to star winger <a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a> and goaltender <a href="/wiki/Andrei_Vasilevskiy" title="Andrei Vasilevskiy">Andrei Vasilevskiy</a>. </p><p>The Lightning narrowly missed the playoffs in the 2016–17 season. Finishing with 94 points, they were beaten to the second wildcard by the Toronto Maple Leafs, with 95 points. The 2016–17 season for the Lightning was a host of injuries, mainly their captain, Steven Stamkos. Stamkos went down in the 17th game, against the Detroit Red Wings on November 15, 2016. It was revealed he suffered from a torn left meniscus, which put him out for the rest of the season. Ryan Callahan would also play in only 18 games due to multiple surgeries to his back and hip.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Towards the end of the season, they traded goaltender Ben Bishop to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a>, center <a href="/wiki/Brian_Boyle" title="Brian Boyle">Brian Boyle</a> to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and forward <a href="/wiki/Valtteri_Filppula" title="Valtteri Filppula">Valtteri Filppula</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a>. However, there were positive signs as winger Nikita Kucherov emerged with 40 goals for the first time in his career and the Lightning also showcased their young talent with rookie <a href="/wiki/Brayden_Point" title="Brayden Point">Brayden Point</a> and promising AHL call-ups <a href="/wiki/Yanni_Gourde" title="Yanni Gourde">Yanni Gourde</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jake_Dotchin" title="Jake Dotchin">Jake Dotchin</a>. The Lightning bounced back with this talent in the last third of the season, but it was not enough as they missed the 2017 playoffs by one point. </p><p>In the 2017 off-season, the Lightning made a deal with the Montreal Canadiens to send Jonathan Drouin to their franchise in exchange for defensive prospect <a href="/wiki/Mikhail_Sergachev" title="Mikhail Sergachev">Mikhail Sergachev</a> and a second-round pick in the <a href="/wiki/2018_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 NHL Entry Draft">2018 NHL Entry Draft</a>. They also signed defenseman <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Girardi" title="Daniel Girardi">Daniel Girardi</a> for two years and winger <a href="/wiki/Chris_Kunitz" title="Chris Kunitz">Chris Kunitz</a> to a one-year deal. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg/170px-Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg/255px-Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg/340px-Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2940" data-file-height="3230" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a> won the <a href="/wiki/James_Norris_Memorial_Trophy" title="James Norris Memorial Trophy">James Norris Memorial Trophy</a> in <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NHL_season" title="2017–18 NHL season">2017–18</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NHL_season" title="2017–18 NHL season">2017–18 season</a>, Steven Stamkos returned from injury, scoring 20 points in the first 10 games and assisting on nine of Nikita Kucherov's 11 goals.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lightning finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 54–23–5, finishing with 113 points. The Lightning won their first <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NHL)" title="Atlantic Division (NHL)">Atlantic Division</a> title and first division title since the 2003–04 season, as well as securing the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the <a href="/wiki/2018_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2018 Stanley Cup playoffs">2018 Stanley Cup playoffs</a>. Andrei Vasilevskiy was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/Vezina_Trophy" title="Vezina Trophy">Vezina Trophy</a> for the first time. Nikita Kucherov scored 100 points during the regular season, finishing third overall in the league. Steve Yzerman was once again nominated for the <a href="/wiki/NHL_General_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL General Manager of the Year Award">NHL General Manager of the Year Award</a>. During the 2018 playoffs, the Lightning eliminated the New Jersey Devils in the first round and the Boston Bruins in the second round, both in five games. However, they were defeated in the Eastern Conference Finals by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals, in seven games, one win short from clinching a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals once more. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="First_Presidents'_Trophy_winner_swept_in_the_first_round_(2018–2019)"><span id="First_Presidents.27_Trophy_winner_swept_in_the_first_round_.282018.E2.80.932019.29"></span>First Presidents' Trophy winner swept in the first round (2018–2019)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: First Presidents' Trophy winner swept in the first round (2018–2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 11, 2018, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Steve_Yzerman" title="Steve Yzerman">Steve Yzerman</a> would be resigning from his position as general manager, and longtime assistant GM <a href="/wiki/Julien_BriseBois" title="Julien BriseBois">Julien BriseBois</a> would be currently taking his place as the new GM.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NHL_season" title="2018–19 NHL season">2018–19 season</a>, the Lightning clinched their first <a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Trophy" title="Presidents' Trophy">Presidents' Trophy</a> and second consecutive division title after a 4–1 win over the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Coyotes" title="Arizona Coyotes">Arizona Coyotes</a> on March 18, 2019. Winning their final regular season game against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a> on April 6, the Lightning finished with 62 wins, tying the NHL record set by the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Detroit_Red_Wings_season" title="1995–96 Detroit Red Wings season">1995–96 Detroit Red Wings</a> for most wins in a season.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a> became the second player in Lightning franchise history (after <a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a>) to win the <a href="/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy" title="Hart Memorial Trophy">Hart Memorial Trophy</a> as the league's most valuable player and the <a href="/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy" title="Art Ross Trophy">Art Ross Trophy</a> as the league's leading point scorer, setting a new franchise record of 128 points. <a href="/wiki/Andrei_Vasilevskiy" title="Andrei Vasilevskiy">Andrei Vasilevskiy</a> became the first player in franchise history to win the <a href="/wiki/Vezina_Trophy" title="Vezina Trophy">Vezina Trophy</a> as the league's best goaltender. However, in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2019_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2019 Stanley Cup playoffs">2019 playoffs</a>, they were swept in four games by the eighth seeded <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Columbus Blue Jackets</a> in that team's first-ever playoff series victory,<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> becoming the first Presidents' Trophy winner to be swept in the first round of the playoffs.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/2019_Tampa_Bay_Lightning%E2%80%93Columbus_Blue_Jackets_playoff_series" title="2019 Tampa Bay Lightning–Columbus Blue Jackets playoff series">The series</a> is widely regarded as one of the biggest <a href="/wiki/Upset_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Upset (sports)">upsets</a> in league history. Former NHL player and <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC Sports</a> analyst <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Roenick" title="Jeremy Roenick">Jeremy Roenick</a> described Tampa's elimination as "one of the biggest letdowns in history", while the <i><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Times" title="Tampa Bay Times">Tampa Bay Times</a></i> described it as "the disappointment that all others are measured against".<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Back-to-back_Stanley_Cups_and_three_straight_Finals_appearances_(2019–2022)"><span id="Back-to-back_Stanley_Cups_and_three_straight_Finals_appearances_.282019.E2.80.932022.29"></span>Back-to-back Stanley Cups and three straight Finals appearances (2019–2022)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Back-to-back Stanley Cups and three straight Finals appearances (2019–2022)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following their earlier than expected exit from the 2019 playoffs, several players left the Lightning. Left winger <a href="/wiki/J._T._Miller" title="J. T. Miller">J. T. Miller</a> was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a>. Backup goaltender <a href="/wiki/Louis_Domingue" title="Louis Domingue">Louis Domingue</a> was dealt to the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils" title="New Jersey Devils">New Jersey Devils</a> for a conditional seventh-round draft pick in <a href="/wiki/2021_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 NHL Entry Draft">2021</a>. Defenseman <a href="/wiki/Anton_Str%C3%A5lman" title="Anton Strålman">Anton Stralman</a> left the team in free agency after five seasons and signed a three-year contract with the inner-state rival <a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a>. Right winger <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Callahan" title="Ryan Callahan">Ryan Callahan</a>'s career was effectively ended when he was diagnosed with a degenerative back disease.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Defenseman <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Girardi" title="Daniel Girardi">Daniel Girardi</a> went unsigned over the summer and eventually announced his retirement from playing hockey effective immediately after his two-year contract he signed in 2017 expired.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To make up for these losses, the Lightning signed defenseman <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Shattenkirk" title="Kevin Shattenkirk">Kevin Shattenkirk</a> to a one-year contract, after his contract with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a> was bought out. Left winger <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Maroon" title="Patrick Maroon">Patrick Maroon</a>, who was coming off a <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> championship with his hometown team, the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a>, was also signed to a one-year deal. The Lightning re-signed centers <a href="/wiki/Brayden_Point" title="Brayden Point">Brayden Point</a> and <a href="/wiki/C%C3%A9dric_Paquette" title="Cédric Paquette">Cedric Paquette</a> to two and three-year contracts, respectively. Starting goaltender <a href="/wiki/Andrei_Vasilevskiy" title="Andrei Vasilevskiy">Andrei Vasilevskiy</a>'s contract was also extended by eight years. </p><p>The Lightning began the season with a 17–13–4 record after 34 games. After this point, they won 23 of their next 26 games, including two separate win streaks of at least ten games, the second of which eventually set a new franchise record of eleven consecutive wins. They lost captain <a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a> to injury once again, as he underwent surgery to repair a <a href="/wiki/Core_(anatomy)" title="Core (anatomy)">core muscle</a> in late February. He was expected to miss 6–8 weeks as a result, which at the time was expected to keep him out for the remainder of the regular season and the start of the playoffs.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the 2020 trade deadline the Lightning made two significant trades that would go on to be instrumental to their future success. On February 16, 2020, the Lightning acquired forward <a href="/wiki/Blake_Coleman" title="Blake Coleman">Blake Coleman</a> from the New Jersey Devils for prospect <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Foote" title="Nolan Foote">Nolan Foote</a> and a <a href="/wiki/2020_NHL_entry_draft" title="2020 NHL entry draft">2020</a> first-round pick. Then on the last day before the deadline, the Lightning acquired forward <a href="/wiki/Barclay_Goodrow" title="Barclay Goodrow">Barclay Goodrow</a> and a 2020 third-round pick from the San Jose Sharks for Tampa's 2020 first-round pick and <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Greco" title="Anthony Greco">Anthony Greco</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Andrei_Vasilevskiy_2018-05-21_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Andrei_Vasilevskiy_2018-05-21_1.jpg/220px-Andrei_Vasilevskiy_2018-05-21_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Andrei_Vasilevskiy_2018-05-21_1.jpg/330px-Andrei_Vasilevskiy_2018-05-21_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Andrei_Vasilevskiy_2018-05-21_1.jpg/440px-Andrei_Vasilevskiy_2018-05-21_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3372" data-file-height="3360" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Andrei_Vasilevskiy" title="Andrei Vasilevskiy">Andrei Vasilevskiy</a> backstopped the Lightning to back-to-back <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> championships, winning the <a href="/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy" title="Conn Smythe Trophy">Conn Smythe Trophy</a> as playoff MVP in <a href="/wiki/2021_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2021 Stanley Cup playoffs">2021</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Tampa Bay had only played 70 games when the NHL suspended the season on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was not until late May that the league decided to cancel the remaining three weeks of the regular season. At the time, the Lightning had a record of 43–21–6 and were second in their conference. To finish the season, the league expanded the <a href="/wiki/2020_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2020 Stanley Cup playoffs">2020 Stanley Cup playoffs</a> to include 24 teams rather than 16. In July, it was announced that the playoffs would begin August 1, and would take place in the Canadian cities of <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a> as the Eastern Conference hub, and <a href="/wiki/Edmonton" title="Edmonton">Edmonton</a> for the Western Conference. By virtue of having one of the top four highest point percentages at the time the season was suspended, the Lightning not only qualified for the playoffs, but would first compete in a single round-robin opening round group with the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> to determine seeding.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Winning two out of three games, the Lightning earned the second seed in the East. </p><p>Following the round-robin, the Lightning drew the <a href="/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" title="Columbus Blue Jackets">Columbus Blue Jackets</a> again in the first round. The first game of the series ultimately became the <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(ice_hockey)#List_of_notable_overtime_games" title="Overtime (ice hockey)">fourth-longest NHL game</a> in history, as the game-winning goal was scored by Brayden Point at the 10:27 mark of the fifth overtime period. Point also scored in overtime for a second time in game five, eliminating Columbus.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the second round, the Lightning faced the <a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Trophy" title="Presidents' Trophy">Presidents' Trophy</a>-winning Boston Bruins. After losing the first game of this series, the Lightning rallied to win the next four, with <a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>'s double-overtime goal in game 5 sealing the series victory for Tampa Bay.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After advancing, the remainder of the Lightning's playoff run took place in Edmonton, which had been planned as the site of both of the Conference Finals and the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Lightning took on the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Islanders" title="New York Islanders">New York Islanders</a>. The Islanders extended the Lightning to six games, but Tampa Bay would once again prevail in overtime to win the series, with the game-winning goal this time being scored by <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Cirelli" title="Anthony Cirelli">Anthony Cirelli</a>. The win earned the Lightning the <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Trophy" title="Prince of Wales Trophy">Prince of Wales Trophy</a> for the third time in their history, and their first trip to the <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="Stanley Cup Finals">Stanley Cup Finals</a> since <a href="/wiki/2015_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2015 Stanley Cup Finals">2015</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/2020_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2020 Stanley Cup Finals">2020 Stanley Cup Finals</a>, the Lightning met the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Dallas Stars</a>. The teams split the first two games of the series. In game three, Steven Stamkos returned to the lineup, having missed the entire playoff run to that point after suffering an injury prior to the start of the playoffs, unrelated to an injury he sustained during the regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He scored a goal on what was his only shot on goal of the series, as he did not take to the ice again following the end of the first period. Tampa Bay did, however, win both game three and four to take a 3–1 series lead. Dallas stayed alive in the series by winning game five 3–2 in double-overtime to force a game six, but the Lightning closed them out with a 2–0 win in game six to win their second <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> championship, and first since 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a> was named the <a href="/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy" title="Conn Smythe Trophy">Conn Smythe Trophy</a> winner as the <a href="/wiki/Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Most Valuable Player">MVP</a> of the playoffs, having recorded 22 points on 10 goals and 12 assists. <a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a> set a new franchise record for points in a single playoff season with 34, and also became the franchise leader for playoff goals, assists, and points. The team set a league record with over 221 minutes played in overtime periods alone.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also became the first team in league history to have three series-winning goals in overtime.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Andrei_Vasilevskiy" title="Andrei Vasilevskiy">Andrei Vasilevskiy</a> surpassed both former Lightning goalies <a href="/wiki/Ben_Bishop" title="Ben Bishop">Ben Bishop</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nikolai_Khabibulin" title="Nikolai Khabibulin">Nikolai Khabibulin</a> to become the franchise leader in playoff games played and playoff games won. The victory led to a new tradition for Tampa Bay sports teams: boat parades. The 2020 Lightning held a parade of boats on the <a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_River_(Florida)" title="Hillsborough River (Florida)">Hillsborough River</a> rather than a traditional <a href="/wiki/Victory_parade" title="Victory parade">victory parade</a> through the streets of the city, mainly to comply with COVID-19 regulations, but subsequent championship teams in Tampa have held similar parades even with those restrictions lifted.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to COVID-19, the league moved the Lightning to the <a href="/wiki/Central_Division_(NHL)" title="Central Division (NHL)">Central Division</a>, where they would compete with the Blackhawks, Blue Jackets, Hurricanes, Panthers, Predators, Red Wings, and Stars for the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season" title="2020–21 NHL season">2020–21 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lightning would only play against teams in the Central Division, with limited attendance to start the season. The team once again played in a shortened season, playing 56 games in total. <a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a> would miss the entire regular season with a hip surgery he had in December 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the season, the Lightning acquired defenseman <a href="/wiki/David_Savard" title="David Savard">David Savard</a> through a multi-team trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets and the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lightning would also acquire defenseman <a href="/wiki/Fredrik_Claesson" title="Fredrik Claesson">Fredrik Claesson</a> in another trade with the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lightning finished the season with a 36–17–3 record, and would finish third in the Central Division. </p><p>Entering the 2021 playoffs, the Lightning would face against the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a> in the first round, making this the first time the <a href="/wiki/Lightning%E2%80%93Panthers_rivalry" title="Lightning–Panthers rivalry">state rivals</a> would meet each other in the playoffs. The Lightning would win the series 4–2, with the last game continuing a playoff series clinching shutout streak that had carried over from the <a href="/wiki/2020_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2020 Stanley Cup Finals">2020 Stanley Cup Finals</a> against Dallas. In the second round, the Lightning would face the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Hurricanes" title="Carolina Hurricanes">Carolina Hurricanes</a>. In the third game of the series, <a href="/wiki/Brayden_Point" title="Brayden Point">Brayden Point</a> would score the first goal in a playoff goal-scoring streak that would last for 9 games, coming in second to <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Leach" title="Reggie Leach">Reggie Leach</a> with 10 games in a single playoff year.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hurricanes would win game 3 in overtime, however the Lightning would win the next two games to win the series 4–1. For the second consecutive year, the Lightning would again face the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Islanders" title="New York Islanders">New York Islanders</a> before heading to the Stanley Cup Finals. Due to the lack of conferences for this season, this series would not be called the "2021 Eastern Conference Finals", but instead it would be known as the "2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals". The Islanders would once again take the Lightning to an extended series, having won game 6 in overtime to force the series to seven games. However, the Lightning would clinch the series in game 7 with a single shorthanded goal scored by <a href="/wiki/Yanni_Gourde" title="Yanni Gourde">Yanni Gourde</a>. The win would earn the Lightning their second consecutive <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Trophy" title="Prince of Wales Trophy">Prince of Wales Trophy</a>, and a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals. In the <a href="/wiki/2021_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2021 Stanley Cup Finals">2021 Stanley Cup Finals</a>, the Lightning went up against the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a>. In the first three games, the Lightning would prevail, a notable highlight being the diving goal <a href="/wiki/Blake_Coleman" title="Blake Coleman">Blake Coleman</a> would score with 1.1 seconds left in the second period in the second game in the series.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Canadiens however would force a game 5 and prevent a sweep, winning game 4 in overtime. The Lightning however would win the Stanley Cup in game 5, with a single goal scored by <a href="/wiki/Ross_Colton" title="Ross Colton">Ross Colton</a> in the second period. The game would also see the Lightning win in their own arena, the second time in team history, and the first time since the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Blackhawks</a> won the Cup in <a href="/wiki/2015_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2015 Stanley Cup Finals">2015</a>, which coincidentally was against the Lightning. Starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP with 5 shutouts during the playoffs, 4 of which were series-clinching shutouts. Patrick Maroon would win his third consecutive Stanley Cup, one with his hometown team, the St. Louis Blues in 2019 and two with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021. Maroon later slipped and dropped the Stanley Cup and severely dented the trophy's bowl during a celebration at Julian B. Lane Park following the team's victory parade on July 12. Maroon cited the strong thunderstorm during the outdoor celebration as the reason, and the Cup was quickly repaired with no further issues whatsoever.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 26, 2022, the Lightning played their first outdoor game in franchise history against the host <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Predators" title="Nashville Predators">Nashville Predators</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2022_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2022 NHL Stadium Series">2022 NHL Stadium Series</a> at <a href="/wiki/Nissan_Stadium" title="Nissan Stadium">Nissan Stadium</a>. The Lightning would win the game against the Predators with a score of 3–2, with Steven Stamkos receiving first star. On April 14, 2022, the Lightning clinched a playoff berth after a 4–3 overtime win against the <a href="/wiki/Anaheim_Ducks" title="Anaheim Ducks">Anaheim Ducks</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/2022_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2022 Stanley Cup playoffs">2022 playoffs</a>, the Lightning defeated the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> in seven games in the First Round and swept their in–state rivals, the Presidents' Trophy–winning <a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a>, in the Second Round. On June 11, the Lightning clinched their third straight Stanley Cup Finals berth after a 2–1 win against the New York Rangers in game six of the Eastern Conference Finals. However, in the <a href="/wiki/2022_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2022 Stanley Cup Finals">2022 Finals</a>, they came up two wins short for a third consecutive Stanley Cup title by losing the series in game six against the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a> on June 26.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Early_playoff_exits_and_Stamkos_departure_(2022–present)"><span id="Early_playoff_exits_and_Stamkos_departure_.282022.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Early playoff exits and Stamkos departure (2022–present)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Early playoff exits and Stamkos departure (2022–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NHL_season" title="2022–23 NHL season">2022–23 season</a>, the Lightning finished in third place in the Atlantic Division and sixth in the Eastern Conference, and once again played the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> in the First Round of the <a href="/wiki/2023_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2023 Stanley Cup playoffs">2023 playoffs</a>. However, this time, the Maple Leafs would avenge their loss the previous year and eliminated the Lightning 4–2. After a 7–3 game one win, Tampa lost 7–2 in game two. The Lightning then became the first team in Stanley Cup playoffs history to lose three overtime games at home, including a 2–1 loss in the deciding game six. It was the first time since 2019, the Lightning failed to advance to the Stanley Cup Final.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NHL_season" title="2023–24 NHL season">2023–24 season</a>, the Lightning finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division and the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualified for the <a href="/wiki/2024_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2024 Stanley Cup playoffs">2024 playoffs</a> as the first wild card, but were eliminated by their in–state rivals and eventual Stanley Cup champions, the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Florida Panthers</a>, in five games in the first round. </p><p>In the 2024 off-season, longtime captain <a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a> signed with the <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Predators" title="Nashville Predators">Nashville Predators</a> on the first day of free agency after Stamkos and the team were unable to come up with a contract extension agreement prior to start of free agency.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They would subsequently name <a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a> as the next captain.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Radio_and_television">Radio and television</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Radio and television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lightning's flagship radio outlet is <a href="/wiki/WHPT" title="WHPT">WHPT</a>, which replaced <a href="/wiki/WFLA_(AM)" title="WFLA (AM)">WFLA</a> as of the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NHL_season" title="2022–23 NHL season">2022–23 NHL season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Mishkin" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Mishkin">Dave Mishkin</a> serves as play-by-play announcer, joined by <a href="/wiki/Phil_Esposito" title="Phil Esposito">Phil Esposito</a> as color commentator for home games. Greg Lenelli is the pregame and intermission host. The Lightning television broadcasts can be seen on <a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_Sun" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports Sun">Bally Sports Sun</a>. From 1995 to 2020, the television play-by-play announcer was <a href="/wiki/Rick_Peckham" title="Rick Peckham">Rick Peckham</a>. He announced that he would be retiring following the <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NHL_season" title="2019–20 NHL season">2019–20 season</a>. His final game for the Lightning was game five of their First Round series during the <a href="/wiki/2020_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="2020 Stanley Cup playoffs">2020 Stanley Cup playoffs</a>, in which the Lightning won in overtime to win the series.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Randorf" title="Dave Randorf">Dave Randorf</a> was named as his replacement prior to the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season" title="2020–21 NHL season">2020–21 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The color commentator is <a href="/wiki/Brian_Engblom" title="Brian Engblom">Brian Engblom</a>. The studio host is <a href="/wiki/Paul_Kennedy_(broadcaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paul Kennedy (broadcaster)">Paul Kennedy</a>. <a href="/wiki/Caley_Chelios" title="Caley Chelios">Caley Chelios</a>, daughter of Hall of Fame defenseman <a href="/wiki/Chris_Chelios" title="Chris Chelios">Chris Chelios</a>, was the in-arena host and Lightning reporter for 5 seasons. Former Lightning player <a href="/wiki/Dave_Andreychuk" title="Dave Andreychuk">Dave Andreychuk</a> and former color commentator <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Taylor_(ice_hockey)" title="Bobby Taylor (ice hockey)">Bobby "The Chief" Taylor</a> assist with the television pregame and postgame broadcasts. </p><p>On December 10, 2014, long-time color commentator <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Taylor_(ice_hockey)" title="Bobby Taylor (ice hockey)">Bobby "The Chief" Taylor</a> announced he would be retiring from the broadcast booth at the end of the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season" title="2014–15 NHL season">2014–15 season</a>. Taylor had served as the team's color commentator since the 1993–94 season, which was the team's second year of existence. Taylor cited that he desired to be home with his wife Jan more. Taylor said, "The road was starting to get a little stale," and "I've been traveling since I was 15, and that's a long time." However, Taylor announced that he was not completely stepping away from the team broadcasts. He has continued to serve as a studio analyst during the games on Fox Sports Sun for both home and away games.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 11, 2015, <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Sun" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports Sun">Fox Sports Sun</a>, the regional television home of the Lightning, announced <a href="/wiki/Brian_Engblom" title="Brian Engblom">Brian Engblom</a> as Taylor's replacement on color commentary for the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season" title="2015–16 NHL season">2015–16 season</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Team_colors_and_mascot">Team colors and mascot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Team colors and mascot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 2010, the Lightning colors have been blue, black and white. Their logo has been a stylized lightning bolt. This is the origin of one nickname for the team—the "Bolts".<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Logo_and_jerseys">Logo and jerseys</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Logo and jerseys"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:246px;max-width:246px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:130px;max-width:130px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TBL_Logo-Old.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/40/TBL_Logo-Old.svg/128px-TBL_Logo-Old.svg.png" decoding="async" width="128" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/40/TBL_Logo-Old.svg/192px-TBL_Logo-Old.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/40/TBL_Logo-Old.svg/256px-TBL_Logo-Old.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="319" data-file-height="314" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:112px;max-width:112px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:TampaBayLightningAlternate.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/TampaBayLightningAlternate.svg/110px-TampaBayLightningAlternate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/TampaBayLightningAlternate.svg/165px-TampaBayLightningAlternate.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/TampaBayLightningAlternate.svg/220px-TampaBayLightningAlternate.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="190" data-file-height="216" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">The primary (left) and alternate logos (right) used by the team from 1992 to 2007. The team was named the Lightning in reference to the Tampa Bay Area being the "lightning capital of North America".</div></div></div></div> <p>The original Lightning jerseys featured simple stripes on the sleeves and tail, and contrasting shoulders—black shoulders over a white jersey, and white shoulders over the black—with the alternate logo (a lightning bolt over the outline of the state of Florida). The underarm gussets included a feature referred to as "victory stripes"—a group of thin stripes, alternating in the team's colors (black-silver-blue on white, or white-blue-silver on black). For the 1996–97 season, the Lightning added a third jersey, primarily blue with a <a href="/wiki/Dye-sublimation_printer" class="mw-redirect" title="Dye-sublimation printer">sublimated</a> wave and rain design on the front and back, lightning bolts down the sleeves, a silver-gray shoulder yoke, and black gussets. The third jersey was retired after the 1998–99 season. </p><p>In their first two seasons, the Lightning used a stylized block font for player names, with gaps in the upper loops of letters such as A, B, D, and R. The numbers were standard block numbers with <a href="/wiki/Drop_shadow" title="Drop shadow">drop shadows</a>. The fonts were vertical in 1992–93, and italicized in 1993–94. The following season, the name font changed to a block font, vertically arched, while the number font changed to a painted style resembling the letters "Tampa Bay" in the logo. This style was also used on the blue alternate in 1998–99, replacing an "electrified" number font used from 1996 to 1998. In 2001–02, the old fonts were replaced with traditional block letters and numbers, which have been used ever since. They also darkened their shades of blue that season from a royal blue to a speed (Indy) blue. </p><p>As with all NHL teams for the 2007–08 season, the Lightning debuted in new Reebok "Rbk Edge" jerseys. Also, like several other NHL teams, the Lightning updated their team logo. </p><p>The Lightning unveiled their new logo on August 25, 2007. The logo was similar to the inaugural one, but with a more modern look. The new logo also kept the same theme as the previous one, but with the words "Tampa Bay" across the top now appearing with tall capital initials, and the word "Lightning" no longer appearing on the bottom of the logo. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tampa_Bay_Lightning.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/48/Tampa_Bay_Lightning.svg/150px-Tampa_Bay_Lightning.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/48/Tampa_Bay_Lightning.svg/225px-Tampa_Bay_Lightning.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/48/Tampa_Bay_Lightning.svg/300px-Tampa_Bay_Lightning.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="250" /></a><figcaption>In 2007 the Lightning adopted a new primary logo, which was used until 2011.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Edge jerseys use the same template adopted by the <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Senators" title="Ottawa Senators">Ottawa Senators</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>. Unlike those teams, the Lightning's elbow panels remain the base color of the jersey, and an additional blue panel is added near the cuff of the sleeve. The Edge uniforms retain the underarm gusset "victory stripes" of their predecessors. </p><p>The Lightning then debuted a new "alternate" or "third" jersey in the 2008–09 season. The jersey features a dominant "electric blue" color, with black and silver accents at the end of the sleeves. The logo is removed, and in its place emblazoned across the front of the jersey descending to the lower left of the jersey is the word "BOLTS" (utilizing a layout similar to that of the Ottawa Senators' third jersey). The numbers are featured on the back and sleeves only, using white lettering.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was reported on January 23, 2011, that the Lightning had filed paperwork with the NHL to change their logo and colors, beginning with the 2011–12 season.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new logo, as well as the new home and away jerseys, were unveiled by the team at a press conference at the St. Pete Times Forum on January 31, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lightning began to integrate the new logo onto center ice, and even distributed free T-shirts with the simplified logo on February 4, 2011, while still using the old Lightning logo and uniforms.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current uniforms are made in a traditional hockey sweater design. Initially, the colors that were to be used were simply blue and white, but by popular demand, black was later added as a trim color on the numbers. The victory stripes were also eliminated. Despite the introduction of the new uniforms, the previous third jersey was retained, with the new simplified logo replacing the old logo in the shoulders prior to the 2012–13 season. </p><p>For the 2014–15 season, the Lightning announced that a new black third sweater will replace the existing "BOLTS" sweaters. The new sweaters were unveiled on September 27, 2014. It retained the "BOLTS" wordmark, while adding white accents in a similar manner as the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a>' sweaters. The secondary roundel logo also replaced the primary logo on the sleeves, while the metro name was enscripted on the collar. </p><p>The Lightning made some minor tweaks to their current uniform set following the NHL's move to <a href="/wiki/Adidas" title="Adidas">Adidas</a> as its uniform provider in the 2017–18 season. The most notable change is the removal of the "TAMPA BAY" wordmark on the white away sweaters. </p><p>A third sweater was not used during all of 2017–18 and much of the 2018–19 season. On February 7, 2019, the Lightning unveiled a new black uniform, lacking any blue and white elements and featuring sublimated black and grey patterns on the sleeves, socks and back numbers. </p><p>For the 2020–21 season, the Lightning released a "Reverse Retro" uniform, using the design they wore from 2001 to 2007. Unlike the originals, blue served as the base color while black was relegated to trim color. Their 2022–23 "Reverse Retro" uniform used the design of the third jersey from 1996 to 1999, but with a white base.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the <a href="/wiki/2022_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2022 NHL Stadium Series">2022 NHL Stadium Series</a>, the Lightning unveiled a white uniform with a stylized blue stripe shaped like a thunderbolt at the bottom. An updated rendition of the "BOLTS" wordmark was stitched in front, and numbers featured pointed accents. </p><p>In the 2023–24 season, the Lightning unveiled a new black alternate uniform, putting the roundel logo as the main crest and bringing back the "victory stripes" on the sleeves. The white numbers with black trim and blue drop shadows were heavily inspired by the team's first uniforms. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In-game_personalities">In-game personalities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: In-game personalities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Greg Wolf has been the Lightning's in-game host since the 2006–07 season. </p><p>Retired <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> Technical Sergeant Sonya Bryson-Kirksey sings the <a href="/wiki/O_Canada" title="O Canada">Canadian</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">American</a> national anthems at most home games. She started singing the US national anthem for the team in 2013, and the Canadian anthem in 2020 and is accompanied by organist, Krystof Srebrakowski. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="ThunderBug">ThunderBug</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: ThunderBug"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lightning mascot is a <a href="/wiki/Firefly" title="Firefly">lightning bug</a> named ThunderBug, who performs at games and makes appearances in the community.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lightning_Girls">Lightning Girls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Lightning Girls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Until the 2019–20 season,<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an official dance team known as the Lightning Girls performed at all home games and community events. The Tampa Bay Lightning Girls were a group of dancers who performed in the stands.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season-by-season_record">Season-by-season record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Season-by-season record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Lightning. For the full season-by-season history, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_seasons" title="List of Tampa Bay Lightning seasons">List of Tampa Bay Lightning seasons</a></i> </p><p><i><b>Note:</b> GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against</i> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="font-weight:bold; background:#ddd;"> <td>Season</td> <td>GP</td> <td>W</td> <td>L</td> <td>OTL</td> <td>Pts</td> <td>GF</td> <td>GA</td> <td>Finish</td> <td>Playoffs </td></tr> <tr style="font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NHL_season" title="2019–20 NHL season">2019–20</a></td> <td>70</td> <td>43</td> <td>21</td> <td>6</td> <td>92</td> <td>245</td> <td>195</td> <td>2nd, Atlantic</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2020 Stanley Cup Finals">Stanley Cup champions</a>, 4–2 (<a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Stars</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#eee; font-weight:bold;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season" title="2020–21 NHL season">2020–21</a></td> <td>56</td> <td>36</td> <td>17</td> <td>3</td> <td>75</td> <td>181</td> <td>147</td> <td>3rd, Central</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2021 Stanley Cup Finals">Stanley Cup champions</a>, 4–1 (<a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Canadiens</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NHL_season" title="2021–22 NHL season">2021–22</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>51</td> <td>23</td> <td>8</td> <td>110</td> <td>287</td> <td>233</td> <td>3rd, Atlantic</td> <td>Lost in <a href="/wiki/2022_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2022 Stanley Cup Finals">Stanley Cup Finals</a>, 2–4 (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Avalanche</a>) </td></tr> <tr style="background:#eee;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NHL_season" title="2022–23 NHL season">2022–23</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>46</td> <td>30</td> <td>6</td> <td>98</td> <td>283</td> <td>254</td> <td>3rd, Atlantic</td> <td>Lost in first round, 2–4 (<a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Maple Leafs</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NHL_season" title="2023–24 NHL season">2023–24</a></td> <td>82</td> <td>45</td> <td>29</td> <td>8</td> <td>98</td> <td>291</td> <td>268</td> <td>4th, Atlantic</td> <td>Lost in first round, 1–4 (<a href="/wiki/Florida_Panthers" title="Florida Panthers">Panthers</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Players">Players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_roster">Current roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="United States !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Atkinson, Cam"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Cam_Atkinson" title="Cam Atkinson">Cam Atkinson</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="7.0"><a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">RW</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">R </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>35 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_NHL_season" title="2024–25 NHL season">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riverside,_Connecticut" title="Riverside, Connecticut">Riverside, Connecticut</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001810000000000000♠">81</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Slovakia !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Slovakia" title="Slovakia"><img alt="Slovakia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Cernak, Erik"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Erik_%C4%8Cern%C3%A1k" title="Erik Černák">Erik Cernak</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="2.0"><a href="/wiki/Defenceman" title="Defenceman">D</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">R </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>27 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NHL_season" title="2016–17 NHL season">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ko%C5%A1ice" title="Košice">Košice, Slovakia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001410000000000000♠">41</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="United States !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Chaffee, Mitchell"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Chaffee" title="Mitchell Chaffee">Mitchell Chaffee</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="7.0"><a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">RW</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">R </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>26 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NHL_season" title="2023–24 NHL season">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rockford,_Michigan" title="Rockford, Michigan">Rockford, Michigan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001710000000000000♠">71</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Canada !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Cirelli, Anthony"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Cirelli" title="Anthony Cirelli">Anthony Cirelli</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="4.0"><a href="/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)" title="Centre (ice hockey)">C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>27 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2015_NHL_entry_draft" title="2015 NHL entry draft">2015</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Woodbridge,_Ontario" title="Woodbridge, Ontario">Woodbridge, Ontario</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001230000000000000♠">23</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="United States !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Eyssimont, Mikey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mikey_Eyssimont" title="Mikey Eyssimont">Mikey Eyssimont</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="6.0"><a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">LW</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>28 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NHL_season" title="2022–23 NHL season">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Littleton,_Colorado" title="Littleton, Colorado">Littleton, Colorado</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001140000000000000♠">14</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Canada !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Geekie, Conor"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Conor_Geekie" title="Conor Geekie">Conor Geekie</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="4.0"><a href="/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)" title="Centre (ice hockey)">C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>20 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_NHL_season" title="2024–25 NHL season">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnedosa,_Manitoba" title="Minnedosa, Manitoba">Minnedosa, Manitoba</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001280000000000000♠">28</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Latvia !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia"><img alt="Latvia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Flag_of_Latvia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Girgensons, Zemgus"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Zemgus_Girgensons" title="Zemgus Girgensons">Zemgus Girgensons</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="6.0"><a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">LW</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>30 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_NHL_season" title="2024–25 NHL season">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riga" title="Riga">Riga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia">Latvia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠">11</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="United States !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Glendening, Luke"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Luke_Glendening" title="Luke Glendening">Luke Glendening</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="4.0"><a href="/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)" title="Centre (ice hockey)">C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">R </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>35 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NHL_season" title="2023–24 NHL season">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Grand_Rapids,_Michigan" title="East Grand Rapids, Michigan">East Grand Rapids, Michigan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001930000000000000♠">93</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Canada !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Goncalves, Gage"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gage_Goncalves" title="Gage Goncalves">Gage Goncalves</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="4.0"><a href="/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)" title="Centre (ice hockey)">C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">R </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>23 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2020_NHL_entry_draft" title="2020 NHL entry draft">2020</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mission,_British_Columbia" title="Mission, British Columbia">Mission, British Columbia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001590000000000000♠">59</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="United States !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Guentzel, Jake"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jake_Guentzel" title="Jake Guentzel">Jake Guentzel</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="6.0"><a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">LW</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>30 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_NHL_season" title="2024–25 NHL season">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha, Nebraska</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001380000000000000♠">38</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Canada !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Hagel, Brandon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Hagel" title="Brandon Hagel">Brandon Hagel</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="6.0"><a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">LW</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>26 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NHL_season" title="2021–22 NHL season">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saskatoon,_Saskatchewan" class="mw-redirect" title="Saskatoon, Saskatchewan">Saskatoon, Saskatchewan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001770000000000000♠">77</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Sweden !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"><img alt="Sweden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Hedman, Victor"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a></span></span></span> (<b><a href="/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)" title="Captain (ice hockey)">C</a></b>)<small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="2.0"><a href="/wiki/Defenceman" title="Defenceman">D</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>33 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2009_NHL_entry_draft" title="2009 NHL entry draft">2009</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/%C3%96rnsk%C3%B6ldsvik" title="Örnsköldsvik">Örnsköldsvik, Sweden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001310000000000000♠">31</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Sweden !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden"><img alt="Sweden" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Johansson, Jonas"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jonas_Johansson_(ice_hockey,_born_1995)" title="Jonas Johansson (ice hockey, born 1995)">Jonas Johansson</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="1.0"><a href="/wiki/Goaltender" title="Goaltender">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>29 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NHL_season" title="2023–24 NHL season">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/G%C3%A4vle" title="Gävle">Gävle, Sweden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001860000000000000♠">86</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Russia !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Kucherov, Nikita"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a></span></span></span> (<b><a href="/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)#Alternate_captains" title="Captain (ice hockey)">A</a></b>)<small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="7.0"><a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">RW</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>31 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2011_NHL_entry_draft" title="2011 NHL entry draft">2011</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maykop" title="Maykop">Maykop, Russia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001780000000000000♠">78</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Norway !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway"><img alt="Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Lilleberg, Emil"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Emil_Lilleberg" title="Emil Lilleberg">Emil Lilleberg</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="2.0"><a href="/wiki/Defenceman" title="Defenceman">D</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>23 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NHL_season" title="2023–24 NHL season">2023</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sarpsborg,_Norway" class="mw-redirect" title="Sarpsborg, Norway">Sarpsborg, Norway</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001270000000000000♠">27</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="United States !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="McDonagh, Ryan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ryan_McDonagh" title="Ryan McDonagh">Ryan McDonagh</a></span></span></span> (<b><a href="/wiki/Captain_(ice_hockey)#Alternate_captains" title="Captain (ice hockey)">A</a></b>)<small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="2.0"><a href="/wiki/Defenceman" title="Defenceman">D</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>35 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NHL_season" title="2023–24 NHL season">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul, Minnesota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001900000000000000♠">90</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Switzerland !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland"><img alt="Switzerland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Moser, J.J."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/J.J._Moser" title="J.J. Moser">J.J. Moser</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="2.0"><a href="/wiki/Defenceman" title="Defenceman">D</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>24 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_NHL_season" title="2024–25 NHL season">2024</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Biel/Bienne" title="Biel/Bienne">Biel, Switzerland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001200000000000000♠">20</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Canada !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Paul, Nick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Paul" title="Nick Paul">Nick Paul</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="6.0"><a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">LW</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>29 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NHL_season" title="2021–22 NHL season">2022</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mississauga" title="Mississauga">Mississauga, Ontario</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001480000000000000♠">48</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="United States !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Perbix, Nick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nick_Perbix" title="Nick Perbix">Nick Perbix</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="2.0"><a href="/wiki/Defenceman" title="Defenceman">D</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">R </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>26 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2017_NHL_entry_draft" title="2017 NHL entry draft">2017</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elk_River,_Minnesota" title="Elk River, Minnesota">Elk River, Minnesota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001210000000000000♠">21</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Canada !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Point, Brayden"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brayden_Point" title="Brayden Point">Brayden Point</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="4.0"><a href="/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)" title="Centre (ice hockey)">C</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">R </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>28 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2014_NHL_entry_draft" title="2014 NHL entry draft">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Calgary" title="Calgary">Calgary, Alberta</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001430000000000000♠">43</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Canada !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada"><img alt="Canada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Raddysh, Darren"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Darren_Raddysh" title="Darren Raddysh">Darren Raddysh</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="2.0"><a href="/wiki/Defenceman" title="Defenceman">D</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">R </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>28 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NHL_season" title="2021–22 NHL season">2021</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caledon,_Ontario" title="Caledon, Ontario">Caledon, Ontario</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;"><span data-sort-value="7001880000000000000♠">88</span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="Russia !"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia"><img alt="Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span></span> </td> <th scope="row"><span data-sort-value="Vasilevskiy, Andrei"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Andrei_Vasilevskiy" title="Andrei Vasilevskiy">Andrei Vasilevskiy</a></span></span></span><small></small> </th> <td style="text-align:center;" data-sort-value="1.0"><a href="/wiki/Goaltender" title="Goaltender">G</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">L </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span class="currentage"></span>29 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2012_NHL_entry_draft" title="2012 NHL entry draft">2012</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyumen" title="Tyumen">Tyumen, Russia</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Retired_numbers">Retired numbers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Retired numbers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid;">Tampa Bay Lightning retired numbers </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>Career </th> <th>Date of retirement </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>4</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Centre_(ice_hockey)" title="Centre (ice hockey)">C</a></td> <td>1998–2013</td> <td>February 10, 2018<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>26</b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">RW</a></td> <td>2000–2014</td> <td>January 13, 2017<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>The NHL retired <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky" title="Wayne Gretzky">Wayne Gretzky</a>'s No. 99 for all its member teams at the <a href="/wiki/50th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="50th National Hockey League All-Star Game">2000 NHL All-Star Game</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team_captains">Team captains</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Team captains"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Steven_Stamkos_2014-03-22.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Steven_Stamkos_2014-03-22.JPG/220px-Steven_Stamkos_2014-03-22.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Steven_Stamkos_2014-03-22.JPG/330px-Steven_Stamkos_2014-03-22.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Steven_Stamkos_2014-03-22.JPG/440px-Steven_Stamkos_2014-03-22.JPG 2x" data-file-width="925" data-file-height="701" /></a><figcaption>Named to the position in 2014, <a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a> was the longest tenured captain of the Lightning.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ysebaert" title="Paul Ysebaert">Paul Ysebaert</a>, 1995–1997</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikael_Renberg" title="Mikael Renberg">Mikael Renberg</a>, 1997–1998</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Zamuner" title="Rob Zamuner">Rob Zamuner</a>, 1998–1999</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Houlder" title="Bill Houlder">Bill Houlder</a>, 1999</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Gratton" title="Chris Gratton">Chris Gratton</a>, 1999–2000</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a>, 2000–2001</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Andreychuk" title="Dave Andreychuk">Dave Andreychuk</a>, 2002–2006</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Taylor_(ice_hockey,_born_1969)" title="Tim Taylor (ice hockey, born 1969)">Tim Taylor</a>, 2006–2008</li> <li>Vincent Lecavalier, 2008–2013</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a>, 2013–2014</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a>, 2014–2024</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>, 2024–present</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hockey_Hall_of_Fame">Hockey Hall of Fame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Hockey Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Andreychuk" title="Dave Andreychuk">Dave Andreychuk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Ciccarelli" title="Dino Ciccarelli">Dino Ciccarelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Recchi" title="Mark Recchi">Mark Recchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Savard" title="Denis Savard">Denis Savard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Honored_members">Honored members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Honored members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_award_winners" title="List of Tampa Bay Lightning award winners">List of Tampa Bay Lightning award winners</a></div> <p><b>First <a href="/wiki/NHL_All-Star_team" title="NHL All-Star team">NHL All-Star team</a></b> </p> <ul><li>2003–04 – <a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a></li> <li>2017–18 – <a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a></li> <li>2018–19 – Nikita Kucherov, <a href="/wiki/Andrei_Vasilevskiy" title="Andrei Vasilevskiy">Andrei Vasilevskiy</a></li> <li>2020–21 – Andrei Vasilevskiy</li> <li>2023–24 – Nikita Kucherov</li></ul> <p><b>Second NHL All-Star team</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>2006–07 – Martin St. Louis, <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Boyle_(ice_hockey)" title="Dan Boyle (ice hockey)">Dan Boyle</a></li> <li>2009–10 – Martin St. Louis</li> <li>2010–11 – Martin St. Louis, <a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a></li> <li>2011–12 – Steven Stamkos</li> <li>2012–13 – Martin St. Louis</li> <li>2015–16 – <a href="/wiki/Ben_Bishop" title="Ben Bishop">Ben Bishop</a></li> <li>2016–17 – Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov</li> <li>2018–19 – Victor Hedman</li> <li>2019–20 – Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov</li> <li>2020–21 – Victor Hedman</li> <li>2021–22 – Victor Hedman</li></ul> </div> <p><b><a href="/wiki/NHL_All-Rookie_Team" title="NHL All-Rookie Team">NHL All-Rookie Team</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a>: 2000–01</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Johnson_(ice_hockey)" title="Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)">Tyler Johnson</a>: 2013–14</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ond%C5%99ej_Pal%C3%A1t" title="Ondřej Palát">Ondrej Palat</a>: 2013–14</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Cirelli" title="Anthony Cirelli">Anthony Cirelli</a>: 2018–19</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="National Hockey League All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a></b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Bishop" title="Ben Bishop">Ben Bishop</a>, G: 2016</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Bradley_(ice_hockey,_born_1965)" title="Brian Bradley (ice hockey, born 1965)">Brian Bradley</a>, C: 1993, 1994</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Ciccarelli" title="Dino Ciccarelli">Dino Ciccarelli</a>, RW: 1997</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wendel_Clark" title="Wendel Clark">Wendel Clark</a>, LW: 1999</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Cooper_(ice_hockey)" title="Jon Cooper (ice hockey)">Jon Cooper</a>, HC: 2018, 2019</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roman_Hamrl%C3%ADk" title="Roman Hamrlík">Roman Hamrlik</a>, D: 1996</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>, D: 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Johnson_(ice_hockey)" title="Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)">Tyler Johnson</a>, C: 2015</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikolai_Khabibulin" title="Nikolai Khabibulin">Nikolai Khabibulin</a>, G: 2002, 2003</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pavel_Kubina" title="Pavel Kubina">Pavel Kubina</a>, D: 2004</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a>, RW: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a>, C: 2003, 2007, 2008 (captain), 2009</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fredrik_Modin" title="Fredrik Modin">Fredrik Modin</a>, LW: 2001</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brayden_Point" title="Brayden Point">Brayden Point</a>, C: 2018</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a>, RW: 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 (alternate captain)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a>, C: 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018 (captain), 2019, 2022</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petr_Svoboda" title="Petr Svoboda">Petr Svoboda</a>, D: 2000</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrei_Vasilevskiy" title="Andrei Vasilevskiy">Andrei Vasilevskiy</a>, G: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023</li></ul> </div> <p><b>NHL YoungStars Game</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a>, C: 2002</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Svitov" title="Alexander Svitov">Alexander Svitov</a>, C: 2003</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Ranger" title="Paul Ranger">Paul Ranger</a>, D: 2007</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Lundin" title="Mike Lundin">Mike Lundin</a>, D: 2008</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a>, C: 2009</li></ul> <p><b>NHL All-Star Skills Competition (Rookie)</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Drouin" title="Jonathan Drouin">Jonathan Drouin</a>, LW: 2015</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tampa_Bay_Lightning_Hall_of_Fame">Tampa Bay Lightning Hall of Fame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Tampa Bay Lightning Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#ffb">Elected to the <a href="/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hockey Hall of Fame">Hockey Hall of Fame</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid;">Tampa Bay Lightning Hall of Fame </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Position </th> <th>Career </th> <th>Inducted </th></tr> <tr> <td>–</td> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Esposito" title="Phil Esposito">Phil Esposito</a><sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Founder/Broadcaster</td> <td>1992–present</td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (ice hockey)">C</a></td> <td>1998–2013</td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (ice hockey)">RW</a></td> <td>2000–2014</td> <td>2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td style="background:#ffb"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Andreychuk" title="Dave Andreychuk">Dave Andreychuk</a><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Winger_(ice_hockey)" title="Winger (ice hockey)">LW</a></td> <td>2001–2006</td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Center_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (ice hockey)">C</a></td> <td>2000–2008</td> <td>2024 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First-round_draft_picks">First-round draft picks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: First-round draft picks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_draft_picks" title="List of Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks">List of Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1992_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 NHL Entry Draft">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/Roman_Hamrl%C3%ADk" title="Roman Hamrlík">Roman Hamrlik</a> (1st overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 NHL Entry Draft">1993</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Gratton" title="Chris Gratton">Chris Gratton</a> (3rd overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 NHL Entry Draft">1994</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Wiemer" title="Jason Wiemer">Jason Wiemer</a> (8th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1995 NHL Entry Draft">1995</a>: <a href="/wiki/Daymond_Langkow" title="Daymond Langkow">Daymond Langkow</a> (5th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 NHL Entry Draft">1996</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mario_Larocque" title="Mario Larocque">Mario Larocque</a> (16th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 NHL Entry Draft">1997</a>: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Mara" title="Paul Mara">Paul Mara</a> (7th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 NHL Entry Draft">1998</a>: <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a> (1st overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 NHL Entry Draft">2000</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nikita_Alexeev" title="Nikita Alexeev">Nikita Alexeev</a> (8th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 NHL Entry Draft">2001</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Svitov" title="Alexander Svitov">Alexander Svitov</a> (3rd overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 NHL Entry Draft">2004</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Rogers" title="Andy Rogers">Andy Rogers</a> (30th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 NHL Entry Draft">2005</a>: <a href="/wiki/Vladim%C3%ADr_Mih%C3%A1lik" title="Vladimír Mihálik">Vladimir Mihalik</a> (30th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 NHL Entry Draft">2006</a>: <a href="/wiki/Riku_Helenius" title="Riku Helenius">Riku Helenius</a> (15th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 NHL Entry Draft">2008</a>: <a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a> (1st overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 NHL Entry Draft">2009</a>: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a> (2nd overall), <a href="/wiki/Carter_Ashton" title="Carter Ashton">Carter Ashton</a> (29th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 NHL Entry Draft">2010</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brett_Connolly" title="Brett Connolly">Brett Connolly</a> (6th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 NHL Entry Draft">2011</a>: <a href="/wiki/Vladislav_Namestnikov" title="Vladislav Namestnikov">Vladislav Namestnikov</a> (27th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NHL Entry Draft">2012</a>: <a href="/wiki/Slater_Koekkoek" title="Slater Koekkoek">Slater Koekkoek</a> (10th overall), <a href="/wiki/Andrei_Vasilevskiy" title="Andrei Vasilevskiy">Andrei Vasilevskiy</a> (19th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 NHL Entry Draft">2013</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Drouin" title="Jonathan Drouin">Jonathan Drouin</a> (3rd overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 NHL Entry Draft">2014</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tony_DeAngelo" title="Tony DeAngelo">Anthony DeAngelo</a> (19th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 NHL Entry Draft">2016</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brett_Howden" title="Brett Howden">Brett Howden</a> (27th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 NHL Entry Draft">2017</a>: <a href="/wiki/Callan_Foote" class="mw-redirect" title="Callan Foote">Cal Foote</a> (14th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 NHL Entry Draft">2019</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Foote" title="Nolan Foote">Nolan Foote</a> (27th overall)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 NHL Entry Draft">2022</a>: <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Howard" title="Isaac Howard">Isaac Howard</a> (31st overall)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franchise_scoring_leaders">Franchise scoring leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Franchise scoring leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These are the top-ten-point-scorers in franchise history.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season. </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#CCFFCC; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> * </span> – current Lightning player</li></ul> <p><i><b>Note:</b> Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game</i> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg/170px-Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg/255px-Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg/340px-Victor_Hedman_-_Tampa_Bay_Lightning.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2940" data-file-height="3230" /></a><figcaption>Recording 728 points with the Lightning, <a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a> is the Lightning's all-time leading scorer amongst <a href="/wiki/Defenceman" title="Defenceman">defensemen</a>.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid;">Points </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Pos </th> <th>GP </th> <th>G </th> <th>A </th> <th>Pts </th> <th>P/G </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>1,082</td> <td>555</td> <td>582</td> <td><b>1,137</b></td> <td>1.05 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a></td> <td>RW</td> <td>972</td> <td>365</td> <td>588</td> <td><b>953</b></td> <td>.98 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>1,037</td> <td>383</td> <td>491</td> <td><b>874</b></td> <td>.84 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a>*</td> <td>RW</td> <td>725</td> <td>320</td> <td>553</td> <td><b>873</b></td> <td>1.20 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>*</td> <td>D</td> <td>1,052</td> <td>156</td> <td>572</td> <td><b>728</b></td> <td>.69 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brayden_Point" title="Brayden Point">Brayden Point</a>*</td> <td>C</td> <td>580</td> <td>264</td> <td>289</td> <td><b>553</b></td> <td>.95 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>552</td> <td>150</td> <td>339</td> <td><b>489</b></td> <td>.89 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Killorn" title="Alex Killorn">Alex Killorn</a></td> <td>LW</td> <td>805</td> <td>198</td> <td>268</td> <td><b>466</b></td> <td>.58 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ond%C5%99ej_Pal%C3%A1t" title="Ondřej Palát">Ondrej Palat</a></td> <td>LW</td> <td>628</td> <td>143</td> <td>280</td> <td><b>423</b></td> <td>.67 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A1clav_Prospal" title="Václav Prospal">Vaclav Prospal</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>468</td> <td>127</td> <td>244</td> <td><b>371</b></td> <td>.79 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid;">Goals </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Pos </th> <th>G </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>555 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>383 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a></td> <td>RW</td> <td>365 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a>*</td> <td>RW</td> <td>320 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brayden_Point" title="Brayden Point">Brayden Point</a>*</td> <td>C</td> <td>264 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Killorn" title="Alex Killorn">Alex Killorn</a></td> <td>LW</td> <td>198 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Johnson_(ice_hockey)" title="Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)">Tyler Johnson</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>161 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a></td> <td>D</td> <td>156 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>150 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Fredrik_Modin" title="Fredrik Modin">Fredrik Modin</a></td> <td>LW</td> <td>145 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid;">Assists </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Pos </th> <th>A </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a></td> <td>RW</td> <td>588 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>582 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>*</td> <td>D</td> <td>572 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a>*</td> <td>RW</td> <td>553 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>491 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>339 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brayden_Point" title="Brayden Point">Brayden Point</a>*</td> <td>C</td> <td>289 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ond%C5%99ej_Pal%C3%A1t" title="Ondřej Palát">Ondrej Palat</a></td> <td>LW</td> <td>280 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Killorn" title="Alex Killorn">Alex Killorn</a></td> <td>LW</td> <td>268 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/V%C3%A1clav_Prospal" title="Václav Prospal">Vaclav Prospal</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>244 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Franchise_playoff_scoring_leaders">Franchise playoff scoring leaders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Franchise playoff scoring leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These are the top-ten playoff point-scorers in franchise playoff history.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Figures are updated after each completed NHL season. </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#CCFFCC; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> * </span> – current Lightning player</li></ul> <p><i><b>Note:</b> Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; * = current Lightning player</i> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid;">Points </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Pos </th> <th>GP </th> <th>G </th> <th>A </th> <th>Pts </th> <th>P/G </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a>*</td> <td>RW</td> <td>147</td> <td>53</td> <td>114</td> <td><b>167</b></td> <td>1.13 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>*</td> <td>D</td> <td>165</td> <td>23</td> <td>94</td> <td><b>117</b></td> <td>.70 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>128</td> <td>50</td> <td>51</td> <td><b>101</b></td> <td>.78 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ond%C5%99ej_Pal%C3%A1t" title="Ondřej Palát">Ondrej Palat</a></td> <td>LW</td> <td>138</td> <td>48</td> <td>66</td> <td><b>94</b></td> <td>.68 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brayden_Point" title="Brayden Point">Brayden Point</a>*</td> <td>C</td> <td>87</td> <td>42</td> <td>45</td> <td><b>87</b></td> <td>1.00 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Killorn" title="Alex Killorn">Alex Killorn</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>140</td> <td>37</td> <td>40</td> <td><b>77</b></td> <td>.55 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a></td> <td>RW</td> <td>63</td> <td>33</td> <td>35</td> <td><b>68</b></td> <td>1.07 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Johnson_(ice_hockey)" title="Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)">Tyler Johnson</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>116</td> <td>32</td> <td>33</td> <td><b>65</b></td> <td>.56 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>63</td> <td>24</td> <td>28</td> <td><b>52</b></td> <td>.82 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>45</td> <td>18</td> <td>29</td> <td><b>47</b></td> <td>1.04 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid;">Goals </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Pos </th> <th>G </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a>*</td> <td>RW</td> <td>53 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>50 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ond%C5%99ej_Pal%C3%A1t" title="Ondřej Palát">Ondrej Palat</a></td> <td>LW</td> <td>48 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brayden_Point" title="Brayden Point">Brayden Point</a>*</td> <td>LW</td> <td>42 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Killorn" title="Alex Killorn">Alex Killorn</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a></td> <td>RW</td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Johnson_(ice_hockey)" title="Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)">Tyler Johnson</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>*</td> <td>D</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>18 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid;">Assists </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Player </th> <th>Pos </th> <th>A </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a>*</td> <td>RW</td> <td>114 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>*</td> <td>D</td> <td>94 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>51 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ond%C5%99ej_Pal%C3%A1t" title="Ondřej Palát">Ondrej Palat</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>46 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brayden_Point" title="Brayden Point">Brayden Point</a>*</td> <td>D</td> <td>45 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Killorn" title="Alex Killorn">Alex Killorn</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a></td> <td>RW</td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Johnson_(ice_hockey)" title="Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)">Tyler Johnson</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>33 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>29 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a></td> <td>C</td> <td>28 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NHL_awards_and_trophies">NHL awards and trophies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: NHL awards and trophies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_award_winners" title="List of Tampa Bay Lightning award winners">List of Tampa Bay Lightning award winners</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1215345927">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{width:auto!important}}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{clear:none;float:left}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float-clear{clear:both}</style><div class="multicol-float" style="min-width: 48%;"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NHL_season" title="2019–20 NHL season">2019–20</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season" title="2020–21 NHL season">2020–21</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Trophy" title="Presidents' Trophy">Presidents' Trophy</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NHL_season" title="2018–19 NHL season">2018–19</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Trophy" title="Prince of Wales Trophy">Prince of Wales Trophy</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season" title="2014–15 NHL season">2014–15</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NHL_season" title="2019–20 NHL season">2019–20</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season" title="2020–21 NHL season">2020–21</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NHL_season" title="2021–22 NHL season">2021–22</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy" title="Art Ross Trophy">Art Ross Trophy</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a>: <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_season" title="2012–13 NHL season">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a>: <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NHL_season" title="2018–19 NHL season">2018–19</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_NHL_season" title="2023–24 NHL season">2023–24</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Bill_Masterton_Memorial_Trophy" title="Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy">Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Cullen" title="John Cullen">John Cullen</a>: <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NHL_season" title="1998–99 NHL season">1998–99</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy" title="Conn Smythe Trophy">Conn Smythe Trophy</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a>: <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>: <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NHL_season" title="2019–20 NHL season">2019–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrei_Vasilevskiy" title="Andrei Vasilevskiy">Andrei Vasilevskiy</a>: <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season" title="2020–21 NHL season">2020–21</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Foster_Hewitt_Memorial_Award" title="Foster Hewitt Memorial Award">Foster Hewitt Memorial Award</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Peckham" title="Rick Peckham">Rick Peckham</a>: 2020<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Hart_Memorial_Trophy" title="Hart Memorial Trophy">Hart Memorial Trophy</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a>: <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a>: <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NHL_season" title="2018–19 NHL season">2018–19</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Jack_Adams_Award" title="Jack Adams Award">Jack Adams Award</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Tortorella" title="John Tortorella">John Tortorella</a>: <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a></li></ul> </div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215345927"><div class="multicol-float" style="min-width: 48%;"> <p><b><a href="/wiki/James_Norris_Memorial_Trophy" title="James Norris Memorial Trophy">James Norris Memorial Trophy</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>: <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NHL_season" title="2017–18 NHL season">2017–18</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/King_Clancy_Memorial_Trophy" title="King Clancy Memorial Trophy">King Clancy Memorial Trophy</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a>: <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NHL_season" title="2007–08 NHL season">2007–08</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Lady_Byng_Memorial_Trophy" title="Lady Byng Memorial Trophy">Lady Byng Memorial Trophy</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a>: <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a>: <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NHL_season" title="2009–10 NHL season">2009–10</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NHL_season" title="2010–11 NHL season">2010–11</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NHL_season" title="2012–13 NHL season">2012–13</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Ted_Lindsay_Award" title="Ted Lindsay Award">Lester B. Pearson Award/Ted Lindsay Award</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a>: <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a>: <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NHL_season" title="2018–19 NHL season">2018–19</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Mark_Messier_Leadership_Award" title="Mark Messier Leadership Award">Mark Messier Leadership Award</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a>: <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NHL_season" title="2022–23 NHL season">2022–23</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Maurice_%22Rocket%22_Richard_Trophy" title="Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy">Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a>: <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NHL_season" title="2006–07 NHL season">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a>: <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NHL_season" title="2009–10 NHL season">2009–10</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season" title="2011–12 NHL season">2011–12</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/NHL_Foundation_Player_Award" title="NHL Foundation Player Award">NHL Foundation Player Award</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Lecavalier" title="Vincent Lecavalier">Vincent Lecavalier</a>: <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NHL_season" title="2007–08 NHL season">2007–08</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gregory_General_Manager_of_the_Year_Award" title="Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award">Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Yzerman" title="Steve Yzerman">Steve Yzerman</a>: <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NHL_season" title="2014–15 NHL season">2014–15</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/NHL_Plus/Minus_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL Plus/Minus Award">NHL Plus/Minus Award</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martin_St._Louis" title="Martin St. Louis">Martin St. Louis</a>: <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NHL_season" title="2003–04 NHL season">2003–04</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Vezina_Trophy" title="Vezina Trophy">Vezina Trophy</a></b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andrei_Vasilevskiy" title="Andrei Vasilevskiy">Andrei Vasilevskiy</a>: <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NHL_season" title="2018–19 NHL season">2018–19</a></li></ul> </div><div class="multicol-float-clear" style=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Franchise_records">Franchise records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Franchise records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Individual">Individual</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Individual"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>Most goals in a season: <a href="/wiki/Steven_Stamkos" title="Steven Stamkos">Steven Stamkos</a>, 60 (2011–12)</li> <li>Most assists in a season: <a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a>, 100 (2023–24)</li> <li>Most points in a season: <a href="/wiki/Nikita_Kucherov" title="Nikita Kucherov">Nikita Kucherov</a>, 144 (2023–24)</li> <li>Most goals in a season, defenseman: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Boyle_(ice_hockey)" title="Dan Boyle (ice hockey)">Dan Boyle</a> (2006–07), <a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a> (2021–22), 20</li> <li>Most assists in a season, defenseman: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>, 65 (2021–22)</li> <li>Most points in a season, defenseman: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Hedman" title="Victor Hedman">Victor Hedman</a>, 85 (2021–22)</li> <li>Most penalty minutes in a season: <a href="/wiki/Zenon_Konopka" title="Zenon Konopka">Zenon Konopka</a>, 265 (2009–10)</li> <li>Most goals in a season, rookie: <a href="/wiki/Yanni_Gourde" title="Yanni Gourde">Yanni Gourde</a>, 25 (2017–18)</li> <li>Most assists in a season, rookie: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a>, 41 (2000–01)</li> <li>Most points in a season, rookie: <a href="/wiki/Yanni_Gourde" title="Yanni Gourde">Yanni Gourde</a>, 64 (2017–18)</li> <li>Most wins in a season: <a href="/wiki/Andrei_Vasilevskiy" title="Andrei Vasilevskiy">Andrei Vasilevskiy</a>, 44 (2017–18)</li> <li>Most shutouts in a season: <a href="/wiki/Andrei_Vasilevskiy" title="Andrei Vasilevskiy">Andrei Vasilevskiy</a>, 8 (2017–18)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team">Team</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Largest home playoff attendance: 28,183 (ThunderDome – now <a href="/wiki/Tropicana_Field" title="Tropicana Field">Tropicana Field</a>) (1995–96)</li> <li>Largest home regular season attendance: 27,227 (ThunderDome) (1993–94)<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Most points in a season: 128 (2018–19)</li> <li>Most wins in a season: 62 (2018–19)</li> <li>Most home wins in a season: 32 (2014–15 and 2018–19)</li> <li>Most road wins in a season: 30 (2018–19)</li> <li>Most wins in a row: 11 (2019–20)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Stanley_Cup_champions" title="List of Stanley Cup champions">List of Stanley Cup champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Hockey_League_awards" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Hockey League awards">List of National Hockey League awards</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Though the Lightning won the <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Wales_Trophy" title="Prince of Wales Trophy">Prince of Wales Trophy</a> and advanced into the Stanley Cup Finals in <a href="/wiki/2021_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2021 Stanley Cup Finals">2021</a>, this does not count as a conference championship. Due to restrictions brought on by the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NHL_season" title="2020–21 NHL season">2020–21 NHL season</a> saw a realignment of teams into new divisions, without any conferences.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-110"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-110">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Phil Esposito was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1984 for his playing career, not for his contributions with the Tampa Bay Lightning.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_Lightning&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/lightning-launch-new-third-jersey-uniform-system-304592820">"Lightning launch new Third Jersey, Uniform System"</a>. <i>TampaBayLightning.com</i> (Press release). 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<li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="1994–95 Tampa Bay Lightning season">1994–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="1995–96 Tampa Bay Lightning season">1995–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="1996–97 Tampa Bay Lightning season">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning season">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="1998–99 Tampa Bay Lightning season">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="1999–2000 Tampa Bay Lightning season">1999–00</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00205B, inset -2px -2px 0 #00205B;">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2002–03</a></li> <li><span style="background-color: gainsboro;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2003–04</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2004–05 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2004–05</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2005–06</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2006–07</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2007–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2008–09 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2008–09</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2009–10 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2009–10</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #00205B, inset -2px -2px 0 #00205B;">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2013–14 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2013–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2014–15 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2016–17 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2016–17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2017–18 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2017–18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2018–19 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2018–19</a></li> <li><span style="background-color: gainsboro;color:black;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_season" title="2019–20 Tampa Bay Lightning season">2019–20</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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(1992–2017)">1992–2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League_(2017%E2%80%93present)" title="History of the National Hockey League (2017–present)">Since 2017</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_all-time_NHL_standings" title="List of all-time NHL standings">All-time standings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_playoff_series" title="List of NHL playoff series">All-time playoff series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_organizational_changes_in_the_NHL" title="History of organizational changes in the NHL">Organizational changes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_and_relocated_National_Hockey_League_teams" title="List of defunct and relocated National Hockey League teams">defunct and relocated teams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Original_Six" title="Original Six">Original Six</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NHL_expansion" title="1967 NHL expansion">1967 expansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">WHA</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHL%E2%80%93WHA_merger" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL–WHA merger">merger</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potential_National_Hockey_League_expansion" title="Potential National Hockey League expansion">potential expansion</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#eee;">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#eee;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_franchise_post-season_appearance_streaks" title="List of NHL franchise post-season appearance streaks">Streaks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Hockey_League_longest_winning_streaks" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Hockey League longest winning streaks">wins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Hockey_League_longest_losing_streaks" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Hockey League longest 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href="/wiki/Women%27s_Football_Alliance" title="Women's Football Alliance">WFA</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Inferno" title="Tampa Bay Inferno">Tampa Bay Inferno</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Hockey</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a></dt> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tampa Bay Lightning</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Roller_derby" title="Roller derby">Roller derby</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Flat_Track_Derby_Association" title="Women's Flat Track Derby Association">WFTDA</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Roller_Derby" title="Tampa Roller Derby">Tampa Roller Derby</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">Soccer</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/USL_Super_League" title="USL Super League">USLS</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Sun_FC" title="Tampa Bay Sun FC">Tampa Bay Sun FC</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/USL_Championship" title="USL Championship">USLC</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rowdies" title="Tampa Bay Rowdies">Tampa Bay Rowdies</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/USL_League_Two" title="USL League Two">USL2</a></dt> <dd>St. Petersburg FC</dd> <dd>Sarasota Paradise FC</dd> <dd>Swan City SC</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_United_SC" title="Tampa Bay United SC">Tampa Bay United SC</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/USL_W_League" title="USL W League">USLW</a></dt> <dd>Swan City SC</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_United_SC" title="Tampa Bay United SC">Tampa Bay United SC</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/United_Premier_Soccer_League" title="United Premier Soccer League">UPSL</a></dt> <dd>Clearwater Chargers SC</dd> <dd>FISA Elite</dd> <dd>Florida Premier FC</dd> <dd>Lakeland United FC</dd> <dd>St. Petersburg Aztecs</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Indoor_soccer" title="Indoor soccer">Soccer (indoor)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/National_Indoor_Soccer_League" title="National Indoor Soccer League">NISL</a></dt> <dd>Tampa Bay Strikers</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/College_athletics_in_the_United_States" title="College athletics in the United States">College<br />athletics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I" title="NCAA Division I">NCAA Division I</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/South_Florida_Bulls" title="South Florida Bulls">South Florida Bulls</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_II" title="NCAA Division II">NCAA Division II</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Eckerd_Tritons" title="Eckerd Tritons">Eckerd Tritons</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Saint_Leo_Lions" title="Saint Leo Lions">Saint Leo Lions</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Spartans" title="Tampa Spartans">Tampa Spartans</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Sports_venues_in_the_Tampa_Bay_Area" title="Category:Sports venues in the Tampa Bay Area">Major<br />sports<br />venues</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Current venues</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Raymond_James_Stadium" title="Raymond James Stadium">Raymond James Stadium</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tropicana_Field" title="Tropicana Field">Tropicana Field</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Amalie_Arena" title="Amalie Arena">Amalie Arena</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/George_M._Steinbrenner_Field" title="George M. Steinbrenner Field">George M. 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