2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season

2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division	2nd Southeast
Conference	8th Eastern
2005–06 record	43–33–6
Home record	25–14–2
Road record	18–19–4
Goals for	252
Goals against	260
Team information
General manager	Jay Feaster
Coach	John Tortorella
Captain	Dave Andreychuk (Oct-Jan) Vacant (Jan-Apr)
Alternate captains	Vincent Lecavalier Brad Richards Tim Taylor (Jan-Apr)
Arena	St. Pete Times Forum
Team leaders
Goals	Vincent Lecavalier (35)
Assists	Brad Richards (68)
Points	Brad Richards (91)
Penalty minutes	Evgeny Artyukhin and Vincent Lecavalier (90)
Wins	John Grahame (29)
Goals against average	Sean Burke (2.80)

The 2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 13th National Hockey League season in Tampa Bay, Florida. The Lightning hoped to defend their Stanley Cup championship, which they won in 2003–04.

Regular season

Final standings

Southeast Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
1	2	Carolina Hurricanes	82	52	22	8	294	260	112
2	8	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	43	33	6	252	260	92
3	10	Atlanta Thrashers	82	41	33	8	281	275	90
4	11	Florida Panthers	82	37	34	11	240	257	85
5	14	Washington Capitals	82	29	41	12	237	306	70

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Game log

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 5, 2005	5–2	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	1–0–0
2	L	October 7, 2005	0–2	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)	1–1–0
3	W	October 8, 2005	2–1	Florida Panthers (2005–06)	2–1–0
4	L	October 10, 2005	2–4	Boston Bruins (2005–06)	2–2–0
5	L	October 13, 2005	3–4 SO	Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	2–2–1
6	W	October 15, 2005	3–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)	3–2–1
7	L	October 16, 2005	2–3 SO	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)	3–2–2
8	W	October 20, 2005	6–0	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	4–2–2
9	L	October 21, 2005	1–4	Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	4–3–2
10	W	October 26, 2005	6–3	@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)	5–3–2
11	W	October 28, 2005	4–2	Washington Capitals (2005–06)	6–3–2
12	W	October 29, 2005	3–2	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	7–3–2
13	L	November 1, 2005	4–6	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	7–4–2
14	L	November 3, 2005	2–4	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	7–5–2
15	L	November 5, 2005	3–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	7–6–2
16	L	November 8, 2005	2–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)	7–7–2
17	L	November 10, 2005	2–5	New York Rangers (2005–06)	7–8–2
18	L	November 11, 2005	2–5	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	7–9–2
19	W	November 14, 2005	5–2	Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)	8–9–2
20	L	November 15, 2005	3–4 SO	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)	8–9–3
21	W	November 17, 2005	3–2	New York Islanders (2005–06)	9–9–3
22	W	November 20, 2005	5–2	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	10–9–3
23	W	November 22, 2005	4–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)	11–9–3
24	W	November 23, 2005	4–3 SO	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)	12–9–3
25	L	November 25, 2005	2–8	New Jersey Devils (2005–06)	12–10–3
26	W	November 27, 2005	4–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)	13–10–3
27	W	November 30, 2005	2–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	14–10–3
28	W	December 2, 2005	3–2 SO	Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)	15–10–3
29	W	December 8, 2005	5–4	St. Louis Blues (2005–06)	16–10–3
30	W	December 10, 2005	4–3	Nashville Predators (2005–06)	17–10–3
31	L	December 14, 2005	2–4	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)	17–11–3
32	W	December 15, 2005	3–1	@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)	18–11–3
33	L	December 17, 2005	3–6	Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)	18–12–3
34	L	December 20, 2005	4–6	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	18–13–3
35	L	December 22, 2005	2–4	@ New York Rangers (2005–06)	18–14–3
36	L	December 23, 2005	1–4	Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	18–15–3
37	W	December 26, 2005	5–4 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	19–15–3
38	L	December 28, 2005	3–4	Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)	19–16–3
39	L	December 30, 2005	1–2	Boston Bruins (2005–06)	19–17–3
40	W	January 2, 2006	2–1	@ New York Islanders (2005–06)	20–17–3
41	W	January 3, 2006	1–0 OT	@ New York Rangers (2005–06)	21–17–3
42	L	January 5, 2006	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	21–18–3
43	L	January 7, 2006	3–6	@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)	21–19–3
44	W	January 13, 2006	4–2	Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)	22–19–3
45	L	January 16, 2006	1–3	@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)	22–20–3
46	W	January 17, 2006	4–1	@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)	23–20–3
47	W	January 20, 2006	6–3	@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)	24–20–3
48	W	January 21, 2006	2–0	@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	25–20–3
49	L	January 24, 2006	2–3 OT	Florida Panthers (2005–06)	25–20–4
50	W	January 26, 2006	1–0 OT	New Jersey Devils (2005–06)	26–20–4
51	W	January 28, 2006	6–0	@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)	27–20–4
52	L	January 29, 2006	1–2	@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)	27–21–4
53	W	January 31, 2006	3–2 SO	Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	28–21–4
54	W	February 4, 2006	5–0	Washington Capitals (2005–06)	29–21–4
55	W	February 6, 2006	3–2 OT	@ New York Islanders (2005–06)	30–21–4
56	L	February 7, 2006	4–7	@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)	30–22–4
57	W	February 9, 2006	5–3	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	31–22–4
58	W	February 11, 2006	6–5	@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)	32–22–4
59	L	February 28, 2006	2–8	Florida Panthers (2005–06)	32–23–4
60	L	March 4, 2006	2–6	Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)	32–24–4
61	L	March 6, 2006	0–4	Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	32–25–4
62	W	March 7, 2006	5–4 SO	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)	33–25–4
63	L	March 9, 2006	5–8	@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)	33–26–4
64	L	March 11, 2006	1–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)	33–27–4
65	W	March 13, 2006	2–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)	34–27–4
66	L	March 14, 2006	3–4	@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)	34–28–4
67	W	March 17, 2006	6–3	Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)	35–28–4
68	W	March 19, 2006	5–2	New York Islanders (2005–06)	36–28–4
69	L	March 20, 2006	5–6 OT	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)	36–28–5
70	W	March 23, 2006	4–3 OT	Washington Capitals (2005–06)	37–28–5
71	W	March 25, 2006	4–3 SO	New York Rangers (2005–06)	38–28–5
72	L	March 27, 2006	1–2	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	38–29–5
73	W	March 30, 2006	4–3	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	39–29–5
74	L	April 1, 2006	2–4	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)	39–30–5
75	W	April 3, 2006	4–1	Florida Panthers (2005–06)	40–30–5
76	W	April 6, 2006	3–2 SO	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	41–30–5
77	W	April 8, 2006	1–0	Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)	42–30–5
78	L	April 9, 2006	3–6	@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)	42–31–5
79	L	April 11, 2006	2–6	Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)	42–32–5
80	L	April 14, 2006	4–5 SO	@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	42–32–6
81	W	April 15, 2006	3–2 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)	43–32–6
82	L	April 18, 2006	1–4	Washington Capitals (2005–06)	43–33–6

Player stats

Forwards

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

Defencemen

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points

Player	GP	G	AST	PTS	PIM

Goaltending

Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA
John Grahame	57	29	22	0	5	3.06

Draft picks

Tampa's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round	#	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	32	Vladimir Mihalik	Defenseman	Slovakia	Pesov II (Slovakia)
3	73	Radek Smolenak	Left Wing	Czech Republic	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
3	89	Chris Lawrence	Center	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
4	92	Marek Bartanus	Right Wing	Slovakia	HC Kosice (Slovakia)
4	102	Blair Jones	Center	Canada	Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
5	133	Stanislav Lascek		Slovakia	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
6	163	Marek Kvapil	Winger	Slovakia	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6	165	Kevin Beech		Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
7	225	John Wessbecker		United States	Blake (USHS)

Roster

2005–06 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster

Goaltenders: 1 Burke  40 Grahame  47 Eklund  50 Coleman  Defensemen 3 Helbling  5 Sydor  13 Kubina  21 Sarich  22 Boyle  39 O'Brien  44 Pratt  54 Ranger  Forwards 4 Lecavalier • 8 Cibak • 11 Dingman • 14 Milley • 16 Campbell • 17 Fedotenko • 18 DiMaio • 19 Richards • 20 Propsal • 25 Andreychuk • 26 St. Louis • 27 Taylor • 29 Afanasenkov • 33 Modin • 34 Craig • 46 Reid • 74 Tarnasky • 76 Artyukhin  General Manager: Jay Feaster •  Coach: John Tortorella

See also

• 2005–06 NHL season