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2020–21 Tampa Bay Lightning
Division 3rd Central
2020–21 record 36–17–3
Home record 21–7–0
Road record 15–10–3
Goals for 181
Goals against 147
General Manager Julien BriseBois
Coach Jon Cooper
Captain Steven Stamkos
Alternate captains Victor Hedman
Alex Killorn
Ryan McDonagh
Arena Amalie Arena
Minor League Affiliate(s)
Team leaders
Goals Brayden Point (23)
Assists Victor Hedman (36)
Points Brayden Point (48)
Penalties in minutes Patrick Maroon (60)
Wins Andrei Vasilevskiy (31)
Goals against average Andrei Vasilevskiy (2.21)

The 2020–21 Tampa Bay Lightning season was the 29th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on December 16, 1991.[1] The Lightning entered the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions. In a joint announcement from the NHL and NHLPA on October 6, 2020, a target date of January 1, 2021 was set for the start of the season.[2] It was reported December 18, 2020 that the two parties had tentatively agreed to a 56-game season scheduled to begin on January 13, 2021.[3]

Because the COVID-19 pandemic was still ongoing prior to the season, as part of the league's return to play protocols, the divisions were realigned and the Lightning were put into the Central Division. This new configuration retained Chicago, Dallas, and Nashville, while it added Detroit and Florida from the Atlantic Division, as well as Carolina and Columbus from the Metropolitan Division. The regular season schedule was announced on December 23, 2020. Opponents in each game during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs are from within the new division.[4]

The Lightning entered the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs as the defending Stanley Cup Champions and the third seed in the Central Division. In the first round, the Lightning defeated their in-state rival the Florida Panthers in six games. They went on to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes in five games to earn a spot in the Semifinals, where they defeated the New York Islanders in seven games to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the second consecutive season. Tampa Bay would then repeat as champions in five games against the Montreal Canadiens.

Off-season[]

September[]

The Lightning's off-season began after the team captured its second Stanley Cup in franchise history in a 4–2 series win over the Dallas Stars.[5]

October[]

On October 7, 2020, the Lightning re-signed forwards Mitchell Stephens and Gemel Smith to contract extensions. Stepehens was signed to a two-year extension after being part of the 2020 Stanley Cup championship roster. Smith signed a one-year deal after appearing in 3 regular season games for the Lightning and spending the majority of the season with the Syracuse Crunch.[6]

At the 2020 NHL Entry Draft the Lightning selected Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves, Maxim Groshev, Jack Thompson, Eamon Powell, Jaydon Dureau, Nick Capone, Amir Miftakhov and Declan McDonnell.[7]

Later in the evening the Lightning announced that it had issued qualifying offers to Anthony Cirelli, Erik Cernak, Ross Colton, Mathieu Joseph, Dominik Masin, Mikhail Sergachev, Ben Thomas and Alex Volkov. The team did not issue qualifying offers to Devante Stephens, Carter Verhaeghe and Dennis Yan.[8]

On October 9, 2020, the Lightning placed Tyler Johnson on waivers after being unable to trade him prior to free agency. Johnson has a $5 million cap hit with 4-years remaining on his current contract with the Lightning.[9] Johnson cleared waivers the following day after going unclaimed by another team.[10]

That same day the Lightning announced that it had signed forward Patrick Maroon to a two-year contract extension. Maroon skated in all of the Lightning's playoff games on their way to winning their second Stanley Cup in Franchise history.[11]

Around the same time Lightning re-signed defenseman Luke Schenn to a one-year contract extension. Scheen appeared in 25 regular season games and 11 playoff games during the Lightning's championship run. Schenn's contract will count only $800k against the salary cap.[12]

The Lightning also made a series of depth signings that day. The Lightning signed defenseman Andreas Borgman and goaltender and Christopher Gibson.[13] The Lightning also re-signed Spencer Martin to a one-year contract extension.[14] Martin had spent the previous season with the Lightning's AHL affiliate the Syracuse Crunch. Borgman played in 53 games this past season for the San Antonio Rampage. Gibson appeared in net in 25 games for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers this past season.

On October 12, 2020, the Lightning announced the re-signing of defensemen prospect Ben Thomas. Thomas has been with the Syracuse Crunch for the past 4-seasons where he has appeared in over 200 career games. Thomas was originally drafted by Lightning in the 4th-round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.[15]

On October 14, 2020, the Lightning announced that it had re-signed forward prospect Ross Colton. Colton had spent the last 2-years playing in the AHL for the Syracuse Crunch. Colton was drafted by the Lightning in the 4th-round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.[16]

On October 23, 2020, it was announced that assistant coach Todd Richards was leaving the Lightning to take an assistant coaching job with the Nashville Predators. Richards spent the past four seasons with the Lightning and helped the team capture its second Stanley Cup.[17]

November[]

On November 25, 2020, the Lightning announced the re-signing of defenseman Mikhail Sergachev to a three-year contract extension. The contract carries a $4.8 million cap hit. Since coming over to the Lightning via trade, Sergachev has produced three straight seasons of 30+ points and helped the franchise to its second Stanley Cup.[18]

December[]

On December 7, 2020, the Lightning announced the hiring of assistant coach Rob Zettler. Zettler was previously an assistant of Lightning head coach Jon Cooper when he was the head coach of the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League. Zettler took over as head coach of the Crunch after Cooper was promoted to be the Lightning's bench boss. Zettler was released by the team after three seasons. Zettler went on to spend 2 seasons as an assistant coach with the San Jose Sharks and a season of prospect coaching for Adam Oates and the Oates Sports Group. Zettler will fill in the vacancy left by the departure of Todd Richards. Richards worked with the Lightning defensemen and handled the team's penalty kill.[19][20]

On December 12, 2020, the Lightning announced the signing of 2020 NHL draft pick, Jack Finley. Finley has spent the past three seasons with the Spokane Chiefs where he has skated in 131 career games. In those games he recorded 28 goals and 77 points.[21]

On December 13, 2020, the Lightning announced the signing of another 2020 NHL draft pick. The Lightning signed center Gage Goncalves to a three-year entry level contract. Goncalves was originally an undrafted camp invite by the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League before being drafted by the Lightning. Gonclaves has appeared in 128 career games, recording 34 goals, 52 assists and 86 points.[22]

On December 22, 2020, the Lightning announced the re-signing of defenseman Erik Cernak to a three-year contract extension. Cernak played in 67 games last season and lead the team in hits (172). In the Lightning's championship run, Cernak appeared in all 25 games, which he averaged over 20 minutes of ice time per game. That was the fourth highest among the Lightning's defensemen.[23]

On December 23, 2020, the Lightning announced the re-signing of forwards Mathieu Joseph and Alexander Volkov. Joseph was signed to a two-year extension and Volkov was signed to a one-year extension. Both forwards split the season between the Lightning and their AHL affiliate. Joseph played in 37 regular season games with the Lightning, scoring 4 goals and 3 assists. Volkov appeared in 9 regular season games, recording 1 assist. Volkov also drew into the Lightning's cup clinching game win over the Dallas Stars.[24]

The Lightning also announced the re-signing of defenseman Jan Rutta to a two-year extension. Rutta played in 33 regular season games, recording a goal and six assists. Rutta also plated in 6 playoffs, recording a lone assist during the Lightning's cup run. Rutta was originally acquired by the Lightning via trade from the Chicago Blackhawks in 2019.[25]

On December 24, 2020, the Lightning announced the re-signing of forward Anthony Cirelli to a 3-year contract extension. Cirelli had 16 goals and 28 assists over 68 games in the regular season. Cirelli picked up 6 assists in the Lightning's 25-playoff games.[26] Along with winning the Stanley Cup, Cirelli finished the past season 4th in Selke Trophy voting. The Selke is awarded to the best defensive forward in the NHL.[27]

On December 27, 2020, the Lightning announced that it had traded Braydon Coburn, Cedric Paquette and their 2021 2nd-round pick to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Anders Nilsson and Marian Gaborik. Both Nilsson and Gaborik will be placed on long term injured reserve for additional salary cap space to allow the Lightning to become cap compliant for the upcoming season.[28]

Training camp[]

January[]

On January 1, 2021, the Lightning announced its training camp roster for the 2020-2021 season. The roster consists of 25 forwards, 14 defensemen and 4 goaltenders.[29] The notable absence from this group is forward Nikita Kucherov. Kucherov will miss at least all of the regular season after having hip surgery. The team remains optimistic that he will be able to return to action in the playoffs.[30]

The forward group consists of Alex Barre-Boulet, Anthony Cirelli, Ross Colton, Blake Coleman, Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves, Barclay Goodrow, Yanni Gourde, Jimmy Huntington, Tyler Johnson, Mathieu Joseph, Boris Katchouk, Alex Killorn, Ryan Lohin, Patrick Maroon, Christoval Nieves, Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point, Taylor Raddysh, Gemel Smith, Steven Stamkos, Mitchell Stephens, Alexander Volkov and Daniel Walcott.

The defensemen group consists of Andreas Borgman, Erik Cernak, Sean Day, Cal Foote, Alex Green, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh Jan Rutta, Luke Schenn, Dmitry Semykin, Mikhail Sergachev, Devante Stephens, Ben Thomas and Luke Witkowski.

The goaltending group consists of Christopher Gibson, Spencer Martin, Curtis McElhinney and Andrei Vasilevskiy.

On January 8, 2021, the Lightning announced its first roster cuts for the upcoming season. The team assigned Ryan Lohin and Devante Stephens to Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. There were 41-players remaining after the first round of roster cuts.[31][32]

On January 11, 2021, the Lightning announced the final round of roster moves for the start of the season. The Lightning assigned Alex Barre-Boulet, Ross Colton, Sean Day, Jack Finley, Gage Goncalves, Alex Green, Jimmy Huntington, Boris Katchouk, Taylor Raddysh and Dmitry Semykin to the Syracuse Crunch. The Lightning placed Spencer Martin, Daniel Walcott and Luke Witkowski on waivers for purposes of assignment to Syracuse.[33]

The Lightning also announced that it had placed Andreas Borgman, Christopher Gibson, Tyler Johnson, Luke Schenn, Gemel Smith and Ben Thomas.[33][34] If the players clear waivers they are likely destined for the team's taxi squad. The taxi squad was created for the coming season in respose to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35]

The following day all the players that were placed on waivers pervious day had cleared without being claimed by another team. Those not destined for Syracuse were set to be assigned to the taxi squad on opening night the following day.[36]

Latter that day the Lightning also announced that it had signed forward Boo Nieves to a one-year contract after joining the team on a PTO contract for training camp. Nieves had previously played in the New York Rangers system for the past 4-seasons. It remains to be seen if the team will use Nieves on its taxi squad or if he will be assigned to Syracuse at a later date.[37][38]

With the completion of these moves the team set up its opening night roster. The forward group consists of Anthony Cirelli, Blake Coleman, Barclay Goodrow, Yanni Gourde, Mathieu Joseph, Alex Killorn, Patrick Maroon, Ondrej Palat, Brayden Point, Steven Stamkos, Mitchell Stephens and Alexander Volkov. The defensemen group consists of Erik Cernak, Cal Foote, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Jan Rutta and Mikhail Sergachev. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Curtis McElhinney round out the roster in net.[39]

The taxi squad roster consists of Tyler Johnson (C), Gemel Smith (C), Luke Schenn (RD), Andreas Borgman (LD), Ben Thomas (RD) and Christopher Gibson (G).[39] Lightning General Manager Julien BriseBois stated that Johnson would be added to the active roster after the first game due to cap reasons.[40] It remains to be seen what the team will do with Boo Nieves. Due to the timing of the signing Nieves is unable to be assigned to taxi squad until after the first game.

Standings[]

Central Division
Pos Team
[v • d • e]
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Carolina Hurricanes 56 36 12 8 27 179 136 +43 80
2 x – Florida Panthers 56 37 14 5 26 189 153 +36 79
3 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 56 36 17 3 29 181 147 +34 75
4 x – Nashville Predators 56 31 23 2 21 156 154 +2 64
5 e – Dallas Stars 56 23 19 14 17 158 154 +4 60
6 e – Chicago Blackhawks 56 24 25 7 15 161 186 −25 55
7 e – Detroit Red Wings 56 19 27 10 17 127 171 −44 48
8 e – Columbus Blue Jackets 56 18 26 12 12 137 187 −50 48
Source: National Hockey League[41]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Schedule and results[]

Regular season[]

2020–21 Regular season game log
January: 4–1–1, 9 Points (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 1–1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 January 13 Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena Held without fans 1–0–0 2 [42]
2 January 15 Chicago Blackhawks 5–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena Held without fans 2–0–0 4 [43]
— January 17 Dallas Stars Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests of Dallas Stars players and staff. Makeup date: May 5.[44][45]
— January 19 Dallas Stars Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests of Dallas Stars players and staff. Makeup date: May 7.[45]
3 January 21 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy Nationwide Arena Held without fans 3–0–0 6 [46]
4 January 23 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 2–5 Vasilevskiy Nationwide Arena Held without fans 3–1–0 6 [47]
— January 26 @ Carolina Hurricanes Postponed due to multiple Carolina Hurricanes players placed in COVID-19 protocol. Makeup date: February 22.[48]
5 January 28 @ Carolina Hurricanes 0–1 OT Vasilevskiy PNC Arena Held without fans 3–1–1 7 [49]
6 January 30 Nashville Predators 4–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena Held without fans 4–1–1 9 [50]
February: 10–3–0, 20 Points (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 4–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
7 February 1 Nashville Predators 5–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena Held without fans 5–1–1 11 [51]
8 February 3 Detroit Red Wings 5–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena Held without fans 6–1–1 13 [52]
9 February 5 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena Held without fans 7–1–1 15 [53]
10 February 8 @ Nashville Predators 4–1 McElhinney Bridgestone Arena Not reported 8–1–1 17 [54]
11 February 9 @ Nashville Predators 6–1 Vasilevskiy Bridgestone Arena Not reported 9–1–1 19 [55]
12 February 11 @ Florida Panthers 2–5 Vasilevskiy BB&T Center 3,808 9–2–1 19 [56]
13 February 13 @ Florida Panthers 6–1 Vasilevskiy BB&T Center 4,509 10–2–1 21 [57]
14 February 15 Florida Panthers 4–6 McElhinney Amalie Arena 100 10–3–1 21 [58]
— February 18 @ Dallas Stars Postponed due to winter storm affecting the area. Makeup date: March 2.[59]
— February 20 @ Dallas Stars Postponed due to winter storm affecting the area. Makeup date: March 16.[60]
15 February 20 @ Carolina Hurricanes 0–4 Vasilevskiy PNC Arena Held without fans 10–4–1 21 [61]
16 February 22 @ Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 Vasilevskiy PNC Arena Held without fans 11–4–1 23 [62]
17 February 24 Carolina Hurricanes 3–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 500 12–4–1 25 [63]
18 February 25 Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 McElhinney Amalie Arena 536 13–4–1 27 [64]
19 February 27 Dallas Stars 5–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 537 14–4–1 29 [65]
March: 10–5–1, 21 Points (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 6–3–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
20 March 2 @ Dallas Stars 2–0 Vasilevskiy American Airlines Center 4,067 15–4–1 31 [66]
21 March 4 @ Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy United Center Held without fans 16–4–1 33 [67]
22 March 5 @ Chicago Blackhawks 3–4 SO McElhinney United Center Held without fans 16–4–2 34 [68]
23 March 7 @ Chicago Blackhawks 6–3 Vasilevskiy United Center Held without fans 17–4–2 36 [69]
24 March 9 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–3 OT Vasilevskiy Little Caesars Arena Held without fans 18–4–2 38 [70]
25 March 11 @ Detroit Red Wings 4–6 McElhinney Little Caesars Arena Held without fans 18–5–2 38 [71]
26 March 13 Nashville Predators 6–3 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 3,800 19–5–2 40 [72]
27 March 15 Nashville Predators 1–4 McElhinney Amalie Arena 3,800 19–6–2 40 [73]
28 March 16 @ Dallas Stars 4–3 SO Vasilevskiy American Airlines Center 4,057 20–6–2 42 [74]
29 March 18 Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 3,800 21–6–2 44 [75]
30 March 20 Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 3,800 22–6–2 46 [76]
31 March 21 Florida Panthers 5–3 McElhinney Amalie Arena 3,800 23–6–2 48 [77]
32 March 23 @ Dallas Stars 2–1 Vasilevskiy American Airlines Center 4,103 24–6–2 50 [78]
33 March 25 @ Dallas Stars 3–4 Vasilevskiy American Airlines Center 4,187 24–7–2 50 [79]
34 March 27 @ Carolina Hurricanes 3–4 Vasilevskiy PNC Arena 4,433 24–8–2 50 [80]
35 March 30 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–3 McElhinney Amalie Arena 3,800 24–9–2 50 [81]
April: 10–5–0, 20 Points (Home: 7–3–0; Road: 3–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
36 April 1 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 3,800 25–9–2 52 [82]
37 April 3 Detroit Red Wings 2–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 3,800 26–9–2 54 [83]
38 April 4 Detroit Red Wings 1–5 Gibson Amalie Arena 3,800 26–10–2 54 [84]
39 April 6 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 2–4 Vasilevskiy Nationwide Arena 4,080 26–11–2 54 [85]
40 April 8 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 6–4 Vasilevskiy Nationwide Arena 4,143 27–11–2 56 [86]
41 April 10 @ Nashville Predators 3–0 Vasilevskiy Bridgestone Arena Not reported 28–11–2 58 [87]
42 April 13 @ Nashville Predators 2–7 McElhinney Bridgestone Arena Not reported 28–12–2 58 [88]
43 April 15 Florida Panthers 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 3,800 29–12–2 60 [89]
44 April 17 Florida Panthers 3–5 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 3,800 29–13–2 60 [90]
45 April 19 Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 3,800 30–13–2 62 [91]
46 April 20 Carolina Hurricanes 1–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 3,800 30–14–2 62 [92]
47 April 22 Columbus Blue Jackets 3–1 McElhinney Amalie Arena 4,200 31–14–2 64 [93]
48 April 25 Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 4,200 32–14–2 66 [94]
49 April 27 @ Chicago Blackhawks 7–4 Vasilevskiy United Center Held without fans 33–14–2 68 [95]
50 April 29 Dallas Stars 3–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 4,200 34–14–2 70 [96]
May: 2–3–1, 5 Points (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 1–2–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
51 May 1 @ Detroit Red Wings 0–1 SO McElhinney Little Caesars Arena Not reported 34–14–3 71 [97]
52 May 2 @ Detroit Red Wings 2–1 Gibson Little Caesars Arena Not reported 35–14–3 73 [98]
53 May 5 Dallas Stars 6–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 4,200 36–14–3 75 [99]
54 May 7 Dallas Stars 2–5 McElhinney Amalie Arena 4,200 36–15–3 75 [100]
55 May 8 @ Florida Panthers 1–5 Vasilevskiy BB&T Center 5,040 36–16–3 75 [101]
56 May 10 @ Florida Panthers 0–4 Vasilevskiy BB&T Center 5,040 36–17–3 75 [102]
Lightning score listed first;

      Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)       Postponement

Playoffs[]

2021 Stanley Cup playoffs
First Round vs. Florida Panthers (C2) - Tampa Bay wins series 4–2
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap
1 May 16 @ Florida Panthers 5–4 Vasilevskiy BB&T Center 9,646 1–0 [103]
2 May 18 @ Florida Panthers 3–1 Vasilevskiy BB&T Center 9,646 2–0 [104]
3 May 20 Florida Panthers 5–6 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 9,508 2–1 [105]
4 May 22 Florida Panthers 6–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 9,762 3–1 [106]
5 May 24 @ Florida Panthers 1–4 Vasilevskiy BB&T Center 11,551 3–2 [107]
6 May 26 Florida Panthers 4–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 10,092 4–2 [108]
Second Round vs. Carolina Hurricanes (C1) - Tampa Bay wins series 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap
1 May 30 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 Vasilevskiy PNC Arena 16,299 1–0 [109]
2 June 1 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 Vasilevskiy PNC Arena 16,299 2–0 [110]
3 June 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2–3 OT Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 13,544 2–1 [111]
4 June 5 Carolina Hurricanes 6–4 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 13,773 3–1 [112]
5 June 8 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2–0 Vasilevskiy PNC Arena 16,299 4–1 [113]
Stanley Cup Semifinals vs. New York Islanders (E4) - Tampa Bay wins series 4–3
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap
1 June 13 New York Islanders 1–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 14,513 0–1 [114]
2 June 15 New York Islanders 4–2 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 14,771 1–1 [115]
3 June 17 @ New York Islanders 2–1 Vasilevskiy Nassau Coliseum 12,978 2–1 [116]
4 June 19 @ New York Islanders 2–3 Vasilevskiy Nassau Coliseum 12,978 2–2 [117]
5 June 21 New York Islanders 8–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 14,791 3–2 [118]
6 June 23 @ New York Islanders 2–3 OT Vasilevskiy Nassau Coliseum 12,978 3–3 [119]
7 June 25 New York Islanders 1–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 14,805 4–3 [120]
Stanley Cup Finals vs. Montreal Canadiens (N4) - Tampa Bay wins series 4–1
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Series Recap
1 June 28 Montreal Canadiens 5–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 15,911 1–0 [121]
2 June 30 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 17,166 2–0 [122]
3 July 2 @ Montreal Canadiens 6–3 Vasilevskiy Bell Centre 3,500 3–0 [123]
4 July 5 @ Montreal Canadiens 2–3 OT Vasilevskiy Bell Centre 3,500 3–1 [124]
5 July 7 Montreal Canadiens 1–0 Vasilevskiy Amalie Arena 18,110 4–1 [125]
Lightning score listed first;

      Win       Loss       If necessary

Player stats[]

Final[126]

Skaters[]

Regular season[127]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Point, BraydenBrayden Point 56 23 25 48 2 11
Palat, OndrejOndrej Palat 55 15 31 46 1 26
Hedman, VictorVictor Hedman 54 9 36 45 5 28
Gourde, YanniYanni Gourde 56 17 19 36 10 44
Stamkos, StevenSteven Stamkos 38 17 17 34 4 16
Killorn, AlexAlex Killorn 56 15 18 33 −1 37
Coleman, BlakeBlake Coleman 55 14 17 31 15 37
Sergachev, MikhailMikhail Sergachev 56 4 26 30 5 30
Cirelli, AnthonyAnthony Cirelli 50 9 13 22 0 10
Johnson, TylerTyler Johnson 55 8 14 22 −1 16
Goodrow, BarclayBarclay Goodrow 55 6 14 20 16 52
Joseph, MathieuMathieu Joseph 56 12 7 19 3 10
Cernak, ErikErik Cernak 46 5 13 18 8 38
Maroon, PatrickPatrick Maroon 55 4 14 18 2 60
Colton, RossRoss Colton 30 9 3 12 3 16
McDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh 50 4 8 12 13 14
Rutta, JanJan Rutta 35 0 8 8 12 22
Volkov, AlexanderAlexander Volkov

‡ || 19 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 2 || 4

Schenn, LukeLuke Schenn 38 2 2 4 2 51
Barre-Boulet, AlexAlex Barre-Boulet 15 3 0 3 0 0
Foote, CalCal Foote 35 1 2 3 9 29
Smith, GemelGemel Smith 5 0 3 3 3 11
Borgman, AndreasAndreas Borgman 7 0 2 2 −2 4
Stephens, MitchellMitchell Stephens 7 0 1 1 −5 0
Savard, DavidDavid Savard

† || 14 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 0

Thomas, BenBen Thomas 5 0 0 0 1 0
Claesson, FredrikFredrik Claesson

† || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || −1 || 12

Walcott, DanielDaniel Walcott 1 0 0 0 −1 5

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Kucherov, NikitaNikita Kucherov 23 8 24 32 6 14
Point, BraydenBrayden Point 23 14 9 23 7 8
Stamkos, StevenSteven Stamkos 23 8 10 18 0 4
Hedman, VictorVictor Hedman 23 2 16 18 1 8
Killorn, AlexAlex Killorn 19 8 9 17 −1 6
Palat, OndrejOndrej Palat 23 5 8 13 8 10
Cirelli, AnthonyAnthony Cirelli 23 5 7 12 9 20
Coleman, BlakeBlake Coleman 23 3 8 11 5 22
Cernak, ErikErik Cernak 21 1 9 10 12 16
McDonagh, RyanRyan McDonagh 23 0 8 8 18 14
Gourde, YanniYanni Gourde 23 6 1 7 4 13
Johnson, TylerTyler Johnson 23 4 3 7 3 0
Colton, RossRoss Colton 23 4 2 6 4 12
Goodrow, BarclayBarclay Goodrow 18 2 4 6 4 26
Savard, DavidDavid Savard 20 0 5 5 0 6
Maroon, PatrickPatrick Maroon 23 2 2 4 2 37
Rutta, JanJan Rutta 23 2 1 3 3 8
Sergachev, MikhailMikhail Sergachev 23 0 3 3 0 18
Joseph, MathieuMathieu Joseph 6 0 2 2 0 0
Schenn, LukeLuke Schenn 8 1 0 1 1 9

Goaltenders[]

Regular season[128]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Vasilevskiy, AndreiAndrei Vasilevskiy 42 42 2524 31 10 1 93 2.21 1237 .926 5 0 4 0
McElhinney, CurtisCurtis McElhinney 12 12 660 4 6 2 37 3.09 296 .875 1 0 0 2
Gibson, ChristopherChristopher Gibson 2 2 113 1 1 0 5 2.66 40 .875 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Vasilevskiy, AndreiAndrei Vasilevskiy 23 23 1390 16 7 44 1.90 699 .937 5 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Tampa Bay. Stats reflect time with Tampa Bay only.
‡Traded from Tampa Bay mid-season.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Players and personnel[]

Current roster[]

Updated April 11, 2010.

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
27 Flag of the United States Bochenski, BrandonBrandon Bochenski

RW R 43 2008 Blaine, Minnesota
9 Flag of Canada Downie, SteveSteve Downie

RW R 38 2008 Newmarket, Ontario
17 Flag of Canada Fedoruk, ToddTodd Fedoruk

LW L 46 2009 Redwater, Alberta
6 Flag of Canada Foster, KurtisKurtis Foster

D L 43 2009 Carp, Ontario
21 Flag of the United States Hale, DavidDavid Hale

D L 43 2009 Colorado Springs, Colorado
77 Flag of Sweden Hedman, VictorVictor Hedman

D L 34 2009 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
58 Flag of Canada Jackson, ScottScott Jackson

D L 38 2008 Salmon Arm, British Columbia
28 Flag of Canada Konopka, ZenonZenon Konopka

C L 44 2008 Niagara Falls, Ontario
55 Flag of the United States Lashoff, MattMatt Lashoff

D L 38 2009 East Greenbush, New York
4 Flag of Canada Lecavalier, VincentVincent Lecavalier

 (C)

C L 45 1998 Ile-Bizard, Quebec
39 Flag of the United States Lundin, MikeMike Lundin

D L 40 2004 Apple Valley, Minnesota
12 Flag of the United States Malone, RyanRyan Malone

LW L 45 2008 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
14 Flag of Slovakia Meszaros, AndrejAndrej Meszaros

D L 39 2008 Považská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
30 Flag of Finland Niittymaki, AnteroAntero Niittymaki

G L 44 2009 Turku, Finland
5 Flag of Sweden Ohlund, MattiasMattias Ohlund

 (A)

D L 48 2009 Piteå, Sweden
16 Flag of Canada Purcell, TeddyTeddy Purcell

RW R 39 2010 St. John's, Newfoundland
54 Flag of Canada Ranger, PaulPaul Ranger

D L 40 2002 Whitby, Ontario
32 Flag of the United States Smaby, MattMatt Smaby

D L 40 2003 Minneapolis, Minnesota
41 Flag of Canada Smith, MikeMike Smith

G L 43 2008 Kingston, Ontario
26 Flag of Canada St. Louis, MartinMartin St. Louis

 (A)

RW L 49 2000 Laval, Quebec
91 Flag of Canada Stamkos, StevenSteven Stamkos

C R 35 2008 Markham, Ontario
13 Flag of Canada Tanguay, AlexAlex Tanguay

LW L 45 2009 Sainte-Justine, Quebec
44 Flag of the United States Thompson, NateNate Thompson

C L 40 2010 Anchorage, Alaska
19 Flag of Canada Veilleux, StephaneStephane Veilleux

LW L 43 2009 Saint-Georges, Quebec
8 Flag of Canada Walker, MattMatt Walker

D R 45 2009 Beaverlodge, Alberta

Suspensions/fines[]

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Patrick Maroon Suspended for Unsportsmanlike conduct against Brandon Montour during the regular season game against the Florida Panthers on May 8, 2021, at the BB&T Center. 1 game $7,758.62 May 9, 2021[129]
Patrick Maroon Fined for Unsportsmanlike conduct for his actions at the end of the game on May 24, 2021, against the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center. — $3,879.31 May 25, 2021[130]
Ryan McDonagh Fined for Cross-checking Mason Marchment during the playoff game on May 24, 2021, against the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center. — $5,000 May 25, 2021[131]

Awards and honours[]

Awards[]

Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Stamkos, StevenSteven Stamkos NHL Third Star of the Week[132] January 18, 2021
Vasilevskiy, AndreiAndrei Vasilevskiy NHL First Star of the Week[133] March 1, 2021
Vasilevskiy, AndreiAndrei Vasilevskiy First Team All Star[134] June 29, 2021
Hedman, VictorVictor Hedman Second Team All Star[134] June 29, 2021
Vasilevskiy, AndreiAndrei Vasilevskiy Conn Smythe Trophy[135] July 7, 2021

Milestones[]

Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Cal Foote 1st career NHL game January 13, 2021
Ryan McDonagh 300th career NHL point January 21, 2021
Ondrej Palat 500th career NHL game January 23, 2021
Brayden Point 300th career NHL game January 28, 2021
Cal Foote 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 January 30, 2021
Anthony Cirelli 100th career NHL point January 30, 2021
Blake Coleman 100th career NHL point February 3, 2021
Alexander Volkov 1st career NHL goal February 13, 2021
Alex Killorn 600th career NHL game February 20, 2021
Alex Barre-Boulet 1st career NHL game February 22, 2021
Ross Colton 1st career NHL game
1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 February 24, 2021
Patrick Maroon 100th career NHL goal March 7, 2021
Barclay Goodrow 300th career NHL game March 9, 2021
Ross Colton 1st career NHL assist March 16, 2021
Victor Hedman 500th career NHL point March 16, 2021
Mikhail Sergachev 100th career NHL assist March 20, 2021
Cal Foote 1st career NHL assist March 25, 2021
Ben Thomas 1st career NHL game April 4, 2021
Anthony Cirelli 200th career NHL game April 4, 2021
Victor Hedman 800th career NHL game April 4, 2021
Yanni Gourde 100th career NHL assist April 8, 2021
Ryan McDonagh 700th career NHL game April 13, 2021
David Savard 600th career NHL game April 17, 2021
Victor Hedman 400th career NHL assist April 17, 2021
Brayden Point 300th career NHL point April 19, 2021
Alex Barre-Boulet 1st career NHL goal
1st career NHL point		 April 25, 2021
Andrei Vasilevskiy 300th career NHL game May 6, 2021
Tyler Johnson 200th career NHL assist May 6, 2021
Blake Coleman 300th career NHL game May 8, 2021
Daniel Walcott 1st career NHL game May 10, 2021

Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Ross Colton 1st career playoff game May 16, 2021
Patrick Maroon 100th career playoff game May 18, 2021
Ross Colton 1st career playoff goal
1st career playoff point		 May 20, 2021
Nikita Kucherov 100th career playoff point May 20, 2021
Jon Cooper 100th career playoff game May 30, 2021
Tyler Johnson 100th career playoff game May 30, 2021
Alex Killorn 100th career playoff game June 1, 2021
Ondrej Palat 100th career playoff game June 1, 2021
Nikita Kucherov 100th career playoff game June 5, 2021
Ross Colton 1st career playoff assist June 5, 2021
Jan Rutta 1st career playoff goal June 15, 2021
Andrei Vasilevskiy 5th career playoff shutout June 25, 2021
Erik Cernak 1st career playoff goal June 28, 2021
Mathieu Joseph 1st career playoff assist
1st career playoff point		 July 2, 2021


Transactions[]

The Lightning have been involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

Trades[]

Date Details Ref
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2020
2nd-round pick in 2021 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
2nd-round pick in 2020 		[136]
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) To Philadelphia Flyers
4th-round pick in 2020 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
4th-round pick in 2020
5th-round pick in 2020 		[136]
December 27, 2020 (2020-12-27) To Ottawa Senators
Cedric Paquette
Braydon Coburn
2nd-round pick in 2022 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Anders Nilsson
Marian Gaborik 		[137]
March 24, 2021 (2021-03-24) To Anaheim Ducks
Alexander Volkov 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Antoine Morand
conditional 7th-round pick in 2023 		[138]
April 10, 2021 (2021-04-10) To Detroit Red Wings
4th-round pick in 2021 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
David Savard 		[139]
April 10, 2021 (2021-04-10) To Columbus Blue Jackets
1st-round pick in 2021
3rd-round pick in 2022 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Brian Lashoff 		[139]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To San Jose Sharks
Magnus Crona 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Fredrik Claesson 		[140]

Free agents[]

Date Player Team Contract term Ref
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Kevin Shattenkirk to Anaheim Ducks 3-year [141]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Carter Verhaeghe to Florida Panthers 1-year [142]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Andreas Borgman from San Antonio Rampage 1-year [13]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Christopher Gibson from Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1-year [13]
October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11) Zach Bogosian to Toronto Maple Leafs 1-year [143]
October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11) Scott Wedgewood to New Jersey Devils 1-year [144]
January 12, 2021 (2021-01-12) Boo Nieves from New York Rangers 1-year [145]
May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12) Simon Ryfors from Rogle BK 1-year [146]

Waivers[]

Date Player Team Ref

Contract terminations[]

Date Player Via Ref

Retirement[]

Date Player Ref

Signings[]

Date Player Contract term Ref
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) Mitchell Stephens 2-year [6]
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) Gemel Smith 1-year [6]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Patrick Maroon 2-year [147]
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09) Luke Schenn 1-year [148]
October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14) Ross Colton 1-year [149]
November 25, 2020 (2020-11-25) Mikhail Sergachev 3-year [150]
December 12, 2020 (2020-12-12) Jack Finley 3-year [151]
December 13, 2020 (2020-12-13) Gage Goncalves 3-year [152]
December 22, 2020 (2020-12-22) Jan Rutta 2-year [153]
December 22, 2020 (2020-12-22) Erik Cernak 3-year [154]
December 23, 2020 (2020-12-23) Alexander Volkov 1-year [155]
December 23, 2020 (2020-12-23) Mathieu Joseph 2-year [156]
December 24, 2020 (2020-12-24) Anthony Cirelli 3-year [157]
March 9, 2021 (2021-03-09) Daniel Walcott 2-year [158]
March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31) Odeen Tufto 1-year [159]
April 19, 2021 (2021-04-19) Cole Koepke 2-year [160]
May 1, 2021 (2021-05-01) Hugo Alnefelt 3-year [161]
May 2, 2021 (2021-05-02) Amir Miftakhov 3-year [162]
May 11, 2021 (2021-05-11) Spencer Martin 1-year [163]
May 19, 2021 (2021-05-19) Jack Thompson 3-year [164]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks

Below are the Tampa Bay Lightning's selections at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on October 6 and 7, 2020, via video conference call due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 571 Jack Finley C Flag of Canada Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
2 62 Gage Goncalves C Flag of Canada Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
3 852 Maxim Groshev RW Flag of Russia Russia HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL)
3 93 Jack Thompson D Flag of Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
4 1163 Eamon Powell D Flag of the United States United States USA Hockey National Team Development Program
5 1473 Jaydon Dureau LW Flag of Canada Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
6 1574 Nick Capone RW Flag of the United States United States University of Connecticut (Hockey East)
6 186 Amir Miftakhov G Flag of Russia Russia Ak Bars Kazan (KHL)
7 217 Declan McDonnell RW Flag of the United States United States Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

Notes:

  1. The St. Louis Blues' second-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2020 (124th overall) and a second-round pick in 2021 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.
    Montreal previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 18, 2020 that sent Marco Scandella to St. Louis in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in 2021 and this pick.[165]
  2. The Philadelphia Flyers' third-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on February 24, 2020 that sent Anthony Greco and a first-round pick in 2020 to San Jose in exchange for Barclay Goodrow and this pick.[166]
    San Jose previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 18, 2019 that sent Justin Braun to Philadelphia in exchange for a second-round pick in 2019 and this pick.[167]
  3. The Philadelphia Flyers' forth and fifth-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on October 7, 2020 that sent Detroit's fourth-round pick in 2020 (94th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2020 (116th overall) and fifth-round pick in 2020 (147th overall) for this pick.
  4. The Tampa Bay Lightning's fifth-round pick will go to the Ottawa Senators as the result of a trade on July 30, 2019 that sent Mike Condon and a sixth-round pick in 2020 to Tampa Bay in exchange for Ryan Callahan and this pick.[168]

References[]

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  3. ↑ NHL season would start Jan. 13, play 56 games in agreement with NHLPA. NHL (December 18, 2020).
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  5. ↑ Oxner, Reese (September 29, 2020). NHL Completes Season In Bubble; Tampa Bay Lightning Win Stanley Cup. NPR.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Lightning re-sign forwards Mitchell Stephens, Gemel Smith (October 7, 2020).
  7. ↑ Lightning make nine picks on Day Two of 2020 NHL Draft (October 7, 2020).
  8. ↑ @TBLightning (8 October 2020). Tampa Bay Lightning issue qualifying offers..
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  10. ↑ Lightning's Tyler Johnson: Clears waivers (October 10, 2020).
  11. ↑ Pat Maroon signs two-year contract to stay with Lightning (October 9, 2020).
  12. ↑ Lightning re-sign Luke Schenn to one-year contract (October 9, 2020).
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Lightning sign defenseman Andreas Borgman, goaltender Chris Gibson (October 9, 2020).
  14. ↑ Lightning re-sign Spencer Martin to one-year contract (October 9, 2020).
  15. ↑ Lightning re-sign Ben Thomas to one-year contract (October 12, 2020).
  16. ↑ Lightning re-sign Ross Colton to one-year contract (October 14, 2020).
  17. ↑ Richards joins Predators as assistant coach (October 23, 2020).
  18. ↑ Lightning re-sign Mikhail Sergachev to three-year, $14.4M deal (November 25, 2020).
  19. ↑ Rob Zettler on a second chance with Tampa Bay organization: "I didn't see the opportunity coming' (December 8, 2020).
  20. ↑ Lightning hire Rob Zettler as an assistant coach (December 7, 2020).
  21. ↑ Locally: Spokane Chiefs forward Jack Finley signs entry-level contract with Tampa Bay (January 4, 2021).
  22. ↑ Gage Goncalves Signs 3-Year, Entry Level Contract with Tampa Bay (NHL) (January 4, 2021).
  23. ↑ Lightning re-sign defenceman Erik Cernak to three-year contract (January 4, 2021).
  24. ↑ Lightning ink Mathieu Joseph, Alex Volkov to one-way deals (January 4, 2021).
  25. ↑ Lightning sign defenceman Jan Rutta to two-year deal (January 4, 2021).
  26. ↑ Lightning re-sign Anthony Cirelli to three-year deal (January 4, 2021).
  27. ↑ Lightning re-sign Anthony Cirelli to 3-year, $14.4 million contract (January 4, 2021).
  28. ↑ Tampa Bay Lightning trade Braydon Coburn, Cedric Paquette for cap compliance (January 4, 2021).
  29. ↑ Tampa Bay Lightning announce 2021 training camp roster (January 4, 2021).
  30. ↑ Lightning's Nikita Kucherov to miss regular season with hip injury (January 4, 2021).
  31. ↑ Lightning assign two to Orlando of the ECHL (January 8, 2021).
  32. ↑ Lightning Round: Tampa Bay Lightning announce first training camp cuts (January 9, 2021).
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Lightning announce roster moves (January 11, 2021).
  34. ↑ Lightning place Tyler Johnson, Luke Schenn on waivers in search for cap maneuverability (January 11, 2021).
  35. ↑ NHL taxi squads to help teams stay on ice (January 11, 2021).
  36. ↑ @JoeSmithTB (12 January 2021). Everyone Lightning put on waivers Monday cleared, including Tyler Johnson and Luke Schenn. They’ll be added to taxi squad for tomorrow..
  37. ↑ NHL taxi squads to help teams stay on ice (January 11, 2021).
  38. ↑ @JoeSmithTB (12 January 2021). Boo Nieves deal is $708,000 at NHL level. As of now it seems like he’s staying. I could see him on taxi squad too..
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Lightning Round: a look at the Bolts opening night roster and lineup (January 11, 2021).
  40. ↑ @JoeSmithTB (12 January 2021). BriseBois said Monday Tyler Johnson would he added to roster after opener if he cleared waivers.
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  45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 National Hockey League Public Relations (January 15, 2021). NHL announces updates to 2020-21 schedule. Press release.
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  47. ↑ Lightning vs. Blue Jackets – 1/23/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (January 23, 2021).
  48. ↑ "Hurricanes' game Tuesday postponed, six rescheduled due to coronavirus", National Hockey League, January 25, 2021. 
  49. ↑ Lightning vs. Hurricanes – 1/28/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (January 28, 2021).
  50. ↑ Predators vs. Lightning – 1/30/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (January 30, 2021).
  51. ↑ Predators vs. Lightning – 2/1/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (February 1, 2021).
  52. ↑ Red Wings vs. Lightning – 2/3/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (February 3, 2021).
  53. ↑ Red Wings vs. Lightning – 2/5/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (February 5, 2021).
  54. ↑ Lightning vs. Predators – 2/8/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (February 8, 2021).
  55. ↑ Lightning vs. Predators – 2/9/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (February 9, 2021).
  56. ↑ Lightning vs. Panthers – 2/11/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (February 11, 2021).
  57. ↑ Lightning vs. Panthers – 2/13/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (February 13, 2021).
  58. ↑ Panthers vs. Lightning – 2/15/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (February 15, 2021).
  59. ↑ National Hockey League Public Relations (February 17, 2021). Thursday Night's Tampa Bay at Dallas Game Also Postponed. Press release.
  60. ↑ National Hockey League Public Relations (February 18, 2021). Saturday's Tampa Bay at Dallas Game Postponed. Press release.
  61. ↑ Lightning vs. Hurricanes – 2/20/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (February 20, 2021).
  62. ↑ Lightning vs. Hurricanes – 2/22/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (February 22, 2021).
  63. ↑ Hurricanes vs. Lightning – 2/24/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (February 24, 2021).
  64. ↑ Hurricanes vs. Lightning – 2/25/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (February 25, 2021).
  65. ↑ Stars vs. Lightning – 2/27/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (February 27, 2021).
  66. ↑ Lightning vs. Stars – 3/2/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 2, 2021).
  67. ↑ Lightning vs. Blackhawks – 3/4/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 4, 2021).
  68. ↑ Lightning vs. Blackhawks – 3/5/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 5, 2021).
  69. ↑ Lightning vs. Blackhawks – 3/7/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 7, 2021).
  70. ↑ Lightning vs. Red Wings – 3/9/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 9, 2021).
  71. ↑ Lightning vs. Red Wings – 3/11/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 11, 2021).
  72. ↑ Predators vs. Lightning – 3/13/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 13, 2021).
  73. ↑ Predators vs. Lightning – 3/15/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 15, 2021).
  74. ↑ Lightning vs. Stars – 3/16/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 16, 2021).
  75. ↑ Blackhawks vs. Lightning – 3/18/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 18, 2021).
  76. ↑ Blackhawks vs. Lightning – 3/20/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 20, 2021).
  77. ↑ Panthers vs. Lightning – 3/21/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 21, 2021).
  78. ↑ Lightning vs. Stars – 3/23/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 23, 2021).
  79. ↑ Lightning vs. Stars – 3/25/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 25, 2021).
  80. ↑ Lightning vs. Hurricanes – 3/27/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 27, 2021).
  81. ↑ Blue Jackets vs. Lightning – 3/30/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (March 30, 2021).
  82. ↑ Blue Jackets vs. Lightning – 4/1/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 1, 2021).
  83. ↑ Red Wings vs. Lightning – 4/3/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 3, 2021).
  84. ↑ Red Wings vs. Lightning – 4/4/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 4, 2021).
  85. ↑ Lightning vs. Blue Jackets – 4/6/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 6, 2021).
  86. ↑ Lightning vs. Blue Jackets – 4/8/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 8, 2021).
  87. ↑ Lightning vs. Predators – 4/10/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 10, 2021).
  88. ↑ Lightning vs. Predators – 4/13/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 13, 2021).
  89. ↑ Panthers vs. Lightning – 4/15/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 15, 2021).
  90. ↑ Panthers vs. Lightning – 4/17/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 17, 2021).
  91. ↑ Hurricanes vs. Lightning – 4/19/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 19, 2021).
  92. ↑ Hurricanes vs. Lightning – 4/20/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 20, 2021).
  93. ↑ Blue Jackets vs. Lightning – 4/22/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 22, 2021).
  94. ↑ Blue Jackets vs. Lightning – 4/25/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 25, 2021).
  95. ↑ Lightning vs. Blackhawks – 4/27/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 27, 2021).
  96. ↑ Stars vs. Lightning – 4/29/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (April 29, 2021).
  97. ↑ Lightning vs. Red Wings – 5/1/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (May 1, 2021).
  98. ↑ Lightning vs. Red Wings – 5/2/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (May 2, 2021).
  99. ↑ Stars vs. Lightning – 5/5/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (May 5, 2021).
  100. ↑ Stars vs. Lightning – 5/7/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (May 7, 2021).
  101. ↑ Lightning vs. Panthers – 5/8/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (May 8, 2021).
  102. ↑ Lightning vs. Panthers – 5/10/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (May 10, 2021).
  103. ↑ Lightning vs. Panthers – 5/16/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (May 16, 2021).
  104. ↑ Lightning vs. Panthers – 5/18/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (May 18, 2021).
  105. ↑ Panthers vs. Lightning – 5/20/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (May 20, 2021).
  106. ↑ Panthers vs. Lightning – 5/22/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (May 22, 2021).
  107. ↑ Lightning vs. Panthers – 5/24/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (May 24, 2021).
  108. ↑ Panthers vs. Lightning – 5/26/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (May 26, 2021).
  109. ↑ Lightning vs. Hurricanes – 5/30/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (May 30, 2021).
  110. ↑ Lightning vs. Hurricanes – 6/1/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (June 1, 2021).
  111. ↑ Hurricanes vs. Lightning – 6/3/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (June 3, 2021).
  112. ↑ Hurricanes vs. Lightning – 6/5/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (June 5, 2021).
  113. ↑ Lightning vs. Hurricanes – 6/8/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (June 8, 2021).
  114. ↑ Islanders vs. Lightning – 6/13/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (June 13, 2021).
  115. ↑ Islanders vs. Lightning – 6/15/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (June 15, 2021).
  116. ↑ Lightning vs. Islanders – 6/17/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (June 17, 2021).
  117. ↑ Lightning vs. Islanders – 6/19/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (June 19, 2021).
  118. ↑ Islanders vs. Lightning – 6/21/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (June 21, 2021).
  119. ↑ Lightning vs. Islanders – 6/23/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (June 23, 2021).
  120. ↑ Islanders vs. Lightning – 6/25/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (June 25, 2021).
  121. ↑ Canadiens vs. Lightning – 6/28/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (June 28, 2021).
  122. ↑ Canadiens vs. Lightning – 6/30/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (June 30, 2021).
  123. ↑ Lightning vs. Canadiens – 7/2/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (July 2, 2021).
  124. ↑ Lightning vs. Canadiens – 7/5/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (July 5, 2021).
  125. ↑ Canadiens vs. Lightning – 7/7/2021 – National Hockey League – Recap. National Hockey League (July 7, 2021).
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  127. ↑ 2020–2021 – Regular Season – Tampa Bay Lightning – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
  128. ↑ 2020–2021 – Regular Season – Tampa Bay Lightning – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats. NHL.
  129. ↑ Maroon of Lightning suspended one game for unsportsmanlike conduct. nhl.com (May 9, 2021).
  130. ↑ @NHLPlayerSafety (25 May 2021). Pat Maroon has been fined $3,879.31 the maximum allowable under the CBA, for unsportsmanlike conduct, for his actions at the end of last night’s game against Florida..
  131. ↑ @NHLPlayerSafety (25 May 2021). Tampa Bay’s Ryan McDonagh has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for Cross-checking Florida’s Mason Marchment..
  132. ↑ Wild's Kirill Kaprizov, Frontline Healthcare Hero Brittany Hutchinson Named NHL 'First Stars' of the Week. NHL.com.
  133. ↑ Lightning's Andrei Vasilevskiy, Frontline Healthcare Hero Glenda M. Wright Named NHL 'First Stars' of the Week. NHL.com.
  134. ↑ 134.0 134.1 NHL Announces 2020-21 First and Second All-Star Teams.
  135. ↑ Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy wins Conn Smythe Trophy. NHL.com.
  136. ↑ 136.0 136.1 Lightning make nine picks on Day Two of 2020 NHL Draft (October 7, 2020).
  137. ↑ Tampa Bay Lightning trade Braydon Coburn, Cedric Paquette for cap compliance (December 27, 2020).
  138. ↑ Lightning acquire F Antoine Morand, 2023 seventh-round pick from Anaheim (March 24, 2021).
  139. ↑ 139.0 139.1 Trade: Blue Jackets send David Savard to Lightning in 3-team trade (April 10, 2021).
  140. ↑ Lightning acquire D Claesson from Sharks (April 12, 2021).
  141. ↑ Ducks agree to deal with Kevin Shattenkirk; Kings make no moves (October 9, 2020).
  142. ↑ Florida Panthers bulk up, add defenseman Radko Gudas and forward Carter Verhaeghe (October 9, 2020).
  143. ↑ Maple Leafs sign defenseman Zach Bogosian to 1-year deal (October 11, 2020).
  144. ↑ Devils sign Scott Wedgewood, detail plans for Corey Crawford, discuss Cory Schneider buyout (October 11, 2020).
  145. ↑ Lightning sign forward Cristoval Nieves to one-year contract (January 12, 2021).
  146. ↑ Lightning sign free agent forward Simon Ryfors to one-year contract (May 12, 2021).
  147. ↑ Pat Maroon re-signs with Tampa Bay Lightning (October 9, 2020).
  148. ↑ How the coronavirus dampened the NHL's free-agent frenzy (October 9, 2020).
  149. ↑ Lightning re-sign Ross Colton to one-year contract (October 14, 2020).
  150. ↑ Lightning re-sign Mikhail Sergachev; still have work to do before season (November 25, 2020).
  151. ↑ Lightning sign forward Jack Finley to three-year entry level contract (December 12, 2020).
  152. ↑ Lightning sign forward Gage Goncalves to three-year entry level contract (December 13, 2020).
  153. ↑ Lightning sign defenceman Jan Rutta to two-year deal (December 22, 2020).
  154. ↑ Lightning re-sign defensemen Erik Cernak, Jan Rutta (December 22, 2020).
  155. ↑ Lightning ink Mathieu Joseph, Alex Volkov to one-way deals (December 23, 2020).
  156. ↑ Lightning re-sign forwards Mathieu Joseph, Alex Volkov (December 23, 2020).
  157. ↑ Lightning re-sign forward Anthony Cirelli to three-year contract (December 24, 2020).
  158. ↑ Lightning sign F Daniel Walcott to two-year contract (March 9, 2021).
  159. ↑ Lightning sign college free agent forward Odeen Tufto (March 31, 2021).
  160. ↑ Cole Koepke Signs With Tampa Bay Lightning (April 13, 2021).
  161. ↑ Lightning sign goaltender Hugo Alnefelt to entry level contract (May 1, 2021).
  162. ↑ Lightning sign goaltender Amir Miftakhov to entry-level contract (May 2, 2021).
  163. ↑ Lightning sign goaltender Spencer Martin to one-year contract (May 11, 2021).
  164. ↑ Lightning sign 2020 draft pick Jack Thompson to entry-level contract (May 18, 2021).
  165. ↑ Marco Scandella traded to St. Louis (February 18, 2020).
  166. ↑ Sharks Acquire 2020 1st Round Pick for Goodrow (February 24, 2020).
  167. ↑ Sharks Acquire 2nd & 3rd Round Draft Selections from Flyers in Trade. San Jose Sharks (June 18, 2019).
  168. ↑ Senators acquire Ryan Callahan from Tampa Bay in exchange for Mike Condon. Ottawa Senators (July 30, 2019).
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